MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquaio won his boxing match but his mother Dionisia Pacquiao has just taken over the Internet. This is after a video of her praying during Manny's match against Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sunday (Sunday afternoon, April 13 in Manila time) became viral.
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A video of Dionisia — which, in turn, was taken from HBO's broadcast of the highly anticipated boxing match — became the toast of the Internet shortly after Manny's win against Bradley thanks to the 64-year-old's unusual and very expressive manner of praying.
Netizens have dubbed Dionisia's “spell-casting†prayer a number of names, from “death fingers†to “voodoo hex.â€
Deep in the underground carpark of Mandalay Bay, Mommy Dionisia is conducting a human sacrifice to thank the gods for tonights victory.
— Mo Twister (@djmotwister) April 13, 2014 Mommy Dionisia won that fight.
— Andi Manzano-Reyes (@andimanzano) April 13, 2014 After the match, Dionisia was seen hugging Bradley inside the boxing ring. Many joked this was Mommy D's way of removing the hex from the American boxer.
A touching moment as Pacquiao's mum takes her hex off Tim Bradley as Manny looks on #PacquiaoBradley2 pic.twitter.com/EcQVZuUJE6
— Alex McClintock (@axmcc) April 13, 2014 Others took the joke to the next level by referencing other pieces of pop culture in their Mommy D tweets.
Totoo ba? Nung lumapit si Mommy Dionisia kay Bradley, sinabihan niya ng… "Kiss me… but don't you dare fall in love with me…"? :-p
— Marvin Querido (@marvinquerido) April 13, 2014 The quote was said by Anne Curtis' character to Derek Ramsay's in the 2011 movie “No Other Woman.â€
Dionisia while hugging Bradley whispered: Hail Hydra.
— manjo jardiolin (@yoJoric) April 13, 2014