Pacquiao to have surgery, could see punishment

LAS VEGAS, May 4 (UPI) -- Despite a loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. Saturday, Manny Pacquiao's pockets were weighed down by a possible $100 million. But now Pacquiao is headed for the operating room.

Pacquiao will have surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder, but the bad news doesn't end there. Pacquiao also faces possible disciplinary action from Nevada boxing officials for not disclosing the injury before the Mayweather bout, according to multiple reports.

Pacquiao will have the surgery in Los Angeles and will be be out from 4 to 6 months, his advisor reported to the Los Angeles Times.

Pacquiao, who checked "no" on a commission questionnaire asking if he had a shoulder injury, the day before the fight, could face a fine or suspension.

"We will gather all the facts and follow the circumstances," Nevada Athletic Commission chairman Francisco Aguilar told Fox Sports. "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 disclosed the injury in a post-fight press conference.

"Three weeks before my fight I had to skip my training for a couple of days for that reason," Pacquiao told Sky Sports. "We went for an MRI – there is a tear in my right shoulder. I cannot use my right shoulder a lot. The fight was still good. But what we wanted to do, we could not do because of my shoulder."

"The thing is in the third round I already felt the pain in my shoulder. When I threw a lot of combinations I had to back off because it hurt."

"But he's fast – he's a good boxer. Give credit to him – he won tonight."

The high-profile bout, which costs at-home fans more than $100, was a dissapointment to some, including Guns N' Roses front man, Axl Rose. Rose tweeted Monday that there should be a rematch, aired for free.

"May/Pac the Free-Match," Rose wrote. "No injuries. No holding. No PPV," Rose wrote. "Boxing greats don't duck the fans."