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阿鲁姆说；“我在新西兰看了霍恩的最后一场比赛，这个小伙子的技术很不错。如果这场比赛是在美国发生，我也不会看好霍恩有多少机会，帕奎奥即时会接管比赛。
但事实是，霍恩会在主场很多同胞的助威声中作战，这样我认为他会有很大的机会。我已经做这行51年了，帕奎奥虽然被看好，但在拳击比赛中任何事情都有可能发生，我见过很多大冷门。
7月2日的战斗是一个巨大的事件，布里斯班是一个巨大的体育场，这让我感觉到很激动。澳大利亚是一个体育大国，到时候在布里斯班会有超过五万人前来观看比赛，这会是一场令人难忘的赛事”。
Arum, 85, is not ruling out the possibility of an upset. He remembers how in 1978, when he promoted a big event where seven-fight pro Leon Spinks shocked Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight championship of the world.
Due to the time difference, the fight will take place in Australia on Sunday, July 2.
“I watched Horn’s last fight ringside in New Zealand and he’s a very capable young man,” Arum told The Sunday Mail from his home in Las Vegas. “If his fight with Pacquiao was in Vegas or Madison Square Garden in New York I wouldn’t give him much of a chance because I think nerves would take over against a fighter like Manny.
“But the fact Jeff is going to be fighting in front of so many of his countrymen will calm his nerves and I think he will give a great account of himself. I’ve been in this business 51 years and I have presided over some tremendous upsets. Manny is a big favourite but in boxing anything can happen and I have seen a lot of big upsets in my time.”
“The July 2 fight is a huge event. And I’m so glad that after a long time of negotiations it is coming to Brisbane and the huge stadium you have there. Fights like this are what makes the sport so exciting for me after 51 years in boxing. Australia is a great sporting country and to do an event like this for more than 50,000 people in Brisbane is really memorable.” |
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2023-10-18 10:07:01
