On Sundays he goes to church and thanks his God.
On some Saturdays he's more likely to be pummelling some poor rival into submission in a boxing ring.
Boxing and the Bible - they live together in Viki Tofa's world.
"Every Sunday I thank my God for my left hook," says Viki.
Last weekend
that left hook got a pretty good workout.
The Wanganui 17-year-old - dubbed "mini-Tua" by his trainers - was in merciless form, destroying his rival in the final of the Auckland amateur heavyweight championship.
"I knocked him down 15 seconds into the third round and the fight was stopped," said Viki.
Just another notch on Tofa's belt - he has already twice won the Golden Gloves honour. Next up is the nationals in a few weeks.
It's time in the limelight Tofa wants to hang on to as he pursues an ambitious goal - representing New Zealand at the London Olympics in 2012.
Hey, that other Samoan heavyweight, David Tua, did it at a similar age, so why not Viki?
Viki has never met Tua, but he wouldn't mind exchanging a few ideas and experiences if the opportunity arose.
A student at Wanganui High School, where he also plays rugby for the first XV, Viki is the third youngest of nine children.
Many have since left home and married, leaving Viki "to take some cheek" from a younger sibling.
A clip around the ear gets everything back on track, then? Not from Viki - he prefers to leave his aggression in the ring.
Plus he loves his family.
He's especially grateful to father Raponi for teaching him the ring smarts. Dad expects hard work and discipline; his son meets his expectations.
Viki sees a future for himself in professional boxing, but if the glove affair doesn't work out, his back-up plan is a career in the police.
Watch this space for any arresting developments.
