Three-time world division champion Sugar Shane Mosley greeted Filipino boxing fans in Tagalog via Twitter on April 11, much to the delight and amusement of online Pinoys.
Mosley, who will be fighting WBO welterweight champ Manny Pacquiao on May 8 (Philippine time), seems to have used an automated translator to convert his English tweets into Tagalog. Nevertheless, his messages were clear and seemed sincere:
"Pagpapadala ibig at paggalang sa mga tao ng mga Philippines. I tumingin forward sa magandang malinis na laban. ako excited (Sending love and respect to the people of the Philippines. I look forward to a nice clean fight. I'm excited)," Mosley said via his verified Twitter account, @SugarShaneM.
As of the evening of April 12, Pacquiao's official Twitter account (@mannypacquiao) has remained silent and has not responded to any of Mosley's tweets.
However, by and large, online Filipinos welcomed Mosley's effort to reach out. Most were either touched or amused by the gesture, with everyone looking forward to the upcoming battle of champions.
"Oh diba galing mgtagalog ni @sugarshanem," said @zendielacson.
"@SugarShaneM Salamat for using Tagalog :)," said @janetbreezy.
"@SugarShaneM 's tweets are so cute. Hihihi. So cool," added @earthtoaira.
"followin' @SugarShaneM!!! nakakatuwa! he's tryin' to tweet in tagalog!!! winner!!! best way 2 endear u 2 filipino hearts.. goooojabbb!!! =)," commented @jannet38.
Source: GMANews.tv
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