Comments Thread For: Jacobs: Golovkin's Power Isn't What It Was Made Out to Be

[hugh grant]

The same people who are now saying Golovkin got a gift decision, one way or another ALL OF US expected some sort of cry baby bullshh regardless of what the outcome was. Jacobs didn't get put to sleep and that alone means he won to some.

Jacobs lasting 12 rounds is a vi ctory. Jacobs can hold his head high and say he did betterbthan everyone did.

[turnedup]

Jacobs lasting 12 rounds is a vi ctory. Jacobs can hold his head high and say he did betterbthan everyone did.

Agreed but try explaining that to the usual suspects around here. I've seen people trying to argue that Jacobs won 8 to 9 rounds which is as outlandish as I have ever seen on here...hell even the Pacquaio/Floyd era of hate around here didn't see that level of insane posting

[DeLorean]

Canelo will b right thr hit BC of his slow feet...Ggg will b bigger fighter and control Canelo with his jab...easy work. That's why u hear excuses like " I am not a MW...I need to build my body up to 160 b4 I fight GGG " classic now that he is fighting JC at 164

none of that matters. Son of Judges Golovkin has a $15 million offer on the table. what's the holdup?

GGG is way too slow for cinnamon. a little upper body movement nullified his attack. Cinnamon is very slick in the pocket and puts combos together like no other.

it's gonna be brutal beating.

[bojangles1987]

I'm really impressed with Jacobs's durability. The KD didn't seem to hurt him, and there was only one other moment where it looked like the power hurt him.

[robbyheartbaby]

Man Jacobs needs to give himself more credit, he talks like he was expecting to get sparked. He is a damn good fighter with solid footwork and speed, it was just a little bit of inactivity in the early rounds and taking too many jabs that cost him the fight. Without the knockdown it would have been 114-114, 115-113 115-113, which is damn close!

[TheLennox]

I remember when Cotto was the lineal middleweight champion that the media outright disrespected his achievement in articles by consistently adding "although many regard GGG as the BEST middleweight in the world" every time they mentioned his status.

What now?

GGG just had his first fight on that higher level, and his "status" as the best has already been proven not to be a certainty. It was utterly disrespectful to have done that to Cotto without true proof of superiority.

People, including the media, kept talking about judging GGG based off the eye-test; that was hype. I have eyes of my own, and I said it from the first time I saw GGG that, while having great punching technique, he wasn't the monster people were making him out to be. In all honesty, I don't believe for a second his legacy will even come close to matching Cotto's, which just shows how fickle fans are in having disrespected a true boxing legend.

These hype trains should stop; fighters need to prove who they truly are in the ring before people place them above others. It doesn't work that way.

Anyone can look great fighting against low-level opposition; even here in PR, look at Felix Verdejo. Everyone thought he'd be the next great champ based off his domination of low-level opponents, but once the competition edged ever so slightly upwards, he's been one punch away from defeat since.

I suspect the same will happen to GGG now. He's not chinny, of course, but if they continue matching him up with good opposition, his vulnerabilities will be exposed.

[!! Shawn]

none of that matters. Son of Judges Golovkin has a $15 million offer on the table. what's the holdup?

GGG is way too slow for cinnamon. a little upper body movement nullified his attack. Cinnamon is very slick in the pocket and puts combos together like no other.

it's gonna be brutal beating.

Jacobs was hurt several times, but he does have a damn good pokerface.

His legs went stiff quite a few times, but GGG didn't press the issue.

[vaynardevil]

his power ain't mythical but hard enough to make jacobs running around, didn't even trying to finish golovkin even once

[IRONCHINHAGLER]

one guy was a supposed destroyer, and HUGE favorite

the other guy was a boxer/puncher with a LOT to prove

both of those things are no longer true

one guy got exposed, and the other guy got elevated

the guy who got elevated, was more effective than the guy who got exposed

and supporting the judges decision is fine, IF your guy wins..... I wonder if you were so gracious with Ward?

you don't need to answer that question

now everyone knows why they avoided Lara

boo-hoo...GGG undefeated and top 3 consensus p4p just defeated the #2 ranked MW in the world.. Deal with it!!! And just like GGG - the majority of the boxing press scored that fight for Kov ovr Ward!!

[carolusdumus]

Jacobs won this one by 2 points in my opinion. But he should have been more aggressive or forcefulk. Some judges will be reluctant to dethrone a champion if his challenger is backpedaling (which Jacobs was often doing).