06-01-2018, 07:03 PM
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06-03-2018, 01:12 PM
Proof Crawford will struggle with Jeff Horn’s power
As he pored over hours and hours of Terence Crawford decimating his opposition, Glenn Rushton saw something. A weakness. A chink in the undefeated armour. A shot that Rushton believes gives Jeff Horn a bigger shot than many have predicted.
The moment in question came in the ninth round of Crawford’s 2014 fight against Yuriorkis Gamboa for the WBO lightweight title.
Crawford stopped Gamboa in the very same round but before the end arrived with a flurry of punches, the American was rocked himself.
That moment has fuelled Rushton’s belief that Crawford will struggle to handle Jeff Horn’s power when they meet for the WBO welterweight world title in Las Vegas on June 10 (AEST).
Asked whether Crawford’s chin had been tested, Rushton replied: “I don’t think so. I think when he got hit by Gamboa and wobbled by a super featherweight — wait until you get hit by Jeff Horn.
“You won’t just wobble, you will fall over. I saw something in a lot of different (Crawford) fights. He is a brilliant boxer, we take nothing away from his skills.
“He is in the peak of his career, it is in his own backyard. I just want to go into the fight and say no excuses, no excuses Terence, whoever wins, wins, right, got it.
“Make sure you are clear on that. I said the same thing going into the Manny Pacquiao fight and afterwards all the excuses came out.
“All these excuses. When I stood in the ring with Manny Pacquiao after the fight I looked in the eyes of a warrior.
“A week later, I heard the rantings of a politician. All the advisers said, ‘You can’t admit you got beaten, we have to have excuses, we have to have reasons’. I just hope we don’t have the same against Terence Crawford.”
Horn will head into his second title defence as a massive underdog, the odds a reflection of the class of his opponent rather than the Australian’s fighting ability.
Crawford has won all 32 of his fights, unifying the junior welterweight division and establishing himself as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.
Horn’s record is nowhere near as lengthy but Rushton would argue that Crawford’s has been padded out with fights against outclassed opponents. Regardless, Horn has already upset one legend by taking Pacquiao’s title.
“The way I look at it is yes, he won the title as a lightweight, has unified the division as a light welterweight, but he hasn’t fought as a welterweight,” Rushton said.
“I don’t believe he has done enough yet to be a legend like Manny Pacquiao. Who Manny Pacquiao fought, beat and KO’d, I believe that he was experience-wise higher than Crawford.
“Skills and speed, Crawford is deadly fast. He has a razor-like jab and yes, he is incredibly quick. But this is going to come down to a battle of spirits. I don’t know yet if he has been in the wars enough. He hasn’t had a real war yet. He hasn’t been in a war. This time he will be and that is where I think he could be found wanting.”
While Horn will have a distinct edge in size given he is a natural welterweight, Crawford’s greatest strength will be his speed.
The 30-year-old is entering the prime of his career and will arrive at MGM Grand Casino expected to make short work of the Australian champion tomorrow week.
Horn has spent much of the lead-up sparring against lightning-quick opponents, sharpening his eyes and skills in preparation for Crawford.
He has worked out with Australian Cameron Hammond and American welterweight contender Ray Robinson, asking them to mimic what he will face in the ring next weekend.
A win will open up the lucrative American market, bringing with it the promise of bigger fights and greater riches. Horn has his work cut out but there is a pot of gold waiting at the end of the rainbow should he upset the odds and topple Crawford.
“Fast legs will beat fast hands any day,” Rushton said.
“I have put Jeff against the fastest boxers we have got in Australia and he has shown he now has the strategy to combat that speed.
“The speed has never bothered us too much. We have fought fast guys — Ali Funeka was fast and he was also tall — he had a long reach and was fast. Ahmed El Mousaoui, was incredibly fast.
“We just adjusted the gap and we sorted that out pretty quickly. So we can negate the speed. Jeff is fast too. People don’t realise how quick and deceptive he is.
“We’re not worried about the speed.”
