Mayweather Calls Pacquiao ‘Sore Loser, Coward’, Changes Mind On Re-match

After saying in a text message to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith that he would consider a rematch with Manny Pacquiao after a unanimous decision victory on May 2, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is now singing a very different tune.

Speaking to Jim Gray during an interview that will premiere on SHOWTIME this Saturday night, Mayweather called Pacquiao a “coward” and a “sore loser” before going on to say he has changed his mind about the possibility of that rematch.

“Did I text Stephen A. Smith and say I will fight him again? Yeah, but I change my mind,” said Mayweather. “At this particular time, no, because he’s a sore loser and he’s a coward. If you lost, accept the loss and say, ‘Mayweather, you were the better fighter.”
It has been widely reported that Pacquiao fought the fight on May 2 with a severely torn right rotator cuff, on which he recently had surgery that will keep him out of competition for 9-12 months. Mayweather clearly isn’t happy about the mere implication that his victory is somehow tainted, and that a healthy Pacquiao would’ve indeed given him the fits many expected the Filipino might.
“Excuses, excuses, excuses,” continued Mayweather, who remains undefeated in his professional career with a record of 48-0, just one win shy of Rocky Marciano’s iconic 49-0 career mark. “I’m not going to buy into the bull—-… and I don’t want the public to buy into the bull—-. He lost. He knows he lost. I lost a lot of respect for him after all of this.”
Pacquiao has more problems than a little Mayweather bashing at the moment. After failing to disclose the injury on a pre-fight questionnaire, he could face disciplinary action including a fine or a suspension, and there have even been talks of a perjury charge.

As far as Mayweather is concerned, the injury didn’t impact the fight at all.

“Absolutely not,” Mayweather told Gray when asked if he could detect a problem with Pacquiao’s shoulder during the bout. “He was fast. His left hand was fast. His right hand was fast and he was throwing them both fast and strong.”