****Kirks Championships 2017 ****

Manny and Bob just made a BHop-Smith Jr. like mistake. I see something.... can you?

I'm switching to....

Horn KO7

 

@nellybc and the rest of you.

Here's my thoughts on Pacquiao-Horn, let's be honest, most of us have no real idea how good Horn really is. Much has been made of the KD's against Bailey and Funeka, yet most haven't actually seen them, the shot Bailey dropped him with was a clear as day rabbit punch, that landed fairly flush to the back of the head, that shot would have probably KO'd most fighters, and Horn gathered himself quickly, and fought back twice as hard. The Funeka KD was bull****, that came from a head clash. I think people are just reflexively throwing Horn under the bus due to the perceived fragility of Aussie fighters, yet IMO from what I've seen, he doesn't seem fragile at all, aside from his overall look.

He has home crowd advantage. Pac doesn't seem all that interested in this match in the build up, he's clearly not taking Horn seriously at all. He's treating him like a footnote, but since Horn is unproven, who's to say he isn't a beast, who's to say he won't be the next big thing. He has power, he's awkward as all hell, he's got fairly fast hands and reflexes, his defense is underrated, he gets hit flush infrequently, his counter punching skills are very underrated, he's actually a natural counter puncher, something people seem to be missing, and he can counter in combination, dare I say, he reminds me of a spindly Canelo Alvarez. While I know Pacquiao in all likelihood will be too much for him, who's to say Pac doesn't get old overnight and look his age against a much younger,, much fresher, taller, rangier and possible bigger puncher than he is. Pac hasn't had a KO in 9 years, and if Horn's chin is better than Algieri's then this could get interesting. Remember, Bradley hurt Pacquiao in the last fight.

Don't follow the crowd, don't have a kneejerk reaction. This has all the makings for an upset of epic proportions, and remember this is the year of the upset.