As he pored over hours and hours of Terence Crawford decimating his opposition, Glenn Rushton saw something. A weakness. A chink in the undefeated armour. A shot that Rushton believes gives Jeff Horn a bigger shot than many have predicted.
The moment in question came in the ninth round of Crawford’s 2014 fight against Yuriorkis Gamboa for the WBO lightweight title.
Crawford stopped Gamboa in the very same round but before the end arrived with a flurry of punches, the American was rocked himself.
That moment has fuelled Rushton’s belief that Crawford will struggle to handle Jeff Horn’s power when they meet for the WBO welterweight world title in Las Vegas on June 10 (AEST).
Asked whether Crawford’s chin had been tested, Rushton replied: “I don’t think so. I think when he got hit by Gamboa and wobbled by a super featherweight — wait until you get hit by Jeff Horn.
“You won’t just wobble, you will fall over. I saw something in a lot of different (Crawford) fights. He is a brilliant boxer, we take nothing away from his skills.
“He is in the peak of his career, it is in his own backyard. I just want to go into the fight and say no excuses, no excuses Terence, whoever wins, wins, right, got it.
“Make sure you are clear on that. I said the same thing going into the Manny Pacquiao fight and afterwards all the excuses came out.
“All these excuses. When I stood in the ring with Manny Pacquiao after the fight I looked in the eyes of a warrior.
“A week later, I heard the rantings of a politician. All the advisers said, ‘You can’t admit you got beaten, we have to have excuses, we have to have reasons’. I just hope we don’t have the same against Terence Crawford.”
Horn will head into his second title defence as a massive underdog, the odds a reflection of the class of his opponent rather than the Australian’s fighting ability.
Crawford has won all 32 of his fights, unifying the junior welterweight division and establishing himself as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.
Horn’s record is nowhere near as lengthy but Rushton would argue that Crawford’s has been padded out with fights against outclassed opponents. Regardless, Horn has already upset one legend by taking Pacquiao’s title.
“The way I look at it is yes, he won the title as a lightweight, has unified the division as a light welterweight, but he hasn’t fought as a welterweight,” Rushton said.
“I don’t believe he has done enough yet to be a legend like Manny Pacquiao. Who Manny Pacquiao fought, beat and KO’d, I believe that he was experience-wise higher than Crawford.
“Skills and speed, Crawford is deadly fast. He has a razor-like jab and yes, he is incredibly quick. But this is going to come down to a battle of spirits. I don’t know yet if he has been in the wars enough. He hasn’t had a real war yet. He hasn’t been in a war. This time he will be and that is where I think he could be found wanting.”
While Horn will have a distinct edge in size given he is a natural welterweight, Crawford’s greatest strength will be his speed.
The 30-year-old is entering the prime of his career and will arrive at MGM Grand Casino expected to make short work of the Australian champion tomorrow week.
Horn has spent much of the lead-up sparring against lightning-quick opponents, sharpening his eyes and skills in preparation for Crawford.
He has worked out with Australian Cameron Hammond and American welterweight contender Ray Robinson, asking them to mimic what he will face in the ring next weekend.
A win will open up the lucrative American market, bringing with it the promise of bigger fights and greater riches. Horn has his work cut out but there is a pot of gold waiting at the end of the rainbow should he upset the odds and topple Crawford.
“Fast legs will beat fast hands any day,” Rushton said.
“I have put Jeff against the fastest boxers we have got in Australia and he has shown he now has the strategy to combat that speed.
“The speed has never bothered us too much. We have fought fast guys — Ali Funeka was fast and he was also tall — he had a long reach and was fast. Ahmed El Mousaoui, was incredibly fast.
“We just adjusted the gap and we sorted that out pretty quickly. So we can negate the speed. Jeff is fast too. People don’t realise how quick and deceptive he is.
“We’re not worried about the speed.”
