Pacquiao is the younger man by two years. So you say he doesn’t have much left in the tank...... To me Mayweather shows his age while Manny does not
There will be a rematch that Pacquiao will be designed to win. Then a third bout that will be up for grabs. The tremendous betting public in Asia demands this same as they are the major clonish buyers of Apple watches
Age doesn't always tell the story. Some guys are shot by their late 20s, others labor on into their late 30s with lots of skills remaining. While neither guy is at his peak, IMO Mayweather is closer to that than Pacquiao. The other issue is that Pacquiao's power has not carried over well. Welterweights don't seem to be worried about Pacquiao's power.
There will be a rematch that Pacquiao will be designed to win.
I doubt such shenanigans are going on. Sometimes, you have to go with the simplest explanation - at this stage of their careers, Mayweather is a better fighter. Whether he was at their primes is still an open question in my opinion. Sometimes, I think that some boxing fans are blinded by Mayweather's obnoxiousness and under-appreciate his athleticism, his fanatical conditioning, and his all-around toughness and determination.