Glenn Rushton, the trainer for WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn (18-0-1, 12 KOs), is shaking his head at all of the predictions being voiced about his boxer's upcoming assignment.
On April 14 at New York's Madison Square Garden, Horn is scheduled to make a mandatory world title defense against Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs).
Horn captured the WBO title last July, with a twelve round unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao in a major upset at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
Horn retained his title for the first time in December, with a stoppage victory over British contender Gary Concoran.
Crawford is regarding as one the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport. Some list him as the top man of the pound-for-pound rankings.
In 2017, Crawford unified the entire junior welterweight division with a third round knockout of Julius Indongo to unite the WBO, IBF, WBA, WBC world titles.
Rushton believes American fans are under a false sense of security - similar to what happened last year when many had predicted that Pacquiao would blow Horn out.
"A lot of the Americans have the view that Crawford wins easy," Rushton said to the Sydney Morning Herald. "But it's a little bit like the Pacquiao false sense of security. They just don't know what we're going to bring to the table.
"This is going to be torrid. But it's a complex fight, a different fight to Pacquiao. Crawford is very good and very adaptable. He can switch from orthodox to southpaw, can fight the whole fight in either stance. He can go from elusive to attacking. He's incredibly skillful. In boxing, it's as big as it gets.
"But Jeff is very different. Jeff brings that level of uncertainty, a very unorthodox style that can upset the best fighters. They just go 'what the hell am I in against here?. He's relentless, he's difficult to hit. He never stops coming'."
