Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum has been around the sport for over 50 years - and he's heard countless post-fight excuses in that long stretch of time. It was no surprise to Arum, when Jeff Horn and some of his handlers were unwilling to give full credit to Terence Crawford in the aftermath of their welterweight showdown.
Errol Spence Jr. wasn’t overly impressed with Terence Crawford’s win against Jeff Horn. From Spence’s perspective, Crawford merely did what he was supposed to do against a big underdog with limited boxing ability. Crawford (33-0, 24 KOs), of Omaha, Nebraska, became a world champion in a third weight class by stopping Australia’s Horn (18-1-1, 12 KOs) in the ninth round Saturday night to win the WBO welterweight title at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Glenn Rushton, the head trainer for welterweight contender Jeff Horn (18-1-1, 12 KOs) has revealed a mishap with his boxer's shoes - in the days leading up to the anticipated showdown with Terence Crawford (33-0, 24 KOs). This past Saturday night, Crawford captured the WBO welterweight title when he stopped Horn in nine rounds at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
6- avg. punches landed per round by Horn vs. Crawford (welter avg.: 17) 7- avg. punches landed per round by Crawford's previous 10 opponents 8 of 9- rounds in which Horn landed in single digits in total punches vs. Crawford
Terence Crawford: Triple Crown winner Justify wasn’t the only thoroughbred in action on Saturday. The result of Crawford’s fight against then-WBO welterweight titleholder Jeff Horn was predictable and brutal yet beautiful to watch, as Crawford coped well with Horn’s rough tactics, used his legs to stay out of Horn’s punching range and darted in-and-out to pummel the Australian whenever opportunities presented themselves.
LAS VEGAS – Based on what Glenn Rushton witnessed from his ringside seat Saturday night, he can’t envision Errol Spence Jr. beating Terence Crawford. The highly skilled, intelligent Crawford battered the former champion Rushton trains, Jeff Horn, until referee Robert Byrd understandably stopped their fight at 2:33 of the ninth round.
In a sport where love for the underdog is never in short supply, boxing delivered wins from the favorites on Saturday night. But boxing delivered and that’s what counted. It delivered in different ways. Terence Crawford added a belt in his third weight class (welterweight) in a fight largely seen as a foregone conclusion at its announcement. Crawford is one of the best fighters in the world. Jeff Horn isn’t. For Crawford to impress, it wasn’t enough to win. Style points mattered.
Terence Crawford (33-0, 24 KOs) admits he was even hungrier to win after hearing Jeff Horn's camp come up with "excuse after excuse" in the lead-up to their world title fight. Crawford completely dominated Horn from the opening bell in Saturday's clash at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, eventually forcing a ninth-round stoppage to claim the WBO welterweight champion.
There was no tiger in his bathroom but a bruised and battered Jeff Horn woke up with one hell of a hangover in Las Vegas. The former schoolteacher had been living a fairytale for the last 12 months but was jolted back to reality in ruthless fashion by Terence Crawford, who ripped the WBO welterweight championship from his grasp with a dominant display at the MGM Grand.
LAS VEGAS – Terence Crawford completely controlled his fight against Jeff Horn, won each of the eight concluded rounds on all three judges’ scorecards and stopped the gutsy Australian in the ninth round. Nothing about their one-sided welterweight title fight suggests the need for a rematch. Horn and his handlers disagree, and want a second shot at Crawford.