Hometown hero John Ryder (31-5, 17 KOs) won a twelve round split decision over two-time middleweight world champion Daniel Jacobs (37-4, 30 KOs) in a WBA super middleweight eliminator on Saturday night at Alexandra Palace in London. Jacobs easily outboxed Ryder over the first six rounds. Ryder woke up in round seven and a fight broke out. Ryder had the upper hand from rounds seven to nine. The last three rounds were close. Scores were 115-113, 115-113 Ryder, 115-113 Jacobs.
Regardless of result , surely Jacobs is done with his career there. Can’t believe Jacobs was in such a high profile fight with Canelo so recently. Congratulations to Ryder! Nice one!
Jacobs won the fight. He lost 3 rounds. He won 6 rounds easy. 3 rounds were close. Ryder would’ve been lucky to get a draw.
Ryder never ever wonnthis fight!
As a Brit,I apologise for some bad scoring.The first card I thought was right..115-113 for Jacobs but the other two?
Yes,there were close rounds and god only knows why Jacobs switched to southpaw when he was dominating as orthodox but…
He still won.
I think this was a classic case of previous results influencing scoring. Everyone would have been aware of the callum smith fight, including the judges. Great performance by Ryder but he obviously got the benefit of the doubt somewhere. I thought Jacobs really phoned it in, but I still had him taking it.
no apologise, boxing in someones back yard and bad calls is as old boxing itself, i thought ryder had a good run near the later rds. don’t think he won, but i felt ryder did beat smith, danny won’t win another belt, ryder is as high as he will go
The only upside is that it shows other countries beyond the US have incompetent idiots judging. In fairness, this fight was bad enough that the judges had a lot of rounds where there was very little to choose from, so I have a hard time complaining about decisions where one guy didn’t exactly “earn” a bunch of rounds.
Yeah, there is never any bad judging by American judges and they always get it right. It’s why we never have controversial decisions here in the states. Rolls eyes, sarcasm.
Exactly. I always laugh when people act like foreign fighters get a fair shot in the US. I’m sure judges are equally bad everywhere else, but I’ve seen so many bad decisions in the US, I have the perception that it’s worse here than anywhere else.
Winning a close fight on points – according to some this was not even close – as a foreign fighter in the UK is the most difficult thing in boxing.
I’m thinking they should probably do this one again if everyone involved is interested or do they send Ryder off to Morrell.
Jacobs won the fight…first scorecard was within reason….Jacobs outboxes Ryder…Have to say though…Jacobs has to be more aggressive….Jacobs allowed the judges to find room to cheat him… more snapping rights after the jab and violent short hooks on the inside….Jacobs passive aggression not winning fights overseas and certainly cost Jacobs here.,Ryder did nothing special ….watch the fight horrible decision
Jacobs won. He has lost a lot of power. Hometown decision
I agree, hometown influence a factor. Jacobs demonstrated some aging skills in this fight. He was flatter footed, less horsepower in his right hand, pushing his punches at times, and slowed head movement. However, make no mistake, Jacobs was game in the fight. Ryder really had nothing spectacular in his arsenal except a high work rate of basic skills. A prime Jacobs would have made Ryder a punching bag in the center of the ring.
How can Jacobs easily win the first six rounds, not get knocked down, and then lose the decision?
This was a sparring session That Jacobs controlled ..Ryder looked like a novice while Jacobs was just working with him..9-3
One of the rare times where I called it exactly:)
Jacobs did just enough to lose a bad decision.
Well said!!!!!
Perfectly sums it up.
Danny fought like it was a sparring session. No sense of urgency whatsoever. it looked like he was trying to make it close.
I’m tempted to score the Jacobs’ rounds 10-9 and the Ryder rounds 10-8. Jacobs had the look of a mannequin. He got more mileage out of a less than entertaining career than he deserved. I’m sure he’ll be back in 2024.
116-112 Jacobs in one boring fight. What eliminator could these two be fighting for. They as a tag team couldn’t beat Canelo.
I haven’t watched the fight yet…..but how in the hell did Jacobs win and defend the MW title 5 maybe 6 times all by k.o.
He lost his hunger. Its tough to see because after he lost to Pirog and then had to fight cancer… I rooted for him. His fights with Canelo and GGG were less than exciting but he acquitted himself well and lost close decisions.
He is so tame now. Whether he won or lost this fight doesn’t really matter. He lost to a less talented but hungrier fighter.
Jacobs just doesn’t want it anymore.
“Wheter he won or lost this fight it doesn’t matter “,.. that sums up everything. More respect needed for those men in the ring. They are put their lives in line there. Boxing need a total revision .. so many of these so called judges should not even allowed to go near the ring
This is a decision that must be fervently protested. This gives a black eye to the sport of boxing. With the involvement of Eddie Hearn and the integration of the sport British-American wise, promotion and all, this is very bad and unexpected.
