Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-13, fight not particularly exciting between Jeff Horn and Gary Corcoran: it gets two stars.The undefeated Wbo Ww champion Jeff Horn entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 17-0-1 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Terence Crawford). The only man who stopped him in a draw was Rivan Cesaire in 2013 but it was a technical draw since Cesaire suffered a cut, after one year Horn beat him via tko. In his last three fights Jeff ‘The Hornet’ has won over Rico Mueller (=Horn vs Mueller), Ali Funeka and Manny Pacquiao (=Pacquiao vs Horn).
His opponent, Gary Corcoran, has an official record of 17-1-0 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.73 in the same weight class. ‘Hellraiser’ Corcoran lost to Liam Williams last year but then he has beat James Gorman and Larry Ekundayo. Horn vs Corcoran is valid for the WBO World welterweight title (Horn’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Date: 2017-12-13
Where: Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia
Division: welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg)
Title: WBO World welterweight title
Horn’s previous fight: Manny Pacquiao vs Jeff Horn
Horn’s next fight: Jeff Horn vs Terence Crawford
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Horn vs Corcoran full fight video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXJy0ILx35k
I suppose these sort of sloppy fights are what we should come to expect from Horn. I doubt he’ll even be able to find Bud on the next one. He’s Wiley & deceptively quick. He also has a good motor… But so does TC. I expect Crawford to force horn to be the hunter w/ elusive movement ala Postol fight & just pick him apart. Horn’s skills just aren’t polished enough to contend at the top. Plus Arum wants that belt in Bud’s hands to either make a stand at 47 or take the torch from Pacquiao…or both. He’ll have the 2 recognized p4p top guys in his stable…..TR does it again!
That’s how I see Horn’s fate too. He’s exciting, all right, and reminds me of the blood and guts days of Arturo Gatti. Maybe he’ll surprise us, but I don’t think so. Bud or any of five or six other more skillful fighters in the top ten should be able to collect his belt.
The real fun will be seeing who can keep it!
So true…it’ll be a virtual round robin at 47. Horn will likely be there as well. He’s got enough to surprise & upset some folks. Look at the fight between porter & Gomez recently. That wss a scrap too….Interesting indeed.
Great slugfest