Boxing fans are still fuming over the less-than-entertaining fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. that took place earlier this month and are taking their displeasure with the match to court.
Since the bout between the two, which was dubbed as the “Fight of the century,” did not live up to expectations, 32 class action lawsuits have been filed in court. WWMT reported that fans have said not only was the heavily-hyped fight a fraud, but had they known about Pacquiao’s injury, they would have never paid to see it.
The Associated Press noted that one lawsuit filed by Flights Beer Bar near LAX airport, claims that Pacquiao and his promoters did “nothing but a cash-grab.” The establishment paid $2,600 to broadcast the fight.
Another suit filed in Texas alleged racketeering and said that the match was “not great, not entertaining, not electrifying. It was boring, slow and lackluster."
After the bout that Mayweather won by a unanimous decision, Pacquiao revealed that he had a serious should injury he suffered prior to the fight.
The Filipino boxer has since underwent arthroscopic surgery for a torn rotator cuff.
Many legal experts do not believe that anything will come from these suits though because Pacquiao did not have a contractual obligation to the fans who purchased the pay-per-view fight.
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