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Tom Loeffler on Gennady Golovkin vs. Danny Jacobs in NYC

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Daniel Jacobs (L) strikes Peter Quillin during what would be a brief night's work; Quillin was stopped at 1:25 of Round 1. Photo by Al Bello - Getty Images

Daniel Jacobs (L) lands a jab on Peter Quillin. Photo: Al Bello – Getty Images

The idea of matching IBF/WBA middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin against Danny Jacobs may not seem so far-fetched anymore.

After making the fight with Al Haymon-advised Dominic Wade and Golovkin for April 23 on HBO, K2 Promotions Mmanaging Director Tom Loeffler spoke of a day when he has to deal with another Haymon-guided fighter in Brooklyn’s Jacobs, who is coming off a stunning first-round stoppage of Peter Quillin in December.

Golovkin-Jacobs in New York, from where Jacobs hails and where Golovkin has a strong fan base? Loeffler allowed himself to dream a little on Wednesday.

“Being able to make this fight with Wade, if (Golovkin is) successful, then certainly a fight with Danny Jacobs, who is clearly at the top also of the middleweight division – he had a very impressive knockout of Peter Quillin,” Loeffler told RingTV.com. “And Gennady being able to sell out (Madison Square Garden) in his last fight – you can only imagine how big a fight between Gennady and Jacobs would be in New York. That would be a monster fight in the New York area. From our side, there wouldn’t be any obstacles to making that fight.”



 

 

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