That certain protagonists tend to be a law unto themselves became painfully obvious when the Mayweather camp dictated terms on how the multi-million-dollar purse should be split between the pair.
The Pacquiao camp even meekly submitted to a drugs test.
Just in case a segment of the unsuspecting fans may have been sitting on the fence, Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, labelled the bout a battle of "good against evil".
Both boxers liberally sprinkled the word "god" in their pre-match hype as one would wheat germ to camouflage the unappetising taste of cereals that are good for one's vitality.
However, Mayweather couldn't shrug off the wife-beater tag no matter how many romantic trips down memory lane about how he used to prepare for bouts chopping wood under his father/trainer's watch.
I mean this bloke just can't help himself whipping out Benjamin Franklin dollar bills at every corridor and dark alleyway when the TV cameras are on him.
His fleet of cars, a different colour for different cities in the United States, include Lamborghinis, Rolls Royces, Ferraris, Mercedes-Benz, to name a few. Hey, he is a rags-to-riches story from Michigan but you'd think having come through the tread mill he'd show an ounce of humility.
His Filipino rival has a history of taking the political path to forge alliances with the Catholic Church for "the betterment of the under-privileged" in his country.
Now he is reportedly facing a $5 million suit from disgruntled fans for going ahead with the fight when he had torn the rotator cuff in his shoulder.
The schools of thought on that are just as divided as well - those who think he should be lauded for soldiering on and those who feel he's just another money-grabbing so-and-so who went ahead because the thought of losing $100 million was tantamount to boxing suicide.
Heaven forbid but there's talk of a return bout before Mayweather hangs up his gloves.
If the Mayweather propaganda is to be served without any dressing, dejected fans are preparing for the exit of "The Best Ever" fighter who has simply had a gutsful of the code.
"I've just lost the love of the sport," he said. "My love and my passion for boxing is not the same, like it once was."
With that sort of accumulated wealth it's hardly surprising although most boxers are punch drunks. Remember, he came out of retirement twice.
Mayweather's timing this week was impeccable, considering he could have declared his impending divorce before the farcical fare. I wonder if he is going to fall out of love with money any time soon?
But my preoccupation is with the kind of people who swallow all that garbage in the face of overwhelming evidence that it is nothing but shambolic theatre.
They include a Who's Who of Hollywood, the music industry, other sporting icons and even religious figures.
50 Cent, the Rev Jesse Jackson, Michael Jordan, Ben Affleck, Beyonce, Jay Z, Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore and Denzel Washington, to name a few, belong to that cult.
Justin Bieber even got into the act with Mayweather for social media tragics but then you'd expect someone who pelts eggs at his neighbour's house to be in that company.
Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf were there, too, but reportedly as non-paying invited guests.
You have to ask the question: Why aren't these people doing something like that on short notice for some worthy cause?
They didn't have to look far to see the Nepal earthquake victims sifting through the rubble while 16,000 fans gathered at the MGM Grand to watch two has-beens demonstrate what is horribly wrong with society.
And no, I don't represent the envious have-nots.
They can all learn from New Zealand professional world No 1 golfer Lydia Ko, 18, who last month donated her $8241 prize cheque from the North Texas Shootout to the Nepal earthquake relief.
She finished 41st and it wasn't a big sum but it's a victory for humanity.
Maybe the disenchanted fans will successfully sue Manny "Fill My Pack, Man" Pacquiao to donate their winnings to Nepal or some other cause.
Maybe pigs will fly.
What do you think?
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