Quote Originally Posted by Ron Swanson View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
Listened to an Abel Sanchez interview this morning, he explained perfectly why the Jacobs rematch isn't happening - Money.

However good a fight Jacobs gave Golovkin he lost and it did shit numbers. He said Jacobs needs to make a name for himself now, fight Lemiuex, fight another big name, make the money men demand the rematch as the people that fund fights are not currently interested.

You can't argue with that.

Fans don't like it - the divvies will call it a "duck" - but it's the truth. A plain simple fact in boxing is - the bigger the risk the bigger the reward, if that's not the case then the fight is not worth considering.
One of the saddest posts I have ever read. Jacobs won by many peoples opinions. Not the majority, but many. He deserves a rematch. He's out there calling for a rematch. You can't just point to the numbers because the numbers were effected by the fact most thought it was a gimme fight. Proven by the 8/1 odds.

Nobody sees a gimme anymore. It would absolutely get better numbers for part 2. Do you have the nerve to deny it would get better numbers? Please don't dodge the question, don't change the question. Do you think a rematch would get better/worse/same numbers? If you think, as any sane man would, it would get better numbers then the initial numbers are irrelevant.
You asking me or Abel Sanchez?

Yeah the fight will probably do better numbers. Will it do better enough to make it worthwhile for Team Golovkin? That's the question.

Personally I'm not bothered about the rematch, i'd prefer to see Jacobs take on some other top middles, that way he can make a stronger case for the rematch anyway.

Jacobs didn't become a superstar on the back of that fight. He overachieved in the eyes of boxing fans, that's all. A minority think he won. He didn't. Move on...