06-03-2018, 06:14 PM
06-04-2018, 05:43 PM
Lost in Vegas, Australian Jeff Horn knows he's just a pawn in Top Rank's game
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/combat-sports/104448563/lost-in-vegas-jeff-horn-knows-hes-just-a-pawn-in-top-ranks-game
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/combat-sports/104448563/lost-in-vegas-jeff-horn-knows-hes-just-a-pawn-in-top-ranks-game
06-04-2018, 10:27 PM
Horn's Trainer: Won't Be Dirty Tactics From Us Against Crawford
By Keith Idec
Jeff Horn’s team has begun its public campaign for referee Robert Byrd to allow Horn to fight the way the defending champion has grown accustomed against Terence Crawford.
Horn and his handlers consider their fighter’s physical style an important component to having a shot at upsetting Crawford in their 12-round fight Saturday night for Horn’s WBO welterweight title. The Australian champion’s rough tactics were a critical factor in him scoring a controversial upset of Manny Pacquiao last summer.
Glenn Rushton, Horn’s trainer, wants to make sure his unbeaten boxer’s reputation doesn’t hinder him once Horn enters the ring for what will already be a very challenging fight against Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+). First and foremost, Rushton will try to convince Byrd that Horn doesn’t lead with his head, according to what Rushton told Horn’s hometown Brisbane Times for a story published Sunday.
“I will certainly talk to the referee beforehand,” Rushton said, “and just say, ‘By the way, Jeff doesn’t lead with his head ... he leads with his legs and the head just happens to be attached to his body, so it naturally comes with you.’ Jeff never tries to head-butt. He’s a great competitor and he always sticks to the rules of boxing, and that’s what he will be doing again on the night.”
In Horn’s fight against Pacquiao, accidental clashes of heads caused cuts around Pacquiao’s hairline in the sixth round and over Pacquiao’s left eye during the seventh round. Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs), who lost a unanimous decision (117-111, 115-113, 115-113), acknowledged afterward that the clashes of heads affected him.
Rushton insists, however, that Horn (18-0-1, 12 KOs) is in no way a dirty fighter.
“There will be no dirty tactics from us,” Rushton said. “It’ll be a hard fight, an aggressive fight. Yes, when you’re in close your heads are naturally close, but there’s no intentional fouls and there will be none committed by Jeff. I will be asking the referee, Robert Byrd, just let the fight flow, please, and let’s not have unnecessary stoppages just because they’re in close.”
By Keith Idec
Jeff Horn’s team has begun its public campaign for referee Robert Byrd to allow Horn to fight the way the defending champion has grown accustomed against Terence Crawford.
Horn and his handlers consider their fighter’s physical style an important component to having a shot at upsetting Crawford in their 12-round fight Saturday night for Horn’s WBO welterweight title. The Australian champion’s rough tactics were a critical factor in him scoring a controversial upset of Manny Pacquiao last summer.
Glenn Rushton, Horn’s trainer, wants to make sure his unbeaten boxer’s reputation doesn’t hinder him once Horn enters the ring for what will already be a very challenging fight against Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+). First and foremost, Rushton will try to convince Byrd that Horn doesn’t lead with his head, according to what Rushton told Horn’s hometown Brisbane Times for a story published Sunday.
“I will certainly talk to the referee beforehand,” Rushton said, “and just say, ‘By the way, Jeff doesn’t lead with his head ... he leads with his legs and the head just happens to be attached to his body, so it naturally comes with you.’ Jeff never tries to head-butt. He’s a great competitor and he always sticks to the rules of boxing, and that’s what he will be doing again on the night.”
In Horn’s fight against Pacquiao, accidental clashes of heads caused cuts around Pacquiao’s hairline in the sixth round and over Pacquiao’s left eye during the seventh round. Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs), who lost a unanimous decision (117-111, 115-113, 115-113), acknowledged afterward that the clashes of heads affected him.
Rushton insists, however, that Horn (18-0-1, 12 KOs) is in no way a dirty fighter.
“There will be no dirty tactics from us,” Rushton said. “It’ll be a hard fight, an aggressive fight. Yes, when you’re in close your heads are naturally close, but there’s no intentional fouls and there will be none committed by Jeff. I will be asking the referee, Robert Byrd, just let the fight flow, please, and let’s not have unnecessary stoppages just because they’re in close.”
