Can there be a Rematch between Mayweather and Pacquiao?

One of the biggest boxing event of the decade, Mayweather vs Pacquiao didn’t happened as expected. Let’s face it, with all the hopes and underdog story of Pacquiao, people were expecting a better fight, more punches, less ducking, and dodging. Don’t get me wrong, both the boxers have my respect.

I was one of those on the side of Manny Pacquiao but I was hoping for him to be the aggressor, throw more punches, but it wasn’t to be. Many commercials proclaimed it to be the biggest match of the century which took seven years in the making and it didn’t proved out to be.

Pacquiao was packing 152 pounds before the match and that’s the heaviest he’s been, which I believe really slowed him down and that’s where lighter and faster Mayweather was able to manover him around in the ring and the corners. One shot here, one shot there. By the end score was 118-110 Mayweather, 116-12 Mayweather, 116-112 Mayweather. And with that Mayweather made 200 million dollars for less than a 40 minutes fight, and that’s excluding the advertisement, revenue, sponsorship, merchandise and what not.

Mayweather with undefeated record of 48-0, after the showcase announced he’s going to have one more fight in September and after that he’s planning on retiring, and pretty sure he’s going to end his career at 49-0, undefeated. So, will there be a rematch?

Although, there are talks about rematch in 2016, but since he’s announced his retirement this September, it doesn’t look like there will be a rematch, Mayweather has nothing to prove, he won the match with all due respect, both boxers are already multi-millionaires, but if Mayweather does agree for a rematch, it sure is going to be bigger, badder, and more millions to be earned.

Pacquiao became the centre of attention after the match, won on points by Mayweather, when it was revealed that he had gone into the ring with a shoulder injury. The problem emerged two-and-a-half weeks before the fight, but Pacquiao's team had not revealed details of the problem in paperwork submitted to the Nevada State Athletic Commission before the showdown.

It was clear that the Filipino was below par against Mayweather, throwing far fewer punches than expected, and it has now been confirmed that he will undergo surgery on a torn rotator cuff. The procedure is expected to sideline him for almost a year, which makes it quite obvious there isn’t going to be a rematch.

You can’t blame Manny with millions on stake to pull out of the fight but it was somewhat disappointing.