Gennady Golovkin vs. Carl Froch @ 168.

I had Golovkin by the knockdown point, and a decent share of media had Jacobs winning. I think we're splitting a very fine hair with this comparison.



Dirrell almost doesn't count. Not just to this discussion, but any discussion. The guy just wasn't at the races in the key portion of his career. To arguably 'outbox' Froch, he had to produce one of the most embarrassingly, unprofessionally negative performances ever seen in a championship fight, and followed that by cynically electing to simulate catastrophic injury rather than try to complete a wide points win over Arthur Abraham (just because Arthur was coming on a bit) and blatantly ducking Andre Ward. Then he spent the rest of his prime years on C class opposition before getting worked over a couple times. The fighter, his 'style' and his career are pretty much nonfactors.

 

Whoever had Jacobs winning is completely biased. You can't find 8 rounds to give him to win, 6 rounds is generous and he still would have lost given the KD.

Yes Dirrell's style of fighting was disgraceful. Jacobs isn't that bad, he actually stands in the pocket and throws punches with KO intentions. That isn't Dirrell clearly. I'm just saying they have similar dimensions / athleticism and Jacobs was on his bike for large periods on the GGG fight.

 

He only needs seven rounds to win, Golovkin only scored the one knockdown.

• CBS 114-114
• Telegraph 114-114
• Yahoo 114-113 Jacobs
• Box Nation 114-113 Jacobs
• USA Today 115-113 Jacobs
• Sporting News 115-112 Jacobs
• MMA Mania 115-112 Jacobs
• 15Rounds.com 115-112 Jacobs

CBS and Telegraph must've scored 6-5-1 for Jacobs in rounds. Yahoo and BoxNation had it 7-5. USA Today with a 7-4-1. We'll ignore the 8-4's.

I recall Showtime's press row sample for Froch-Dirrell having two scorecards for Froch (one British, one American) and one even (British). Fat Dan had Froch winning as well.

 

Close fight. Would have liked to see it.

 

Would've loved to of sin this fight, froch was quality, but GGG wins this fight for me

 

it would be one of frochs toughest battles. but beating hardhitters is a froch speciality down to his elite chin.