06-25-2017, 03:15 PM
Pacquiao: I Expect Horn To Go Toe To Toe, It's Going To Be a War
Eight division champion Manny Pacquiao has arrived in Brisbane for the scheduled defense of his WBO welterweight title against 2012 Australian Olympian Jeff Horn.
The fight takes place next Saturday [Sunday in Australia] at the Suncorp Stadium. ESPN will televise in the United States.
Pacquiao arrived in a privately chartered jet with his head trainer Freddie Roach, family members and 160 supporters from the Phillipines.
There were a few bumps in the early part of his training camp, but Pacquiao insists that he is in top form.
Although Horn is a huge underdog with the oddsmakers, and most experts, Pacquiao is not underestimating the hunger of his opponent. He hopes the contest with Horn will become a very physical encounter where they trade punches in a toe to toe manner.
"Training is good, we did a lot of hard work, I am very excited for the fans to give a good show to show my best and in boxing ring," Pacquiao said. "I have watched two Jeff Horn fight videos and he's OK, I'm a boxer that never underestimates my opponents."
"Some reports coming out of the Philippines that I haven't been training hard are not true … It just happens that when some of our friends came around to our training camp, we weren't doing much and people assumed I wasn't training hard. I want to show my best in the boxing ring in Brisbane for my fans. It's going to be a war, I'm expecting him to come inside close to me fighting toe to toe and I'm ready for that."
Roach views the contest as a battle of speed and experience vs. size and power.
"He has the best work ethic in the world. He trains hard every day and we do 48 boxing rounds every day non-stop just work, work, work. We are here to win the fight, we don't take anyone lightly. "Horn is a little bigger and stronger, but Manny is faster and punches hard so its going to be a good battle," Roach said.
Eight division champion Manny Pacquiao has arrived in Brisbane for the scheduled defense of his WBO welterweight title against 2012 Australian Olympian Jeff Horn.
The fight takes place next Saturday [Sunday in Australia] at the Suncorp Stadium. ESPN will televise in the United States.
Pacquiao arrived in a privately chartered jet with his head trainer Freddie Roach, family members and 160 supporters from the Phillipines.
There were a few bumps in the early part of his training camp, but Pacquiao insists that he is in top form.
Although Horn is a huge underdog with the oddsmakers, and most experts, Pacquiao is not underestimating the hunger of his opponent. He hopes the contest with Horn will become a very physical encounter where they trade punches in a toe to toe manner.
"Training is good, we did a lot of hard work, I am very excited for the fans to give a good show to show my best and in boxing ring," Pacquiao said. "I have watched two Jeff Horn fight videos and he's OK, I'm a boxer that never underestimates my opponents."
"Some reports coming out of the Philippines that I haven't been training hard are not true … It just happens that when some of our friends came around to our training camp, we weren't doing much and people assumed I wasn't training hard. I want to show my best in the boxing ring in Brisbane for my fans. It's going to be a war, I'm expecting him to come inside close to me fighting toe to toe and I'm ready for that."
Roach views the contest as a battle of speed and experience vs. size and power.
"He has the best work ethic in the world. He trains hard every day and we do 48 boxing rounds every day non-stop just work, work, work. We are here to win the fight, we don't take anyone lightly. "Horn is a little bigger and stronger, but Manny is faster and punches hard so its going to be a good battle," Roach said.