By Allan Fox: Gennady Golovkin rates Daniel Jacobs as his most dangerous opponent of his entire 10-year pro career, but the boxing fans overwhelmingly see this as just another knockout for Triple G. It’s a bigger opponent for Golovkin than the guys that he’s been facing lately, but it’s still someone that he has a very good chance of knocking out when the two of them fight on Saturday on HBO pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden in New York.
By Eric Baldwin: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) may be a 4-belt champion, but he’s still going to get much more money than WBA ‘regular’ champion Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) in their fight on Saturday night. Golovkin will be receiving a guaranteed purse of $2.5 million compared to Jacobs’ $1.75 million, according to Ringtv.com. The World Boxing Association is the ones pushing for this fight.
By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Abel Sanchez views Daniel Jacobs as a more dangerous foe for Gennady Golovkin than Saul Canelo Alvarez. When it comes to punching power, Sanchez rates Jacobs as the bigger puncher than Canelo, who he sees as just a flashy puncher that throws combinations. What this means is that the real test to determine whether Golovkin is the best fighter in the 160 lb. division will be determined this Saturday night when he faces Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) at Madison Square Garden in New York.
By Michael Montero – On a chilly St. Patrick’s Day morning in New York City, the fighters ontomorrow night’s Golovkin-Jacobs card hit the scales at an unusually early 9am weigh-in. A passionate group of international fans woke up early and braved the cold to attend the festivities. Local New Yorkers, as well as natives of Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, Mexico, Ireland and Thailand all showed up to make for a fun atmosphere.
The consensus #1 middleweight on the planet, Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, weighed in at a fit and ready 159.6 pounds. Brooklyn bred Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs measured 159.8lbs on the scale, looking more shredded than ever before. Jacobs (32-1, 29KO) brought plenty of fans to the weigh-in, but the Golovkin (36-0, 33KO) fans drowned them out with chants of “GGG!” throughout. There was a sizable crowd of passionate fans who made the trip from Kazakhstan and they made their presence known.
By Jim Dower: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) and Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) met on Friday for their official weigh-in for Saturday night’s fight at Madison Square Garden in New York. Golovkin weighed in at 159.6 pounds and looked very good. He didn’t have the drained look and the dark circles under his eyes that he had at his weigh-in for his last fight against Kell Brook last September.
GOLOVKIN SET FOR TOUGHEST TEST WHILE CONLAN PREPARES FOR ST PATRICK’S DAY DEBUT LIVE ON BOXNATION
Pound-for-pound ace Gennady Golovkin knows he will be in his toughest fight to date when he takes on knockout king Danny Jacobs on Saturday night.
The Kazakh warrior faces cancer survivor and the hard-hitting Jacobs, who has stopped 29 of his 32 opponents, exclusively live on BoxNation this weekend from the iconic Madison Square Garden.
By Eric Baldwin: The great Julio Cesar Chavez believes that Daniel Jacobs has the talent and overall ability to pull off an upset on Saturday night in his fight against Gennady “GGG” Golovkin at Madison Square Garden in New York. Chavez likes Jacobs’s talent, and he feels he’ll be well prepared for this fight on Saturday night. Chavez also likes the ability of Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs), and he feels he’s got power, boxing skills and lots of knockouts that show how good he is. Chavez rates Golovkin as the favorite in the fight, but he’s not ruling out an upset victory for Jacobs.
by Jim Dower: Former WBO middleweight champion Andy Lee is recommending that Daniel Jacobs rough Gennady Golovkin up as much as possible on Saturday night to throw him off his game. Lee, who will be fighting on the undercard, says Jacobs need to throw Golovkin around, tie him in clinches on the inside, and fight him at times.
By Chris Williams: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) is rumored to be looking for a fast knockout of Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) on Saturday to shut down the people who have concerns about him following his sluggish performance against Kell Brook on September 10 last year. There was a lot of criticism that Golovkin took after the Brook fight despite him winning by a 5th round knockout. Brook hit Golovkin frequently with his best shots, and it looked to some like the only reason Tripe G won the fight was due to Brook suffering a broken eye socket.
By Eric Baldwin: With one day to go before Friday’s weigh-in, IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin has already made the 160 pound limit for his fight against Daniel Jacobs on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Golovkin started training camp at a lighter weight of 170 lbs. compared to his previous camps, and his weight has been slightly less for his weight checks at 30 and 7 days.