Everyone has [their] own reason for Juan Manuel Marquez's stunning knockout of Manny Pacquiao. Some say it was a lucky punch while others say Pacquiao had it coming.



Of all the explanations put forth, perhaps the most unique is the one offered by Pacquiao's mother, Dionisia Pacquiao. Dionisia, a devout Catholic, blamed her son's loss on his change of religion.

Pacquiao grew up Catholic but recently converted to Protestantism.

"That’s what he gets for changing his religion," Dionisia said in an interview in General Santos City. "Since the 'Protestant' pastors came into his life, he has not focus on his boxing."

Dionisia says Manny has been distracted by his new faith, and she is not afraid to "face the pastors no matter who they are."

"Why did they take my son?" Dionisia asked, according to according to Yahoo! Sports Philippines. "When he was quiet and was a champion when he belonged to his former religion?"

Pacquiao has now lost to Timothy Bradley and Marquez since his much-publicized religious transformation earlier this year. But before fighting Bradley, Pacquiao swore that, if anything, he was a better boxer because of his new faith.

Human beings!!!!!

Always want his son to win and want the others to lose as if losing is the other's birth right.

A typical human who couldnt come to terms thatt his son lost and now associating the blame to religion, mtchew.

Hmmm... Good to know religious fanatics are not all Nigerians.
If she does have a point, its a vewi vewi tiny one. The concentration part.

And this is after Pacquiao admitted he was overconfident and let his guard down lol.

I'm not concerned about the Catholic or Protestant thingy but my point is that a change in religious standing could really affect one's performance positively or negatively. She cold be correct.

Chynx: I'm not concerned about the Catholic or Protestant thingy but my point is that a change in religious standing could really affect one's performance positively or negatively. She cold be correct.

True she coUld be a bit correct. But it could also have resulted directly from other things.
Isnt it possible she troubled him over his religion change? She already sounds like someone who colud do that.
There is much more to these kind of stories than what makes the news.

Oahray: True she coUld be a bit correct. But it could also have resulted directly from other things.
Isnt it possible she troubled him over his religion change? She already sounds like someone who colud do that.
There is much more to these kind of stories than what makes the news.

You have a point. It all boils down to the same issue. People seldom understand the true effect of changing one's religion. It comes along with a lot more than meet the eye.