By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Abel Sanchez says that his fighter Gennady “GGG” Golovkin will wind up blasting out Daniel Jacobs by the 7th or 8th round this Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Sanchez sees Jacobs coming out fast looking to test Golovkin in the first couple of rounds with his best shots.
By Mauricio Sulaiman: The way boxing operates is so vastly different from any other sport. Boxing is regulated by government institutions of each country, in most cases, each state of the country and even to the extent of having regulations by each city of each state of each country. This must be due to the nature of the sport, a contact sport, which in the early years was brutal and inhuman, there were many deaths every year in the sport, abuse of power, anarchy and total control by a few who acted as promoters and regulators.
By Michael Montero – This Saturday inside the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City, Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs will battle for middleweight supremacy. Both men will be facing their best opponent to date as professional prize fighters, with the WBC, WBA and IBF titles on the line. What does each fighter have to do in order secure the victory? Let’s take a look.
By Gary Todd – This week end, in New York city, WBA world middleweight champion, Daniel Jacobs will be facing Gennady Golovkin, in a unification fight for his title, and Golovkin’s , “super” status WBA title, and also the WBC, IBF, and the IBO world titles, all held by the man from Kazakhstan.
This is a huge fight for both fighters. Obviously, the stakes are high, and at the end, one man will essentially be recognised as the most dangerous , most exciting fighter on the planet. Millions of dollars are there to be made, and exciting match ups are assured for the victor.
By Allan Fox: Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) says he’s totally focused to beat Gennady “GGG” Golovkin on Saturday night to become the undisputed middleweight champion. Jacobs says he’s mentally and physically ready for this match. He’s trained hard in Hayward, California with his trainer Andre Rozier.
By Allan Fox: This Saturday night, middleweight knockout artist Gennady Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) needs a victory over Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) to reserve a spot for a big money fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in September. Even if Canelo and his promoters at Golden Boy Promotions decide that they’re willing to take the fight at that time, a victory for Golovkin over Jacobs still means a lot.
By Jeff Aranow: Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) is a highly talented fighter with explosive punching power, but he won’t beat IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) this Saturday night in their fight, says former IBF 160lb. champion David Lemieux. He does not see Jacobs being able to do the job on the powerful Golovkin.
Golovkin and Jacobs will fight at “The Mecca of Boxing” on Saturday, March 18, 2017. The championship event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.
By Dan Ambrose: By beating Daniel Jacobs this Saturday night, middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) could take his career to next level by becoming a superstar. Golovkin is poised to put himself in the place at the top of the pack at middleweight. All he needs is to defeat Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) to get to show the boxing world that he deserves to be viewed as the No.1 guy.
By Jeff Aranow: 7 days from now, Gennady “GGG” Golovkin 36-0, 33 KOs) and Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) will be trading bombs on March 18 on HBO PPV at Madison Square Garden in New York. These are two of the biggest punchers in the middleweight division. Jacobs is seen as the underdog in the fight largely because of his shaky chin that has let him down in the past in his loss to Dmitri Pirog seven years ago.