You'd think that charging $90 for just standard definition would be enough to limit the number of people who bought the mega-sized Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao pay-per-view (PPV) last night (Sat., May 2, 2015).
But, you'd be wrong.
Boxing fans watching the fight from valid and unsavory sources alike had some moments of real fear last night when their streams started to stutter or shut off completely. Effectively ever major cable provider struggled to handle the crushing last-minute demand; in fact, CNBC's Steve Kopack counted 10 different major providers fielding complaints on their Twitter pages.