Horn got his head boxed off

Man this is a tough day for Australia.

Once again our boxers fall short of winning a big fight in America.

I thought I saw something in Horn that I just guess wasn't there.

FU*K man. FU*K.

Alright guys, let me have it..
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I'm almost confused by Horns fighting style now. The thing I noticed most was that when he rushes in, his not timing the distance well at all. He throws half a punch and then falls into a clinch. I'm sitting there watching thinking, what is the point of rushing in head first to just miss a punch and go into the clinch.

I said previously that Bud is going to be in a position that Broner was where his coach was only able to take him so far and would be exposed in an elite fight, and will have to look for a new training to change things up. But it's the complete other way round. Rushton is being shown to not be the boxing trainer he is meant to be. Rushton has been a great father figure, life coach, and motivator for Horn. But Horn will never be a legitimate consistent world champion under Rushton. Their game plan and fighting style did not make any sense at all. I know everyone knew Horn fought like this and said it was garbage, but I thought he was going to evolve. He fought the way he needed to against pacquiao to win that particular fight, obviously they thought the exact same thing would work. I expected Horn to at least be able to find his range.

And it's obvious his determination can only take him so far. He does have limited skill, and absolutely does not have the punching power he needs to do well in this division. I see all those things clearly now. This fight took me out of the bubble, I think all us Australians were in. We just wanted one damn time to win a big fight in America on the world stage.

I will always respect Horn for working as hard as he did to even get here, I know Teddy Atlas is smiling somewhere but fu*k him. Horn is our people's champion.