PAC and PBF may never fight but PAC winning the court battle!

Floyd Mayweather must pay fees
Updated: September 19, 2012, 4:58 PM ET
Associated Press

LAS VEGAS -- A federal judge has ordered boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. to pay about $114,000 for avoiding questioning from rival fighter Manny Pacquiao's lawyers in a Las Vegas defamation case.

Attorneys for Pacquiao earlier lost a bid to end the lawsuit with a more severe sanction -- a default judgment for Pacquiao.

But on Monday they won more than $113,000 in legal fees and $774 in costs for what U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks bluntly called "Mayweather's obviously intentional decision not to appear for his court ordered deposition."

Pacquiao, a Filipino fighter against whom the undefeated Mayweather is frequently measured, has alleged that Mayweather defamed him by suggesting Pacquiao used performance-enhancing substances.

Pacquiao has denied the claim. He filed the lawsuit in Las Vegas in December 2009 and has sought unspecified damages.

"Calling a professional athlete a cheater is the most serious charge one can make," the lawsuit said. "Accusing an athlete of using performance-enhancing drugs -- however baseless and lacking in evidence -- is toxic."

The two boxers have never fought in the ring, and the court saga playing out in Las Vegas has been seen as an impediment to a much-anticipated bout.

Mayweather lawyers Mark Tratos and Laraine Burrell in Las Vegas, and Pacquiao lawyers Daniel Petrocelli and David Marroso in Los Angeles didn't immediately responded Wednesday to messages about the court order.

News of the ruling came at the same time Las Vegas police reported handin

For now showing up, PBF still a thug and thinks he is above the law:hi:
Hope PAC collects a few million dollars at the end of the case....:happy at least PAC puts a 1 loss in his career!

 

I think you don't get it what if we tell your neighbors that you're a sex offender, addict and word gets around town and everyone starts calling you names and treating you differently? Your job also hears about the rumor as well....true or not but your credibility somehow becomes spotty. That's how some boxing fans began looking at PAC since the accusations.
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He may have not lost sponsors but probably some fans = fans spend $, maybe they stopped supporting his endorsed products or stop buying his PPV, etc