Manny “Pacman” Pacquaio is a Filipino professional boxer and
politician. He is the first eight-division world champion with six world
titles on his belt, as well as the first lineal championship in four
different weight classes. He was named “Fighter of the Decade” for the
2000s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), and is also a
three-time The Ring and BWAA “Fighter of the Year”, for the years
2006, 2008, and 2009.
Currently, Manny Pacquiao is the WBO welterweight champion (Super
Champion). He is dubbed as the best pound for pound boxer in the world
by most sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring,
BoxRec.com and Sporting Life. Aside from boxing, Pacquiao is also known
for acting, music recording, and politics. In May 2010, Pacquiao was
elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the
Philippines, representing the province of Sarangani.
Known for his Catholic roots by many, Pacquiao is usually seen making
the sign of the cross while on his corner before his boxing
matches–a ritual hand motion made by most Catholics before or after
praying. But the world’s boxing champion seems to have encountered God’s
Truth in the Bible that has drastically and radically changed his life
for the glory of God! His official website
does not only showcase his work as a boxer and a Philippine
Congressman, but has now recently showcased the champ’s new found life
in Christ. The website is just plastered with Bible verses and videos of
him preaching about the importance of being born again and the value of
truly reading the Bible–the Word of God.
Reaching the lost by lifting up christians in the sports limelight
The recent wave of athletes beings raised up by God in the sports
world is too much of a coincidence if we sit down and consider each of
them today. The world is so ripe for the harvest and time is running
short as we see biblical prophecies being fulfilled rapidly before our
very eyes today. The urgency of spreading the gospel message of Christ
Jesus is real and God made sure to make some attention-grabbing moves in
the world today.
Starting with Tim Tebow’s John 3:16 eye-black that triggered
thousands, if not millions, of football fans to look up John 3:16 in
Google; to Jeremy Lin’s rise to fame in the basketball arena as a very
outspoken Christian who has made it no secret that he thanks God for
everything in his life; we now see a radically changed, Bible-preaching
world boxing champion, Manny Pacquiao.
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