A fan of boxing icon Manny Pacquiao reacts after Floyd Mayweather Jr. was announced winner in the boxing bout at a public park in Marikina city, Philippines May 3, 2015. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Customers of U.S. cable companies took to social media on Saturday to report problems ordering the pay-per-view (PPV) for the boxing megafight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, which was expected to smash records.
It was unclear how many people had been unable to order, but a late rush did cause the fight at the soldout MGM Garden Arena to start late, according to an on-site representative of HBO, which co-produced and broadcast with rival premium cable network Showtime.
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