This brings up an interesting question. Why do fighters go for the chin when given a free shot? Why not punch at the eyes, perhaps causing a fight ending cut? Even a slight poke in the eye can cause vision problems. Imagine a full blown punch straight to the eye ball. G would be handicapped for sure.
He won't let Jacobs hit him. But Jacobs will hit him. Jacobs is the more athletic but GGG has the better chin. I like Jacobs, he's a good fighter but outgunned in this one
If he tries to fight Jacobs as he did Lemie then he might lose. Jacobs is a very skillful boxer/fighter/puncher & a cut above Brook in class & power, maybe not speed but he is definitely one to make GGG & Able study harder for this one! Could be a close fight if Jacobs can stick & move.
Just rewatched G vs Brook... You know, Golovkin vs Canelo is going to be one hell of a fight. I think Canelo is actually ready for this.... Golovkin is one of those fighters who goes his career walking through shots, until he doesn't. He seems to be the type to think because HES not hurt, that its not going to effect him. Meaning, you can get hit with a shot, think you took it well, and all of a sudden you simply don't have your equilibrium.... YOU aren't hurt, but your brain is scrambled and you wind up on wobbly legs. Does he switch his styles according to his opponents? Yes... but falling into take one to land one mode against fighters that you 'think' cant hurt you, is a bad habit to get into.... When he fights an A level fighter his own size, you don't want to be saying things like 'if G fights like he did against Geale, brook, Rosado, ouma, and Monroe... hes going to be in trouble' At some point, that many fights with that kind of style is going to spill over when you don't want it to. We will see though. I hope I'm wrong.... I like seeing fighters fight to their best, against the best. Golovkin in seek and destroy mode is him at his most vulnerable.
Fighting like he did against Lem would be G's best choice. Stalking with power shots behind a very good jab while being aware of and gauging his distances appropriately. Jacobs doesn't have (imo obviously, we will see what reality says come fight night) the skill to stick and move against the level of stalker that Golovkin is (imo). Not saying G couldn't beat Jacobs any way he wanted to, but the Lemieux approach is probably the best one given Jacobs power, to cut down on the chance G gets nailed with a counter while marching in. That being said, its important to note, that Golovkin being able to box behind a jab and dictate distance against a fighter with short arms and home run style like Lemieux, doesn't mean he will be able to do it effectively against a larger, longer opponent with higher talent and higher skill (I don't really rate Jacobs skill however) and I could actually see Golovkin trying that strategy on a higher level fighter, getting frustrated that it doesn't work and devolving in the fight into his take one land one mode.... which could be a problem.
We will be watching Jacobs vs Pirog all over again. Jacobs is a brawler and nothing else. He is a horrible boxer and is extremely sloppy, almost Wilder like. He beat Quellin only because Quellin made a stupid choice that night to brawl instead of stay behind his jab and box Jacobs. Jacobs has no chance against any technically sound boxer, let alone one of the top MWs of all time. As soon as he feels Golovkin's ram rod jab it will be fight or flight response. If he chooses to fight he's done, if he chooses to run Golovkin will cut him off. So yeah, this will be a good win for GGG on paper only. In reality, Jacobs is a certified bum.
That's only because you think Mirko is powderfisted, you know you can take a few of those before floor him with a single blow.
Jacobs a bum? Can you whoop him? If not STFU!!! If you can, please put up some videos of some of the guys you've beaten that are ranked higher than Jacobs!!!
Rick Adleman could never dunk a basketball. Does that make him a shiddy basketball coach? Log off. Yes, relatively, Jacobs is a bum. Fighting at a local club? No, he's not. Fighting Gennady Golovkin? Certified bum.
Jacobs is a good fighter. His record is better than many former beltholder had, can't take nothing away from him. Golovkin just happens to be elite level champion who is better in every way. Still.. this is boxing, and if your opponent has power, speed and better than average fundamentals, everything is possible. It all comes to Golovkin's game plan. He has the IQ to box pretty much anyone in the sport if he desides to. He just have to forget all the entertaining **** (pleasing the fans, creating bigger following) and focus on winning, even if that meens winning on points. Jacobs has more or less the same chance to win as Stevens and Lemieux; punchers chance.
Calling Jacobs a bum is harsh. Hes a contender for sure. I wish he would have fought some better opposition before going in with GGG. The Mora fights were a WASTE. He could have easily fought Martin Murray, David Lemiuex, Curtis Stevens, Eubank Jr, Saunders, Andy Lee. Even Willie Monroe would have been a good fight for Jacobs. This for me is the issue I have with Jacobs. He's a good fighter but other than the Quillen fight he never sought challenges in the division. When time came to put up or shut up he got his 3 million while his real market value is at best half that. Who knows, should be a good fight. But theres a reason GGG is as wide as 9-1 favorite. He made good work of Jarod Fletcher and Caleb Truax but those are his best wins besides Quillen.
Brook for me actually would beat canelo he beat Hatton much worse then canelo Hatton said brook hit harder and was the better fighter who has canelo really knocked out other then glass chinned Kirkland and Khan both would get spared by brook
Honest question though man, so you, as a mere fan of the sport, typing about what other men are in their actually doing at a high level on an international level, you feel comfortable enough calling a man that went in to boxing and has risen to the top 10 of the world in his divison, a bum? I never understand the audacity of armchair fans calling pro fighters 'bums'. Most pro fighters wont even call other fighters that, regardless of their level. Why not just say hes a C class fighter... hes outmatched, ect. Why do you have to use an obviously derogatory term as bum? Even if you did want to use that term, using it on a fighter of Jacobs level (maybe C+ish? some would say that's harsh but its probably the rating Id give him) not really bum level is it (if you know boxing) Not trying to be confrontational, just genuinely curious as to why people use that term