Daniel Jacobs defeats a game Maciej Sulecki by unanimous decision

Daniel Jacobs was a massive favorite going into his bout against Maciej Sulecki, but Sulecki proved that he deserved more respect by going the distance.

Daniel Jacobs is one of the best middleweight in the world. Maciej Sulecki lacked name recognition and many thought that he didn’t stand a chance against Jacobs in their fight on Saturday, April 28. Sulecki didn’t win the fight, but he proved that he can hold his own with the best in the world.

Sulecki looked fantastic in round one. He came out aggressively and outworked Jacobs. His hands were faster than Jacobs and he pushed him around the ring. Jacobs stayed composed, but he didn’t provide much offensive. This was Sulecki’s round. He needed to come out aggressively against Jacobs as a show of strength and he accomplished that task.

Jacobs was more active in the second round. He started to find a home for his jab. As he continued to land that punch, he started to work in combinations. Sulecki fought intelligently, but Jacobs asserted himself. Jacobs won this round with his jab and the combinations it produced.

Jacobs threw some wild punches in the third and Sulecki countered them well. Sulecki landed his jab throughout this round. It didn’t hurt Jacobs but it kept him away. There was some back and forth action, but Sulecki’s punches were more accurate. Just when it looked like Sulecki was cruising in this round, Jacobs landed a thudding right that hurt him. Sulecki won the round, but Jacobs ended it on a high note.

Jacobs slipped into a southpaw stance for a good part of the fourth and stunned Sulecki with several lefts. Once he hurt Sulecki, Jacobs switched back to an orthodox stance. He landed several more powerful combinations that won him the round.

Jacobs found a home for his left hook at the top of the fifth. Sulecki came back midway in the round, throwing a high volume of punches. He picked up his work rate, but Jacobs landed some more meaningful hooks to close out the round. Jacobs stole the round with his closing combination.

In round six, Sulecki came out of his corner throwing punches. He pushed Jacobs to the ropes and bullied him around the ring. Sulecki commanded the action for the first two minutes of the round. Jacobs came roaring back with one minute remaining. He threw a series of left and right hooks that scored. Sulecki did more throughout the round and did enough to carry it.

Round seven was Sulecki’s best round. Jacobs remained inactive because Sulecki didn’t stop moving his hands. Sulecki proved to have better hand speed than Jacobs and landed accurately. Jacobs never looked hurt, but he allowed Sulecki to take over the round. This was the best round for either boxer up until this point.

Jacobs slowed Sulecki’s offensive in the eighth by moving better around the ring. He got up on his toes and bounced out of range. The problem is that he didn’t throw many punches. Jacobs pinned Sulecki against the ropes with 30 seconds in the round and landed some impressive punches. Sulecki tried to fight back, but Jacobs did enough to win the round.

Round nine was hard to score. Both boxers put in work and had their moments, but it was a stalemate for the first two minutes. Jacobs closed the round with power punches which swung the round in his favor.

Jacobs was too stagnant to win round 10. Sulecki threw more punches than Jacobs. Jacobs took the round off and sacrificed it on the cards to build up energy for the championship rounds.

As predicted, Jacobs came alive in the 11th. He did more work to Sulecki’s body in this one round than he did throughout the entire fight. Jacobs fought at a measured, but determined pace. Blood started to trickle out of Sulecki’s nose, but it didn’t seem to bother him.

With 2:30 left in the round, Jacobs shocked Sulecki and the crowd with piledriving right hand that sent Sulecki down to the canvas. Sulecki got to his feet and appeared to be on steady legs. Jacobs tried to knock Sulecki out, but Sulecki recovered well and fought back. Sulecki made it through the final round on his feet.

Jacobs won a unanimous decision victory over Sulecki, but Sulecki made a statement with his heroic performance. Sulecki demonstrated his boxing skills and why he is deserving of sharing a ring with the likes of Daniel Jacobs. Sulecki lacks middleweight power, but he could be a major force as a super welterweight.

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Jacobs fought well and showed that he could box nearly as well as he delivers a powerful punch. However, he didn’t prove that he deserves to be considered the overwhelming favorite against someone like Jermall Charlo. If Jacobs and Charlo do fight next, it looks like an even fight.