On St. Patrick’s Day Weekend, boxing will take a giant step into the digital age as fans will be able to watch the March 18 HBO Pay-Per-View middleweight championship battle between Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) and Danny “Miracle Man” Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) via an online stream at RingTV.com. RingTV.com is the world leader in boxing and sports of combat editorial, content and live event entertainment.
By Chris Williams: Daniel Jacobs doesn’t see anything special about middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, and he’s not afraid of him. According to Jacobs, Golovkin is just a “simple man” that can be hurt, and he plans on doing just that tonight when the two fight each other on HBO pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden in New York. Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) says he has some tricks up his sleeves that he’s going to introduce to Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) when he gets him inside the ring tonight.
By Dan Ambrose: By electing not to be weighed for the IBFs mandated weight check this morning, Danny Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) has tipped his hands in his game plan for tonight’s fight against IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) on HBO pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden in New York. Jacobs said last Friday, “I’m willing to do whatever it takes to win. I’ve been dreaming of this since I put in the gloves at 15.”
By Allan Fox: Daniel Jacobs failed to show at today’s IBF mandated same day weigh-in for his fight against Gennady “GGG” Golovkin tonight at Madison Square Garden in New York. The IBF will not be available for Jacobs to win tonight due to him failing to show up at the weigh-in today. Jacobs can still win Golovkin’s IBO, WBA and WBC titles. Winning those titles would be a big deal for Jacobs, because it could lead to a big money fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez or a rematch with Golovkin. It would be life changing money for Jacobs.
By Yannis Mihanos: We are just hours away from this important middleweight division unification fight between Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and Daniel Jacobs in the Mecca of Boxing at the Madison Square Garden, New York.
IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) is facing his biggest challenge and threat so far and for WBA champion Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) is the same situation. They are both in the danger zone: where a champion gets to fight another champion.
By Gerardo Granados: This Saturday at the Madison Square Garden, New York, a solid boxing card awaits for all proud fight fans for the Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs card. In the undercard there’s former WBC super flyweight champion Carlos Cuadras facing David Carmona. “El Principe” Cuadras should do an easy job and look impressive defeating Carmona. We also have pound for pound King, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez making his first defense of his WBC super flyweight title, against mandatory challenger experienced former WBC super flyweight champion Wisaksil Wangek. Against Cuadras, Chocolatito had to dig deep to earn the decision and on his first defense attempt of his title, we could see if moving up to his fourth division has really affected his punching power.
By Chris Williams: Gennady Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler says Daniel Jacobs is the opponent to allow him to show off all his full ability in their fight on Saturday. Loeffler feels that Golovkin was sloppy in the past in his fights when he wasn’t totally motivated by an opponent. Golovkin was hit more than he should have been in his last outing against Kell Brook. Loeffler sees that as a motivation issue for Golovkin, but it won’t be a problem for him against Jacobs.
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 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.