Video: Mannix, Mora: Is Canelo Alvarez unbeatable?
Is Canelo Alvarez unbeatable?
That’s a reasonable question to ask in the wake of his remarkable run of success. The Mexican star, coming off his knockout of Billy Joe Saunders on Saturday, is now 14-0-1 since he lost a one-sided decision to Floyd Mayweather in 2013.
The only blemish on his record since that fight was a controversial draw in his first of two bouts against Gennadiy Golovkin, in 2017.
In this episode of Jabs with Mannix and Mora, DAZN commentators Chris Mannix and Sergio Mora discuss whether any of Alvarez’s rivals at or near his weight can beat him.
Video: Mannix, Mora: Is Canelo Alvarez unbeatable?
Is Canelo Alvarez unbeatable?
That’s a reasonable question to ask in the wake of his remarkable run of success. The Mexican star, coming off his knockout of Billy Joe Saunders on Saturday, is now 14-0-1 since he lost a one-sided decision to Floyd Mayweather in 2013.
The only blemish on his record since that fight was a controversial draw in his first of two bouts against Gennadiy Golovkin, in 2017.
In this episode of Jabs with Mannix and Mora, DAZN commentators Chris Mannix and Sergio Mora discuss whether any of Alvarez’s rivals at or near his weight can beat him.
Danny Jacobs survived a scare from Gabriel Rosado in a boring fight Friday in Hollywood, Fla.
Daniel Jacobs failed to show up for his fight Friday in Hollywood, Fla.
Oh, he was in the ring with Gabriel Rosado. He just did next to nothing in there, thus making what was expected to be a relatively easy fight into a chess match that he could have lost on the cards.
Jacobs ended up having his hand raised as the winner of a split decision in a 12-round super middleweight bout but it was one of his worst nights as an elite fighter.
The former middleweight titleholder who gave Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin all they could handle in close losses could barely outbox an easy-to-hit veteran opponent known for his toughness, not his boxing skills.
The first was round was a feel-out round, which is understandable. However, so was the second. And the third. And the fourth. And, while there were a few moments when the intensity picked up, the pace of the fight never really changed.
It’s was boring as hell.
Gabriel Rosado (left) wasn’t much busier than Daniel Jacobs was but the underdog gave a good account of himself. Melina Pizano / Matchroom Boxing
And the fight was difficult score. When the participants throw only a handful of punches per round – neither of them worked up much of a sweat – and land precious few power shots, it’s not easy to separate them.
All three judges scored the fight 115-113 (seven rounds to five), two for Jacobs and one for Rosado, which allowed Jacobs to barely avoid disaster. He had to win the bout to set up lucrative fights in the coming year.
Boxing Junkie scored it a 114-114 draw, which would’ve been more just given Rosado’s solid effort.
Did Jacobs (37-3, 30 KOs) simply have a bad night? Was he not motivated because of Rosado’s second-tier stature? Did the lack of spectators at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino throw him, which he suggested? Was Rosado (25-13-1, 14 KOs) simply better than he had anticipated?
Maybe it was little bit of everything.
“I guess I have to go back to the tape, go back to the drawing board and apply a better effort next time around,” Jacobs said. “… I guess I treated it more like a sparring match than an actual fight. That’s my bad.
“I apologize to all the fans who expected a more [entertaining] fight. There’s always next time. I’m looking for bigger and better names.”
Jacobs (left) rarely fought with intensity, even when the fight seemed to be on the line in the late rounds. Ed Mulholland / Matchroom Boxing
The announcement of the winner was painful for Rosado, both because of a mistake by the ring announcer and the result itself.
Jeremiah Gallegos was about to announce the deciding 115-113 score for Jacobs when he said, “From Philadelphia …” That’s Rosado’s hometown, not Jacobs’, so Rosado thought momentarily that he had won. Then he heard Jacobs’ name like the rest of us.