06-06-2018, 04:17 PM
Bradley: Crawford too much for Horn
Former world champion and ESPN boxing analyst Tim Bradley discusses Saturday’s ESPN+ clash between Terence Crawford and Jeff Horn.
“I see the fight starting off kind of rough, honestly. I think Horn, being a bigger guy, likes to move in quick, likes to get inside early, likes to work the pace and dictate the pace. I think he’s going to try to close the gap on Terence really early and show him that, hey, this is a different weight class, this isn’t 140 pounds now, this is a different weight class and different type of weight. I think he’s going to try to push Terence back. Honestly, I think he is.
“I think Terence is going to struggle in the beginning only until he finds his rhythm. Once Terence finds his rhythm, meaning Horn’s rhythm, then I think things will open up and Terence can control the distance from the outside and time Horn as he comes in.
“At the end of the match, I think it’s going to be Terence Crawford with his hands raised.
“I think that Horn will put up a good fight, but I think Terence Crawford has too much precision, too much boxing IQ. He’s a great counterpuncher. He can punch in between shots. There are just so many dimensions to him as opposed to a guy like Jeff Horn.
“I believe that this fight will be a tougher fight than Manny Pacquiao because there is so much more dimensions to Terence Crawford than to Manny Pacquiao. You know what you’re going to get when you fight a guy like Manny Pacquiao. He’s coming to get you. Terence, on the other hand, is multi-dimensional. So he can make adjustments on the fly without his corner even telling him to make adjustments.
“I’ve had the opportunity to have two training camps with Terence Crawford before Terence Crawford became — before anybody knew who he was. One of the things that I took from him during that training camp was that this is a kid that flew down here by himself to my hometown, came (indiscernible) without a coach, without a trainer, getting fed a little bit of information about myself, gets in the ring, basically puts on a show. Beats me up in front of my own people — beats me up, comes back the next day.
“I come back with a plan. He comes back and completely — he comes back and he’s a completely different fighter than he was the day before. And he kept making adjustments, and he kept making adjustments on the fly.
“So this guy, Terence Crawford, is going to be tough, a tougher fight, in my opinion, than Manny Pacquiao.”
Former world champion and ESPN boxing analyst Tim Bradley discusses Saturday’s ESPN+ clash between Terence Crawford and Jeff Horn.
“I see the fight starting off kind of rough, honestly. I think Horn, being a bigger guy, likes to move in quick, likes to get inside early, likes to work the pace and dictate the pace. I think he’s going to try to close the gap on Terence really early and show him that, hey, this is a different weight class, this isn’t 140 pounds now, this is a different weight class and different type of weight. I think he’s going to try to push Terence back. Honestly, I think he is.
“I think Terence is going to struggle in the beginning only until he finds his rhythm. Once Terence finds his rhythm, meaning Horn’s rhythm, then I think things will open up and Terence can control the distance from the outside and time Horn as he comes in.
“At the end of the match, I think it’s going to be Terence Crawford with his hands raised.
“I think that Horn will put up a good fight, but I think Terence Crawford has too much precision, too much boxing IQ. He’s a great counterpuncher. He can punch in between shots. There are just so many dimensions to him as opposed to a guy like Jeff Horn.
“I believe that this fight will be a tougher fight than Manny Pacquiao because there is so much more dimensions to Terence Crawford than to Manny Pacquiao. You know what you’re going to get when you fight a guy like Manny Pacquiao. He’s coming to get you. Terence, on the other hand, is multi-dimensional. So he can make adjustments on the fly without his corner even telling him to make adjustments.
“I’ve had the opportunity to have two training camps with Terence Crawford before Terence Crawford became — before anybody knew who he was. One of the things that I took from him during that training camp was that this is a kid that flew down here by himself to my hometown, came (indiscernible) without a coach, without a trainer, getting fed a little bit of information about myself, gets in the ring, basically puts on a show. Beats me up in front of my own people — beats me up, comes back the next day.
“I come back with a plan. He comes back and completely — he comes back and he’s a completely different fighter than he was the day before. And he kept making adjustments, and he kept making adjustments on the fly.
