GGG vs Jacobs March 12th HBO PPV

I think Jacobs will vacate if it goes to a purse bid, K2 are only giving Jacobs 25% then so can and will bid high. I know GGG can't afford to lose the purse bid but I don't think Haymon is willing to spend ridiculous money any more. He even let Povetkin take Wilder to Russia ...

I'm cautiously optimistic here, I think at the very last moment one side will make concessions, either GGG to 40% or Jacobs to 35%. Probably does about 200k buys if it's $59.95.

I also expect a GGG KO, I think Jacobs is quite good but doesn't have the chin.

 

I assume Loeffler's right that it's close. I'd rather we didn't have the tease of public negotiations, but that's what boxing is these days. He's putting it out there to pressure Jacobs and Haymon to close the deal. If Loeffler's confident they should concede a bit more of the purse than they'd prefer.

I agree that Jacobs has the speed and solid power to put up a good fight for a while, but not the footwork, strength, and chin to survive the Golovkin attack. GGG will put him to sleep mid rounds.

 

That's a fair point, we'll see though as the damage to GGG by vacating might well be more than fighting on Showtime and getting sued by / settling money with HBO.

Maybe you're right, although this one won't go to the scorecards I think. Both are very powerful.

 

I just hope it's not on Showtime, because we in Canada don't get the Showtime fights.

 

ppv? can this do better than 97k

 

PPV or not, this fight needs to get done. Gennady would have an A grade name on his resume.

 

This will do a little better than his last HBO ppv

Around 99K, give or take a thousand


Good fight though

 

Fantastic if true

 

Golovkin wouldnt vacate if K2 won the bid for $1.
Jacobs is trying to back out being offered 650K more than he's ever made.

 

Actually, Murray having beaten Sturm, Martinez and Abraham is an A grade name.
Lemiuex, in spite of his poor performance vs Alcine and gassing vs Rubio, tore up the division afterwards and won the IBF title. He's an A grade name.
Brook, fwiw, handily carried 170lbs into the GGG fight and gave GGG fits while having a broken orbital early on to which he could not continue in the close fight. Also......an A grade name.
Ouma was spent by the time he and GGG fought, but he was A grade, as was Rubio once upon a time.

 

Jacobs, Lemieux & Murray would be a very good resume.