Manny Pacquiao left many fans wanting more in his loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in last Saturday's "Fight of the Century." After he lost a unanimous decision, and his WBO welterweight title, Pacquiao revealed he had fought with an injured right shoulder. It was revealed that Pacquiao had a torn rotator cuff, and underwent surgery yesterday to repair it.
Pacquiao, 36, is expected to need six months of recovery before he can resume training.
"If all goes as expected with the surgery and the rehab is successful, Manny could be back training in about six months. At that point he will be regaining strength and endurance and competition is reasonable within nine months to a year," Dr. Neal ElAttrache told ESPN.com on Monday. "But this is a severe enough tear that it won't heal without being repaired."
Pacquiao had a hard time eluding Mayweather's punches in the ring, and he'll hope to be more successful in the court room. Two fans are suing Pacquiao, Top Rank executives Bob Arum and Todd DuBoef, and Pacquiao's adviser Michael Koncz for misleading fans who either bought tickets to the event or ordered the pay-per-view.
"All members of the Class relied upon the misrepresentations and the non-disclosures in purchasing tickets; purchasing pay per view showings; and in making wagers on the event," the suit said.
Pacquiao is in hot water with the Nevada State Athletic Commission as well for not disclosing his injury. Pacquiao has hinted at a possible conspiracy to help Mayweather because he was denied a painkilling shot a few hours before the bout, but NSAC declined the shot because they had no prior notice of any shoulder injury. The notification is in dispute, but a pre-fight medical questionnaire Pacquiao turned in that specifically asked about shoulder injuries had been checked no.
[ESPN]
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