Comments Thread For: Jacobs: IBF 2nd-Day Weigh-In No Problem; GGG Situation Different

[GGG Gloveking]

Bro that extra 6lbs+ pounds he would have had to shed could have been the difference with him fighting for a title and him being in a permanent wheelchair. Morally off course it is wrong but GGG had 3 belts up for grabs so what he loses 1 of them. I personally thought he would be brutally knocked out so I welcomed any conceivable advantage he could muster. I hear your point though but I don’t blame his decision

If hes worried about being in a wheelchair, dont take the fight. But it's obvious he was looking for an advantage, and now he's feeding is bullsh it about it. And again, I'm not buying that was 175, so I'm asserting he had more than an extra 6 lbs to lose. I'd say it was closer to 15lbs over the 170 mark, myself

[Slowhand]

The article doesn't mention that Jacobs had a fixed early weight in at 9 o clock in the morning instead of 2 o clock that they usually happen which gave him 5 extra hours to rehydrate. A little gift from the New York athletic commition for their home boy.
He was well above 180 more likely around 184 i would say.
The other thing that people dont mention is that he only registered with VADA 3 weeks before the fight while the fight was agreed about 6 months before it happened

This. Jacobs kept stalling and I don´t think it was really about money.. he did absolutely everything he could to enter the ring in the best shape of his life, fought the fight of his life and still lost. It was close and competitive, but he lost. I admit I kind of understand DJ on this one even if I don´t like or respect what he did.

[Graz]

Jacobs trying to make it sound like its no big deal skipping a weigh to get an advantage. I think any boxer would of had a problem with it. Jacobs is a big middleweight anyway so by cheating the system he created an unfair playing field. Still wasn’t enough because he lost.

True. Team Jacobs thought they could pull a fast one and overpower Golovkin. I still see Jacobs at the final bell round hanging on the ropes on his knees thanking God he made it through that fight.

[Noelanthony]

If hes worried about being in a wheelchair, dont take the fight. But it's obvious he was looking for an advantage, and now he's feeding is bullsh it about it. And again, I'm not buying that was 175, so I'm asserting he had more than an extra 6 lbs to lose. I'd say it was closer to 15lbs over the 170 mark, myself

Yeah I agree

[Jack_sh*t]

Bring back same day weigh ins. End of.

[Ake-Dawg]

If hes worried about being in a wheelchair, dont take the fight. But it's obvious he was looking for an advantage, and now he's feeding is bullsh it about it. And again, I'm not buying that was 175, so I'm asserting he had more than an extra 6 lbs to lose. I'd say it was closer to 15lbs over the 170 mark, myself

So he rehydrated 25+ pounds in 24 hours?

[GGG Gloveking]

So he rehydrated 25+ pounds in 24 hours?

Since the weigh in was like 9am, it's closer to 36 hours, but yeah, looking at Jacobs in the ring, he looked every bit of 180.

How much you think he weighed?

[Ake-Dawg]

Since the weigh in was like 9am, it's closer to 36 hours, but yeah, looking at Jacobs in the ring, he looked every bit of 180.

How much you think he weighed?

About 175. Draining 20 plus pounds is a recipe for disaster when you need stamina and plan to use movement.

[GGG Gloveking]

About 175. Draining 20 plus pounds is a recipe for disaster when you need stamina and plan to use movement.

Unfortunately, we don't have a way of knowing. It just looked like he was more than 5 lbs heavier than Golovkin, and that's assuming ggg didn't gain anymore weight between the 2nd weigh and the fight. He also looked a lot bigger than I did at 175.

But it's speculation, and I still think Danny should have done the 2nd weigh

[BillyBoxing]

Stripping the guy who made weight 17 months ago of his belt
to hand it to the guy who refused their rules 17 months ago and ducked their weigh in lol.

IBFFFFFF [/QUOTE]