#PacVargas: ‘Charizard vs Charmander’, ‘annoying commentators’ and more

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#PacVargas: ‘Charizard vs Charmander’, ‘annoying commentators’ and more
Mommy Dionisia Pacquiao makes a cute entrance on cam

MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao is without doubt still “the people’s champ” when he defeated Jessie Vargas and regained the WBO welterweight title via unanimous decision on Sunday, November 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

It was tagged a match between “The Legend” and “The Champ”.

But a Twitter user thought it was a match between Charizar and Charmander, referring to the Pacquiao’s pounding of Vargas. 


Everyone was expecting a good fight. 

In the Philppines, it’s expected that during every Pacquiao fight, streets become empty and almost everyone turns into a boxing analyst. 

 


Maybe that’s why PNP chief Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa was taking a day off to watch Pacquiao fight. 


Almost everyone tuned in via Twitter with over 78,000 unique users contributing to the online conversation.

The match garnered over 2.7 million impressions from 11:15 am to 1:45 pm on Twitter. The conversation peaked at 1 pm at the start of the final round. 

PACVARGAS. Twitter scan using social listening tool Reach

People were very vocal about their support for Pacquiao on social media.

 

Even Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach was in the ring to support Pacman. 



Below are some of our favorite tweets:

Vargas legally punched a senator. 

When Mayweather came in, social media was abuzz. 

 

Round 2 was a crowd-favorite when Pacquiao gave “The New Generation” Vargas his first knockdown. 

As soon as Vargas fell, the Philippines roared:

The battle of the smiles. Both fighters were smiling (or smirking) a lot at each other during the first few rounds. 

Speed kills.  

By round 8, Vargas obtained a cut and started bleeding at around round 9. 


Overall, netizens felt it was a good game with Pacquiao fired up and Vargas being a worthy opponent. 

Meanwhile, some still couldn’t get over the Mayweather-Pacquiao match. What’s good, Mayweather?

 A lot of netizens also had a thing or two to say about the commentators Brian Kenny, Stephen A. Smith, and Timothy Bradley. 

 

 

 

Netizens, including Bob Arum himself, reacted to judge Dave Moretti, who gave the match a 114-113 score:

 

 

 

 

Some were confused as to who they were congratulating, tagging former senator Manny Villar instead: 


Wrong Manny, guys. 

By the way, where is mommy Dionisia?

She never fails to make a cute entrance. Here she is, popping out from under the interviewer’s arm. 

The fight is over and traffic in the Philippines is expected to return to normal: very heavy. But before you go, here’s a friendly reminder from one netizen: Love is like boxing. You must be prepared to get hurt.


What were your favorite Pacquiao-Vargas match moments? – with reports from Stacy de Jesus/Rappler.com

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