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The lawsuit filed against Floyd Mayweather, Jr and Manny Pacquiao accusing their May 2 "Fight of the Century" as a fraud will proceed.
According to an AP report, "Judge R. Gary Klausner, the same judge hearing arguments in cases filed against the Sony movie studios related to that company's computer hacker attack last year, will decide if the Pacquiao cases are granted class-action status before any trial proceeds."
There will also be a panel of judges who will meet to determine whether they can consolidate similar claims as there were many suits filed in different states. AP states: "At least 32 lawsuits had been filed as of mid-May in California, Nevada, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Texas." Apparently, that number might have increased since that time.
The basis of the claim was Manny Pacquiao's shoulder injury that was not declared prior to the fight. "The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation said in its decision that determining the severity and timing of the boxer's rotator-cuff injury could require 'significant factual, and possibly expert, discovery.'"
The plaintiffs contend that they were not given the quality of fight that was promised when they bought the Pay-per-View because one fighter was compromised.
The Globe and Mail reported that the fight broke all box office records with 4.4 million buys beating the 2 million buys of Mayweather vs. Oscar De La Hoya. It also generated more than $ 400 million in pay-per-view revenue. This is almost thrice the previous record of $ 150 million generated revenue when Mayweather fought then undefeated fighter Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in 2013.
The Mayweather vs. Pacquiao match was the most anticipated fight in recent history but the overall reaction from fans around the world was disappointment.
