Really bad night for Golovkin. And huge Props to Jacobs.

Maybe Im going overboard with this assessment, but... this, to me, was one of the worst outcomes G could have had while also still winning the fight. And its not because it was a close fight. (I personally dont have it a robbery but I will score it rbr and see what I get)

But.... what was that?

Before the usual suspects come in with their 'I always knew G was at this level' crap, you dont get it. Im not talking about the level. Golovkin has shown his limitations for quite some time now.... props to Jacobs for being the fighter to show them. But really, tonight was so much worse for Golovkin than just revealing his level. This was about his mentality.

It was the 8th, 9th, 10th rounds of a fight that was on the line. His titles on the line. And hes cruising around the ring like this is a sparring match. Absolutely no sense of urgency for a fight that close.... it honestly looked like he was a sparring partner brought in to spar the fighter getting ready for a fight so he knows not to go too hard on him.

So what happened? This wasnt a case of Golovkin trying to do something and being beaten back and nullified. This was a case of him almost never leaving first gear. So again, what happened?

- Either Golovkin was completely intimidated by Jacobs power and it made him overly cautious.
- Jacobs size and dimensions threw G off a bit.
- Jacobs hurt Golovkin on the low and it made him cautious
- Hes having trouble pulling the trigger
- Hes (I say this term very loosely, I understand all world class fighters are mentally strong. But I mean this relative to the level hes fighting at) somewhat mentally weak and has a bully mentality. Meaning when there was someone in front of him that he didnt completely 100% outmatch he doesnt dig deep to start cultivating work and is willing to coast.


And then to top it all off, he says he didnt want to destroy Jacobs because Jacobs is his favorite fighter? Are you kidding me? I know fighters get way too much crap and get dissected too much for what they say right after a fight while being spotlighted on national television, let alone G who isnt great at english, but... give me a break. Didnt destroy him because Jacobs is his favorite fighter and he needed a decision.


Anyways, tonight wasnt about levels.... tonight was either about Golovkin mentality, or G's declining ability to pull the trigger... because those are the only two excuses for putting in a performance like that, imo.

 

Huge respect to Jacobs who came in absolutely laser focused and ready to go out on his shield to win. You could just see the focus in his eyes. I think he deserves a rematch, or at least, I think the boxing world would like one. And I look forward to seeing one and I think a rematch would say a lot.

Jacobs had a really nice jab tonight, and nice defense. And he took some big punches well. Not sure if switching to southpaw should happen in a rematch but maybe that helped keep G off balance and from getting locked on a target.

Anyways, was happy for Jacobs tonight. Look forward to his next fights. His ability to make 160 is worrying though. As, like Golovkin, Im not sure how succesful this current crop of middleweights would fare at 168, even against this unheralded era.

 

No crying here you complete mong Im more happy for Jacobs than anything. This is about assessing what happened.

But please, go make another thread on the few major fights a year you call correct and think you know boxing

 

Golovkin barely nicked it (and thats debatable) against an 8-1 underdog and was cruising around the ring while the fight was on the line. Tonight could have just as easily been a loss. If team G, and serious fight bettors, arent trying to analyse why this fight played out like this its their mistake.

 

No. His level has been apparent for awhile, if it took someone this long to see his level I dont know what to say, and if you dont see he never left first gear, then you dont know what you were watching. This fight wasnt about his ability or lackthereof, it was about his mind. He had the physical tools to dominate this fight and he didnt capitalize. He came out the round after Jacobs was hurt in one and wobbled in the other, the next rounds he comes out looking to cruise instead of continuing to up his gears. Now that could be because Jacobs hurt him on the low, and if he did good on him. Or, Golovkin is more gunshy than people think when in with an opponent that can bang.