Is Manny Pacquiao Hinting at a Rematch With Floyd Mayweather in This Instagram Post?

Manny Pacquiao may have hinted at a rematch with Floyd Mayweather in an Instagram post he put up on Monday morning.

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The Floyd Mayweather/Manny Pacquiao fight took almost a decade to put together and was full of trash talk and public negotiations. It also ended with an anti-climactic thud, as Mayweather won by unanimous decision and Pacquiao said afterward that he was limited during the fight because of a torn rotator cuff. The match wasn't nearly as good as people expected it to be, even though it still generated well over $400 million in revenue.

That last sentence should tell you everything you need to know about why the two fighters would probably be interested in a rematch, even though Mayweather is technically retired at the moment and Pacquiao just won his "comeback fight" against Jessie Vargas despite being retired for almost seven months himself. And if the photo above, which Pacquiao posted on Instagram on Monday morning, is any indication, the rematch that no one is really calling for could be coming soon. As you can see in the photo, Pacquiao owns a suit jacket that has photos of him and Mayweather inside of it, and a potential rematch is really the only reason we can come up with for him acquiring such a suit in the first place.

This isn't the only evidence of a rematch that exists, either. Mayweather showed up for Pacquiao's fight against Vargas earlier this month, and the two acknowledged each other during it:

After the fight, which Pacquiao won easily, Mayweather even reportedly said "Not bad," when he was asked for his immediate reaction to Pacquiao's performance:

And although Mayweather claims he showed up because he wanted to take his daughter to a fight, we all find it hard to believe that he randomly chose that fight for a daddy/daughter date night. So it has led to inevitable speculation about the possibility of a Mayweather/Pacquiao rematch.

Are we all looking too deep into an appearance at a fight and a suit jacket? Probably. But we also remember all the hype surrounding the first Mayweather/Pacquiao fight and wouldn't be surprised if they decided to get back into the ring together again. Feel free to adjust your expectations accordingly.

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