Pacquiao ‘a sore loser and a coward’ blasts Mayweather as he makes rematch U-turn
Shoulder injury claims "bull****" says American as he lashes Filipino star
Two days after saying he would be open to a rematch with Manny Pacquiao, unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather Jr. reversed course while describing the Filipino as “a sore loser”.
In an interview with Showtime to be broadcast on Saturday, Mayweather expressed his disgust that Pacquiao had blamed an injured right shoulder for his defeat by the American in the so-called “Fight of the Century” in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao, the former eight-division world champion, lost a unanimous decision to Mayweather on Saturday in the richest prize fight ever before undergoing successful arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder four days later.
Earlier this week, Mayweather said he would be willing to give Pacquiao a rematch next year, telling ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith that he would delay his proposed retirement from the sport.
“I will fight him in a year after his surgery,” Mayweather told Smith in a text.