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As to the fisticuffs, proper:
Saturday, March 8, 2017 -- Madison Square Garden, NYC
Misters Gennady Golovkin, a newly minted 37-0-0-33 and Daniel Jacobs, now 32-2-0-29 -- squared off with Middleweight supremacy on the line. Golovkin lost his knockout streak, but retained his unblemished record via a unanimous decision before just shy a' 20,000 on-lookers at the world's famous MSG. Judges Misters Don Trella and Steve Weisfeld scored the fight 115-112. Mr. Max DeLuca had it 114-113 again, all for Golovkin, whom scored a knockdown in the fourth round. I had it 115-113 for GGG whom too controlled much of the fight, although in a less than familiar manner.
Brief synopsis? Soitenly! The first couple a' rounds were a feeling out process, to a certain extent. One could see GGG placing Jacobs wherest he saw fit. More-so in the third, but with some more clutching by Jacobs in response. Verily a chest-to-chest affair hither and thither and throughout, which shoulda served Jacobs better. Forth round was a brilliant looksie, tho fleetingly, at shifting whenst Golvkin paused his in mid-pursuit to quickly double-up on rights and score a 10-8 round.
Mid-rounds. It was not the switching from orthodox to southpaw that put-off GGG some, but instead it was the size of Jacobs. Here is where I was proved wrong, and twicely admittedly so: 1. Jacobs beard held, and 2. Jacobs seemingly couldn't punch his way outta a wet paper bag. Over-all, through the meat of the match, Golovkin showed a stoic ring generalship and a lovely economy of motion, plus, with this and a nifty jab, his placing of Jacobs held. Jacobs showed more speed, but didn't land cleanly as oft as the crowd and commentators seemed to believe. Plus, the wet paper bag analogy. My thought is that speed is power, and Jacobs weighed himself outta the speed he needed. He beat the shift via mass, but at a cost of any perceivable oomph. Oddly, he seemed to not lose any speed per se as, just the element of snap behind it wherest power woulda been. Lettuce call it crispness. Quickness.
Championship rounds: swept by the man from Kazakhstan. Said Jacobs post-fight: "I thought I won it by at least two rounds minimum. I did feel like I had to win the 12th round to make sure." I have a post-fight Golovkin quote, too. "Daniel did a very good job. Daniel is my favorite fighter. I can't destroy him." Care to read twixt them lines, gentlepersons? Golovkin went home with the WBA, WBC, IBF and IBO belts and added Jacobs’ WBA regular belt to his growing collection.
Natch, there is talk of a rematch, but Jacobs would either lose the same way again or come in at a crisper weight and lose in the early-mid rounds. So, what is next for Golovkin? Canelo? I don't think Cinnamon Saul Alvarez has a snowflake's chance at a GOP dinner -- too slow-footed. Saunders looks the man and the path to a dang nigh foregone conclusion GGG unification at Middleweight. We shall see, gentlepersons.
As to the fisticuffs, proper:
Saturday, March 8, 2017 -- Madison Square Garden, NYC
Misters Gennady Golovkin, a newly minted 37-0-0-33 and Daniel Jacobs, now 32-2-0-29 -- squared off with Middleweight supremacy on the line. Golovkin lost his knockout streak, but retained his unblemished record via a unanimous decision before just shy a' 20,000 on-lookers at the world's famous MSG. Judges Misters Don Trella and Steve Weisfeld scored the fight 115-112. Mr. Max DeLuca had it 114-113 again, all for Golovkin, whom scored a knockdown in the fourth round. I had it 115-113 for GGG whom too controlled much of the fight, although in a less than familiar manner.
Brief synopsis? Soitenly! The first couple a' rounds were a feeling out process, to a certain extent. One could see GGG placing Jacobs wherest he saw fit. More-so in the third, but with some more clutching by Jacobs in response. Verily a chest-to-chest affair hither and thither and throughout, which shoulda served Jacobs better. Forth round was a brilliant looksie, tho fleetingly, at shifting whenst Golvkin paused his in mid-pursuit to quickly double-up on rights and score a 10-8 round.
Mid-rounds. It was not the switching from orthodox to southpaw that put-off GGG some, but instead it was the size of Jacobs. Here is where I was proved wrong, and twicely admittedly so: 1. Jacobs beard held, and 2. Jacobs seemingly couldn't punch his way outta a wet paper bag. Over-all, through the meat of the match, Golovkin showed a stoic ring generalship and a lovely economy of motion, plus, with this and a nifty jab, his placing of Jacobs held. Jacobs showed more speed, but didn't land cleanly as oft as the crowd and commentators seemed to believe. Plus, the wet paper bag analogy. My thought is that speed is power, and Jacobs weighed himself outta the speed he needed. He beat the shift via mass, but at a cost of any perceivable oomph. Oddly, he seemed to not lose any speed per se as, just the element of snap behind it wherest power woulda been. Lettuce call it crispness. Quickness.
Championship rounds: swept by the man from Kazakhstan. Said Jacobs post-fight: "I thought I won it by at least two rounds minimum. I did feel like I had to win the 12th round to make sure." I have a post-fight Golovkin quote, too. "Daniel did a very good job. Daniel is my favorite fighter. I can't destroy him." Care to read twixt them lines, gentlepersons? Golovkin went home with the WBA, WBC, IBF and IBO belts and added Jacobs’ WBA regular belt to his growing collection.
Natch, there is talk of a rematch, but Jacobs would either lose the same way again or come in at a crisper weight and lose in the early-mid rounds. So, what is next for Golovkin? Canelo? I don't think Cinnamon Saul Alvarez has a snowflake's chance at a GOP dinner -- too slow-footed. Saunders looks the man and the path to a dang nigh foregone conclusion GGG unification at Middleweight. We shall see, gentlepersons.
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