Horn is the local golden boy. Not surprised here. Assuming there's no funny business I don't see how a second fight would go any different.
Horndog's back, baby! Brisbane ain't Bendigo. No more small-time, hick country towns for The Big Horn. No siree. Let's see how Michael Zerafa handles the heat up in BrisVegas. It gets hot up there. Damn hot. It's about to get really hot for Michael Zerafa. The Hornet isn't just coming in determined in this one. He's coming in angry. Angry like a, err, umm, Hornet!
Murata is probably angrier than anyone. He was looking at another easy defense to end the year, probably earning some decent cash to boot. There's no way Horn will be ready for a rematch in December. Earliest we see him is March-April of next year. Zerafa isn't losing that much here. He's being spared of a savage loss and will probably earn a decent chunk here. If he wins as expected that fight will still be on the table. If he loses? Well.... He'd have lost to Murata anyways. Knowing Australian boxing a loss would just mean that a trilogy is up next.
The Horn v Zerafa rematch is the Australian equivalent of Joshua v Ruiz 2. Horndog will take some beating up on home turf in BrisVegas.
Are you and the Prowler gonna give Horn any credit for getting straight back in the ring with someone who just ' punched the **** ' outta him? Or you gonna keep saying he's a ducker/cherry picker?
Yeah i agree ,he's going to be making better money then he did in the 1st fight and far more then what he would have made fighting Murata for the title,which wasn't even guaranteed that Zerefa was getting that fight. The way Zerefa handled Horn in that 1st fight you would think he would be licking his lips at the prospect of kicking his arse again,which would further strengthen the chance he gets more big fights with like of Murata next year.
He has no right to be angry. He signed a contract with a rematch clause. I like Zerafa but, cry me a river.
What else is he going to do? This fight will generate money locally and winning it is the only chance he can get at another chance at it. He's taking a rematch in a fight almost everyone picked him to win, and you think he deserves a pat on the back?
This is pretty much a first for me mate. With all due respect to Zerafa , I can't remember a no name fighter protesting the chance to repeat a win against a name guy? Two bites at the cherry is usually a good thing!
Are you serious? I know you don't like him and fair enough that's up to you but it's not easy stepping straight back into the ring against someone who gave you a real touch up. C'mon man, credit where credit is due.
Maybe he really just wants to get his head bashed in against Murata. He's still going to make a lot of money here with FAR less risk attached to it.