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Originally Posted by TXSTYLE
Manny was "significantly injured" prior to the fight. And I completely agree with the fact that this revelation, diminishes Floyd's victory:
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Taking the significant pain Pacquiao had to be fighting through into account and how he was denied the request to take anti-inflammatory medication prior to the fight, it diminishes Mayweather's win.
It took long enough for two of the best boxers in recent memory to enter the ring. Although a rematch seems far-fetched, the adversity Pacquiao was facing may indeed warrant a second fight with Mayweather, whose supreme defense and tactical brilliance were too much for Pacquiao in their first encounter.

Pacquiao tried to initiate the action and be the aggressor in the fight but couldn't get to Mayweather as often as he'd have liked. Perhaps that was because he was dealing with a torn*rotator*cuff.
One has to wonder what Pacquiao might have been able to do had he been fully healthy. His effort to make it through all 12 rounds and even get the better of Mayweather at times is commendable.
Mayweather has just one fight remaining on his current contract, slated for September, and*has said*that he will retire after that. There's doubt as to whether Pacquiao will be healthy enough by then to engage in a rematch even if the two sides wanted one.
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Oddly, I agree.
Pacquiaos performance was so poor that this does make everything make sense.
Now people will pay 100 bucks for fight number 2 cause "manny wasn't healthy the first time".
But if Floyd retires in September, that's that.
Oh well.