HORN HOPES FOR MAYWEATHER ‘ANNILHILATION’
BRISBANE’S world welterweight champ Jeff Horn is already calling out the winner of Sunday’s Las Vegas superfight and says for the sake of boxing he hopes Floyd Mayweather flogs Conor McGregor.
“I hope Mayweather annihilates him and I think he will,’’ Horn said.
“But I like McGregor, much more than Mayweather. McGregor is hilarious and a great entertainer.
“It will be dreadful for the sport of boxing if Mayweather, one of the greatest fighters of all time, gets rolled by a guy having his first fight but I can’t see McGregor doing too well even with all the hype.’’
Horn said logically McGregor had ``absolutely no chance’’.
“But you never know, in boxing, one punch can change everything,’’ he said.
Horn said he would love to be the first man to beat Mayweather, whose boxing record should reach 50-0 this weekend.
“Their fight is going to be under boxing rules and Mayweather will probably not even get hit,’’ he said.
“If McGregor’s got any sense he’ll crash tackle Floyd at the opening bell and put a choke hold on him, get disqualified and then they’ll have a rematch and make even more money.
“But I would love a crack at Mayweather. He’s superslick, a terrific boxer and I want to beat the very best. He could challenge me for the world welterweight title. And if McGregor wanted to fight me I’d take it now. I wouldn’t be worried one bit.’’