“So this guy, Terence Crawford, is going to be tough, a tougher fight, in my opinion, than Manny Pacquiao.”
06-07-2018, 01:16 AM
This fight will be shown live on Sky Sport 3 (channel 53) from 12:30-3:30pm this Sunday 10 June. Horn is game and comes to fight but Crawford just has too much class in my opinion.
06-07-2018, 11:18 AM
Thank you, thank you, thank you
06-07-2018, 12:15 PM
Crawford: This fight is nothing about size but everything about skill
By Bill Green
In a few days Terence Crawford will challenge Jeff Horn for the WBO welterweight title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and streamed Live by ESPN+. The stage is set, the hype is growing, but several questions for both fighters need to answered inside that ring on fight night. For the champion, its an all to redundant one, did he beat a slipping past his prime champion in Manny Pacquiao, or is he simply vastly underrated?
For Crawford, he too is growing tiresome of the same repetitive questions, how will he handle a new division? Can he handle a full fledged welterweight power? Crawford himself, has chosen to ignore the majority of the critics and simply put quality work the only way he knows how…in the gym.
Horn and his team all week long have been on the defense and voiced their displeasure regarding how they have felt slighted on this promotion. In other words, they have a major chip on their shoulder and are definitely highly motivated to prove the critics wrong.
Fresh off 8-10 rounds of sparring last week, Fightnews.com® was able to sit down with the formerly undisputed 140lb champ and several key members of his team.
I have heard from others inside your camp, that this is the strongest and freshest they have seen you to date. Why do you believe they feel this way and do you feel the same?
Camp was great, but for me, I mean we always put work in, it’s what is necessary to be at this level. My team’s job is to prepare me and my job is to listen and put that work in…we both feel like that was accomplished in this camp.
This question is for Jaimie Belt, (Strength and Conditioning coach for Crawford) Can you break it down a bit more systematic as why you believe this camp was indeed special?
Belt: First of all, I agree with Bud, he works hard regardless if the opponent is Jeff Horn or Mickey Mouse, that’s just who he is and what makes him special. The motivation is always there. I can tell you this, with the reschedule of the fight, this is the longest training camp of his career. Easily 8-10 weeks. The biggest factor the world is going to see is how strong he is at this weight. Bud is no longer taxing his body to cut weight. He has easily put on 10lbs of muscle all the while by maintaining speed and athleticism. When you are constantly running and doing things to cut weight, your knees and joints suffer…we didn’t have those problems this camp.
Champ, I know this is a touchy question and also a tiresome one, but how is the hand feeling, any concern whatsoever?
NO, none at all. I said during the reschedule that I would be fine in a few weeks and I was. I listened to what the doc recommended and its a non factor. I will say this, even though, I couldn’t do certain things with the hand, I stayed in the gym.
BoMac, this one is for you. There has been a lot of trash talking, not so much with the fighters, but mostly among you and Horn’s handlers. Do you care to comment?
BoMac: Look we try to keep things civil and professional. Honestly we respect Jeff Horn and his accomplishments…hell no matter what anyone says his hand was raised against Pacquiao. But, when all that I read and hear is how you are going to do this or that against my fighter, a young man that I have been around since he was 8 years old than ummm #uck ya I’m gonna tell them how it is.
For those curious and to keep the hype train going, what do you mean how it is??
BoMac: They know what time it is and they know what’s coming. They shouldn’t have made this shit personal, they angered the beast and now they have to deal with Terence and that is all on them. I’m done talking about it too!!!
Terence recently you told me that you felt like Horn is in fact underrated and that you could see how the judges awarded him the title against Pacquiao. What things do you feel that he is simply not given credit for?
Ya, it was a close fight, like I said it could have went either way. All that talk of Manny took him lightly, that doesn’t matter, that’s not Horn’s fault he did what he was supposed to do and take advantage of the situation. He has a decent but heavy jab, he’s determined and gets you to fight his fight, in shape and he believes in his abilities.
Jaimie, you mentioned to me in our discussion, that based on everything you studied and see on video that you don’t believe that their in fact is a size difference. Can you elaborate?
