If Canelo bests Jacobs in a close competitive fight

[4truth]

Does he get the same credit for defeating a 170lb Jacobs as Golovkin does for defeating a 180lb + version? It gets complicated if Canelo just blows Jacobs out of the water but if Canelo beats Jacobs in a close disputable contest, same credit?

[chrisJS]

I don't think GGG haters/Canelo nuttriders have the right to hail any kind of victory as a serious accomplishment given the ridicule GGG got and the lack of acknowledgement he got for that fight but outside of them the boxing fans who gave credit to Jacobs as a good fighter and GGG as defeating a good opponent they have the right to give credit and really should do if Canelo can win legitimately.

My prediction is Jacobs wins the fight, loses on points.

[Bashhh]

Canelo will ko jacobs

[Curt Henning]

I don't think GGG haters/Canelo nuttriders have the right to hail any kind of victory as a serious accomplishment given the ridicule GGG got and the lack of acknowledgement he got for that fight but outside of them the boxing fans who gave credit to Jacobs as a good fighter and GGG as defeating a good opponent they have the right to give credit and really should do if Canelo can win legitimately.

My prediction is Jacobs wins the fight, loses on points.

dont forget to include the group that ridiculed jacobs hard before he signed to fight golovkin...when they thought he was ducking over money "mora dropped him...pirog killed him...who does this guy think he is"?!?!?!

[chrisJS]

dont forget to include the group that ridiculed jacobs hard before he signed to fight golovkin...when they thought he was ducking over money "mora dropped him...pirog killed him...who does this guy think he is"?!?!?!

I agree. I think only a small group can give credit to Canelo for this fight. Canelo and GGG fanatics don’t have that right IMO. Jacobs is just one of those fighters who’s been unfairly overlooked because he’s caught in the middle of two radical fan bases.

[daggum]

does canelo get the credit or canelo's peds? thats a tough one.

[Luilun]

If Canelo KO in 9

[BLASTER1]

I will give him credit if he wins without a controversial decision.
But that won’t happen if it goes to the cards

[Curt Henning]

I agree. I think only a small group can give credit to Canelo for this fight. Canelo and GGG fanatics don’t have that right IMO. Jacobs is just one of those fighters who’s been unfairly overlooked because he’s caught in the middle of two radical fan bases.

dont u think its fair, though, to give canelo more credit for this fight than giving golovkin for his fight with jacobs?

i mean...facts are that canelo already had compiled a better resume at age 27 than golovkin....even before canelo fought golovkin twice he had a better resume than golovkin....now consider canelos age....the fact that golovkin was considered, at worst, a top 3 p4p guy...unbeaten.....and he fought him twice and is now taking on jacobs....

we cant assume everything is even....this fight just adds more meat/beef(lol get it) to canelos already impressive resume....for golovkin it was the first hole punched on a very thin one

[boliodogs]

For a normal sized middleweight it wouldn't matter much. Jacobs is a very big middleweight who is just barely able to make 160. The night Jacobs fought GGG there was an unusually long time between the weigh in and the fight. It was about 35 hours rather than the usual 30 hours. Jacobs skipped the morning weigh in because he didn't care about the WBA belt. He just wanted to win and do everything legally possible to up his chances of winning. GGG wanting to keep his WBA title weighed in in the morning. It's estimated that Jacobs weighed 180 to GGG's 170. For Canelo Jacobs must weigh no more than 170 on the morning of the fight so he will probably weigh about 174 on fight night. I think it's reasonable to assume that the 180 pound Jacobs who fought GGG might be slightly stronger and harder to beat than the 174 pound Jacobs who Canelo will fight but the difference would be small. I am a big fan of Canelo and GGG and a fan of Jacobs too. If Canelo beats Jacobs without extra help from the judges I think it's an excellent win for him. I am picking Canelo to win by KO with Canelo's vicious body attack being a big part of victory.