Jeff Horn produced one of the biggest upsets in Australian boxing history with a unanimous points victory over Manny Pacquiao to claim the WBO welterweight world title in Brisbane
Originally posted by The Guardian
After a relatively subdued build-up, both sides dispensed with the niceties in the hours before the fight as bickering broke out over what hand wraps were permitted. Roach objected to Horn’s use of brown wrapping tape and reportedly told Main Event presenter Ben Damon that he’d “never met such ****ing disrespectful people in boxing. Manny knows about it and they’re gonna pay.”
Horn’s trainer Glenn Rushton suggested Roach looked “rattled” but agreed to use white tape to ensure there were no further problems.
Conspiracy theory: did Jeff "The Hornet" Horn and Glenn Rushton use mind games with "racist" tape to throw Manny off his game? Hmm...
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