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Manny Pacquiao returned home to the Philippines on Wednesday nursing his right shoulder after surgery and weighing up whether to retire or push for a boxing rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jnr.
Pacquiao, wearing a black shoulder brace and arm sling, said his immediate priorities were recuperating from surgery and his duties as congressman and family man. He said he suffered the shoulder injury during training for the May 2 fight which Mayweather won on a unanimous decision.
Pacquiao and his family arrived early in the day and rested briefly at his mansion in the Forbes Park residential enclave of Manila. He later joined fans, supporters and politicians for breakfast at a nearby hotel before a motorcade around the Philippine capital.
Thousands lined the streets as his motorcade passed, waving, applauding and taking pictures of the 36-year-old champion.
"I will focus first on healing my shoulder. After that, I will announce continuing my career or announcing retirement," Pacquiao said.
"I'm not saying I am going to retire, but it's near. I'm already 36, turning 37 this December."
"I [would] like [a rematch]. I want that. But my focus right now is my shoulder, my work as a congressman and my family
Manny Pacquiao
Pacquiao said it could take six months to recover from the operation on his torn rotator cuff, which he underwent days after what was billed as the "Fight of the Century".
The American called Pacquiao a "sore loser" for blaming the injury for his defeat, and the Filipino is facing a lawsuit, which claims he fraudulently concealed the problem.
Asked about a possible rematch with Mayweather, Pacquiao said: "I [would] like that. I want that. But my focus right now is my shoulder, my work as a congressman and my family."
Pacquiao said he had accepted his defeat to Mayweather, but after reviewing the fight on video, he believed he won by a slim margin. "I reviewed the fight and kept score. I won by two points ... but a decision has been made and we have to accept it," he said.
Despite the loss, officials still laid on the motorcade around Manila, where autographed T-shirts and CDs of Pacquiao's songs were flung to waiting fans.
Later, the rags-to-riches "National Fist" was scheduled to pay a courtesy call to President Benigno Aquino.
Asked about his own presidential ambitions, Pacquiao said: "I am considering that. I am thinking about it.
"Our family has no other intention but to help our countrymen. We consider it an obligation."
Pacquiao is not eligible to stand until he reaches the minimum age of 40, ruling him out of the next election in 2016, with 2022 his first opportunity.
But he said his wife's worries over the enormous cost of higher political office - both to their bank accounts and to their family - was making him cautious.
"We've also been spending millions out of our own pockets to help the poor. We can't just shoo away people lined up at our door," he said.
Pacquiao is in his second three-year term in the House of Representatives, representing his wife's home province of Sarangani in the south.
Fans said the defeat had not lessened their love for the fighter.
Street vendor Mary Jean Borgonia held up a white shirt with the words "Long Live, Manny" in the Filipino language. "Even if he lost, for us he is still a winner," she said.
Motorcycle taxi driver Alejandro Flores said Pacquiao "is really my idol, despite his loss".
Associated Press, Agence France-Presse


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Filipino superstar returns home after 'Fight of the Century' to recuperate from surgery to shoulder injury


Manny Pacquiao returned home to the Philippines on Wednesday nursing his right shoulder after surgery and weighing up whether to retire or push for a boxing rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jnr.


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Filipino superstar returns home after 'Fight of the Century' to recuperate from surgery to shoulder injury