Manny Pacquiao might no more function as 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 performing this on Horn’s home turf in Brisbane, Australia, in Suncorp Stadium. Horn (16-0-1) has beaten a couple impressive fighters in Randall Bailey and Ali Funeka to make the battle against the Filipino legend.
Pacquiao was successful at his last bout against Jessie Vargas past November, and that fight demonstrated that he has his outstanding boxing skills. That will make it quite difficult for Horn to launch any type of constant attack.
Pacquiao is a favored, based on OddsShark, meaning a bettor would have to gamble $550 to make a profit as a result of a Pacquiao victory. Horn is a underdog.
Pacquiao has not earned a victory using a knockout or stoppage since 2008, and that was clearly not the case when he was in his heyday. Pacquiao has registered 38 knockouts in his career, but his supporters haven’t been able to see him show off that once-formidable power a few years.
Pacquiao is currently putting his boxing skills on screen on tv. The fight is going to be held Sunday afternoon time in southern Australia and will be broadcast on ESPN. The boxing broadcast begins at 9 p.m. ET Saturday.
Pacquiao assets in this point in his career appear to function as total ring generalship, defense and his speed. Horn has shown some power and aggressiveness, which may leave him vulnerable to getting caught with different combinations if he is not able to connect with Pacquiao on a consistent basis.
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