Comments Thread For: Jacobs' Manager: Proved 90% of Fans Wrong By Facing Golovkin

[vitali1999]

Only took 16 years to make

[aboutfkntime]

Jacobs' Manager: Proved 90% of Fans Wrong By Facing Golovkin.....

nah rubbish

you proved 90% of the fanboys wrong, the real fans knew

[Shadoww702]

$3 fking million lol....people wonder why it took so long.. Loeffler probably had to cash in some of his 401k to pay this donkey his guarantee.... Can this please shut the fk up the idiots who say K2 low balls people now...

No! It just cost us watching GGG beat on another Wade type BUM!!! Which is a WIN-WIN IMO... I would rather GGG fight 2 REAL fighters and blow his budget then fight 4 SHT MISMATCHES like usual.

[Boxing Logic]

Yeah they needlessly delayed the fight three months, and waited until GGG is 35 years old and slowing down.

But regardless of that, I give Jacobs credit for taking the fight. Not as much as if he took it two years ago, but he gets full credit for fighting 35 year old Golovkin, even if that's not as impressive as fighting 33 year old Golovkin.

The bigger story here is see how they were motivated to prove fans wrong? That's the whole reason fans need to pressure fighters to fight the best and not duck. Because the pressure will, rightfully, motivate any fighter that actually has some pride in their legacy.

[Shadoww702]

Only took 16 years to make

That's how long it takes for K2 to decide what is better??? 4 SHT WADE fights or 2 REALLY GOOD fights!!! You mad PRO??? You ain't gonna see GGG fight 4 times this year now??? I know your SALTY because you don't get 4 episodes of BUMFIGHTS this year from GGG.

[Eff Pandas]

Yeah big props for fighting the best guy in the division.. Oh wait that's what you're supposed to do right?

And cong**** on the moral victory Jacobs camp

**** man I wish Canelo was into moral victory's so most fans would get the fight they really wanna see.

[Eff Pandas]

Only took 16 years to make

Again thats better than using your math the 16+ years its taken to make GGG vs Canelo, the fight everyone reallllly wants to see.

[MrClutch85]

Jacobs was never scared of Golovkin he's a boxer It's his job to fight boxers don't fight for free they wanna get paid when the money is right the fight happens

[Eff Pandas]

How could Jacobs walk away from $3mill? Golovkin wants that ass!

Nobody on Jacobs' side would confirm a number. But other sources have said Jacobs was seeking a $3M guarantee 2 fight Golovkin

— Keith Idec (@Idecboxing) December 17, 2016

@fightcritic It's twice his career-high purse for fighting Quillin ($1.5M). Twice what Lemieux got, too

— Keith Idec (@Idecboxing) December 17, 2016

That's definitely lower than my expectation of what it would take for Jacobs to fight GGG. Think my number was $5M give or take a mill iirc. Looks like you don't gotta break the bank to get Haymon guys to fight good opponents despite that being the often promoted opinions of the dummies. Although even I was a dummy about this one cuz I didn't think $3M (assuming that is the correct figure) would get this fight signed.

[Eff Pandas]

Jacobs was never scared of Golovkin he's a boxer It's his job to fight boxers don't fight for free they wanna get paid when the money is right the fight happens

No doubt. Pro boxers being scared to be involved in pro boxing is one of the dumbest things casually thrown around by guys who've probably never been in more than 3 fights in their life & who clearly don't understand the level of competition, confidence & drive it takes to get to the level of the guys we talk about all the time on a forum like this.