Filipino boxing champ
Manny Pacquiao proved himself quite the comedic draw during his first appearance on the popular American talk show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
Answering every question—even the more frivolous ones—that the show’s host threw at him, Pacquiao elicited laughter and much applause from the studio crowd.
Asked if he knows or if he has ever played “Pacman,” the computer game, Pacquiao candidly admitted that he isn’t familiar with the game but that he plays with his dog named “Pacman.”
Pacquiao went on to discuss his movie, “Wapakman,” describing the character as a powerful hero who can do “everything.”
“Can he get invisible?” asked Kimmel.
“No,” Pacquiao quipped before adding “[But] It makes like a Superman, Spiderman, you know.”
Confirming reports that he is recording an album for international release, Pacquiao said it will not be his first foray into singing and that he enjoys the whole process of recording as much as he enjoys boxing.
As for his reported entourage of “more than thirty” people, Pacquiao said that each of his people has an “assignment.”
“There's a guy who cook [for] me, wash my clothes, clean my room,” he explained.
Asked why he named one of his kids, “Queen Elizabeth,” the Pacman simply said he liked the name.
“You know, it's kind of, I like to watch the movies you know,” said he.
This prompted Kimmel to ask if he actually meant to name his kid after “Queen Latifah,” a rap artist turned actor.
Looking very much confused, seemingly not knowing who Kimmel was talking about, Pacquiao simply laughed.
After the Q & A portion, Pacquiao demonstrated part of his training regimen [having his stomach and arms hit with a thick stick as “mind conditioning”] in preparation for his upcoming fight with Puerto Rican champ, Miguel Cotto; playfully punched through some pumpkins [the episode was aired after Halloween] and sang with the studio band with much gusto [Dan Hill’s 1977 hit ballad, “Sometimes When We touch”].
The episode, which was posted on YouTube drew mixed reactions from netizens.
Though there are many who expressed admiration for Pacquiao, describing him [as per the TV show appearance] somebody “funny,” “very likeable,” and “very talented,” there are those who deemed him a “sell-out” and that he should just “stick to boxing” and avoid being “exploited and used” for more money.
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source: mb.com.ph
