Pacquiao could face suspension for failure to disclose shoulder injury

Manny Pacquiao could face disciplinary action for failure to disclose shoulder injury

Manny Pacquiao could face disciplinary action from the Nevada Athletic Commission after not disclosing that he had a shoulder injury before his welterweight unification bout with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. last Saturday in Las Vegas.

Nevada Athletic Commission chairman Francisco Aguilar says the Nevada attorney general's office will investigate why Pacquiao checked "no" on a questionnaire asking whether he had a shoulder injury before the two fighters weighed in on Friday.

Pacquiao ended up losing a unanimous decision to Mayweather and did not reveal that he was injured until after the bout.

He said he asked the Nevada Athletic Commission if he could receive an anti-inflammatory shot for his shoulder, but that request was denied.

Mayweather vs Pacquiao: SI's Best Photos

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Floyd Mayweather won a unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao to run his record to 48-0 on May 2. Here are SI's best pictures from the bout.

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Two of the judges scored the fight 116-112 for Mayweather, while the other judge scored it 118-110.

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Mayweather was successful in throwing his his jab to keep Pacquiao at bay.

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Pacquiao threw far fewer punches than he normally does in a fight, with Mayweather actually throwing more. (Text credit: AP)

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Pacquiao chased Mayweather around the ring most of the night, but was never able to land a sustained volume of punches. (AP)

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After the fight, it was disclosed that Pacquiao injured his right shoulder in training and that Nevada boxing commissioners denied his request to take an anti-inflammatory shot in his dressing room before the fight. (AP)

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By winning the welterweight bout, Mayweather cemented his legacy as the best of his generation. (AP)

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Pacquiao thought he had won the bout, largely on the basis of a few left hands that seemed to shake Mayweather. (AP)

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There were no knockdowns, and neither fighter seemed terribly hurt at any time. (AP)

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Mayweather fought confidently in the late rounds, winning the last two rounds on all three scorecards. (AP)

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The crowd of 16,507 cheered nearly every time Pacquiao threw a punch. (AP)

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Ringside punch stats showed Mayweather landing 148 punches of 435, while Pacquiao landed 81 of 429. (AP)

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In the corner, Mayweather's father kept yelling at his son to do more. But Mayweather was content to stick with what was working and not take a risk that could cost him the fight. (AP)

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Pacquiao landed probably the biggest punch in the fight in the fourth round — a left hand that sent Mayweather into the ropes — but he wasn't able to consistently land against the elusive champion. (AP)

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"He's a very awkward fighter, so I had to take my time and watch him close," Mayweather said. (AP)

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Pacquiao had vowed to take the fight to Mayweather and force him into a war. His camp thought Mayweather's 38-year-old legs weren't what they once were. (AP)

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"You're tough," Mayweather said to Pacquiao after the bout, hugging him in the ring. (AP)

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The fight unfolded before a glittering crowd of celebrities, high rollers and people who had enough money to pay for ringside seats going for $40,000 and up. (AP)

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In the final seconds of the fight Mayweather raised his right hand in victory and after the bell rang stood on the ropes, pounding his heart with his gloves. (AP)

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"I thought we pulled it out," Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach said. "I asked my man to throw more combinations between rounds. I thought he fought flat-footed too many times." (AP)

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Mayweather says he'll fight one more time before calling it a career.

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Pacquiao was escorted into the ring by Jimmy Kimmel.

​Pacquiao will reportedly have surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and could be out for the next 8-10 months.

“We will gather all the facts and follow the circumstances," Aguilar said to the Associated Press. "At some point we will have some discussion. As a licensee of the commission you want to make sure fighters are giving you up-to-date information."

Pacquiao faces possible sanctions, which could include fines or a suspension for not telling the truth on the form.  

"It's not just the fact he didn't fill out the question completely, it was that he wasn't honest and they didn't tell us a month ago when he had the shoulder injury," Nevada Athletic Commission executive director Bob Bennett said. "They're not obligated to, but two hours before the fight they wanted a shot that's a pain killer in essence. That put us in a very precarious position."

Mayweather told ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith earlier in the day that he would give Pacquiao a rematch in about a year.

- Scooby Axson