Manny Pacquiao may no longer be the headliner he once was during the prime of his profession, however, the 38-year-old welterweight and future Hall of Famer returns to the ring Saturday night against little-known Australian Jeff Horn.
Pacquiao (59-6-2) is doing this on Horn’s home turf in Brisbane, Australia, in Suncorp Stadium. Horn (16-0-1) has beaten a couple of impressive fighters in Randall Bailey and Ali Funeka to earn the battle from the Filipino legend.
Pacquiao was successful at his last bout against Jessie Vargas last November, which struggle demonstrated that he still has his excellent boxing skills. That will make it quite difficult for Horn to launch any type of consistent attack.
Pacquiao is a minus-550 favored, according to OddsShark, meaning that a bettor would have to gamble $550 to earn a $100 profit . Horn is a plus-420 underdog.
Pacquiao hasn’t earned a success using stoppage or a knockout since 2008, and that was clearly not true when he was in his heyday. Pacquiao has registered 38 knockouts in his career, but his supporters have not been able to see him flaunt that once-formidable power several years.
Pacquiao is currently putting his boxing skills on screen on tv. The fight is going to be held Sunday afternoon local time in southern Australia and will be broadcast on ESPN. The boxing broadcast begins at 9 p.m. ET Saturday.
Pacquiao’s best assets at this stage in his profession appear to function as overall ring generalship, defense and his speed. Horn has shown some power and aggressiveness, and that may leave him vulnerable to getting caught with several combinations if he is unable to connect with Pacquiao on a constant basis.
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