Breakdown of potential fight between Danny Jacobs and Jermall Charlo.

The MiddleWeight Division is heating up and you could argue that this is one of, if not, the best division in all of boxing. In no order, we have GGG, Canelo, Billy Joe, Jacobs, Charlo, Derevyanchenko, Murata, and Andrae. Outside of GGG vs Canelo, another super-Middleweight fight is heating up: Danny Jacobs vs Jermall Charlo. Both are highly skilled, athletic, devastating punchers, and appear to possess a killer instinct like only the top guys have. Both have pretty solid resumes and appear to want to be the top of the division. Charlo is seen to be the favorite but after watching numerous fights from both, I do see a pretty decent disparity in skill. Jacobs is the more well-rounded fighter, uses the jab more consistently, has the better defense, hand speed, footwork, counterpunching, and movement. Charlo is the stronger fighter out of the two and seems to throw with more of a purpose(that does not mean that he hits harder than Jacobs) Charlo's chin has yet to be tested while Jacobs has been knocked out and has lost twice( one coming at the hands of GGG) But, I don't think those defeats should give Jermall the benefit of the doubt, since we have yet to see Jermall in there with a top Middleweight. We have seen Jacobs in the with the likes of Prior and GGG(who is arguably a top 10 MW of all time) And in the fight against GGG Jacobs showed us that he can make adjustment and box really well. Yes, he was knocked down but that was due to being more off-balanced than anything. He took some pretty big shots from GGG and kept coming. If anything, that proves that he has a pretty solid chin. Charlo is a hungry fighter who shows promise but I do not think that Charlo has enough experience with dealing with top Middleweights of the caliber of Jacobs. Charlo has beaten every fighter that has been put in front of him and that is what we should expect. But based off a resume, eye test, and actual skill I do not think Charlo should be the favorite against Jacobs. I just got done watching Jacobs vs Sulecki and Jacobs showed elite boxing ability, defense, ability to switch stances, solid chin, and a very consistent jab. I see Jacobs outboxing Charlo for twelve rounds. Charlo will let his hands go but Jacobs ability to counterpunch and turn defense into offense will be the difference maker. Thoughts???

Comments (15)

So the mw division was absolute sh*t not to long ago, but add Canelo and a couple unproven guys and all of the sudden it's among the best? It was either being underrated then, or overrated now.

8y ago

Sheldon312

i'd give charlo the edge in a fight against jacobs but all this he would destroy and ko jacobs like he's light work is bullsh1t. i understand charlo took care bums like heiland and centeno in spectacular fashion as he should. jacobs ain't no bum, he's a top 5 middleweight who held his own against ggg but seems to fight to the level of his opposition. this would be a helluva fight, i think we'll learn alot about charlo in this fight. another thing, im kind of surprised jacobs is at 160 still. wasn't too long ago he was talking about going up to 168 because he was having problems with the weight. :firedevil That's why I favor Jacobs

8y ago

Zodogg

Charlo has great skills i think he looks more to get u outta there now that he is champion. I think he is building up his image with KOs and bad boy persona to increase the checks

8y ago

Dana_White_Sr

8y ago

Redd_Foxx

Based on what? Jacobs was really competitive against GGG where as Jermall went to war with Trout. I'm pretty sure both GGG and Jacobs stop trout. And, Jacobs was dropped by Mora. Trout went 12 with Canelo and schooled Cotto. We can play that stupid triangle math game all day. If you can't see Charlo's skill, speed, and power, then you're just going to have to keep watching and wait until his wins explain it for you. Lemme guess, big GG fan? They seem to be the only ones who try to play this, "Charlo is unproven" game.

8y ago

Scipio2009

For some reason Charlo fans want Charlo to fight bums next in order to get the GGG shot. I mean they said that Jacobs is easy work for what he had shown last night but isn't keen on pushing the fight. Charlo gets his title, Jacobs gets his title, and then the two of them can fight. No amount of mess you can talk will change the fact that, after Golovkin fights his two years on ice junior middleweight and hopes to God that Alvarez doesn't try to stall him out until May, he's going to have to choose between three fighters who all have the style that he and his camp have basically spent his entire run on HBO avoiding. Have fun with that

8y ago

boliodogs

It's an obvious fight that should happen.GGG will likely fight Canelo in September. The winner of a Jacobs vs Jermall fight would have a good chance to land a fight with the winner of GGG vs Canelo. I think it's a close fight and they are evenly matched. They are good fast boxers and big punchers. I give Jacobs a slight edge because I think he hits a little harder and has more experience against better competition. The way Jacobs destroyed Kid Chocolate was very impressive. Jermall failed to hurt Trout and I think Jacobs would have hurt Trout.They match up very evenly in most boxing skills so I just give Jacobs a slight edge to win. Jermall attacks very hard these days so I think they would go to war and the winner would probably score a KO.

8y ago

Sheldon312

Charlo needs a reality check if he thinks he will just steamroll Jacobs. Charlo is a good fighter but he's not picking on a smaller guy. My point exactly.

8y ago

Sheldon312

I don't know why people think this is so competitive. Jermall would sleep Danny. I like Jacobs but this is a bad fight for him. Based on what? Jacobs was really competitive against GGG where as Jermall went to war with Trout. I'm pretty sure both GGG and Jacobs stop trout.

8y ago

TonyGe

Charlo needs a reality check if he thinks he will just steamroll Jacobs. Charlo is a good fighter but he's not picking on a smaller guy.

8y ago

Redd_Foxx

I don't know why people think this is so competitive. Jermall would sleep Danny. I like Jacobs but this is a bad fight for him.

8y ago

daggum

charlo would destroy him why are you even posting this. too bad jacobs only wants name fighters from now on so i guess those last 2 fights were the last of his tune ups. next is canelo ggg or saunders since those are the only name fighters in the dvisioin. i congratulate jacobs on going for the best. oh wait lets all laugh now

8y ago

genrick

You almost get the feeling that some people think only Golovkin should fight the best while everyone else takes on soft touches until it's their turn. You summed it up perfectly doe. I don't know of any fight bigger than Charlo vs Jacobs outside of a Canelo or GGG in this division.

8y ago

Mammoth

I hate to sounds like one of those guys but it depends on "what Jacobs shows up". He can fight at a really high level or look like butt.

8y ago

MasterPlan

I hate to crap on your parade but isn't Jacobs with HBO now? If so, fight's not happening. Politics aside, it would make for a good fight and I'm kind of surprised that people are not pushing for it. Charlo is free to fight on any network. Sulecki is with Haymon and just fought on HBO.

8y ago