Pacquiao-Horn on ESPN

[KnightAndDay]

Pacquiao-Horn title fight to air live on ESPN

 

[The Derski]

Pac Man KO 10 seconds in.

 

[DJ]

Al Bernstein went full OG on Stephen A Smith on his FB a little while ago. It was awesome!!!!

"I seldom criticize sportscasting colleagues. BUT I cringe when announcers who don't really follow boxing denigrate fighters for no reason. Perhaps before Stephen A. Smith said that Horn opponents Randall Bailey and Ali Funeka "give new meaning to the term no names" he might have done 5 minutes of research and realized that Bailey only 5 years ago was a world champion and as recently as 6 yrs ago.

Funeka fought twice for a world title. Are they household names to all sports or boxing fans...no. Were they aging fighters that Horn could build his name with...yes. BUT within the sport they are not no names. it is awful to read their names and a few others in a mocking tone and suggest they're some kind of bums.

These two men had excellent careers. I doubt if he would pick an aging NBA player who isn't a superstar and call him a no name even though casual NBA fans might not know who that 2nd string power forward might be. When asked "what do you have on Jeff Horn?" Smith said, "gotta admit I don't have much on this dude."

Really? How could you admit that on National TV when you are being paid to cover this "dude." Then he denigrated Horn's opponents without knowing anything about THEM.

And, again, I'm not saying Horn has faced super tough competition, but don't sit there with your co-host and laugh and mock their names, after you have admitted you didn't even do any homework on one of the fighters who is in the main event, let alone his opponents.

When I have covered other sports beyond boxing I make it my business to NOT overreach and make statements based on no knowledge.

Instead I actually prepare, so that I can stay in my lane, be factual, and do the job I'm being paid for. When I covered major league baseball or the NBA on Sportscenter when I was at ESPN I didn't offer unfounded opinions on players who I did not cover on a regular basis.

I stuck to the facts and any insights I gathered from players or others who covered the sport regularly. If Smith is going to keep doing these boxing shows, I suggest he and whoever sits and co-hosts with him do the same. Sorry for this tirade, but this is more than a little distressing to me. Boxers deserve respect and accuracy when they are reported on."

 

[DJ]

PacMan by 6th round TKO.

 

[DJ]

Chris Broussard‏Verified account @Chris_Broussard 4m4 minutes ago
Not the greatest fight but I'm excited to see boxing on free tv! Boxing could help itself if we saw more world-class fighters on free tv

 

[DJ]

Lennox Lewis‏Verified account @LennoxLewis 7m7 minutes ago
That's a LOT of people! #PacHorn

 

[DJ]

Good action early on.

 

[The Derski]

First round had more action than Mayweather-Paquiao

 

[DJ]

Good fight so far.

 

[DJ]

PacMan is gonna win this.....

 

[DJ]

Lot of missed punches by Horn....

 

[DJ]

Horn has been a game fighter and he's tough as nails but PacMan is done.....he would have finished this guy a few years ago.​

 

[DJ]

Bradley: "We're in Argentina."

 

[The Derski]

Lol at Bradley saying the fight was in Argentina.

 

[DJ]

Excellent fight.

 

[DJ]

Manny won. But, it was close and it's in AUSTRALIA. You don't want to go to the scorecards if you're away from home.

 

[The Derski]

Yes great fight.

 

[DJ]

The 9th round was the difference imo.

 

[DJ]

Took the under 9.5 rounds.....fuck. Manny better win.

 

[The Derski]

What the hell!