I bring this up to spotlight the fact that Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao, the worlds most popular pugilist and a shining beacon for his people, only has two kinds of followers. One, I respect. Those are the tried and true genuine article fans of Pacman, some of whom know a left hook from a Cebu fish hook and some who dont. You can be a real deal Megamanny fan without knowing or caring about boxing in general or other fighters in particular. The second group is problematic. By now, we all know these socially inept types as the Pacnut huggers. In an effort to be less crude, let me break Pacmans adherents into groups labeled Fans and one entitled Huggers. Forget how to tell if youre a redneck, for I now provide this public service enabling one and all to look into a mirror and tell if he or she is an MP Fan or just a lowly Hugger. Youre a Pacfan if you concede that Manny has unfinished business with Mexican ringmaster Juan Manuel Marquez Youre a Hugger if you hate and badmouth not only Marquez but all of the wonderful Aztec ring warriors from the great country of Mexico Youre a Fan if you have some appreciation of your countrys great ring heritage, pre-Pacman, and know that the Phillipines boxing history did not begin with Manny Youre a Hugger if you dont know the difference between Flash Elorde and Flash Gordon Youre a Fan if you still wonder why Manny signed contracts with both Top Rank and Golden Boy Youre a Hugger if you think this was some stroke of brilliance to milk the rival promoters Youre a Fan if you respect and appreciate the fighting spirit and skills that Ricky Hatton will bring into the opposite corner on May 2 Youre a Hugger if you dismiss the plucky Hatton as some unworthy fool who will be dribbled all over the ring canvas by Manny. That may happen but Hatton is not without weapons Youre a Fan if you can see the marked improvements Coach Freddie Roachs tutelage has made in prized pupil Pacman Youre a Hugger if you look at Coach Roach as some porcelain god and cant name another two, three or four competent boxing trainers. They are out there Youre a Fan if you admire the beauty, charm and grace of Mannys wife, Jinkee Youre a Hugger if you regard someone like Selma Hayek as a beast compared to Mrs. Pacman Youre a Fan if you know the deep history of and some of the great fighters Pacman promoter Bob Arum has been involved with over the decades Youre a Hugger if you think Arum is merely some exploitative thief in the night who should not get paid for his work Youre a great Fan if you know who Fil-Am journeyman fighter Rudy Barro is Youre a hopeless Hugger if you say, Rudy who? Youre a Fan if you realize that beating Mexican legends was the mountain that Pacquiao had to climb to become known as the pound-for-pound ruler supreme Youre a dimwitted Hugger if you post slurs about Mexicans and their ring heroes on the Internet chat boards Youre a Fan if you know that Pacman has lost fights, and that hes even been knocked out Youre a Johnny-Come-Lately Hugger if you think hes never lost a bout Youre a Fan if you read all the way to here, the end of this list Youre a hapless Hugger if you dont now know the difference between true Pac fans and the moronic Pac nuthuggers Or, as Dallas wit Matt Stolow puts it, if his grandmother had wheels, bells and was painted red, she might be a fire engine. Fan or Hugger, which are you? One group has class, the other got left behind in elementary school class.
Great job on that.. damn lol... BTW where are all the *******s today??????? none of them are posting today... weird.. Anyway Jinkee looks horrendous. Pacman can do so much better.
Fellow Filipino and current Journey frontman Arnel Pineda garners the same type of fanbase as Manny and the constant twittering of his own nuthuggers has actually turned many longterm fans off the band. They are definitely as obsessive and blinded as the Pacman's most ardent 'fans' and elevate his every achievement to that of greatness whilst stubbornly ignoring any other opinion and god-forbid criticism no matter how true. Some of Pineda's fans actually think this 30 year plus veteran band started when he joined and place him above Steve Perry in terms of his prowess as a singer which is just nuts! Same thing with Manny. Obsessive fans ruining his achievements for many and actually sucking the fun out of the sport with their blind devotion and downright insane statements and pandering.
