Gennady GGG Golovkin vs Jacobs Full fight | HDTV 18/03/2017
GennadyGolovkin entered Saturday night"s contest against Daniel Jacobs undefeated in 36 fights, with 23 consecutive knockouts. After 12 rounds at New York"s Madison Square Garden, the KO streak was over and there was doubt for the first time in his career if Golovkin would still be undefeated.
The unbeaten streak remained intact; Golovkin earned a unanimous decision (115-112, 114-113, 114-113) to become the unified middleweight champion. Sporting News scored the fight 115-112 for Jacobs.
"I needed this," Golovkin told HBO"s Max Kellerman in his postfight interview."This was my first test over 12 rounds. I need quality fights."
Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) struggled through the first two rounds. He looked tentative and Jacobs was outclassing him with his speed and better boxing skills.
"GGG" turned it around in the third round, knocking down Jacobs with a double straight right hand.
The fight then went back and forth, with Jacobs coming on in the later rounds and appearing to take control of the fight.
Based on two of the judges" scorecards and what was said on the HBO PPV broadcast, the fight came down to the final round. Jacobs (33-2, 23 KOs), feeling as though he had the fight in the bag, kept holding Golovkin while the champion fought with more urgency as he sensed his undefeated streak was in danger.
Jacobs felt he did enough to unseat Golovkin. His interview with Kellerman was sour grapes. He believed the judges wanted Golovkin to win because of his stature of one of the bigger names in the sport. The judging in New York is shaky in general, but judges don"t score someone to win because of who they are.
"I thought I won the fight by at least two rounds,"Jacobs told Kellerman. "But this is boxing. Obviously he"s a bigger draw than me."
Golovkin told Kellerman the plan going foward is to still pursue a fight with Canelo Alvarez in September, pending Alvarez beating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in May.
"Of course I"m ready," Golovkin said."I"m hungry. I want this fight."
Sources have told Sporting News that Golovkin plans on fighting in his home country ofKazakhstan in June and wants to fight WBO middleweight champ Billy Joe Saunders.
Here wasour live coverage of "GGG" vs. Jacobs:
12:54 a.m.: Round 12 to Golovkin (10-9, 115-112 Jacobs). Golovkin showed the heart of a champion. Jacobs seemed to feel he had the fight in the bag and kept holding Golovkin. Golovkin felt a sense of urgency and wanted to make a closing statement. Off to the judges, and we know how New York appoints judges.
12:49: Round 11 to Jacobs (10-9, 106-102 Jacobs). Jacobs is dominating Golovkin. He"s the fresher fighter and the more complete boxer. Golovkin needs a stoppage on our card.
12:45: Round 10 to Jacobs (10-9, 96-93 Jacobs). Jacobs continues to outbox Golovkin, who has no offense. Golovkin is headhunting while Jacobs is composed and doing what got him to this fight.
12:41: Round 9 to Golovkin (10-9, 86-84 Jacobs). Jacobs was winning the round until a short uppercut rocked Jacobs, which gave Golovkin confidence. He backed Jacobs up with a jab and landed at will. Golovkin got himself back into the fight.
12:37: Round 8 to Jacobs (10-9, 77-74 Jacobs). Jacobs is outboxing Golovkin: jab, then body shots to the body. Golovkin needs to increase the pressure and do it now.
12:33: Round 7 to Jacobs (10-9, 67-65 Jacobs). Jacobs keeps outboxing Golovkin, connecting on combinations and hurting Golovkin. "GGG" needs to open up more; Jacobs is being the aggressor and controlling the fight.
12:29: Round 6 to Jacobs (10-9, 57-56 Jacobs). That was Jacobs" best round since the second. He went back to boxing Golovkin, which is the most effective thing he can do. Golovkin is having to think more, which helped Jacobs connect with a right hand.
12:25: Round 5 to Golovkin (10-9, 47-47). Golovkin is landing the jab harder and harder. A straight right hand that sent Jacobs back was the hardest punch of the round. Jacobs needs to go back to the jab. He"s starting to fight Golovkin"s fight.
12:21: Round 4 to Golovkin (10-8, 38-37 Jacobs). Two right hands, the latter knockingJacobs down, got him back into the fight. Like how Golovkin kept his composure and didn"t rush in. He peppered Jacobs with the jab and started to find a home with the uppercut. A key round coming up for Jacobs.
12:17: Round 3 to Jacobs (10-9, 30-27 Jacobs). Jacobs started to let loose, peppering the jab and connecting on a left hook that stunned Golovkin. Golovkin needs to pick it up quickly; he needs to start winning rounds and let it go a little more.
12:14: Round 2 to Jacobs (10-9, 20-18 Jacobs). Jacobs continued to do what he did in the first round. Right now he"s neutralizing Golovkin, who for some reason is reluctant to throw.
12:10: Round 1 to Jacobs (10-9). That was a feeling-out round. Jacobs threw more jabs to keep Golovkin at bay. Golovkin appears to be reluctant starting out.
11:51: Coming up next is the main event between Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs in a middleweight title unification bout.
11:43: Sor Rungvisai upsets Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez by majority decision (114-112, 114-112, 113-113) to capture the WBC super flyweight championship. Like we said, many on social media felt the fight was close. Apparently the judges in New York were correct. Hard to see what the judges saw here. Beyond the first round, Gonzalez was the dominant fighter. This happens with the New York State Atheltic Commission. Look at UFC 208, where the judging was all over the place and widely criticzed. Gonzalez landed 441 punches to Sor Rungvisai"s 284. Gonzalez connected on 372 to Sor Rungvisai"s 277. With those wide margins, it is very hard to see how Sor Rungvisai won the fight.