Belt: Well for starters I haven’t met him in person but most sites list him at 5’9 with a 68 inch reach. Ya, he campaigns at 147 and this is our first fight. But my opinion is Terence has already faced bigger fighters that most likely rehydrated to more than what I believe Horn will on fight night too. Molina was an easy 165 and it’s not like we don’t spar against bigger fighters, hell we have to or Bud would run through sparring in a week. So I guess if you think that with Bud being 5’8 with a 70” reach is significant smaller than its whatever. I know for a fact that Horn isn’t as strong as Bud and if his team doesn’t believe than they will come fight night.
BoMac, both Red Spikes and Esau Dieguez stated that they believe the size factor is irrelevant. Red went on to tell me what he always tell me “Bill you know there is levels to this sport and Bud is going to prove that again and again” My Question to you is ‘As his manager, do you take the risk and trade with him or play it safe and not even find out if he can handle a so called full fledged welterweight?’
BoMac: Listen, last time I checked, Manny had him wobbly bad in the 9th and he hasn’t hurt anybody for years. Now, I’m not saying he don’t have a chin so don’t be going saying Bo said that. lol What I’m saying is Bud isn’t just touching people and getting on his bike, he is dropping them and punishing them, some of those guys were never the same. I personally believe he ruins guys. Look what happened to Gamboa and Indongo in their next fights. We are going to execute the game plan, bottom line Bud can do a little of everything, we have plan A, B, C and even Z ready.
Bud, how do you personally feel at this weight, I know a couple years ago you told me that you believed you will move to 147 when the time is right. Why do you believe the time is right?
I fought basically my whole life as an amateur at 132, than as pro at 135 which I was able to do but we felt was costly to my body. I unified the belts at 140 and 147 is where all the action is at. All the big fights are at 147. They say I can’t do it and they said that every step of the way and here I am.
So, I hate to ask. Is there any concern about Jeff Horn and the fact that he has campaigned as high as 151 lbs before?
No, I don’t care about all that, that stuff to me isn’t what counts. When this fight is over, hopefully you all give credit. This fight has nothing to do with size but everything to do with skills. I believe that mine are better and so does he…that’s why we are going to fight and that’s why you all should grab a ticket or catch it on ESPN+.
By Bill Green
In a few days Terence Crawford will challenge Jeff Horn for the WBO welterweight title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and streamed Live by ESPN+. The stage is set, the hype is growing, but several questions for both fighters need to answered inside that ring on fight night. For the champion, its an all to redundant one, did he beat a slipping past his prime champion in Manny Pacquiao, or is he simply vastly underrated?
For Crawford, he too is growing tiresome of the same repetitive questions, how will he handle a new division? Can he handle a full fledged welterweight power? Crawford himself, has chosen to ignore the majority of the critics and simply put quality work the only way he knows how…in the gym.
Horn and his team all week long have been on the defense and voiced their displeasure regarding how they have felt slighted on this promotion. In other words, they have a major chip on their shoulder and are definitely highly motivated to prove the critics wrong.
Fresh off 8-10 rounds of sparring last week, Fightnews.com® was able to sit down with the formerly undisputed 140lb champ and several key members of his team.
I have heard from others inside your camp, that this is the strongest and freshest they have seen you to date. Why do you believe they feel this way and do you feel the same?
Camp was great, but for me, I mean we always put work in, it’s what is necessary to be at this level. My team’s job is to prepare me and my job is to listen and put that work in…we both feel like that was accomplished in this camp.
This question is for Jaimie Belt, (Strength and Conditioning coach for Crawford) Can you break it down a bit more systematic as why you believe this camp was indeed special?
Belt: First of all, I agree with Bud, he works hard regardless if the opponent is Jeff Horn or Mickey Mouse, that’s just who he is and what makes him special. The motivation is always there. I can tell you this, with the reschedule of the fight, this is the longest training camp of his career. Easily 8-10 weeks. The biggest factor the world is going to see is how strong he is at this weight. Bud is no longer taxing his body to cut weight. He has easily put on 10lbs of muscle all the while by maintaining speed and athleticism. When you are constantly running and doing things to cut weight, your knees and joints suffer…we didn’t have those problems this camp.
