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Topic subjectDaniel Jacobs vs Sergiy Derevyanchenko (the guy GGG ran from)
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2667985, Daniel Jacobs vs Sergiy Derevyanchenko (the guy GGG ran from)
Posted by Boogie Stimuli, Wed Jul-11-18 12:55 PM
Slated to take place in October or November with Oct. 27 being the most likely date right now. So Jacobs will get another shot at the title. This'll be for the IBF title that GGG vacated out of fear of fighting a real threat who might jeopardize the Canelo rematch (Derevyanchenko). This should be a good fight. Derevyanchenko is a good fighter, but he only has 12 fights and isn't as professionally battle-tested as Jacobs even though he's slightly older than Jacobs. From the eye test tho, I think Derevyanchenko actually appears to be the better fighter... but I'm on record saying I'm not very impressed with Jacobs. However, his strength and durability can compensate for what he lacks in skill. This should be a competitive fight.