by Jeremy Harness

Two boxing fans Stephanie Vanel and Kami Rahbaran have filed a lawsuit on behalf of boxing fans who had paid $100 for pay per view last Saturday. They say that fight fans were duped when they learned after the bout that boxer Manny Pacquiao fought with a torn rotator cuff which needs surgery and would leave the boxer out of the ring for at least nine to 12 months.

The lawsuit seeks $5 million for fraud and fraudulent concealment, Vanel and Rahbaran who are leading the charge for pay per view customers who paid the $100 per household or business establishments to see the fight live. Vanel and Rahbaran say that they were misled to believe that Pacquiao was good to go only to find out later that he had an injured shoulder and needs shoulder surgery.

The Pacquiao team contends that when Pacquiao filled out the Nevada State Athletic Commission form regarding any existing injuries that Pacquiao let the Commission know about the injuries. However in the check marked boxes on the form he did not check off shoulder, hand, or elbow damage. Pacquiao also requested an anti inflammatory shot prior to the fight but was denied the injection by the Boxing Commission because he did not indicate the injury to them.

Pacquiao lost the fight on Saturday due to a unanimous decision and that Pacquiao’s punch count was down due to the shoulder injury. Watching the fight it didn’t seem Pacquiao was in any pain and no one commented on anything about an injury or any disabilities the fighter might have had during the match.

Floyd Mayweather said for good measure that he fought hurt too, “If (Pacquiao) had come out victorious, the only thing that I could have got up here and said was,’I have to show respect and say he was the better man. Both my arms were injured, both my hands were injured, but as I said before, I always find a way to win.”

Jeremy Harness did commentary during the Pacquiao-Mayweather bout last weekend at http://www.sportsradioservice.com