Comments Thread For: Pacquiao-Horn Rematch Could Get Pushed Back To 2018

[JonEC]

Pacquiao vs Mikey Garcia please.

That fight would determine for sure if Pac should retire or not...

Dude...that is not even a fight. As a major (ex) Pac fan, I am 100% certain Mikey would drop him in the first 6. Manny is nowhere near the Manny of old. But his pride just won't let him accept that fact - even when Freddie basically tells him the same thing, as politely as he can.

[anonymous2.0]

Because of the lose and controversy Horn is probably Manny's best option now. Horn getting defeated takes a lot out of the rematch. If the fight is pushed back expect to see Horn take voluntary defense against a pillow puncher or someone from a lower weight division then make another fight with Manny. If Horn takes a stay busy fight, I'd guess they'd go with Vargas - just the right combination of name recognition and low chance of upsetting the cart.

[jaded]

"Manny is deciding if he wants a rematch this year or next year. If he decides to postpone it, we will make a fight for Jeff in November against a good opponent in Brisbane," explained Bob Arum to ESPN Deportes.

Translation: it will be against a bum he can easily beat.

[Pocket Dogs!]

Whatever. At least it'll just be on ESPN.

[Furn]

Pac's testing the water for a McGregor fight in November i bet.

[BoxingFan82]

Can we push it back to, say, 2048? TIA.

[angkag]

Horn vs. Ponomarev?

Ponomarev fighting Ocampo this weekend, but otherwise, yes, would keep it fully in-house for Top Rank (presumably one of Arum's goals).

Else Saucedo who could boast an unbeaten record going in (albeit no-one notable), but he's fighting too 22 Sep.

Might need to go for someone like Bradley Skeete who looks like a soft touch yet is ranked up there by the WBO at no. 3. Matthyse is no.1, but that would mean getting it on with a Golden Boy fighter, which depends on how the Arum/DLH/Schaefer love triangle is going.

[juandabomb]

horn vs crawford

[Strategic1]

Dude...that is not even a fight. As a major (ex) Pac fan, I am 100% certain Mikey would drop him in the first 6. Manny is nowhere near the Manny of old. But his pride just won't let him accept that fact - even when Freddie basically tells him the same thing, as politely as he can.

I disagree. Mikey and Pac are the same size. And no one has over dominated Pac. Especially guys his own size. ... I think it'd be competitive. But anyways, Pac doesn't need to improve anything anymore.

Just trying to say... he should take 1 BIG fight and then retire win or lose rather than waste time with the Jeff Horn's of the world.