Tweet
It was impossible for Daniel Jacobs to not be cast in the roll of good guy. Less than a year after suffering the lone loss of his career to date, the Brooklyn-bred boxer was forced to contend with an obstacle far more dangerous than any opponent he could ever face in the ring as he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, given a 60% chance of beating the odds.
Not only did Jacobs conquer cancer, but also proved everyone wrong by triumphantly resuming his career. Five of his six comeback fights have taken place in New York since his ring return in Dec. ’12. Chief among them was his last fight, a 5th round knockout of Jarrod Fletcher to claim a secondary version of a middleweight title. [Click Here To Read More]
Not only did Jacobs conquer cancer, but also proved everyone wrong by triumphantly resuming his career. Five of his six comeback fights have taken place in New York since his ring return in Dec. ’12. Chief among them was his last fight, a 5th round knockout of Jarrod Fletcher to claim a secondary version of a middleweight title. [Click Here To Read More]