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PACQUIAO SUED IN LAS VEGAS FOR $5 MILLION, MAYWEATHER OFFERS TO PAY IF FILIPINO BOXER IS CONVICTED

May 5, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Mayweather, left, and Pacquiao (Photo: Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles) – A lawsuit was filed against Manny Pacquiao in the US District Court in Las Vegas on Tuesday morning for the Filipino boxer’s failure to disclose his shoulder injury before his fight with Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2.

The potential class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of Staphane Vanel and Kami Rahbaran, both of Clark County, who are seeking as much as $5 million in damages.

The plaintiffs said they relied on misrepresentations and non-disclosures when they bought their tickets or pay per view showings and wagered on the Mayweather-Pacquiao “fight of the century.”

Also named in the lawsuit are Bob Arum of Top Rank Inc.; Michael Koncz, Pacquiao’s adviser; Todd Duboef; and other unknown defendants.

Upon learning about the lawsuit, Mayweather reached out to Pacquiao in a gesture of the proverbial olive branch. Mayweather said that he will gladly pay the $5 Million in damages sought in the lawsuit if Pacquiao is convicted. “After all, that’s just a chunk of change for me,” the American boxer told reporters.

Observers are now saying that all those ‘hugs’ by Mayweather during the May 2nd fight were done out of love for Pacquiao, like some sort of a bromance.

Pacquiao himself, during an interview with a Filipino television network about those Mayweather hugs said, ‘Mahal niya yata ako’ (I think he loves me).

Religion, Sports

WHY MOMMY D WAS MISSING DURING THE PACQUIAO-MAYWEATHER FIGHT

May 4, 2015 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles) – When Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao last defeated Timothy Bradley, the American accused Pacquiao’s mom, popularly known as Mommy D, of voodooism.

So naturally, the big question at last Saturday’s ‘Fight of the Century’ between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather was : ‘Where was Mommy D?’

It turns out that one of the demands by Mayweather when he signed the agreement to fight Pacquiao was to ban Mommy D from the MGM Grand arena during fight night. Mayweather was concerned that Pacquiao’s mom would cast a spell on the American boxer which would lead to his loss to the Filipino.

So now the world knows that Mommy D’s absence from the MGM Arena resulted in Mayweather’s unanimous decision win over Pacquiao. No voodooism. No spell cast.

Entertainment, International, Sports, Travel

JUSTIN BIEBER BANNED FROM HOLDING A CONCERT IN THE PHILIPPINES

May 3, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – It is common knowledge that Canadian singer Justin Bieber is a solid Floyd Mayweather fan, always standing beside the boxer during the latter’s boxing fights, including Saturday’s bout with Manny Pacquiao.

But a TMZ video showing Bieber uttering the four-letter curse word when someone in the crowd screamed Pacquiao’s name might have been the final straw for the Filipinos.

The incident happened just hours before Saturday’s fight, as Bieber partied with a group of fans and supporters at his hotel in Las Vegas.

The Adobo Chronicles learned that Bieber has been permanently banned from visiting the Philippines, let alone holding a concert in Manila as part of the singer’s planned tour of Asian countries.

The Philippine ambassadors and consuls in the U.S. and Canada received a diplomatic memorandum from the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs advising them to deny Bieber a tourist or any other non-immigrant visa to Pacquiao’s motherland.

Now Bieber knows that he can f*** Pacquiao but he cannot mess with the Filipinos.