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Budding fighter Jimuel Pacquiao looks at dad’s fight as a student, not as a fan

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Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News North America Bureau

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/07/20/20190612-jimuel-pacquiao-screengrab-3.jpg"/><figcaption>As pundits make their predictions, Jimuel Pacquiao has his own bold, fight-night forecast for Pacquiao-Thurman — a stoppage win by his dad. ABS-CBN News screengrab</figcaption></figure></div>There’s a new Emmanuel Pacquiao in town who has been grabbing a lot of attention recently.As selfie and autograph seekers surround him, Emmanuel Jr., or Jimuel Pacquiao, is now building his own fan base.&quot;It&#x27;s not very often though,&quot; Pacquiao said, as he signed a glove and was asked if it was his first time to do so.&quot;I&#x27;m not new to it. I&#x27;m kind of used to it. It&#x27;s not really that bad.&quot;The Pacquiao kids have made trips to Las Vegas many times throughout their dad’s career, with the boys spending the past few fights at ringside.But as a budding boxer who wants to follow in his world-champion father&#x27;s footsteps, Jimuel said he views fight-week festivities in the lead-up to his dad&#x27;s world-title clash with Keith Thurman in Las Vegas Sunday (Manila time) a bit differently.&quot;Instead of looking at it as a fan, I’m going to look at it as study time,&quot; Jimuel said. &quot;I listen to all that analysts that talk about the sport.&quot;As pundits make their predictions, Jimuel has his own bold, fight-night forecast for Pacquiao-Thurman.&quot;It’s going to be a late-round stoppage. I think my dad can get the job done.&quot; Jimuel said.<div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</div>

As pundits make their predictions, Jimuel has his own bold, fight-night forecast for Pacquiao-Thurman.

As pundits make their predictions, Jimuel has his own bold, fight-night forecast for Pacquiao-Thurman.

Budding fighter Jimuel Pacquiao looks at dad’s fight as a student, not as a fan

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Budding fighter Jimuel Pacquiao looks at dad’s fight as a student, not as a fan

Steve Angeles,

ABS-CBN News North America Bureau

Published July 20, 2019 01:04 PM PHT

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