Rosado thought he should’ve been given the decision, which would’ve been the biggest victory of his career and set him up for another big payday.
“I thought I won the fight,” he said. “I mean, I surprised him. I outboxed him, I outjabbed him, I countered him, I made him miss big shots. … That man did nothing to me. He put more hands on Canelo and Triple-G than he did me
“… It’s a shame. I don’t know why I’m not given decisions like that.”
Jacobs probably remains an ideal candidate to face any of the top super middleweights, including titleholders Caleb Plant and Billy Joe Saunders. And he covets a rematch with Golovkin, who narrowly outpointed him in 2017.
He certainly didn’t look good on Friday but he won, which is the ultimately objective.
“That fight was only a stepping stone,” he said. “It allowed me to see a lot more that I have to apply inside the ring. I still feel there is more to me than has been seen. This just wasn’t a valiant effort from myself.”
Danny Jacobs survived a scare from Gabriel Rosado in a boring fight Friday in Hollywood, Fla.
Daniel Jacobs failed to show up for his fight Friday in Hollywood, Fla.
Oh, he was in the ring with Gabriel Rosado. He just did next to nothing in there, thus making what was expected to be a relatively easy fight into a chess match that he could have lost on the cards.
Jacobs ended up having his hand raised as the winner of a split decision in a 12-round super middleweight bout but it was one of his worst nights as an elite fighter.
The former middleweight titleholder who gave Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin all they could handle in close losses could barely outbox an easy-to-hit veteran opponent known for his toughness, not his boxing skills.
The first was round was a feel-out round, which is understandable. However, so was the second. And the third. And the fourth. And, while there were a few moments when the intensity picked up, the pace of the fight never really changed.
It’s was boring as hell.
Gabriel Rosado (left) wasn’t much busier than Daniel Jacobs was but the underdog gave a good account of himself. Melina Pizano / Matchroom Boxing
And the fight was difficult score. When the participants throw only a handful of punches per round – neither of them worked up much of a sweat – and land precious few power shots, it’s not easy to separate them.
All three judges scored the fight 115-113 (seven rounds to five), two for Jacobs and one for Rosado, which allowed Jacobs to barely avoid disaster. He had to win the bout to set up lucrative fights in the coming year.
Boxing Junkie scored it a 114-114 draw, which would’ve been more just given Rosado’s solid effort.
Did Jacobs (37-3, 30 KOs) simply have a bad night? Was he not motivated because of Rosado’s second-tier stature? Did the lack of spectators at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino throw him, which he suggested? Was Rosado (25-13-1, 14 KOs) simply better than he had anticipated?
Maybe it was little bit of everything.
“I guess I have to go back to the tape, go back to the drawing board and apply a better effort next time around,” Jacobs said. “… I guess I treated it more like a sparring match than an actual fight. That’s my bad.
“I apologize to all the fans who expected a more [entertaining] fight. There’s always next time. I’m looking for bigger and better names.”
Jacobs (left) rarely fought with intensity, even when the fight seemed to be on the line in the late rounds. Ed Mulholland / Matchroom Boxing
The announcement of the winner was painful for Rosado, both because of a mistake by the ring announcer and the result itself.
Jeremiah Gallegos was about to announce the deciding 115-113 score for Jacobs when he said, “From Philadelphia …” That’s Rosado’s hometown, not Jacobs’, so Rosado thought momentarily that he had won. Then he heard Jacobs’ name like the rest of us.
Rosado thought he should’ve been given the decision, which would’ve been the biggest victory of his career and set him up for another big payday.
“I thought I won the fight,” he said. “I mean, I surprised him. I outboxed him, I outjabbed him, I countered him, I made him miss big shots. … That man did nothing to me. He put more hands on Canelo and Triple-G than he did me
“… It’s a shame. I don’t know why I’m not given decisions like that.”
Jacobs probably remains an ideal candidate to face any of the top super middleweights, including titleholders Caleb Plant and Billy Joe Saunders. And he covets a rematch with Golovkin, who narrowly outpointed him in 2017.
