Pound for pound for king Floyd Mayweather Jnr has been order to
pay bitter rival Manny Pacquiao $113,774 (approx. £70,000) by a
judge in Nevada after he evaded questioning a case for
defamation.
Pacquiao's attorney's had attempted to have the lawsuit ended
with a default judgement made against Mayweather, but lost their
bid.
However, US District judge Larry Hicks ordered Mayweather to pay
$113,000 plus a further $774 in costs.
"Mayweather's obviously intentional decision not to appear for
his court ordered deposition," the judge said.
The case centres around Floyd Mayweather allegedly claiming that
Pacquiao has used performance enhancing drugs during his
career.
"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."
20/09/2012 16:37:17