11:40: Round 12 to Gonzalez (10-9, 116-110). I don"t know what Sor Rungvisai was doing in the round. Appearing to need a stoppage, he decided to graband hold until the final moments of the fight. Gonzalez fought like the fight was close and showed the heart of a champion. Many on social media have the fight close. We go to the judges.
11:34: Round 11 to Sor Rungvisai (10-9, 106-101). Sor Rungvisai did what he did in the first round. He put constant pressure on Gonzalez and used his weight and power advantage. Off to the final round.
11:30: Round 10 to Gonzalez (10-9, 97-91), Gonzalez"s accuracy is amazing. He"s connecting on just about everything he"s throwing and blocking most of Sor Rungvisai"s shots.Gonzalez has lost a lot of blood.
11:26: Round 9 to Gonzalez (10-9, 87-82). Gonzalez continues with the constant pressure. He"s more accurate. When Sor Rungvisai lands one punch, Gonzalez connects on three or four punches.
11:21: Round 8 to Gonzalez (10-9, 77-73). A very good round. Gonzalez has a motor unlike any other. Starting to connect on a straight right hand/left hook combination which is starting to wear onSor Rungvisai. The latter needs to do what he did in the first round because Gonzalez has taken over the fight.
11:19: Round 7 to Sor Rungvisai (10-9, 67-64). Sor Rungvisai decided to let it all hang out. He just kept throwing and figured if he got hit, he was going to get hit. He was the more effective striker and was the first guy to be throwing.
11:13: Round 6 to Gonzalez (10-8, 58-54). Constant pressure is the name of the game for Gonzalez. Sor Rungvisai is doing everything he can but Gonzalez is overwhelming him. Sor Rungvisai headbutted Gonzalez again and Sor Rungvisai had a point taken away.
11:07: Round 5 to Gonzalez (10-9, 48-46). More of the same from Gonzalez. Confidence is growing and Sor Rungvisai is starting to lose confidence. Near the end of the round, Gonzalez wobbled Sor Rungvisai with a right hand.
11:02: Round 4 to Gonzalez (10-9, 38-37). Don"t knowhow they are standing there in the middle of the ring. Gonzalez and Sor Rungvisai aregoing toe to toe, throwing everything but the kitchen sink. Gonzalez is starting to take control; he"s throwing more effective and powerful shots.
10:58: Round 3 to Gonzalez (10-9, 28-28). Back-and-forth action throughout the round. Gonzalez needs to continue leading with his left hand because Sor Rungvisai keeps circling to Gonzalez"s left hand. Sor Rungvisai needs to circle away and start pounding Gonzalez with the left hand.
10:54: Round2 toGonzalez (10-9, 19-18). Gonzalez landed the moreeffective power shots. He needs to continue going to the body. It has proved to be his best weapon in the fight.
10:50: Round1 to Sor Rungvisai (10-8). Sor Rungvisaiis no joke. He"s heavy-handed, and he knocked Gonzalez down with a clean body shot. You could tell it hurt Gonzalez, who waited until the count of eight to get up.
10:43: Up next, in the co-main event of "GGG" vs. Jacobs, Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez (46-0, 38 KOs) defends his WBC super flyweight title againstSrisaket Sor Rungvisai (41-4-1, 38 KOs). Beyond the Cuandras fight, Gonzalez has rarely been tested. Sor Rungvisai will test Gonzalez this evening. He"s quick and heavy-handed. Expect a high-action affair.
10:39: HBO"s Max Kellerman interviewed Golovkin and Jacobs. When Golovkin was asked about Jacobs skipping the IBF weight check Saturday morning, he appeared to be annoyed that Jacobs didn"t live up to his end of the bargain. Kellerman asked Jacobs every way possible if he was trying to come in at a heavier weight. Jacobs dodged the questions. It"s quite obvious that was the case, and it is a smart move by Jacobs; get an advantage any way you can.
10:34: Carlos Cuadras defeats David Carmona by unanimous decision (97-93, 97-93, 96-94). Cuadras made the fight more difficult than it needed to be. The first half was all Cuadras. For one reason or another, he let the foot off the gas and Carmona got back into the fight. A fighter cannot do that in boxing, especially considering how judging in the sport is done. The win sets up a rematch withRoman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez if the latter gets bySrisaket Sor Rungvisai.
9:48: Coming up next at "GGG" vs. Jacobs, a super flyweight bout between Carlos Cuadras (34-1-1, 26 KOs) and David Carmona (20-3-5, eightKOs). Cuadras" lone defeat came to theNo. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez.
9:45: HBO is showing highlights of Jacobs" fight against Peter Quillin from December2015. No, Jim Lampley, that was not Jacobs" last fight; he fought Sergio Mora in September and won by seventh-round TKO.
9:40: Ryan Martin defeats Bryant Cruz by TKO at 45 seconds of the eighth round. It was a solid performance by Martin. He used his left hook very well and continously worked Cruz"s body. It was the first stoppage of Martin"s career that went beyond the fifth round.
9:05: Kicking off the "GGG" vs. Jacobs pay-per-view, a lightweight bout between Bryant Cruz (17-1, eightKOs) and Ryan Martin(17-0, 10 KOs). It"s a pretty good test for Martin, who is a rising prospect in the stacked lightweight division.
8:56: Hello, this is Steven Muehlhausen of SportingNews.com. The much-anticipated fightbetween WBA (super), WBC and IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and WBA (regular) middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs is finally upon us. I will be providing with live coverage of the fight. Grab your drinks and food, and buckle up and enjoy our "ggg" vs. jacobscoverage.
steven muehlhausen is an MMA and boxing writer and contributor for Sporting News. You can find his podcast, "The Fight Club Chicago," and subscribe on iTunes . You can email him at stevemuehlhausen@yahoo.com and can find him on Twitter @SMuehlhausenMMA .
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