Australian boxer Jeff Horn has been targeted by trolls after losing his world championship title to Terence Crawford.
Horn was overwhelmed by Crawford in their WBO welterweight title fight in Las Vegas on Sunday.
The Brisbane-based fighter posted a video of his official supporters tour on Instagram, and in response was subjected to vitriol from Crawford supporters.
Australian boxer Jeff Horn has been targeted by trolls after losing his world championship title to Terence Crawford
Horn was overwhelmed by Crawford in their WBO welterweight title fight in Las Vegas on Sunday
The Brisbane-based fighter posted a video of his official supporters tour on Instagram, and in response was subjected to vitriol from Crawford supporters
‘P***y boxer, Crawford better than you b***h eat your karma,’ one person said. ‘You are nothing outside Australia you c**t. Get your cheating a** back to Australia,’ another posted
‘P***y boxer, Crawford better than you b***h eat your karma,’ one person said.
‘You are nothing outside Australia you c**t. Get your cheating a** back to Australia,’ another posted.
‘Try to win at least one round next time. What a fraud.’
Others suggested Horn’s heroic victory over Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao in 2017 was not deserved.
‘Thank God this fight wasn’t in Australia or they would’ve jacked Crawford for the win like they did to Pac.’
‘He didn’t even [win] a f**kin single round,’ another said.
‘Crawford showed that kangaroo who’s boss. He beat yo a**,’ a Crawford fan posted.
Crawford dominated Horn from the opening bell in Saturday’s clash at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, eventually forcing a ninth-round stoppage to claim the WBO welterweight championship.
Others suggested Horn’s heroic victory over Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao in 2017 was not deserved
Crawford dominated Horn from the opening bell in Saturday’s clash at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas
One fan said Horn didn’t earn the championship belt he won by defeating Pacquiao
Another boxing spectator said Horn was a ‘f**king joke’, and that the judges gifted him his last title win
Crawford now has titles in three weight divisions, having come up to the 66.68kg limit after unifying the four major light welterweight titles last year.
There was no love lost between the two fighters and their respective management ahead of the bout.
Horn’s side complained about numerous issues, like the horse hair gloves Crawford wanted to use, to the state of the Top Rank gym provided to them, and even alleging there was foul play afoot at the weigh-in.
Rushton and his trainer counterpart Brian McIntyre also traded insults for weeks before fight night but a threatened violent confrontation never eventuated.
None of it bothered Crawford.
‘I knew where their camp was coming from. They were trying to get under my skin,’ he said.
‘I’m pretty sure they didn’t believe nothing they were saying, they were just coming up with excuse after excuse.
‘What him and his coaches and my coach had going on, it had nothing to do with me, I stayed focused.’
One Instagram user told Horn he was an ’embarrassment to Australia’ and a ‘s**tty boxer’
Horn’s side complained about numerous issues, like the horse hair gloves Crawford wanted to use, to the state of the Top Rank gym provided to them (Pictured: Jeff Horn, wife Jo and daughter Isabelle)