01/28/2019

Criticizing Canelo By Jacob Rivera Earlier this week it was announced that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez would face IBF champion Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs. Many including myself praised the young Mexican superstar for taking this risky fight. Jacobs is a top 5 middleweight & is a dangerous opponent for anyone in the division.  It’s no secret amount most that know me that I’m not the biggest Canelo fan. I can agree that he is skilled and has gotten better with technique as he has matured into the

01/25/2019

The Problem Child By Jacob Rivera Boxing has always had its polarizing figures that we tune in to watch fight. Some are because we want to see the craft of how they win, others we want to see them get exposed & destroyed. One such figure, Adrien Broner, falls in the latter category for me. Once thought to be an up & coming talent, who claimed to be the heir apparent to Floyd Mayweather, is now after this weekend's loss to Manny Pacquiao, on a 3 figth winless skid. In the events leading up to

01/05/2019

Fights We Want to See in 2019 As we exit each year we start planning on what we would like to see develop in the coming year in boxing. New breakout fighters hit the scene, champions are dethroned, & fighters move on to more challenges in other weight classes. Below is the JabHookBoxing staff's top 10 fights we would like to see not taking into consideration, politics, promotional feuds. television restraints, are many of the other hurdles that are so often the reasons we don't get the fights we

01/04/2019

2018 JabHook Boxing Awards  As we finalized another great year in boxing, one of my favorite things to do is to discuss my highlights of the year in the typical boxing award categories. Re-watching clips or being reminded of events that transpired throughout the year brings a sense of joy and confirms the reason I love the sweet science. I was able to attend 7 events this year in the Los Angeles area and already have 2 events on tap to attend in early 2019. So without further ado… Jacob Rivera: