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Max Kellerman and Stephen A. Smith analysis and opinions.
“If you look at Canelo’s career, Mayweather just about shut him out. One judge had it a draw. No way was it,” Max Kellerman said on Stephen A. Smith | First Take. “The second fight against GGG was close. The first one he [Canelo] probably lost. Canelo got the draw. The second one maybe he won or maybe it was a draw. Canelo got the win. Erislandy Lara, Austin Trout, both fights were close. Canelo got the decision. The judges like Canelo. Daniel Jacobs has to knock him out to win,” Kellerman said.
“Daniel Jacobs has to be on the alert for that kind of counter punching,”Max Kellerman said in comparing Jacobs to the 1985 version of welterweight Milton McCrory, who lost to Donald Curry. “He knows he has to win decisively for him to get the decision, putting more pressure on Jacobs to open up than he aught to. If you saw the GGG fight, Jacobs is a disciplined fighter. If he fights a disciplined fight and stays behind the jab, this is really a 50-50 fight,”Kellerman said.
“Jacobs took GGG’s punch pretty well. He got knocked down once, and he was kind of off balance,”Max Kellerman said. “He got up, and was never close to going down again, and he gave GGG a really close fight.”
“I’m worried about Jacobs. I think he can box. He’s got a good punch,”Stephen A. Smith said. “Here’s the thing: We know Canelo will probably get a decision. I think Jacobs has to come at Canelo. You know what an exceptional counter puncher Canelo is. He’s made for that. What I learned from watching the second fight with GGG, outside of him being an absolute body puncher, he’s got that chin down. He can take a punch, and my God can he give it. That body is taller. Canelo is not dumb. He’s very smart, and he’s a counter puncher. I think Jacobs is a bit taller. Knowing he’s got to take him, because he probably won’t get the decision, it could put him in trouble. That’s my worry, but I think Canelo can win by a decision unless he gets caught, because he got clipped before in the past in 2010 when he got knocked out. Yes, he may have had cancer already,”Smith said.
“Canelo proved if nothing else that he’s faster than GGG,”Smith said. “So the Daniel Jacobs that you saw against GGG, as powerful as GGG was, and that jab was exceptional, and he’s definitely a good boxer, the reality is he’s a bit slower than Canelo. Canelo has more speed to counter what Daniel Jacobs throws at him with. Canelo also showed he’s very versatile against GGG. Canelo showed that he can fight. He’s become a more aggressive fighter, cutting off the ring and coming forward as more of a classic Mexican fighter. I’m going to smash your body type of puncher. He also does the James Toney against the ropes where he can pull punches and counter very well. Canelo has developed from a real good prospect as a teenager to a good champion.”Smith said
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I commented in another site about those insight, so I reserve my insight in this boxing scene forum, because there are someone on this site giving negative karma and also, I don't want cheer leader fans of both fighters giving me a hard time. I discuss this with Bread and I was glad we exchange insights. I put this for the reason that people put their insight about the words Max Kellerman and Stephen A. Smith said. I hope the people on this forum like this in a unbiased way.
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And is ironic that 95% of boxers and trainers say Canelo won, Media and boxing press was crucifying Canelo throughout the 2-3 moths leading into the fight, demonizing, and character assassination against Canelo, no article ever gave canelo props for anything, trying to sway judges and fans on GGG's favor and honestly it did work perfectly!! but only on the most avid, ignorant section of the boxing fans.Comment
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The fact that Adelaide Byrd was even in consideration for another important fight just shows how crooked the NSAC are. Jacobs needs to leave 0 room for doubt, otherwise the fix is inComment
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Another Kieth idec judging article? No surprise. How many times this salty fool gonna remind us about Canelos previous scorecards?Comment
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so all jabs are the same?Comment
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Anyone who counts jabs as power shots has no business speaking about boxing let alone scrutinizing professional judges.
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