Showtime gives refund for Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul fight, claims fight was "not up to standards"

On June 10th, customers in the US who paid $49.99 to see Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul's boxing match were offered a refund by Showtime. Though many did not even request one, fans were happy to be provided with options.Fans in the US streamed the fight through Showtime PPV and Fanmio for $49.99. The boxing match between professional boxer Floyd Mayweather and YouTube star Logan Paul took place at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, FL. The two fought eight rounds, with no official winner. Thousands were there in person, and have recently exposed the event for overcharging customers for terrible seats.Fans refunded for Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul fightJust four days after the big fight between Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul, fans took to Twitter to discuss an email they received from Showtime, a television network that aired the fight for $49.99 on PPV.According to the email, fans were being refunded due to the fight being underwhelming for most fans.&quot;The experience was not up to our standards, and accordingly we will be issuing a full refund for your Pay-Per-View purchase.&quot;This email came into each customer's inbox two days after a TikToker allegedly exposed the fight for not only being &quot;boring&quot;, but charging $750 for a seat extremely far from the ring and jumbotron.Screenshot of a Twitter user's email from Showtime (Image via Twitter)Also read: Mike Majlak claims he's not the father of Lana Rhoades' baby, calls himself an &quot;idiot&quot; for Maury tweetFans troll the event for being a &quot;flop&quot;While people were rejoicing over getting their money back, others expressed their frustration towards the event, calling it a failure.To add, many fans were speculating that the event did so poorly and received a multitude of complaints, therefore igniting a mass refund from Showtime.You know your event flopped when this happens— Baddietravis media (@baddiescott22) June 10, 2021So glad I never watched it, much less paid for it— ♔ 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚛 𝚐 | 𝐵𝐿𝑀 (@spencer_theg) June 10, 2021This is... amazing. Absolutely hilarious.— Broadway Butterfly (@Bway_Butterfly) June 10, 2021Yeah the stream was down for like maybe 2 hours? Hahaha don’t @ me 🤡— mrs. johnny lawrence (@Perlitaaxoxo) June 10, 2021Many even went as far as to praise Showtime for giving fans back their money and taking accountability; something that Triller, a production company who once backed Jake Paul's fight, would never do.Triller would never do such a thing, much respect ti Showtime.— LarnalynnPro (@LarnalynnPro) June 10, 2021Also read: Video showing Sienna Mae allegedly kissing and groping &quot;unconscious&quot; Jack Wright sparks fury, Twitter slams her for &quot;lying&quot;This demonstrates that showtime is too good of a company to be working with either of the douche brothers, I mean Paul brothers. A+ Showtime 👏— BobbyTwoToes11 (@BToes11) June 10, 2021@Showtime Classy move. Those who bought actual seats probably wishing they had used Showtime— Rain (@RainYaha) June 10, 2021GREAT CALL SHOWTIME!— Kelly (@underscores87) June 10, 2021Fucking FLOPPP 💀🤣 imagine paying to see two dudes hugging the entire time bruh— mantears (@kysifyouremale) June 10, 2021On some real shit, that's some serious accountability! They will still pay Logan and Playweather, I'm sure, so this is def the right thing.— Bruh... (@bruh_skate) June 10, 2021Fans were ultimately pleased with Showtime's decision to send a refund to customers for the fight, proving that viewers of the Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul event were not the only ones who found it boring and anticlimactic.Also read: &quot;I'm so f*cking tired of the media&quot;: Logan Paul responds to turtle driving backlash against him and brother Jake PaulHelp Sportskeeda improve its coverage of pop culture news. Take the 3-minute survey now.

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