Korobov: Jacobs Has Avoided Me At All Costs; I Want Him Next!

[Ruthless-RKO]

Matt Korobov believes Daniel Jacobs probably will ignore his challenge.

The Russian middleweight contender is very willing, however, to fight Jacobs when the former IBF 160-pound champion returns to the ring some time in November. Korobov beat Jacobs when they were amateurs and is certain he’d defeat him again if Jacobs gives him the opportunity.

“Jacobs knows he can’t beat me,” Korobov told BS.com. “He has avoided a fight with me as a professional at all costs because he knows it would only repeat my dominance over him as an amateur. Jacobs’ style never changed. I would fight him at 160, 168, whatever he wants. This is no problem for me because I know I will win.”

“For me, if you make big money you should fight the most difficult opponents,” Korobov said. “Jacobs knows besides Canelo and Triple-G, I am the most difficult opponent for him.”

Korobov has fought well in each of his last two bouts, but he doesn’t have a win to show for either performance.

The 36-year-old southpaw gave Jermall Charlo one of the WBC middleweight champion’s toughest fights December 22. All three judges still scored their 12-round, 160-pound championship match for Houston’s Charlo (29-0, 21 KOs) by comfortable margins (119-108, 116-112, 116-112).

“Remember what I tell you,” Korobov said, “Jacobs will see this [story] and not think about fighting me because he has shared a ring with me before. Same as Charlo. One time sharing a ring with me is enough for them.”

In his following fight, Korobov boxed better than Immanuwel Aleem (18-1-2, 11 KOs), yet he settled for a 10-round draw May 11 in Fairfax, Virginia. One judge scored that fight for Korobov, 97-93, but two judges scored their encounter even (95-95, 95-95).

Those two fights convinced Korobov he still should have just one loss on his record (28-2-1, 14 KOs).

“I should be 2-0 in my last two fights,” Korobov said. “I beat Charlo and Aleem. Fortunately, millions of people saw [those two] fights on FOX. They know the truth. And remember, I fought Charlo on six days’ notice. For Jacobs, I would train like never before. I would win this fight for my family, 100 percent.”

[ironbeard]

Begging for a payday.

[greg]

that's the name of the game..

[margaret thatcher]

He did get harshly judged in both those fight tbf. Clearly beat Aleem and was close with Charlo, though I feel Charlo underperformed and has been stagnating a bit with the lack of big fight.

[ironbeard]

that's the name of the game..

True. Jacobs could do worse for an opponent (and likely will)

[Enlightened-One]

So, Daniel Jacobs has faced undefeated fighters like Gennady Golovkin, Peter Quillin, Luis Arias, Maciej Sulecki and Sergiy Derevyanchenko, as well as the top-five pound-for-pounder Canelo, within the last seven fights, but he’s somehow being accused of “ducking” Matt Korobov?

[ironbeard]

So, Daniel Jacobs has faced undefeated fighters like Gennady Golovkin, Peter Quillin, Luis Arias, Maciej Sulecki and Sergiy Derevyanchenko, as well as the top-five pound-for-pounder Canelo, within the last seven fights, but he’s somehow being accused of “ducking” Matt Korobov?

Good point E-O. Jacobs owes no one.

[margaret thatcher]

Only Korobov's saying that I think and that's just an attempt to get the fight, I'm not sure he even believes that himself