Is Danny Jacobs just a solid C grade fighter?

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  1. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You don’t have close fights with Canelo and GGG when you are a c level fighter. He is likely an A- to B+ range. Good enough to potentially be a belt holder but just shy of beating great fighters yet able to compete with them on the biggest stage. No shame in that and his outside of the ring Health victory makes him a courageous guy as well.
     
  2. JacK Rauber

    JacK Rauber Try not to offend, try harder not to be offended Full Member

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    Agree with you except for BJS and Andrade. I think the jury is still out on those two.
     
  3. blackbolt396

    blackbolt396 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  4. The Ogdoad

    The Ogdoad Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    It's better now than when Golovkin reigned.
     
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  5. The Ogdoad

    The Ogdoad Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Jacobs is better than Jermaine Taylor was.
     
  6. vargasfan1985

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  7. vargasfan1985

    vargasfan1985 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Not a lie. Taylor was over rated trash.
     
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  8. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This. Calling Jacobs a C fighter is harsh.
     
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  9. Angler Andrew

    Angler Andrew Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hmmm funny that eh?Jacob's is a highly ranked middleweight who's fought in the shadow of Golovkin in his prime,he's good enough to win multiple rounds off both.
    No shame losing to Canelo who seems to win those early rounds at will.By the time Jacob's started to have some success it was too late and imo he doesn't have the boxing brain that Canelo and Golovkin have.
     
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  10. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    Trash?
     
  11. BCS8

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    Maybe you need to take another look at Canelo. Top shelf defence.
     
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  12. Scissors

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    He’s A level. Problem for him is Golovkin and Canelo are A*
     
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  13. vargasfan1985

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    He wasn’t that good. Let’s be real.
     
  14. Holler

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    I count myself a Jacobs fan, but that's as much to do with his qualities as a person as his deeds in the ring. I think the B grade is probably accurate, he's an excellent fighter but probably just that level off exceptional.

    When rating him though its worth mentioning that I think there's a slip from a peak visible. Maybe its something to do with making weight as they alluded to, maybe it's just the miles on the clock and the aging process.
     
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  15. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    He was being completely outboxed by Canelo in the first 6 rounds of their clash, he was c ompletely clueless on how to deal wit all the different looks Canelo gave him as he came in.