When news broke that Manny Pacquiao’s son was about to make his professional debut, all eyes were on him. The public was fraught with questions: Is he good enough to carry his father’s legacy? Is he anywhere near the fighter Manny Pacquiao was? This weekend at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, those questions finally began to find answers as Emmanuel Pacquiao Jr. stepped into the ring for the first time.

Pacquiao Jr. faced fellow debutant, 23-year-old Brendan Lally, and once the bell rang, it became clear he was nowhere near the level of his legendary father, who amassed 73 professional fights. And become an eight-division champion. The judges scored the four-rounder 39–37 for Pacquiao Jr., while the remaining saw it 38–38, resulting in a majority draw. The performance also prom

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