Pacquiao binalaan sa kakaibang Jeff Horn

MANILA, Philippines – Wala pang nakakalaban si Manny Pacquiao na katulad ni Jeff Horn kaya naman pinag-iingat siya ng kampo ng Australian boxer.

Sinabi ni Glenn Rushton, trainer ni Horn, na kakaiba si Horn sa lahat ng nakalaban ni Pacquiao sa kaniyang boxing career.

“Manny has never fought anyone like Jeff,” pahayag ni Rushton sa ulat ni Grantlee Kieza ng The Courier-Mail.

“And Jeff is the kind of fighter who is difficult to prepare for because you never know what’s coming at you,” dagdag niya.

Lamang si Pacquiao sa mga boksingerong mahilig makipagsabayan sa loob ng ring, habang hirap naman siya sa malikot na kalaban.

 “He can turn southpaw like Manny, he can hit you with right hand leads and he can move and fight from angles that Manny hasn’t encountered before,” paliwanag ng trainer.

Ganito rin ang tingin ng conditioning coach ni Horn na si Dundee Kim.

“I’ve been studying Manny for 16 years and no one he has ever fought boxes like Jeff,” wika ni Kim.

Binalaan ni Kim si Pacquiao na manggagaling sa magkakaibang anggulo ang mga pakakawalang suntok ni Horn.

“Most guys Manny has fought come into the ring and they are predictable. Even Tim Bradley - who is a very good boxer—they all start with the left jab, right hand, left hook. But Jeff throws punches from everywhere. He can throw right hand leads as fast as jabs and he can turn southpaw quickly to throw opponents off their game. His pressure technique upsets his opponents’ rhythm,” patuloy ng conditioning coach.

“I think Manny will really get a shock when Jeff starts hitting him hard from angles Manny hasn’t seen before.”