Pacquiao to son Jimuel: 'You don't need to box'MANILA, Philippines – Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao said Wednesday he has urged his eldest son to stay out of the ring after the 19-year-old's forays into fighting made the young man's mother cry. I told him, 'Daddy only went into boxing because of poverty... You, you don't need to box'," Pacquiao said in an interview with ABS-CBN. "His mommy had cried several times telling him, 'Don't go into boxing, son'," Pacquiao said of his wife, Jinkee, who had also urged the 40-year-old boxer to retire. The younger Pacquiao wouldn't be the first son of a high-profile boxer to follow dad's lead. The Facebook footage shows the younger Pacquiao sending his opponent to his knees with aggressive moves reminiscent of his father.

Source: Philippine Star February 20, 2019 06:25 UTC