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May 29, 2018 3:51am
JEFF Horn suffered a cut in his sparring war on Tuesday in the most anxious moment of his preparation for the world title defence against Terence Crawford.
Late in the fifth round of his final savage 10-round sparring session with American Ray Robinson at Stretton on, the slugfest was halted as a small nick leaked blood beside Horn’s left eye.
But Brisbane’s world welterweight champion soldiered on, and declaring it was a mere flesh wound, said he was more than ready for anything Crawford threw at him at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sunday week.
Horn and Robinson, who beat Crawford as amateur in 2005, sparred 40 rounds over the last two weeks, 40 of the toughest rounds of Horn’s life.
They did 10 furious ones again on Tuesday with Horn also doing two against Tokyo Olympic prospect Andrew Hunt.
A shiver went through the Horn camp on Tuesday when Robinson stopped fighting in the fifth round and pointed to Horn’s cut eye.
Jeff Horn has had his final sparring session before flying to the US to take on Terence Crawford
Rushton said: ``You always worry that something is going to happen on the last day of sparring.
“Fortunately it’s not a bad cut and it will be 100 per cent right by fight time.
“I’m thrilled with Jeff’s preparation. He’s 20 per cent better than when he beat Manny Pacquiao last year. His workrate and intensity are right where I want them.
“Today was a winning spar for Jeff. He is like a soldier hitting the beach. He’s ready to fight right now and ready for anything that the opposition throws at him.’’
JEFF Horn suffered a cut in his sparring war on Tuesday in the most anxious moment of his preparation for the world title defence against Terence Crawford.
Late in the fifth round of his final savage 10-round sparring session with American Ray Robinson at Stretton on, the slugfest was halted as a small nick leaked blood beside Horn’s left eye.
But Brisbane’s world welterweight champion soldiered on, and declaring it was a mere flesh wound, said he was more than ready for anything Crawford threw at him at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sunday week.
Horn and Robinson, who beat Crawford as amateur in 2005, sparred 40 rounds over the last two weeks, 40 of the toughest rounds of Horn’s life.
They did 10 furious ones again on Tuesday with Horn also doing two against Tokyo Olympic prospect Andrew Hunt.
A shiver went through the Horn camp on Tuesday when Robinson stopped fighting in the fifth round and pointed to Horn’s cut eye.
Jeff Horn has had his final sparring session before flying to the US to take on Terence Crawford
Rushton said: ``You always worry that something is going to happen on the last day of sparring.
“Fortunately it’s not a bad cut and it will be 100 per cent right by fight time.
“I’m thrilled with Jeff’s preparation. He’s 20 per cent better than when he beat Manny Pacquiao last year. His workrate and intensity are right where I want them.
“Today was a winning spar for Jeff. He is like a soldier hitting the beach. He’s ready to fight right now and ready for anything that the opposition throws at him.’’
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