The Boxing Tribune

Boxing's Independent Media

  • Home
  • News
  • Videos
  • Best Of
  • Staff
  • Advertise With Us
  • Write for Us

Jeff Horn Courting Jessie Vargas, Lamont Peterson After Pacquiao Fallout

September 6, 2017 by Danny Howard Leave a Comment

6
SHARES
ShareTweet

Though his biggest payday has walked away, there is no shortage of potential foils for upset-minded WBO Welterweight champion Jeff Horn. Last summer, Horn did the unthinkable and outpointed Manny Pacquiao in a grueling brawl and was all but set to face an embarrassed and shocked Pacquiao this November back in his native Australia. Pacquiao’s political duties in the Filipino senate as well as his own apprehensions about the scoring and officiating of their first fight has caused him to take a pass on the fight, opting to return next year, but Horn is nearly set to move forward.

Horn is apparently in advanced talks with former two-division champion Jessie Vargas who has been inactive since losing a competitive decision to Pacquiao last fall as well as former Junior Welterweight champion Lamont Peterson, both of whom are willing to travel to Australia for the shot. Many had thought that undisputed Junior Welterweight champion Terence Crawford would get the shot, but the likely scenario is that Crawford will take a tune-up fight at Welterweight before moving on to an eventual title shot.

All indications point to Vargas getting the fight, being that Peterson’s affiliation with Premier Boxing Champions would compromise the long-term plans for Top Rank putting a Welterweight title on Crawford, which is an easier proposition if Vargas manages to wrest the belt from Horn. Though Vargas would be an odds on favorite to defeat Horn, even with the layoff, it may not be wise to immediately crown Vargas upon the announcement of the fight.

Though he may be favored to win, Jessie Vargas does not have the tools to beat Jeff Horn.

Vargas may be able to win the fight on his boxing acumen and spee

d alone, but Vargas’ talents only made him competitive at best with a past-prime Pacquiao for up to six rounds. Horn’s physical size and aggressive pressure might be a bad fix for Vargas, who simply doesn’t have the power to keep somebody like Horn off of him unless he were to turn in the perfect fight from bell to bell. Chances are, 2017’s Cinderella Man will close out the year with wins over Pacquiao and Vargas, setting him up for a huge 2018 with marquee matches with Pacquiao and Crawford loom.

Danny Howard on EmailDanny Howard on FacebookDanny Howard on LinkedinDanny Howard on Twitter
Danny Howard
Danny Howard
Managing Editor at The Boxing Tribune
Danny Howard has been all over the place, writing for FightHype, the Yahoo Contributor Network and the Examiner. His works are also featured as part of the team at The Fight City. He also became a legend in his own mind by writing “And Stay Down! Boxing’s Worst Comebacks.” Howard can be found on Facebook and Twitter and can be reached by email at daniel.howard6@att.net

Filed Under: Featured, News1 Tagged With: boxing, Jeff Horn, Jessie Vargas, Lamont Peterson, Manny Pacquiao

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Keep Independent Boxing Media Alive

Best of The Boxing Tribune

Boxing’s Weight Game: Our Legalized Cheat, Magno’s Monday Rant

Boxing’s Weight Game: Our Legalized Cheat, Magno’s Monday Rant

Boxing’s Dirty Little Secret

Boxing’s Dirty Little Secret

In Defense of Rubio’s “Disgrace” Against Golovkin

In Defense of Rubio’s “Disgrace” Against Golovkin

The Wild, Wild World of Zeferino Jackson; Magno’s Monday Rant

The Wild, Wild World of Zeferino Jackson; Magno’s Monday Rant

Being Gale Van Hoy; Magno’s Monday Rant

Being Gale Van Hoy; Magno’s Monday Rant

More of The Boxing Tribune's Best

Follow Us

Facebooktwitteryoutube

Alexa Traffic Rank

Sportsbook odds for all Boxing matches

Search

Recent

  • Deus Ex Machina: AI Boxing Writer Offers Help to Sucky Human Boxing Writers
  • The Truth About “Boo Boo” Andrade
  • Benavidez and Andrade Talk of War, Assure Victory en Route to Canelo Fight
  • Ryan Garcia and Shakur Stevenson Go To War
  • Goodnight World: A Shakur Stevenson Bedtime Story