Jacob is the gatekeeper and Golovkin is the KING

He's a little better than a gatekeeper.

 

Lol a little? He arguably beat GGG. He's clearly elite. Even if you had GGG winning it was super competitive and close. If you don't consider GGG elite than I guess I can understand you not labeling Jacob as elite.

 

He’s a fellow champion at 160
It’s ggg that has no leverage

 

I was pointing out that this is a silly thread and you've decided to try and call me on it. Good one.

 

It's called sarcasm lol

 

Do you know what a gatekeeper is?

It's basically a guy who stands around the top 15-20 of a division consistently, he'll beat anyone who isn't an elite level, champion, top contender but will lose to the best in the division.

Jacobs is a top contender/champion who is bordering on elite.

A good example of a gatekeeper is probably Chisora who has lost all his biggest fights - Vitali, Fury, Haye, Pulev, Whyte, Kabayel and even then he's capable of beating other good contenders like Takam and Helen is (robbery) or anyone who isn't at that level.

Jacobs is a good level better than that and I felt harsh labelling Derek but it's the closest example I could think of.

 

I could almost hear a whoosh noise rush out of my laptop speakers.

 

GGG would have knocked Jacob's last two opponents into oblivion instead of struggling like Jacobs and they would have been branded as bums. I myself would probably not have given him that much credit. Jacobs is a bit overrated, though I like him.

 

Jacobs is a proven top class elite.

 

Well if you move the goalposts you could say everyone other than the guy you think is p4p number is a gatekeeper at some level.

 

elite? I would not call Jacob elite. Giving an elite a tough fight does not make him elite.