Boxer Pacquiao runs for office in Philippines
"The world welterweight boxing champion, seeking a seat in the Philippine Congress, waved to hundreds of cheering fans as he emerged from the vehicle in jeans and a blue vest bearing the name of his political party, the People's Champ Movement."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/26/AR2010042602471.html