Trainer Andre Rozier is one of the most honest and forthright individuals in the sport of boxing. And when you ask him about Danny Jacobs (34-2, 29 KOs) recent victory over Maciej Sulecki, he had mixed reviews. "Danny was trying a little bit too hard to impress the crowd at the Barclay Center
Daniel Jacobs’ unremarkable performance in his previous appearance didn’t deter boxing fans from tuning in to his fight against Maciej Sulecki on Saturday night. Ratings revealed Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research indicated Jacobs-Sulecki drew a peak audience of 874,000 for HBO. Their entertaining 12-round middleweight match maintained an average of 811,000 viewers.
Abel Sanchez wasn’t the least bit impressed with how Daniel Jacobs fought Saturday night. Gennady Golovkin’s trainer thinks Jacobs “looked terrible” during his 12-round victory over Maciej Sulecki. Sanchez attributes Jacobs’ slippage to going 12 hard rounds against Golovkin in their middleweight title fight 13 months ago at Madison Square Garden.
In the month of April, there were back to back events at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Last week, the venue held a Showtime televised tripleheader, which featured Gervonta Davis and Jermall Charlo in separate title fights - and a crossroads main event between former world champions Adrien Broner and Jessie Vargas.
Jacobs, Sulecki Fight Photos Gallery - Daniel Jacobs smiled in his corner after an action-packed third round, looking pleased to be in a tough fight. It wasn't clear he would win it until he knocked Maciej Sulecki down with the kind of punch he wants to throw at the middleweight division's biggest names.
Daniel Jacobs Video Interview - Daniel Jacobs smiled in his corner after an action-packed third round, looking pleased to be in a tough fight. It wasn't clear he would win it until he knocked Maciej Sulecki down with the kind of punch he wants to throw at the middleweight division's biggest names.
By Keith Idec - NEW YORK – Daniel Jacobs went 12 rounds again Saturday night, but this fight was much more entertaining and competitive than his previous performance. Jacobs beat Maciej Sulecki by unanimous decision, but not before the largely unknown contender from Poland tested Jacobs at times in the largel...
Daniel Jacobs, Sulecki Scorecard BoxingScene Live - HBO Sports heads to Barclays Center in Brooklyn for an explosive doubleheader when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: DANIEL JACOBS VS. MACIEJ SULECKI AND JARRELL MILLER VS. JOHANN DUHAUPAS is seen SATURDAY, APRIL 28 at 10:00 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT), exclusively on HBO. The HBO Sports team will call the action, which will be available in HDTV, closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired and presented in Spanish on HBO Latino. (photos by Ed Mulholland).
The selective Jacobs (last 6 fights), averaged 10 fewer punches than the weight class avg. and landed a slightly above avg. 43.1% of his power shots. Opponents landed just 5.6 power punches per round, more than half middleweight avg. Sulecki threw as many power punches per round in his wins over Culcay & Centeno as Jacobs threw total punches. Opponents landed 11.3 punches per round and 7.4 power punches per round.
NEW YORK – After Daniel Jacobs’ last two fights, the trainers of Gennady Golovkin and Luis Arias have claimed Jacobs owned a significant weight advantage during those bouts. Maciej Sulecki isn’t the least bit concerned about Jacobs being bigger than him when the opening bell rings Saturday night at Barclays Center. Poland’s Sulecki, who’s slightly taller than Jacobs, expects to weigh more than Jacobs, at least 180 pounds, once their bout begins in Brooklyn.