Genady 'GGG' Golovkin vs. Danny 'Miracle Man' Jacobs. It's easy to give in to hyperbole when looking at these two men. This is the most important Middleweight fight since the Four Horsemen battled their way into the history books more than a generation ago. One man grew up under the thumb of a crumbling Soviet empire on the steppe where histories great conquerors once rode. Another grew up in a Brownsville ghetto amidst a different crumbling empire. Both know the harsh and unforgiving world that gave rise to their work ethic & a natural fit to the equally harsh reality of the boxing ring. The geometry of the fighters are well known; Jacobs enjoys a 2" height & 3" reach advantage & is believed to be the all around better 'boxer' however the crushing power of GGG is the antonym of skill. Many point to a perceived weak point in Jacobs' chin having been starched by Dimitry Pirog. In truth that fight was 7 years ago & since then Jacobs has not gone the distance yet--b/c none of his opponents have survived against him. Amassing 12 Kayos in 12 fights. GGG is the undisputed middleweight champion of the world & undisputed boogeyman of boxing. And yet questions remain about his quality of opposition & the posturing that prevented several important fights from taking place in the last 2 years. At 34 years of age the window for greatness would be closing in theory however you are not likely to find a harder worker than the fierce Kazakh. Conventional wisdom states that Jacobs' must use the ring, move & box. To trade w/GGG is to invite tragedy. Most believe Jacobs' best if only chance is to win a decision. GGG possesses nothing less than the touch of death in either hand. I believe Jacobs will be the larger man. He will jab the body aggressively, GGG is a big puncher, that requires A LOT of energy. Jacobs will weather the storm for 5-6 rounds, probably losing them-Jacobs' class & underrated power will show as the fight wears on. I predict a late stoppage, rd 10-12 for the Miracle Man an upset nothing less than miraculous! Jacobs has survived & beaten cancer. He's faced death. So he is oddly suited to this task. #Boxing #GreatFights #GGGJacobs
