LAS VEGAS, May 19 (AP): Boxing fans across the country and their lawyers are calling the hyped-up fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr a fraud and want their money back, and then some.
At least 32 class action lawsuits allege Pacquiao should have disclosed a shoulder injury to boxing fans before the fight, which Mayweather won in a unanimous decision after 12 lacklustre rounds that most fans thought didn�t live up to the hype. Fight of the century? More like fraud of the century, the lawsuits contend. �The fight was not great, not entertaining, not electrifying. It was boring, slow and lackluster,� according to a lawsuit filed in Texas alleging racketeering, a claim usually reserved for organized crime.
A lawsuit filed on behalf of Flights Beer Bar near Los Angeles International Airport in California said Pacquiao and his promoter�s actions were, �nothing but a cash-grab.� The bar paid $2,600 to broadcast the fight.
