Voodoo | The Adobo Chronicles

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.

Las Vegas, Nevada – Manny Pacquiao won a 12-round unanimous decision over Timothy Bradley on Saturday to avenge his controversial 2012 loss to the previously unbeaten American. But that was not the big news.

Moments after losing the WBO welterweight crown to the Filipino boxer and congressman, Bradley accused Pacquiao’s mom Dionisia, popularly known as Mommy D, of voodooism. Bradley claims that Mommy D cast some witchcraft on him, causing him to be disoriented in the last few rounds of the title fight at the MGM arena in Las Vegas.Mommy D was caught on camera, clutching a rosary and a tiny missalette, uttering unintelligible words while pointing at the American boxer.

It is believed that witchcraft is still practiced in parts of the Philippines and there still exist some occasional witches, locally known as mangkukulam.

The Pacquiao camp, however, simply dismissed Bradley’s accusation as “sour grapes.”