He certainly didn’t look good on Friday but he won, which is the ultimately objective.
“That fight was only a stepping stone,” he said. “It allowed me to see a lot more that I have to apply inside the ring. I still feel there is more to me than has been seen. This just wasn’t a valiant effort from myself.”
Daniyar Yeleussinov stopped Julius Indongo in two rounds on the Danny Jacobs-Gabriel Rosado card on Friday in Hollywood, Calif.
Daniyar Yeleussinov took another step toward a world title shot on the Danny Jacobs-Gabriel Rosado card Friday in Hollywood, Calif.
The 2016 Olympic gold medalist from Kazakhstan put fellow southpaw Julius Indongo down once in the opening round and then finished him off in the second of a scheduled 10-round 147-pound fight, recording a knockout at 1:24.
Indongo (23-3, 12 KOs) is a former unified 140-pound titleholder and was deemed a test for Yeleussinov (10-0, 6 KOs). Turns out he was easy prey.
Yeleussinov, who is based in Miami, put the wild-swinging Namibian down with a short left hand about a minute and a half into the fight. Indongo got up and survived the round but he seemed vulnerable.
In the second round Yeleussinov landed a chopping left above Indongo’s ear and put him down again. This time, hurt by the shot, he didn’t want to continue and the fight was stopped.
Indongo had said before the fight that Yeleussinov would be easy work for him.
“I told him I’m a tough guy, one of the best welterweights in the division,” Yeleussinov said. “That’s why I said to him, ‘No, you’re easy work for me.'”
Yeleussinov will likely enter the 147-pound rankings of one or more of the four major sanctioning bodies. When that happens, he’ll be in line to take another step up in opposition.
His promoter, Eddie Hearn, believes he’s ready for any welterweight.
“I hope, I hope,” he said, “In the future, step by step, I’m going up.”
Daniyar Yeleussinov stopped Julius Indongo in two rounds on the Danny Jacobs-Gabriel Rosado card on Friday in Hollywood, Calif.
Daniyar Yeleussinov took another step toward a world title shot on the Danny Jacobs-Gabriel Rosado card Friday in Hollywood, Calif.
The 2016 Olympic gold medalist from Kazakhstan put fellow southpaw Julius Indongo down once in the opening round and then finished him off in the second of a scheduled 10-round 147-pound fight, recording a knockout at 1:24.
Indongo (23-3, 12 KOs) is a former unified 140-pound titleholder and was deemed a test for Yeleussinov (10-0, 6 KOs). Turns out he was easy prey.
Yeleussinov, who is based in Miami, put the wild-swinging Namibian down with a short left hand about a minute and a half into the fight. Indongo got up and survived the round but he seemed vulnerable.
In the second round Yeleussinov landed a chopping left above Indongo’s ear and put him down again. This time, hurt by the shot, he didn’t want to continue and the fight was stopped.
Indongo had said before the fight that Yeleussinov would be easy work for him.
“I told him I’m a tough guy, one of the best welterweights in the division,” Yeleussinov said. “That’s why I said to him, ‘No, you’re easy work for me.'”
Yeleussinov will likely enter the 147-pound rankings of one or more of the four major sanctioning bodies. When that happens, he’ll be in line to take another step up in opposition.
His promoter, Eddie Hearn, believes he’s ready for any welterweight.
“I hope, I hope,” he said, “In the future, step by step, I’m going up.”
Emmanuel Tagoe defeated Mason Menard by a majority decision on Friday in Hollywood, Fla.
Last week Javier Fortuna underscored his position as legitimate 135-pound contender by stopping Antonio Lozada. On Friday it was Emmanuel Tagoe’s turn.
The Ghanaian, ranked by three of the four major sanctioning bodies, outboxed Mason Menard to win a majority decision in a 10-round bout on the Danny Jacobs-Gabriel Rosado card at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.
