Horn on His Critics: I Can't Really Give a Sh*t - Crawford Will Fall
WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn (18-0-1, 12 KOs) is only a few days away from the biggest challenge of his career.
This coming Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Horn will defend his title against mandatory challenger Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs).
Crawford, regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport, is a huge favorite to come away with his hand raised.
Crawford, who captures world titles at lightweight and junior welterweight, will now pursue a third divisional belt at 147.
Many critics are expecting Horn to get blown in a one-sided fight - with Crawford overwhelming him.
"It’s a mix of emotions really. I kind of can’t really give a sh*t about it but in saying that, it’s good when I get recognition from them. It’s annoying when I don't and it drives me," Horn said to the Sydney Morning Herald.
"Either way, I try to look at everything as a positive. If they give me praise, I’ll say thank you. If they don’t, I’ll just train harder and use it next time."
Horn is very confident of victory.
When Horn pulled off a huge shocker in July 2017, with a twelve round unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane - there were many who questioned the validity of the win.
Horn believes a victory over Crawford will once again create a lot of "excuses" from the critics who are picking him the 2012 Australian Olympian to lose within the distance.
"I think even if I win this fight, there will be people that say I was lucky, or Crawford doesn’t go well at welterweight, or Crawford was injured. I’m sure there will be excuses," Horn said.
"It would be very satisfying that’s for sure. To beat Terence Crawford, their No.1 pound-for-pound fighter ... well, what can you say now? What are you going to come up with?"
