FLOYD MAYWEATHER and Logan Paul’s respective cuts of the pay-per-view buys for their clash could take a drastic hit following the crash of Showtime’s streaming app.
The pair’s eight-round exhibition was aired on the broadcaster’s streaming app.
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But a slew of North American fight fans were unable to watch the fight due to technical difficulties.
And angry punters – who shelled out £35.31 ($49.99) for the exhibition – demanded a full refund.
One furious fan tweeted: “Why is my showtime app not working?’
Another said: “Showtime is not working. Already ordered the fight and $50 the app won’t even work?”
And another said: “App crashed and not working, please refund. Just subbed to a different place. Thank you.
One remarked: “Dear Showtime I would like a refund this is unacceptable and unprofessional the first flight has already happened and still my TV is not working well the Showtime app is not working.”
Another irate punter said: “I just paid $50 for a fight I can’t watch. App is not working and errors out.
“Horrible app! I demand a refund! #refund.”
The scale of the technical difficulties experienced by Showtime’s paying customers is currently unknown.
But if it’s on a large scale, they face the prospect of having to dish out hundreds – maybe even thousands – of refunds.
And with the PPV costing £35.31 ($49.99) a pop, that’s a whole lot of cash the fighters – as well as Showtime – will end up missing out on.
Before the fight – Mayweather boasted that he hoped to make up to £72m from the fight once PPVs were totalled up.
Mayweather vs Paul would go the distance at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
The boxer was clearly the better fighter, but his YouTube rival had enough about him to hold on for the whole eight rounds.
The bout was Mayweather’s first outing since his exhibition with Tenshin Nasukawa in December 2018.
YouTube sensation Paul went into the contest as a huge underdog but vowed to shock the world and hand Money his first loss in nearly 25 years.
He didn’t manage that – but he did leave with some credit.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