Tagoe (32-1, 15 KOs) was hoping to make a strong impression in only his second fight in the U.S. and second outside Ghana. He succeeded.
The 31-year-old from the capital city of Accra used his long reach and awkward style to pick apart Menard (36-5, 25 KOs) from the outside for much of the fight.
Menard, who fought with a swollen left eye by the middle rounds, had his most success when he was able to bull inside and let his hands go. However, the quicker, slicker Tagoe generally beat him to the punch and landed cleaner shots.
In Round 8, which the broadcast team said went four minutes, Tagoe hurt Menard but was unable to finish the job.
The scoring wasn’t consistent. One judge had it a 95-95 draw. Another had 98-92 for Tagoe, eight rounds to two. The third also had it for the African, 96-94, accounting for the majority decision.
Tagoe was unable to stop Menard — as Ray Beltran, Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez did — but he probably made the case that he’s a legitimate opponent for the best lightweights.
Emmanuel Tagoe defeated Mason Menard by a majority decision on Friday in Hollywood, Fla.
Last week Javier Fortuna underscored his position as legitimate 135-pound contender by stopping Antonio Lozada. On Friday it was Emmanuel Tagoe’s turn.
The Ghanaian, ranked by three of the four major sanctioning bodies, outboxed Mason Menard to win a majority decision in a 10-round bout on the Danny Jacobs-Gabriel Rosado card at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.
Tagoe (32-1, 15 KOs) was hoping to make a strong impression in only his second fight in the U.S. and second outside Ghana. He succeeded.
The 31-year-old from the capital city of Accra used his long reach and awkward style to pick apart Menard (36-5, 25 KOs) from the outside for much of the fight.
Menard, who fought with a swollen left eye by the middle rounds, had his most success when he was able to bull inside and let his hands go. However, the quicker, slicker Tagoe generally beat him to the punch and landed cleaner shots.
In Round 8, which the broadcast team said went four minutes, Tagoe hurt Menard but was unable to finish the job.
The scoring wasn’t consistent. One judge had it a 95-95 draw. Another had 98-92 for Tagoe, eight rounds to two. The third also had it for the African, 96-94, accounting for the majority decision.
Tagoe was unable to stop Menard — as Ray Beltran, Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez did — but he probably made the case that he’s a legitimate opponent for the best lightweights.
Super middleweight contender Danny Jacobs returns to the ring against Gabriel Rosado on Friday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Jacobs (36-3, 30 KOs), a former middleweight titleholder, will be fighting for the second time …
Super middleweight contender Danny Jacobs returns to the ring against Gabriel Rosado on Friday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.
Jacobs (36-3, 30 KOs), a former middleweight titleholder, will be fighting for the second time as a full-fledged 168-pounder.
The Brooklyn resident last fought in December of last year, when he stopped an overweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in five rounds. That was his first fight since he lost his belt to Canelo Alvarez in May of last year.
Rosado (25-12-1, 14 KOs), from Philadelphia, also will be fighting for the second time at super middleweight. He’s a longtime middleweight contender.
Here is the final news conference, from Wednesday. Video courtesy of DAZN.
Super middleweight contender Danny Jacobs returns to the ring against Gabriel Rosado on Friday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Jacobs (36-3, 30 KOs), a former middleweight titleholder, will be fighting for the second time …
Super middleweight contender Danny Jacobs returns to the ring against Gabriel Rosado on Friday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.
Jacobs (36-3, 30 KOs), a former middleweight titleholder, will be fighting for the second time as a full-fledged 168-pounder.
The Brooklyn resident last fought in December of last year, when he stopped an overweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in five rounds. That was his first fight since he lost his belt to Canelo Alvarez in May of last year.
Rosado (25-12-1, 14 KOs), from Philadelphia, also will be fighting for the second time at super middleweight. He’s a longtime middleweight contender.
Here is the final news conference, from Wednesday. Video courtesy of DAZN.
