Daniel Jacobs officially replaces James Kirkland

Daniel Jacobs (15-0, 14 KO) is now officially the opponent for Michael Walker on the Hatton-Pacquiao undercard, replacing James Kirkland, who has a whole other set of problems right now.

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Sweet. I get to watch my favorite prospect fight.

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill

by FlyByKnight on Apr 27, 2009 9:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This won't prove much

Jacobs beating up on a junior middleweight. About as good as they could hope for on such short notice, I guess. I’d almost rather see Jason LeHoullier get the fight, who was supposed to fight Vernon Forrest on the Taylor-Froch undercard until Forrest got hurt a couple days before the fight.

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on Apr 27, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He is going to face a can…

"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."

by Zocalo on Apr 27, 2009 11:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Walker’s not quite a can. He IS, however, exceptionally undersized (he’s been fighting around 160 and even 168, but dude is 5’7" to Jacobs’ 6’1") and presents no danger.

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by SC on Apr 27, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's the same guy Kirkland was going to face

It was a tune-up fight for Kirkland, but Kirkland’s MUCH more experienced than Jacobs; on the other hand, he’s also a natural 154 pounder. If he was facing a natural 168 pounder with Walker’s skill set and resume, I’d say it was a nice step up, but as it is, it’s a showcase fight against someone who should get beaten easily. His fights with Echols were exciting, but Echols is shot to shit, and he didn’t show a very high skill level. Sort of a pressure fighter, if I remember correctly.

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on Apr 28, 2009 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i just think that he isn’t going to break a sweat… and that is what a can does. They are there to make him look good, not to test him.

"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."

by Zocalo on Apr 28, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

BTW

Anyone know if they’re going to make the untelevised undercard available online? They’ve done it a couple times before, and the undercard is a veritable who’s who of Top Rank’s and GBP’s prospects are, all in showcase fights (Matt Korobov, Erislandy Lara, Daniel Jacobs, Abner Mares, Bernabe Concepcion, Mike Alvarado).

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on Apr 28, 2009 1:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

you might want to check with yahoo sports, they usually show the unaired undercard for free.

"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."

by Zocalo on Apr 28, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

FULL UNDERCARD

anyone have a list of all the undercards?

by jerranamo on Apr 28, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

here's what Dan Rafael has (and keep in mind some of the cans might change)

Televised:
Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao, 12 rounds, for Hatton’s Ring magazine junior welterweight title
Humberto Soto vs. Benoit Gaudet, 12 rounds, for Soto’s WBC junior lightweight title
Daniel Jacobs vs. Michael Walker, 8 rounds, middleweights
Matvey Korobov vs. Rodrigo Aguiar, 4 rounds, middleweights
Erislandy Lara vs. Chris Gray, 4 rounds, junior middleweights

Off-TV:
Mike Alvarado vs. Juaquin Gallardo, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
Abner Mares vs. Jonathan Perez, 10 rounds, bantamweights
Bernabe Concepcion vs. Yogli Herrera, 10 rounds, featherweights
Matthew Hatton vs. Ernesto Zepeda, 8 rounds, welterweights
Joe Murray vs. TBA, 4 rounds, lightweights

Rafael keeps the most well-maintained schedule around, too: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?page=boxing/schedule/index

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"If they cut my bald head open, they will find one big boxing glove. That's all I am. I live it." -- Marvin Hagler

by SC on Apr 28, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

for some reason my time warner tv guide lists bernabe concepcion vs steven lueveno as one of the undercards. this has to be an error on their part right?

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by battle axe of doom on Apr 29, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs