Comments Thread For: Jacobs Misses IBF's Second-Day Weigh-In for Golovkin Fight

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NEW YORK Size might matter after all in the Gennady Golovkin-Daniel Jacobs fight.
Jacobs skipped the IBF's second-day weigh-in Saturday morning for their middleweight title fight Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. In accordance with IBF rules, neither fighter could weigh more than 10 pounds over the 160-pound limit at its second-day weigh-in at 9 a.m. ET Friday.
Golovkin weighed 169.6 pounds on Saturday morning. By failing to appear at the IBF's second-day weigh-in, Jacobs forfeited his right to fight for Golovkin's IBF title in this HBO Pay-Per-View main event (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT; $64.95 in HD).
Their scheduled 12-round fight will proceed, though only Golovkin's WBA and WBC titles will be on the line.

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[JASON SHAW]

NO ONE CARES.... MAIDANA AND CANELO BOTH OUT WEIGHED MAYWEATHER BY NEARLY 20 POUNDS ON FIGHT NIGHT.... I DONT REMEMBER ANY OF THESE BOXING SCENE FAN BOYS EVER COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT..... SKILLS PAY THE BILLS NOT SIZE OR WEIGHT!

[Tatabanya]

Probably Jacobs wants to hit hard on GGG's head since the beginning. It remains to be seen if GGG is willing to let him do that.

[BigStomps]

Good for Jacobs! Nobody gives a **** about that POS belt anyway!

[Guest]

I don't blame him. If he wins, he's the man anyways no matter what the IBF says.

Probably figured he didn't want the extra stress of a second weigh in, just wanted to feel strong and comfortable and big in the ring.

[yammy25]

Good for Jacobs! Nobody gives a **** about that POS belt anyway!

The IBF are probably the best sanctioning body for adhering to rules and not clogging up divisions with meaningless belts.

Does the IBF have a super, silver or interim championship? No

Do they always enforce their mandatories? Yes

Do you know **** about boxing? evidently Not..

[Joe Beamish]

Dishonorable and disrespectable move.

[SplitSecond]

Hes coming in big to increase his chin and power, sacrificing a belt to win.

[vman075]

Good for Jacobs! Nobody gives a **** about that POS belt anyway!

****** post. Whether you think it's a big deal or not is up to you but no one should advocate for rule breaking. I feel the same as I did last week, I don't think it makes him a cheat like some people in here but I don't think it was very professional either and don't think he should have done it.

[Dean_Razorback]

he is doing what lemieux did vs stevens with the difference that is GGG in front of him.