by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Dec 3, 2015 | Training, Workout, Fight Episodes
Jacobs vs Quillin is one of those fights that seems to have popped up out of nowhere. Yes, we knew it was in the calendar, but with Cotto-Canelo and Klitschko-Fury recently saturating sports’ sections, it’s easy to see why it’s kind of fallen off the radar. But with...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Oct 1, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Boxing heads knew this fight had a great chance of materializing, and it’s now official. Peter Quillin and Daniel Jacobs will be putting it all on the line on December 5th at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York. This is a solid match-up, and there’s not really an...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Aug 20, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Nathan Cleverly, a former WBO Light Heavyweight champ, will be meeting with Andrzej Fonfara on October 16th at a Chicago venue. Since losing his strap to Sergey Kovalev in 2013, the Welshman had a brief stint at Cruiserweight which included TKO wins over Shawn Corbin,...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Aug 4, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
It looked like Sergio Mora and Daniel Jacobs were going to produce a barn-burner on the Garcia vs Malignaggi card last weekend. The 34-year-old Mora, who was tipped as a big underdog in this fight, raised eyebrows in just the 1st round. Mora was dropped to the canvas...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Aug 2, 2015 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
At the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, Jacobs vs Mora kicked off with a classic opener, but ended in unfortunate, unsatisfactory fashion moments later. In the 1st round, Jacobs knocked down Mora with a right-hand, and seconds later, Mora returned the favor with a...