I blame the trainer, Andre Rozier, who was only motivating and not coaching and showing the fighter his flaws. Jacob’s was grabbing and holding because his left hand was dead. The jab was there but he had no left hook which would have easily solved the problem.
Nevertheless, he did not lose this fight and should get a new trainer if wants to continue.
No upset here, I fully expected that
Expected a hometown decision?
retire Danny. It is over
I had it 115-113 Ryder was rooting for Jacobs. All I remember is Gabe being robbed in his fight Vs Jacobs and he told Gabe take your L… I guess Karma
Interesting point. And somewhat true.
Jacobs was using his jab and keeping his distance during the first 6 rounds and doing really well. However, he inexplicably stopped jabbing and moving around thereby letting Ryder get close enough to do a lot of damage. I thought Jacobs was going to fold under Ryder’s attack but he held on and made a comeback later in the fight. He looked really tired and shaky when he was taking that punishment.
He started jabbing again in the last three rounds and I thought he pulled it out. The judges didn’t agree so Ryder finally won a close fight that he probably should have lost. Congratulations
to him for the victory but Jacobs had nobody to blame but himself. He let Ryder back into the fight and paid the price for fighting in Ryder’s baileywick.
A lot of fans say Jacobs should be this or that, but that’s who he is. A cautious and passive fighter who doesn’t maintain focus during an entire fight and has apparently lost any fire that he had earlier in his career. He really should consider hanging it up since he just doesn’t look elite any longer.
Jacobs underestimate Ryder and that’s the result
Missed this fight live. Looking for highlights on You Tube.
Only if you’re a glutton for punishment mate. You’ve been warned 🙂
Delboy:
– Thank you for the laugh.
– Watched You Tube highlights and was not impressed with this fight.
– Take care.
Jacobs no mas! Time to hang it, no point in being someone’s stepping stone in future fights!
Jacobs should quit.
WTF happened to Jacobs? I understand he had nice paydays against GGG and Canelo but my man looked like crap! This fellows is what happens when money gets to your head smh
KARMA! He lost against Gabe Rosado yet got the decision! Although I was hoping he won so that David Benavidez could dust his ass!!
Daniel Jacobs washed up
No not at all. He still has his balance and moves well. He just needs a new trainer.
jacobs was average nothing special maybe he should call it quits
I really don’t get the down votes for some of these comments. Just about everyone on here is basically the same thing:
Jacobs should have got the decision
He didn’t and it was his own fault
It was also bad judging
Jacobs is no longer an elite fighter + he lost his hunger
Tough shit too because he got a gift vs. Rosado so no one cares. It’s just a bad look for boxing.
But some comments have downvotes while other comments are all good. I dont get it. Are these Ryder fans who think he really did win? Or are these Jacobs fans who don’t believe he’s washed up?
Some of the people on this forum complain about judging but you can tell, based on their comments, that they would do their own home cooking if they were judges! LOL!
Wade, some good points.
Missed it, but by the way you guys feel about it, something is fishy. Catching it now.
It was a close fight, but I had Jacob’s winning by 115-113.
But before all the American fanboys go on about the UK robbing an American fighter, let’s not forget about all the Brits and Europeans who have been robbed in the US I.e. Lewis, Fury, Khan, Hatton, Eastman, Turpin, Schultz and many others. Its called Karma.
We have terms:
Home court advantage.
Home town advantage.
Home crowd advantage.
Home town decision.
Meaning, if you are fighting in your opponents backyard:
You have to ko, kd or dominate the fight.
Every close rounds might go to home fighter due to cheering or crowd influence on judging.
Wow, Ryder has a big heart and comes to win. Jacobs needs to assess his career and possibly walk away from the sport. He doesn’t seem to have the will to win when the chips are down.
wow didnt expect a robbery but still Jacobs should have tried a bit more for the KO
I’m not surprised by the judging but more by the fact that the fight was actually close !! Was expecting an easy fight for Jacobs..
Can’t really say that he is washed up cause every fighter…just have one of those days…now on the other hand if consistently performs like this ..then evidence that he is washed up….will admit though…not his normal self never a devastating puncher but he boxed well enough in his past fights to let his opponents know that he has legitimate power in his arsenal….just didn’t see that today….maybe a case of those silk pajamas….
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I saw Jacobs winning this fight. But I also saw Ryder wanting it more.
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We just gonna let that slide yeah?? Jacobs not at his best but a clear Victor here
Come on what fight were the judges watching. If you think Ryder won that fight then you my friend dont know boxing.
WTF is wrong with Jacobs lately? He’s looked so passive and indifferent against Rosado and now Ryder. Sure, Jacobs probably deserved this decision, but he needs to contemplate retirement if he’s going to be souninspired in how he fights. Good win for Ryder, I guess, but awful performance by Jacobs.
Jacobs has been fortunate to get enough high profile and money fights. He has made his mark. Probably good to hang it up before his skills deteriorate further.