Wielding his cell phone, Paul speaks with frenetic urgency. He measures crowds in the hundreds of thousands, counts money in millions and drops names such as oil heir Hunt and the late Mother Teresa.
His supporters say his approach to personal relationships is fueled by energy and a sense of mission. It is an approach, they say, that cuts through bureaucracy and efficiently gets help to people in troubled countries.
But it can rub people the wrong way. Supporter Evander Holyfield was put off — at first.
Paul first came to Holyfield days before the former heavyweight champion was scheduled to fight Mike Tyson in 1997.
"I didn't know of him and he is a hyper-type person and I was concentrating on what I wanted to do — fight — and he was concerned about his ministry,"
Holyfield said.
"It was kind of aggravating."
Three years later, Paul again contacted Holyfield. This time the boxer had time to travel to the orphanage that Paul's organization runs near Hyderabad.
His supporters say his approach to personal relationships is fueled by energy and a sense of mission. It is an approach, they say, that cuts through bureaucracy and efficiently gets help to people in troubled countries.
But it can rub people the wrong way. Supporter Evander Holyfield was put off — at first.
Paul first came to Holyfield days before the former heavyweight champion was scheduled to fight Mike Tyson in 1997.
"I didn't know of him and he is a hyper-type person and I was concentrating on what I wanted to do — fight — and he was concerned about his ministry,"
"It was kind of aggravating."
Three years later, Paul again contacted Holyfield. This time the boxer had time to travel to the orphanage that Paul's organization runs near Hyderabad.
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