Pacquiao vs Horn

Often qualified as a global icon, it is only fitting that full-time Filipino senator (and part-time welterweight titleholder) Manny Pacquiao Fight will take his show on the road on Saturday against unbeaten Jeff Horn in Australia. Pacquiao Fight , 38, will Jeff Horn fight for a pay-per-view for the first time since 2005 when he defends his WBO title in his opponent's backyard, Jeff Horn, at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane (ESPN, 9 pm). The idea of ​​fighting outside the United States in search of a bigger purse is not necessarily alien to Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KOs), who traveled to Macao for wins over Brandon Rios and Chris Algieri in recent years. But Horn's choice (16-0-1, 11 KOs) as an opponent this time feels like a legitimate step in the class, especially given the 147-pound division load. Horn, 29, has never fought outside Australia or New Zealand and lacks even one signature win that could have attracted his attention in the United States. But the opportunity i...