Here is what we know.
Pacquiao had shoulder surgery.
Doctor says he could not be more pleased with @MannyPacquiao surgery and said he'll be back in the ring. #MayPac
— Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire) May 7, 2015
But, here is the issue no one is really saying how damaged Pacquiao’s shoulder was. Bob Arum says Pacquiao has had a torn rotator cuff for 7 years going all the way back to the Oscar De La Hoya fight.
ESPN Dan Rafael says Pacquiao will be out 9-12 months, but the LA Times says 4-6 months (meaning the injury wasn’t as bad as it was initially reported).
Manny Pacquiao will undergo surgery on his right shoulder for a rotator cuff tear this week on LA and be out 4-6 months, his advisor reports
— Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire) May 5, 2015
If it was 4-6 months, that would lead credence to Arum’s statement that this has been more of a lingering injury than something that just happened recently.