Pacquiao v Horn JULY 2 , Brisbane

Rosscoe wrote: Whale, I was very close to the action! You are always going to get critics in a very closely fought encounter. Horn deservedly won the fight on points, an extremely close contest. I believe Horn won 6 rounds, Pacquiao 5 rounds with one too close to call. (Could have gone either way). The one thing I do dispute is the 117-111 points decision of the female judge "Roldan"! I, like the other two judges, thought it was a 2 point decision to Horn 115-113! Also, the American judge from Arizona gave it to Horn! Have a look at the fight again which I have seen live and replayed back twice now & make up your own mind. There will always be opinions and conjecture however the judges got it right this time imo! Very, very close but the correct decision! http://boxingvideo.org/manny-pacquiao-vs-jeff-horn-full-fight-replay/ Have a read of the round to round description:- http://www.news.com.au/sport/boxing/live-jeff-horn-vs-manny-pacquiao-at-suncorp-stadium-brisbane/news-story/8750fb3a5d07ca80a6ba2fa9e11c9557

WBO title fight still goes to Horn 7 rounds to Pacquaio's 5! That's how I saw it as well


http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-11/jeff-horns-victory-the-correct-decision-wbo-review-confirms/8696232

maccamax wrote: You wish Whale . The 22 would be inches round her ankle. But take note of a wise old man. All are beautiful with the light OUT or a burka ON

No Macca, is 22 years , I have the papers

They are worried about weather at Suncorp in December I believe. Will be like a 1pm start again and if you happen to strike a stinking hot day it wouldn't be great.

Would love to see it at Etihad Stadium with roof closed... If it goes ahead

if no suncorp, then i cant see how it stays in brissy. horn is guaranteed $2 mill (up from 500k) for the rematch (plus upside) and manny will get his lions share again. duco need a big live gate to cover costs and purses. if they did do brissy in a 15k seat stadium...the ticket prices would have to be ridiculous to cover costs. cant see that working.

again...no guarantees of what manny wants to do anyway. Horn may end up fighting in the usa against someone else.

The return may be pay TV in the USA.

   Has had enough coverage for it to be big.

Manny won't be any hero this time .     This is the third time his camp has had egg on it's face over disputed decisions.

maccamax wrote: The return may be pay TV in the USA.    Has had enough coverage for it to be big. Manny won't be any hero this time .     This is the third time his camp has had egg on it's face over disputed decisions.

maybe, but toprank have a deal with espn now...more likely horn stays on espn.

Whale wrote: Manny will knock him out then retire

You hope, hey ?

Horen should stick to clapped out over the hill opponents until he's paid off his mortgage and bought a new car.

Carioca wrote: maccamax wrote:    You would have to think there is more than meets the eye in the USA promoter to be taking Horn over there in a rush for awards tonight. They like his aggressive style ,   a long time since the Marvin Hagler / Leonard/Hearn/Duran era, entertained them. There's a great quartet that you put together Macca, and as patriotic as I am he would'nt hold a candle to that lot imo, if he does go over something sinister may be waiting, my reason being ...I have no faith in promoters and there may be a dark horse they have lined up to take this kid apart, I hope I'm wrong as can be one this one.

NO . He will draw the crowds there and get an award tonight.

He's a bit light for their ( Hagler )division but he does shape up with a similar style of aggression .    The fans love the action.
He will improve big time now he's getting experience in better class .
With his brawling style these continued head clashes are a worry.
He gets off balance often and his defence is = head low and get in close.
Usually he comes off the worst for it and has had eye cuts in his most recent 4 bouts.      ( he has won 2 for being in front on the scorecard at the time the ref deemed his eye cuts bad /stop the fight ) after round 4.

By Alexis Daisch
Boxer Jeff Horn has gone from Brisbane schoolteacher to international celebrity, enjoying his newfound fame on the red carpet of the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles today.

He and his high school sweetheart wife Jo walked the carpet at world's sporting night of nights, days after Horn beat Manny Pacquiao in the 'Battle of Brisbane' at Suncorp Stadium on July 2.

Earlier today, Horn entered a room full of boxing enthusiasts and American reporters at the InterContinental in Downtown Los Angeles.


He was smiling and looked a lot less bruised and battered than the Jeff in Brisbane who'd just taken the world title.
I'd arranged to meet him for an interview before he had to get suited up for the ESPYs.
Read more at http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/07/13/14/26/the-us-welcome-jeff-horn-wasnt-expecting.

Unlike most, he didn't bring a publicist or a minder with him – just his wife. She was up in the hotel room, still sleeping off the jet lag. We spoke for five minutes or so and it was all pretty relaxed because he didn't have any other interviews lined up.

Or so I thought.


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After turning the microphone off, I turned around and there was a queue of journalists waiting their turn. I tried to hide my surprise, but Jeff and I were on the same page.
"I wasn't expecting this!" he said.

And that was the last I spoke to him for hours - he was bombarded.
Between all the interviews, he had promoters and high rollers from the boxing world coming to shake his hand - "congratulations!", "people who don't even like boxing were talking about it!" were among the words I heard said to the humble schoolteacher.

"The one person who knew who Jeff Horn was, was me!" said Bob Arum, America's version of the big-time Aussie promoter Max Markson.

He's a boxing ringmaster who is now peddling Horn in the States, big time.

"He's very tough, he's very determined, he has a good chin.... he's only going to get better!" Arum said.

Horn wants to fight Mayweather, he tells me. Arum says that's not going to happen.
Granted, he is now a world champion. But I still didn't think he'd be a HUGE deal here. How very wrong I was.

TV ratings skyrocketed when his fight against Pacquiao aired in American homes and bars.

More than 15 million people watched.

"Mayweather is finished," he said. That's of course after he fights Irish UFC champ Conor McGregor in August.

Horn is a great bloke. He realises his success and he understands that his latest win has the potential to propel his career in a positive direction on the world stage.

But it doesn't appear to have changed him in the slightest.

The most exciting thing in his life at the moment, he says, is the baby on the way with Jo – she will give birth to their first child later in the year.

And even though he's loving the whirlwind celebrity treatment, he's a bit disappointed about the timing of his trip to LA. He missed the Origin game.

You won't take the Queenslander out of him

Carioca wrote: Good story Macca, a lot better than the stoopid lol question I asked , I seem to drift off topic at times, maybe I need one of those telegraphic lugging poles they use on trotters.

You weren't wrong about blood & off balance but it appears that is his style.
Vert aggressive , active brawler type and will always take a fair few in wearing them down.    He hadn't been more than a few rounds in most bouts so will improve now he's shown he gets the 3200m.
He is quick and I think the USA promoters see he will be a real drawcard .

young griffo is oz best ever.

Poor old Les Darcy missed a Guernsey, above. And, no, the yanks didn't kill him, but the lack of antibiotics in his era, did.

Manny Pacquio spits the dummy .      NO rematch.

   What a low life ,   If he has Political duties , he knew that 2 months ago .       Why hold Horn up from making other arrangements until his 60 day option run out ..
Horn should refuse to fight him again now .      There is easier fish in the bowl.
I hope the Qld Government haven't committed too much to book SUncorp Stadium .       Another opponent won't draw the crowd.

Carioca wrote: cabosanlucas wrote: young griffo is oz best ever. Loved Barnes Cabo,...that is when he was trying.

do you remember ray "mustard" coleman? my old man tells me one time, the cops picked him up blind as a bat the night before a title fight. legless he was. they took him home tried to help sober him up. He was a notorious drunk but a damn goid fighter apparently.

he fought the next night and went 15 rds (i'l have to find out who the opponent was)