Pacquiao's Defeat: God Meant It for Good!

The whole Philippines and even the people from different areas of the world who have witnessed how talented our boxing champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, were all out support to him that even the Christian community and the rest of his supporters were and still backing him up in prayers especially during the fight. As usual, our boxing champion impresses us with his powerful and quick punches that landed a solid hit on Timothy Bradley, who at the same time was trying his best to topple the welterweight division champion.

During the fight, we were a hundred percent definite that once again Mr. Pacquiao will bring home the championship belt for he ruled the game during the solid eight rounds based on the announcers’ assessment and how the game was played, however, we were in shock and in dismayed when the winner was announced, Mr. Pacquiao lost the game and Bradley on the other hand was in shock to hear the decision. We were questioning the bases of the judges’ decision because we find it unacceptable that our all time boxing champion Mr. Pacquiao lost.

There was an obvious conspiracy when the decision was given, for even Mario Lopez, who after the fight interviewed the two, confirmed that Mr. Pacquiao landed most of the solid punches on his opponent. According to Yahoo News article I’ve just read…

“Yahoo Sports scored it 117-11 for Pacquiao, the same as Tim Dahlberg of the Associated Press and Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Dan Rafael of ESPN had it 118-110 for Pacquiao. HBO’s Harold Lederman had it 119-109, or 11 rounds to one, for Pacquiao.

“This is the death knell for boxing, and I’m going to make a ton of money on the rematch,” Arum said. Pacquiao landed 253 of 751 punches, a connect rate of 34 percent. Bradley landed 159 of 839, a connect rate of just 19 percent. On top of that, Pacquiao seemed to land the most powerful shots.” – (Reported by Kevin Iole, Yahoo Sports)

Now the questions are how would Mr. Pacquiao face his defeat? What would be the effect of this lost to his fans who supported him all throughout, especially now that he has changed his faith? I’ve read comments from people on facebook, some people declared that Mr. Pacquiao lost because he’s no longer holding onto his rosary, what he just have is the sign of the cross…I think Mr. Pacquiao fought well and hard and from the people’s votes, he is the remaining champion. After accepting his defeat, he displayed a humble spirit and sportsmanship. His lost is not the issue but his heart, the rosary and other religious items were never his lucky charms why he won numerous boxing titles, he won because God highly favored him and even if he lost against Bradley, God’s favor is still upon him.

God allowed defeat, failure and loss, these factors are important to develop and mold the person’s character and most importantly his faith in God. We pray that this defeat will serve as God’s instrument to thoroughly manage and handle his life, family and career. We never doubted his talent; we knew in our hearts that he did win in the fight, however, this event in his boxing career may gain numerous criticisms from different people who were against in his change of faith.

Some people are skeptic about his new found relationship with God, but let’s look at the testimony of his family and friends, they testified that he’s a changed person, he’s more focused, humble, and he prioritized his family and career well. And not only that, he valued the Word of God more than anything in this world. Being defeated is not a mark of complete loss, he may have lost the fight but he is a winner in God’s eyes…God may have prepared something better for him, something better than the championship belt, and I do hope that he realizes this, gaining favor from God is the highest success a man could ever achieved! Now that’s a real winner!

We highly salute Mr. Pacquiao, win or lose, he has done well to represent his country and because of him Philippines have earned its place in the hearts of people worldwide – a country where victors were born. It is our fervent prayer that this defeat will serve its purpose in the life of Mr. Pacquiao, his family, friends and supporters.

Mr. Pacquiao, people may criticize you, but God has prepared something better for you, something wonderful, we do hope that you look beyond this defeat and consider it an opportunity for God to show and do wonders in your life better than the championship belt. Always remember that whether good or bad, God meant it for good to those who love Him. We are looking for a rematch, yes indeed, but we do hope that the rematch will not be for revenge but for the sake of fighting for the glory of God!