By Waylon Galvez
Usually, a father would always want his child to follow his footsteps. But not in the case of boxing legend Manny Pacquiao.
Since the journey he went through was kind of risky, the fighting senator from GenSan is hoping that none of his children ā particularly his sons ā will take boxing seriously.
The eight-time division world champion shared his feelings in an interview withĀ Bobo Yu, marketing head of Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, which recently made a wax figure of Pacquiao.
āActually, I donāt allow them to enter boxing,ā said Pacquiao, whose fame and fortune came from a stellar career in the sport that made him one of the most recognizable figures in the world.
That popularity helped Pacquiao win a congressional slot in the lone district of Sarangani in 2010 before becoming a senator in 2016.
But the 41-year-old Pacquiao was quick to say that he ā together with his wife Jinkee ā are there for their five children in whatever they want to accomplish in life.
āIf thatās their dream and passion (boxing), I will support them,ā said Pacquiao, whose eldest Emmanuel Jr. ā also known as Jimuel ā is an amateur boxer with a ring record of 4-1.
Aside from Jimuel, the Pacquiaoās children are Michael Stephen, Mary Divine Grace (Princess), Queen Elizabeth (Queenie) and Israel, all of whom he wants to see finish school.
āI always encourage them to finish their school and focus on another sport, not only boxing, but basketball,ā said Pacquiao.
30698 526817Giving you the most effective News is quite considerably imptortant to us. 687991
124919 143816Youre so cool! I dont suppose Ive learn something like this before. So good to search out any person with some exclusive thoughts on this subject. realy thank you for starting this up. this web site is one thing thats needed on the net, someone with a bit of originality. useful job for bringing something new to the internet! 184855
771520 808527Really fascinating information !Perfect just what I was looking for! 983600
892606 129679Its nearly impossible to uncover knowledgeable men and women during this topic, nevertheless you sound like do you know what you are discussing! Thanks 408980
508101 196553Excellent publish from specialist also it will probably be a wonderful know how to me and thanks extremely a lot for posting this useful data with us all. 211722