Psychology of a Pacquiao Hater... Good Read!

Psychology of a Pacquiao 'Hater' by Marv Dumon in Examiner.com Boxing - English author Samuel Johnson put it best: "Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed." The sour-pusses of the world are back complaining about Top Rank's choice of opponents for WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2). This time, the whiners are bashing the Filipino congressman and promoter Bob Arum for choosing a fight with Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1) of Mexico. The trilogy bout will be a welterweight title fight (with a catchweight of 144 lbs.) tentatively scheduled for November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. "Complainers change their complaints, but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining." - Mason Cooley Complainers always have a gray cloud raining on their heads. "Marquez is too old. He will be 38 by November. Marquez is too small. Marquez looked like a washed-up fighter." Had the eight-division champ chosen to fight the devil, critics would say: "Why is Manny taking on Satan (0-1), who hasn't been in a clash since the Old Testament?" Ignore the noise. This is not about Manny Pacquiao. Negative people have trust issues and dysfunctional levels of skepticism. Many are conspiracy theorists. They feel intellectually energized when, upon browsing the internet, they "discover" outlandish theories on the illuminati. They only know how to blame. Whiners consider their participation in social movements as a trait of idealism, when it is to compensate for their lack of personal power. Yes, they think they did poorly at school because the teacher "hated them." They got poor performance reviews at work because the boss was racist. Bad results is never about them but about "the system." "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles . . . The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly . . . . who knows . . . the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, . . . who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly." - Theodore Roosevelt (American President) Doom and Gloom > On boxing blogs, they might suggest: "Appreciate Manny while he is still fighting, he is a once-in-a-generation fighter." They don't mean it. It's lip service. Paradoxically, despite all the public complaints, they secretly look forward to the fight. Inwardly, they try to supress their anticipation, feeling that it is "manly" to remain calm and hide one's excitement. Here's a read on the behavior. On the dating scene, they act tough in front of the girl - the machismo and false bravado is meant to show their date "who is the man." A gentleman shows no tolerance for these fools, but is too polite to offer harsh words recognizing their futility. Muster up a kind heart. Give these pessimists a free piece of bread, and they will search for, and find, (perceived) fault in that loaf. They are angry at the world because they think their glass is half empty. In their personal philosophies, they should have been born into a completely fair world. Life is supposed to be fair. They are tender in their sufferings and express hostility as a consequence. "The enemy fought with savage fury, and met death with all its horrors, without shrinking or complaining: not one asked to be spared, but fought as long as they could stand or sit." - Davy Crockett (American explorer) Complainers are trapped into their own mental prisons with what psychologists call "premature cognitive committment." It gets worse. Whiners do not realize their state of bondage, only their anguish. The great English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822) wrote it best: That hour as blest when on his worthless days The frozen hand of death shall set its seal, Yet fear the cure, though hating the disease. More Negativity > Well, let me help YOU Mr. Whiner. I will give you free complaints. Complementary: no charges or hidden fees. 1. If PacMan chose Andre Berto: "Berto? He's an over-rated bum who got exposed by Victor Ortiz. Nothing but a choir boy over-paid by HBO's corrupt executives. Pacquiao is cherry-picking again. He is ducking Marquez who has been calling him out for three years now." 2. If PacMan chose Victor Ortiz: "Manny is ducking and dodging Juan Manuel Marquez. Those were two very close fights. Arum knows Marquez will beat Pacquiao in a rubber match. Ortiz does not possess half the experience of Marquez. This is bulls***. Give us PacMan-Dinamita!" 3. If PacMan chose Zab Judah: "Manny continues to collect Mayweather's leftovers. When will Manny establish his own legacy instead of following Floyd's footsteps? Zab is an old 33 with six losses on his record. Arum wants a safe paycheck. Manny wants no part of Marquez." 4. If PacMan chose Timothy Bradley: "Arum is using Bradley as a token black American fighter for Pacquiao to stomp on after that Mosley rip-off. Bradley is too small to fight at welterweight. Who has he fought? He had a no contest with that bum Nate Campbell in 2009. Manny is fighting a young bum, not someone experienced like Marquez who obviously has his number. Manny is scared." 5. If PacMan chose Santa Claus: "Manny is fighting another old bum who will be weight-drained on the scales."