Good post, but on this point Martin Murray did it too. I think Jacob's strategy was in fact more or less the same as Murray's, but Danny is both a better boxer and athlete as well as hitting harder. Murray was stepping in and outlanding Golovkin in the pocket. Unfortunately for him he just didn't have the skill level to make his punches count, nor the sharpness to get away cleanly or tie Golovkin up after landing, nor the ability to maintain the distance until he was ready to work again.
While Golovkin was almost certainly more tentative against Jacobs out of respect for his power, I think even an ordinary fighter like Murray showed you can break his rhythm, step in and land before he will reset himself. In my view that's a huge opportunity for Canelo.
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