Daniel Jacobs (30-1, 27 KOs) defenses his WBA middleweight title tonight against Peter Quillin (32-0-1, 23 KOs) in a fight that looks worth of pay-per-view, but we get in pay cable instead.
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First, here’s the entire card from ESPN.
At New York (Showtime/Showtime Extreme): Daniel Jacobs vs. Peter Quillin, 12 rounds, for Jacobs’ WBA “regular” middleweight title; Jesus Cuellar vs. Jonathan Oquendo, 12 rounds, for Cuellar’s WBA “regular” featherweight title; Chris Algieri vs. Erick Bone, 10 rounds, welterweights; Marcus Browne vs. Francisco Sierra, 8 or 10 rounds, light heavyweights; Yuri Foreman vs. Lenwood Dozier, 8 rounds, junior middleweights; Heather Hardy vs. Noemi Bosques, 8 rounds, female featherweights; Will Rosinsky vs. Joe Smith Jr., 10 rounds, light heavyweights; Titus Williams vs. Emmanuel Castro, 4 rounds, junior lightweights; Luis Garcia vs. TBA, 6 rounds, cruiserweights; John Hernandez vs. Jack Grady, 4 rounds, lightweights
And here’s how some other pro fighters see the bout courtesy of Dan Rafael at ESPN.
Chris Algieri (former junior welterweight titlist): “Tough fight to call. I believe whoever can assert their fight will ultimately take the victory. Danny needs to set a fast pace and box smart. Quillin will look to be explosive and bring the pressure. Too close to predict for me but will go with the more experienced man in Quillin to take it.”
Andre Berto (former welterweight titlist): “Tough fight, it’s really a toss-up. If it goes the distance I have Jacobs winning. If it doesn’t I have Quillin by knockout.”
Anthony Dirrell (former super middleweight titlist): “I hope it’s a draw, and I think it may be. Both fighters are my guys. Daniel and I went through similar health concerns that brought us closer, but Peter grew up in Grand Rapids. So I really just want to see a great fight and may the best man win. I know both guys respect each other, and I hope that’ll always be the case.”
Amir Khan (former unified junior welterweight titlist): “I think Peter Quillin wins the fight. It’s a really exciting matchup between two guys fighting in their own backyard in Brooklyn. There is very little to choose between both fighters, but if I had to opt for one guy, it would be Quillin. I really respect Danny Jacobs’ background and the way he has fought to become champion. He’s shown that he has the resilience, skill and punching power to go in and beat the best middleweights around, but I think that Quillin is going to look to outwork him and use his movement to win a close points decision.”
Erislandy Lara (junior middleweight titlist): “This is a great matchup between two young hungry fighters and I think it’s going to be a very close fight. With that being said, I’m picking ‘Kid Chocolate’ [Quillin] to win. He’s got Cuban blood running through his veins and has fought better competition. I’ll also be watching very closely because the winner could be one of my future opponents.”
Keith Thurman (welterweight titlist): “Knowing Jacobs and his amateur background, I believe that he has the skills and the knowledge to pull away the victory, but Quillin is no slouch. He has tremendous strength and the ability to stop or hurt Danny at any moment. I’m truly looking forward to this fight. This is another great matchup for the fight fans this year.”
The fight is on Showtime at 9 p.m. Take a break from football and watch some people beat the hell out of each other.
