Saul Alvarez Next Fight: Danny Jacobs' Camp Wants Showdown With 'Canelo'
World Boxing Association "regular" middleweight champion Danny Jacobs' camp wants a showdown with World Boxing Council titleholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
Jacobs' promoter Lou Dibella expressed his willingness to propose a bout between his fighter and Mexico's rising star, Boxing News 24 reported. For him, Jacobs is also a new star that the boxing world needs to see.
"I would like to see Danny [Jacobs] and Canelo. I think Danny's a star. Where does it put him? I think he's one of the best middleweights in the world. I take nothing away from Golovkin. I think Danny's one of the best middleweights in the world. What I saw tonight, Danny's a star in the making. That kid is a superstar. He's going to have a lot of alternatives and a lot of choices. A loss isn't the end of the world [for Quillin]. I think he's [Jacobs] become a much better fighter since then [his loss to Dmitry Pirog in 2010]," Dibella said.
Jacobs triumphed against his challenger, Peter Quillin, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Dec. 5, a separate article from the Boxing News 24 noted. The 28-year-old boxer served Quillin his first loss via a first-round stoppage win that astounded the 8,443 fans at the sports center.
On the other hand, this is Jacobs' 31st win and third successful title defense after he captured the vacant WBA belt in August 2014 via a knockout win against Jarrod Fletcher at the same venue, per BoxRec.
A fight between Alvarez and Jacobs may be exciting for their followers to witness.
First, both are young fighters and boxing champions, who will be eager to defend their respective crowns with great passion. The 25-year-old Mexican boxer just defeated Puerto Rican warrior Miguel Cotto via a unanimous decision on Nov. 21 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, which led him to nab the vacant WBC throne.
Second, Jacobs also predicted Alvarez's win prior to the highly anticipated fight, per a Boxing Scene report, making it a more interesting battle because the WBA king knows who he is up to. Jacobs is then expected to prepare well for a battle against "Canelo."
Third, both of them only have one loss in their entire career. Both Alvarez and Jacobs use that defeat to motivate them further into better fighters. Alvarez noted that he learned a lot from his loss against Mayweather in September 2013, per a Fight Hype report.
Likewise, Jacobs bounced back from his loss in July 2010 against Dmitry Pirog and has not lost a fight since then. In five years, nobody has brought him down but he crushed 11 opponents via stoppage victories, per BoxRec.
Will "Canelo" consider Jacobs' challenge?
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