Comments Thread For: Golovkin Weighs in at 159.6 pounds; Jacobs Weighs 159.8 Pounds

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NEW YORK There figures to be much more weight separating Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Jacobs when they enter the ring Saturday night than there was Friday morning.
Golovkin and Jacobs weighed in at almost exactly the same weight Friday morning inside The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Kazakhstan's Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) officially weighed 159.6 pounds for their 12-round middleweight title fight. Brooklyn's Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) weighed 159.8 pounds.
Because their weigh-in was about four hours earlier than usual, at least 38 hours will pass between the time they weigh in and the opening bell for their HBO Pay-Per-View main event. Jacobs is expected to weigh at least five or six pounds more than Golovkin once their fight starts, but Abel Sanchez, Golovkin's trainer, doesn't think the earlier weigh-in will amount to more of an advantage for Jacobs than for Golovkin.

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[Raggamuffin]

Wow, that's going to allow both to rehydrate. This is a very dangerous fight for GG and I'm glad that he's finally in a risky fight. Props to who ever wins.

[boxingitis]

Damm that early. Whats the point of weigh classes. They should have just fought without a weigh in.

[Dean_Razorback]

why so early?

[bluemax]

WOW! Such an early weigh in has to benefit Jacobs!!! Going to be an interesting fight

[Halama86]

Maybe it was his boots, but Jacobs looked significantly larger than GGG. With the early weigh-in too, they'll both be on their "A" game.

[bigdunny1]

Why the phuk was this so early? Just strange can't remember another "big fight" that had a 9am weigh in

[The Akbar One]

Damm that early. Whats the point of weigh classes. They should have just fought without a weigh in.

Anybody know who requested the early weigh in? Hopkins never needed an early weigh in. It doesn't make sense, especially when the IBF has a 10 pound rehydration limit for tomorrow morning.

[Eastcoast]

why so early?

NYSAC requested it b/c of the NCAA tournament during the day and Conlan at night. Also with the UFC, they switched the weigh-ins to the morning so fighters have more time to rehydrate and be healthy.


The IBF weigh-in morning of the fight is still in effect. Jacobs had to do a morning weigh-in the day of for his rematch with Mora and had no issues.

[Eastcoast]

Anybody know who requested the early weigh in?

The state commission did.