Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao shrugged off Internet memes following his loss to Mexican boxer Juan Manuel last Saturday, including the Instagram photos of pop superstar Justin Bieber.
Upon his arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)
Wednesday morning, Pacquiao said he would just pray for those who made
fun of his loss.
"Sabi nga ng kautusan ng Panginoon, pray for those who persecuted you.
So we will pray for them, we will pray for them, okay? Patawarin natin
sila," he told ABS-CBN News.
Bieber, who has millions of followers on Instagram and Twitter, posted
pictures of Pacquiao leaning with Michael Jackson on the dance floor and
"Lion King" character waking up the knocked out boxer who fell in the
canvass unconscious for about half a minute.
While these photos got the ire of many Filipinos (with the hashtag
#RespectThePhilippinesBieber trended worldwide on Twitter), some of the
"Beliebers" (Bieber's fans) said they found no harm in the photos and
were actually funny.
The photos were accompanied by a series of captions about the possible
fight between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., whom Bieber is known to
be close with.
"[Mayweather] has nothing to gain fighting Pacqiao. Floyd has never in
his professional career lost a fight and Pacqiao lost his last two
fights," he said.
"If Floyd wins it's not that big of a deal cuz it would be his third
loss in a row, and if he loses he's gonna ruin his legacy either way
there's no big win for Mayweather.. Mayweather is boxing," he added.
Bieber also expressed confidence on his "true" fans' loyalty:
"If they were Beliebers, I know they wouldn't leave my side over a boxing opinion I have," the 18-year-old singer said.
Amidst all the comments and issues regarding what the Canadian singer Justin Bieber did on Instagram: See story here. Here's what the Canadian Singer has to say:
@justinbieber: "If they were beliebers, I know they wouldn't leave my side over a boxing opinion I have".
Canadian pop superstar Justin Bieber mocked Manny Pacquiao in a series of Instagram posts on Sunday, making him a subject of online hate among Pacquiao's fans, and the whole Filipino nation as well.
Bieber, who is known to be an associate of American boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr., posted three pictures on his Instagram account, which apparently made fun of Pacquiao, who lost via knockout by Mexican fighter Juan Manuel Marquez.
One of the photos showed Mayweather who knocked down Marquez during their fight in 2009, earning the undefeated boxer another victory.
"Look what Mayweather did to Marquez.. #moneyteam #nocompetition," the caption posted.
Another photo showed Pacquiao's photo diagonally aligned into a picture of the late music icon Michael Jackson performing on stage with his signature move. The photos caption read: "Pacquiao doing the lean with MJ .. Classic moment"
The third photo showed the popular "Lion King" character Simba waking up Pacquiao, who was laid unconscious on the canvas for about half a minute after Marquez gave that solid right-hand shot. The caption read: "Dad wake up."
"pHe has nothing to gain fighting pacqiao, Floyd has never in his professional career lost a fight and Pacqiao lost his last two fights. If Floyd wins its not that big of a deal Cuz it would be his third loss in a row, and lf he loses he's gonna ruin his legacy either way there's no big win for Mayweather.. Mayweather is boxing," said Bieber in the caption of another photo.
Pop superstar Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez called it quits, according to The Associated Press (AP).
The report said a source confirmed to AP the split, which happened last week, citing "distance" and "busy schedules" as the contributing factors. E! News first reported of the break up.
Bieber, 18, is touring to promote his latest album "Boyfriend," while Gomez is filming a "Wizards of Waverly Place" reunion for Disney Channel called "The Wizards Return: Alex versus Alex," which will air next year.
The pair announced their relationship February last year at the Vanity Fair Oscar party.
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