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Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul 'could see their pay-per-view purses SLASHED', with fans demanding refunds after Showtime's app crashed... but both will still walk away with eight-figure pay cheques!

Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul could reportedly lose out on a significant amount of money with their pay-per-view cuts potentially taking a hit after Showtime's streaming app crashed.

The eight-round exhibition fight in Miami, which ended with no victor after it went the full distance, was being aired on the broadcaster's streaming app, but a slew of North American fight fans were unable to watch.

The American Television network are now asking fans to go to their website to request a refund after angry punters - who shelled out £35 ($49.99) - to watch the eight-round exhibition demanded their money back.



Twitter user Lincoln W said: 'The stream never worked even though I paid 50 for it. Need my money back asap. Refund everyone who you failed tonight.'

Another called Matthew Slater said: 'Never buying a showtime boxing event again! horrible servers. We want refunds!'

'@Showtime when am i getting my refund for the 3 missed fights on the paul vs mayweather ppv because y’all decided to scam everyone who bought the fight including me?,' wrote another Twitter user.

It is unclear how many paying customers were impacted by the technical difficulties but it could end up costing Showtime thousands if refunds are issued.

According to The Sun, that could affect what Mayweather and Paul were due to receive from their share of the pay-per-view revenue.

Mayweather, 44, claimed he could earn as much as $100million (£71m) in total from the fight while Paul reportedly was set to earn in the region of $26m (£14m) when PPV figures and everything else was accounted for.

Official purse figures are usually made public by the sanctioning commission, but the Florida State Boxing Commission hasn't released any because it was an exhibition.

Regardless both men will be walking away with eight-figure pay cheques.

Allas wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 09:14 Anyone who paid 50 quid for that needs their brain back before their money back.

Yeah when I read that tweet I was like WTF? You paid 50 dollars for this? Amd you admit it publicly?

Social media has to be the worst invention in history. Destroys society

Why is Clarissa Shields using ebonics?
Isn't that simply perpetuating the stereotype type that the African American has struggled to dispell?

Oprah Winfrey does it too when she needs a cheap laugh. Disgusting

Allas wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 10:23

forcefraser wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 09:52 Social media has to be the worst invention in history. Destroys society

Why is Clarissa Shields using ebonics?
Isn't that simply perpetuating the stereotype type that the African American has struggled to dispell?

Oprah Winfrey does it too when she needs a cheap laugh. Disgusting

Root of all evil. I tend to stay off it nowadays. Deleted my Facebook and Twitter.

We have been given the most stupidest generation.. the millenials and gen z or whatever they are calling it.

It's funny to see the UFC lot giving it the big 'un. Who are they annoyed at exactly?

I said it earlier in this thread, but how incompetent and awful a commentator is Adam Smith? How cann you know so little about boxing when you've been commentating on it or working on it your adult life and been lucky enough to be ringside at some of the biggest boxing nights ever?

Its the same thing - chooses his man (obv Mayweather here). Talks about him only. Ignores every shot the other fighter lands. Is seemingly blind to reading a fight or noticing any swing of momentum or subtlety. Has zero insight. Vomits preprepared cliche after cliche.

Great to hear Barry Jones out him right so often including picking out shots that Paul actually landed. I so hope Sky Sports boxing ends. Get rid of all the Sky clowns. Smith doesn't even deserve the netball!

What do people think of Sky putting this up so quick on their YouTube channel, did great numbers, or had a shocker

Rockytony67 wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 11:12 What do people think of Sky putting this up so quick on their YouTube channel, did great numbers, or had a shocker

Trying to claw back some ££££ in youtube views i imagine

(craig) wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 11:14

Rockytony67 wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 11:12 What do people think of Sky putting this up so quick on their YouTube channel, did great numbers, or had a shocker

Trying to claw back some ££££ in youtube views i imagine

replays were supposed to be from 10am, but they uploaded on youtube soon after..

Although I have no sympathy for anyone who bought it, it's a poor show to charge 16 quid for something in the middle of the night and then put it up for free in the morning.

Rockytony67 wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 11:27 Although I have no sympathy for anyone who bought it, it's a poor show to charge 16 quid for something in the middle of the night and then put it up for free in the morning.

With PPV's they usually wait a few says, until the PPV repeats are finished.

But like someone above said, those that didn't buy it will be looking for crappy clips online, so why not make use of that and upload it, so this way they're using Sky youtube channel.

It is poor form though,.

Complete shambles.

Participants' bank accounts were the only winners

It was a fight of the century, including the previous one. Probably only Mayweather vs Nasukawa or Berto can be close to this in terms of greatness and spectacle. A breathtaking slugfest with high drama. Paul edged it a bit. He must fight Trevor Bryan for the undisputed championship next.

How many PPV buys did fight do?

The two locked horns on Sunday night at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, and the PPV sales numbers have now been revealed.

The demand for the fight billed as "Bragging Rights" was so high that it saw servers crash with many facing PPV outages.

However, despite this, it did fairly well on PPV, generating around 600,000-650,000 buys in the US alone, according to noted American journalist Dave Meltzer.

Around $32m revenue

The fight taking place on a Sunday, and the fact that no major sporting events were being held at the same time, was a major financial boost.

I didn't watch it and not sure if this has been mentioned already but I was sent a clip of Paul's cornerman mid round telling him 'he said you would win the first few rounds' or something along those lines. Anyone else seen this?

ewenhay wrote: ↑07 Jun 2021, 12:26 Complete shambles.

Participants' bank accounts were the only winners

This was always the case.