Manny Pacquiao Returns to Jimmy Kimmel Live on March 3

Manny Pacquiao began the show by punching pumpkins, and ended it by singing Sometimes When We Touch with the band.

In between, the seven-division champion was introduced by Jimmy Kimmel as "The Pride Of The Philippines," asked if he preferred being called, "The Pac-Man," or, "The Mexicutioner," and responded, "My Dog," when the host of Jimmy Kimmel Live asked him, "Do you play Pac-Man [the video game] at all," and, "Do you know what Pac-Man is?"

Throughout Pacquiao's November 3 appearance on that late-night show, nearly every move or comment made by the 31-year-old, cross-over star was cheered or laughed at by a largely Filipino audience -- a testament to his international appeal.

Considered boxing's premiere fighter, pound-for-pound, Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 knockouts) will return to Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday, March 3 -- this to promote his first defense of the WBO welterweight (147 pounds) title he won by dethroning Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto via 12th-round knockout on November 14.

A Philippines' congressional candidate who has been named Fighter Of The Year in 2008, 2009, and, for 2010, Pacquiao will put his belt on the line against Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20 KOs) on March 13 at The Dallas Cowboys' Stadium in Arlington, Tex.

And just as he did on the eve of his bout with Cotto, Pacquiao is headed for late-night television, where the crowd chanted his first name, "Manny!" rather than his preferred nickname, "Pac-Man," throughout his time on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Source: philboxing.com