Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn Preview, Where To Watch, Betting Odds
Manny Pacquiao is set to go back to the ring for the first time since winning the WBO welterweight title from Jessie Vargas if he takes on relative unknown Australian boxer Jeff Horn. Horn has the chance to shock the world and conquer Pacquiao in front of tens of thousands of his fellow Australians.
Below is Fightful's preview of"The Battle of Brisbane" involving Manny Pacquiao and Jeff Horn for Pacquiao's WBO welterweight title.
What's at stake:
For once in such struggle preview articles, it's not just the fighters who have something at stake. ESPN, who is broadcasting this battle, is beginning to get back in the boxing game with Golden Boy Promotions holding cards on the network. For the game of boxing to keep on flourishing, ESPN has got to hope for an excellent viewership turnout. It's on primetime television on the East Coast with no significant contest threatening it.
Boxing's popularity has seen a constant increase as of late, but it can longer be powerful on the HBO/Showtime platforms. Together with PBC's success on the significant networks (Fox, CBS, NBC) being combined in the top, ESPN can function as
next television home for the game for mainstream audiences now that rumors that the community might also broadcast Vasyl Lomachenko's next fight. But this ESPN/boxing experiment will only work if Pacquiao and Horn will deliver a large enough viewership on Saturday.
As for the boxers, there is plenty at stake. For Pacquiao, his heritage is already set in stone, but with recent comments made by Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach currently has the boxing community speculating about a possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather. In order for this rematch to stand a chance of occurring, Pacquiao not just must beat Horn, but defeat him in convincing manner.
Horn has the opportunity of a life in front of him. In front of over 50,000 rabid fans sitting at the SunCorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, a record-breaking audience to get a boxing fight in Australia, Horn gets the opportunity to mad Pacquiao and win his first world title. Horn is a massive underdog heading into the battle and this really is a humongous step up in competition combating an all time great. Beating Pacquiao could possibly make him among the sport'snext superstars in 29 years old. It is essentially a no-lose situation for him, but he could acquire a lot by beating Pacquiao at Australia.
Where to see:
The fight card, that will happen at SunCorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, will soon be broadcasted on ESPN, starting at 9 p.m. ET. Here is the main televised card (ESPN, ESPN Deportes [Spanish-Language Broadcast], WatchESPN, 10 p.m. ET):
Manny Pacquiao (c) vs. Jeff Horn: WBO Welterweight World Title Bout
Jerwin Ancajas (c) vs. Teiru Kinoshita: IBF Junior Bantamweight Title Bout
Michael Conlan vs. Jarrett Owen: Featherweight Bout
Here's the televised undercard (ESPN, ESPN Deportes [Spanish-Language Broadcast], WatchESPN, 9 p.m. ET):
Shane Mosley, Jr. vs. David Toussaint: Middleweight Bout
Tale of the Tape:
Manny Pacquiao:
Record: 59--6--2 (38 KO)
Height: 5'5.5"
Reach: 67"
Notable wins: Miguel Cotto, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Juan Manuel Marquez, Erik Morales, Zab Judah
Jeff Horn:
Record: 16-0-1 (11 KO)
Height: 5??? 9???
Attain: 68"
Notable wins: Randall Bailey
Betting Odds (from Bovada):
Manny Pacquiao: -600 (preferred )
Jeff Horn: +400 (underdog)
Fightful will have live coverage of the ESPN broadcast as well as a post-fight podcast instantly following the ESPN broadcast ends with Carlos Toro and Steven Muehlhausen.
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