Re: Quillin vs. Jacobs....
Originally Posted by
Rantcatrat
The real issue I have with picking Jacobs is how he got put on the canvas by Sergio Mora. Mora is the lightest punching middleweight in the top of the rankings. If he can put Jacobs down, I have to think Quillin might take him cold. Quillin is also a monster middleweight. I really wonder if he makes 160 safely today. On the other hand, Quillin is plodding and flat-footed, and more of a one-two guy. Jacobs has more nuance to his game. It's a good even scrap. I'm excited for it.
I'll add it kind of rubbed me the wrong way when asked if he would give more an rematch due to the broken ankle and he went "no, i'm just moving forward". If it was a one sided beating, i'd have no objection. If he said, "well right now i believe the tables set for a big fight... something my promoters working on, but after that sure, id rematch him in the future. He still seems like he has an injury to come back from." , i'd have no objection.. Jacobs has gotten some practice talking out of the side of his mouth while doing his commentating. So it kinda made it look like he realized he had some kind of close call, he lucked out and was going to take that and run. To anyone thinking, "who would run from sergio mora"?.... exactly
And Jacobs is talking bigger than Quillen for this fight... I understand the promotional aspect of running ones mouth... It just rings a little hollow now considering the Mora thing.
They want your @$$ beat because upsets make news. News brings about excitement, excitement brings about ratings. The objective is to bring you up to the tower and tear your @$$ down. And if you don't believe that, you're crazy.
Roy Jones, Jr. "What I've Learned," Esquire 2003
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