Champ, I know this is a touchy question and also a tiresome one, but how is the hand feeling, any concern whatsoever?
NO, none at all. I said during the reschedule that I would be fine in a few weeks and I was. I listened to what the doc recommended and its a non factor. I will say this, even though, I couldn’t do certain things with the hand, I stayed in the gym.
BoMac, this one is for you. There has been a lot of trash talking, not so much with the fighters, but mostly among you and Horn’s handlers. Do you care to comment?
BoMac: Look we try to keep things civil and professional. Honestly we respect Jeff Horn and his accomplishments…hell no matter what anyone says his hand was raised against Pacquiao. But, when all that I read and hear is how you are going to do this or that against my fighter, a young man that I have been around since he was 8 years old than ummm #uck ya I’m gonna tell them how it is.
For those curious and to keep the hype train going, what do you mean how it is??
BoMac: They know what time it is and they know what’s coming. They shouldn’t have made this shit personal, they angered the beast and now they have to deal with Terence and that is all on them. I’m done talking about it too!!!
Terence recently you told me that you felt like Horn is in fact underrated and that you could see how the judges awarded him the title against Pacquiao. What things do you feel that he is simply not given credit for?
Ya, it was a close fight, like I said it could have went either way. All that talk of Manny took him lightly, that doesn’t matter, that’s not Horn’s fault he did what he was supposed to do and take advantage of the situation. He has a decent but heavy jab, he’s determined and gets you to fight his fight, in shape and he believes in his abilities.
Jaimie, you mentioned to me in our discussion, that based on everything you studied and see on video that you don’t believe that their in fact is a size difference. Can you elaborate?
Belt: Well for starters I haven’t met him in person but most sites list him at 5’9 with a 68 inch reach. Ya, he campaigns at 147 and this is our first fight. But my opinion is Terence has already faced bigger fighters that most likely rehydrated to more than what I believe Horn will on fight night too. Molina was an easy 165 and it’s not like we don’t spar against bigger fighters, hell we have to or Bud would run through sparring in a week. So I guess if you think that with Bud being 5’8 with a 70” reach is significant smaller than its whatever. I know for a fact that Horn isn’t as strong as Bud and if his team doesn’t believe than they will come fight night.
BoMac, both Red Spikes and Esau Dieguez stated that they believe the size factor is irrelevant. Red went on to tell me what he always tell me “Bill you know there is levels to this sport and Bud is going to prove that again and again” My Question to you is ‘As his manager, do you take the risk and trade with him or play it safe and not even find out if he can handle a so called full fledged welterweight?’
BoMac: Listen, last time I checked, Manny had him wobbly bad in the 9th and he hasn’t hurt anybody for years. Now, I’m not saying he don’t have a chin so don’t be going saying Bo said that. lol What I’m saying is Bud isn’t just touching people and getting on his bike, he is dropping them and punishing them, some of those guys were never the same. I personally believe he ruins guys. Look what happened to Gamboa and Indongo in their next fights. We are going to execute the game plan, bottom line Bud can do a little of everything, we have plan A, B, C and even Z ready.
Bud, how do you personally feel at this weight, I know a couple years ago you told me that you believed you will move to 147 when the time is right. Why do you believe the time is right?
I fought basically my whole life as an amateur at 132, than as pro at 135 which I was able to do but we felt was costly to my body. I unified the belts at 140 and 147 is where all the action is at. All the big fights are at 147. They say I can’t do it and they said that every step of the way and here I am.
So, I hate to ask. Is there any concern about Jeff Horn and the fact that he has campaigned as high as 151 lbs before?
No, I don’t care about all that, that stuff to me isn’t what counts. When this fight is over, hopefully you all give credit. This fight has nothing to do with size but everything to do with skills. I believe that mine are better and so does he…that’s why we are going to fight and that’s why you all should grab a ticket or catch it on ESPN+.