The spark had left the eyes of Te Maire Martin. The welcoming smile was absent. His life was derailed by a whispering campaign that won't go away.

Jeff Horn's trainer, a multi-millionaire who runs a boxing club from his mansion, has risen from obscurity to guide his star fighter to a world title shot. But he knocks, the clock is ticking – in more ways than one.

In speed, style, skill and experience, they are worlds apart. But Jeff Horn ticks some boxes of his own as he tries to dethrone the welterweight champion in Brisbane.

The pre-fight weigh-in added more hype as a little bit of Vegas comes to Brisvegas

Freddie Roach, the Hall of Fame trainer, gave a rare insight into his world during the Storm-Broncos match on Friday night. And one such story involved the day Mike Tyson took umbrage with his training techniques.

The time has finally arrived for Jeff Horn. Written off by experts and his opposition, the Brisbane teacher says he will demand respect in the ring as he squares off with Manny Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight title at Suncorp Stadium.

Why lose gracefully when you can win dirty? Jeff Fenech wants Jeff Horn to do anything required to beat Manny Pacquiao.

The American former welterweight champion says Horn must slay his nerves and be patient if he is to stun the world at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Top-flight boxing is 30 per cent show business, 30 per cent non-show business and 30 per cent sheer hard work, speed, grit and talent, a friend and sports reporter once told me.

Canberra boxer Dave Toussaint is less than 48 hours away from the biggest fight of his life.

The boxing legend was two hours late — and then spoke for 45 seconds. And it was beautiful.

Queensland authorities are becoming edgy about the interest from obsessive fans in the 11-time world champion.

Manny Pacquiao's Australian strength and conditioning coach, Justin Fortune, says his fighter could so some real damage to Horn in Sunday's bout at Suncorp Stadium.

​Manny Pacquiao's Australian conditioning coach believes Jeff Horn will be consumed by nerves the moment he walks out in front of 50,000 people at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday.

The mind games are well and truly at play as the fight between Horn and Pacquiao nears.

The trainer and key adviser of the Filipino WBO welterweight champion have dismissed Jeff Horn as an easy kill who will be spectacularly knocked out early in their title fight on Sunday.

Horn's trainer, Glenn Rushton, said post-fight testing wasn't enough in major title fights and welcomed further scrutiny in the lead-up to championship bouts.

The WBO welterweight champion has gone into fight mode ahead of his bout with Jeff Horn on Sunday, giving little away in his media workout and promising he has done more than enough work to dispose of the Australian challenger.

Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach will encourage the Filipino boxing great to hang up the gloves if he struggles against Jeff Horn in their WBO welterweight title fight, but believes his star holds all the cards.