Will the sons also rise?

He wants to follow in the footsteps of the illustrious champ, willing to go through the physical "mayhem" that marked the sport to prove he is his father's son.

- By LITO A. TACUJAN

And Jimuel Pacquiao even took some of the highlights of his dad Manny Pacquiao's training at the Wild Card gym in Los Angeles as he worked the mitts one time and slugged it out before a gaggle of excited fans.

Is he for real? This came about as he became aware that climbing the ring could fetch unimagined pain and torment coming from rivals raring to inflict harm particularly to a Pacquiao?

Jimuel knows it will be a perilous journey. Particularly now that another Pacquiao - Eman Bacosa Pacquiao - will share in the highlights and interests of their respective careers.

And Eman Bacosa seems to bask in his own image as he carries the aura of a celebrity, being labeled as a future "heartthrob" in the side of entertainment.