01-22-2017, 12:05 PM
01-24-2017, 02:02 PM
Funeka Warns Pacquiao To Take Horn Serious or Suffer Shock Loss
By Mesuli Zifo
SOUTH African veteran boxer Ali Funeka has cautioned Filipino great Manny Pacquiao against underestimating Jeff Horn if they wound up facing each other on April 23 as planned.
No venue has been officially decided for the fight as yet but all indications point it as a go for Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland in Australia with Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight title at stake.
Horn scored a six rounds stoppage victory over Funeka in what has now turned out to be an eliminator for Pacquaio sweepstakes.
The fight was held in New Zealand as a co-feature to the WBO heavyweight championship between Kiwi Joseph Parker and Andy Ruiz with the former escaping with a unanimous decision to become the new champion.
Going to the fight, the 38-year- Funeka, who is the same age as the Filipino, was not only confident of a win but had vowed to score a stoppage.
But during the fight he was the one seeing the stars after being dropped in the fifth round before the slaughter was halted in the sixth.
Reacting to the fight, Funeka said Horn had the worst unconventional boxing style he had ever seen.
“I had watched his video footage and I was confident that he would not be a problem,” Funeka said. “But wait until you get into the ring with him and you will be surprised how awkward he is. He budged in with his head and rammed me with it on my left eye. After that I was dizzy for the entire fight.”
Funeka also commended Horn’s power admitting that the Aussie has a good punch.
“He complements his unconventional style with power as he tends to swivel all his body when throwing a right hand to generate all the power to it.”
While Horn will likely enter the Pacquiao fight as an underdog, Funeka is not ruling out an upset especially if the Filipino Senator is taking Horn lightly.
“Pacquiao should leave nothing to chance when preparing for Horn otherwise he will get the shock of his life like I did. That guy is not pretty to watch but he does what he does successfully and he will surprise a lot of boxers with that style. I know some people are dismissing him because he does not follow the boxing script when fighting but I am telling you he may upset Pacquiao especially as the Filipino is not the same dynamo he used to be.”
Funeka adds that Horn who at 28 years old is Pacquiao’s junior by 10 years will have youth on his side to execute his game plan while the Filipino will rely on video footage which may mislead him as it did to him.
By Mesuli Zifo
SOUTH African veteran boxer Ali Funeka has cautioned Filipino great Manny Pacquiao against underestimating Jeff Horn if they wound up facing each other on April 23 as planned.
No venue has been officially decided for the fight as yet but all indications point it as a go for Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland in Australia with Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight title at stake.
Horn scored a six rounds stoppage victory over Funeka in what has now turned out to be an eliminator for Pacquaio sweepstakes.
The fight was held in New Zealand as a co-feature to the WBO heavyweight championship between Kiwi Joseph Parker and Andy Ruiz with the former escaping with a unanimous decision to become the new champion.
Going to the fight, the 38-year- Funeka, who is the same age as the Filipino, was not only confident of a win but had vowed to score a stoppage.
But during the fight he was the one seeing the stars after being dropped in the fifth round before the slaughter was halted in the sixth.
Reacting to the fight, Funeka said Horn had the worst unconventional boxing style he had ever seen.
“I had watched his video footage and I was confident that he would not be a problem,” Funeka said. “But wait until you get into the ring with him and you will be surprised how awkward he is. He budged in with his head and rammed me with it on my left eye. After that I was dizzy for the entire fight.”
Funeka also commended Horn’s power admitting that the Aussie has a good punch.
“He complements his unconventional style with power as he tends to swivel all his body when throwing a right hand to generate all the power to it.”
While Horn will likely enter the Pacquiao fight as an underdog, Funeka is not ruling out an upset especially if the Filipino Senator is taking Horn lightly.
“Pacquiao should leave nothing to chance when preparing for Horn otherwise he will get the shock of his life like I did. That guy is not pretty to watch but he does what he does successfully and he will surprise a lot of boxers with that style. I know some people are dismissing him because he does not follow the boxing script when fighting but I am telling you he may upset Pacquiao especially as the Filipino is not the same dynamo he used to be.”
