I doubt that very much the fight was too close he wasn't cruising to victory. Though I think he won because he banked enough early rounds (but I thought the same about Ward-Kovalev) a decision the other way could well of been justified IMO. It was too close a victory to be by design.
Alright yesterday I might have been a little influenced by my peers who I was watching the fight with and under the influence as well. I thought Danny put up a wide scorecard but after rewatching the fight minutes ago, I have to say it was a very close fight. I saw GGG doing the better work early, but seemed to fade in the middle and later rounds. I don't know what I can truly contribute that to, other than GGG finally being in a fight with someone who was the best he's ever fought. GGG didn't look like he knew what to do when Jacobs would do a little switch hitting. At times he looked confused, and once Jacobs got his confidence he looked to be gaining the momentum, which he did. He wasn't afraid of GGG and I think that could have played a role on GGG'S psyche going into the championship rounds. Great performance from Jacobs, but I'm not buying into the excuse that GGG is now "over the hill"... 1.) GGG 2.)GGG 3.)Jacobs 4.)GGG 5.)GGG 6.)Jacobs 7.)Jacobs 8.)Jacobs 9.)GGG 10.)Jacobs 11.)Jacobs 12.)Jacobs My final score is: 114-113 Daniel Jacobs. Now the 12 round which alot of people gave to GGG I have to disagree on. I think both fighters were title 4 tat in the first minute of the round, but then Jacobs just started out working GGG with body shots and quick combos on the inside and also finished the round strong. So that's why I gave Jacobs that round. He just looked to do the better work that round and took advantage of GGG trying to land that big shot, which he missed several times. Very good fight!
This fight was such an impressive display of will and focus from jacobs, gahdamn. A week ago I rated Jermain Taylor above him, but if this is the type of will DJ brings to his big fights, while I think Jermain is a better physical talent I think Jacobs does get to him late and stops him. Cant wait to see more of DJ I hope he can get some other big fights. Lemieux, Quillan 2, heck who wouldnt like to see him vs Canelo even lol. Obviously an immediate rematch would be nice. Give Jacobs a chance to do that 'bit more' to get the W or G the chance to seperate himself from this performance.