Funeka adds that Horn who at 28 years old is Pacquiao’s junior by 10 years will have youth on his side to execute his game plan while the Filipino will rely on video footage which may mislead him as it did to him.
01-29-2017, 04:04 PM
BOXING NEWS
Deal struck for Pacquiao-Horn in Australia, waiting for Pacman’s signature
By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
Looks like boxing legend Manny Pacquiao will defend the WBO welterweight title against WBO#2 Jeff Horn at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Queensland on April 23 (April 22 in the USA) now that a multi-million dollar deal has been done with the State Government and only Pacman’s signature is needed for the fight to happen. Queensland State Tourism and Major Events Minister, Kate Jones told Grantlee Kieza of the Courier Mail she was confident the bout would bring in millions of dollars to the state economy and thousands of interstate and international visitors to Queensland.
“I’m hopeful that all three partners will now step into the ring to deliver this fight,” Ms. Jones said.
Horn’s co-promoter Dean Lonergan from Duco Events stated, “Jeff is a Brisbane boy and having the fight on the world stage in the Suncorp shine State would be a dream come true for him. We have an agreement with Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum and Pacquiao is right across that. We just need to make sure that we have the money in place to be able to meet the financial demands of what is required.”
Lonergan is confident the bout will draw 50,000 people for what he says is a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see one of the greatest boxers of all time.”
Horn said fighting Pacquiao at Suncorp Stadium would be “more than a dream come true…It’s bigger than anything I could have dreamed about when I took up boxing. The support of the crowd in Brisbane might just be the difference between winning and losing for me.”
Deal struck for Pacquiao-Horn in Australia, waiting for Pacman’s signature
By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
Looks like boxing legend Manny Pacquiao will defend the WBO welterweight title against WBO#2 Jeff Horn at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Queensland on April 23 (April 22 in the USA) now that a multi-million dollar deal has been done with the State Government and only Pacman’s signature is needed for the fight to happen. Queensland State Tourism and Major Events Minister, Kate Jones told Grantlee Kieza of the Courier Mail she was confident the bout would bring in millions of dollars to the state economy and thousands of interstate and international visitors to Queensland.
“I’m hopeful that all three partners will now step into the ring to deliver this fight,” Ms. Jones said.
Horn’s co-promoter Dean Lonergan from Duco Events stated, “Jeff is a Brisbane boy and having the fight on the world stage in the Suncorp shine State would be a dream come true for him. We have an agreement with Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum and Pacquiao is right across that. We just need to make sure that we have the money in place to be able to meet the financial demands of what is required.”
Lonergan is confident the bout will draw 50,000 people for what he says is a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see one of the greatest boxers of all time.”
Horn said fighting Pacquiao at Suncorp Stadium would be “more than a dream come true…It’s bigger than anything I could have dreamed about when I took up boxing. The support of the crowd in Brisbane might just be the difference between winning and losing for me.”
01-29-2017, 04:22 PM
Pacquiao KO2
8 months ago he was schooling tim bradley and flooring him twice
Jeff Horn is gonna get mashed
8 months ago he was schooling tim bradley and flooring him twice
Jeff Horn is gonna get mashed
01-29-2017, 05:03 PM
Agree, never thought much of Horn
01-29-2017, 05:44 PM
The way you boyz talk, Horn should never even show up. I'm not crazy about Horn, but he's a battler. If Pacman is Pacman, yes, he'll be way too fast and counter Horn, stopping him. But at 38, how much does Pac have left?
01-29-2017, 05:57 PM
(01-29-2017, 05:44 PM)diehard Wrote: [ -> ]The way you boyz talk, Horn should never even show up. I'm not crazy about Horn, but he's a battler. If Pacman is Pacman, yes, he'll be way too fast and counter Horn, stopping him. But at 38, how much does Pac have left?
Well he should show up it's going to be a huge payday
Pacquiao looked excellent against bradley and that was only 8 months ago as i say
If pac had been out of the ring for 18 months plus and looked poor in his last fight i'd give horn a chance but he's not going to go from very good to shot in 8 months
01-29-2017, 07:46 PM
Didn't realise it was only 8 months ago. Yeah, he did look good against Bradley. Horn better end up trading with him early, and hope his chin holds up.
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