আঙুরের ছিবড়ে Abrams
ঠিক আছে. Welcome to the Daniel Jacobs/Sergio Mora conference call. The rematch will take place শুক্রবার রাত, September 9th, at the Santander Arena in Reading, পেনসিলভানিয়া, and live on Spike TV. It’s a championship double header, a great show that will also feature the IBF lightweight championship of the world between undefeated Robert Easter and undefeated Richard Commey of Accra, ঘানা. The show is promoted by Kings Boxing. And to make some opening statements, the President of Kings Boxing Mr. Marshall Kauffman. Marshall?
Marshall Kauffman
হ্যালো, সবাই. It’s a pleasure to be able to host such an exciting fight comeSeptember 9th. I’m looking forward to fireworks between both these–with both of these bouts. You have–with Richard Commey and Robert Easter, জুনিয়র, and of course, Daniel Jacobs and Sergio Mora, it’s going to be an exciting night. আমি সত্যিই এটা করতে থাকবো. And the [অপাচ্য] town of Reading as well is really excited about such a big event coming to our town.
Abrams
ভাল, we’ll start with Robert Easter–would like to make an opening comment.
রবার্ট ইস্টার
হাঁ, I’ll all very excited to come to Reading, বিভাগ, and fight for the IBF world title. আশা রাখি,, Richard Commey will bring his A game to the table because I’m definitely bringing my A-plus game to the table.
Abrams
এবং, রিচার্ড, would you like to make an opening statement?
Richard Commey
উহু, হাঁ, I’m very excited to have this opportunity to fight for the IBF lightweight world title. I’ve worked so hard to get this opportunity. And I know Robert Easter, জুনিয়র, has also. সুতরাং, এটি একটি মহান যুদ্ধ হতে যাচ্ছে.
প্রশ্ন
রবার্ট, মূলত, he hasn’t faced anyone with your height, reach, ক্ষমতা, and speed. Is that accurate? Can you give an assessment of your thoughts on that?
স্টার
হাঁ, না, he hasn’t faced anyone like me and my agility, my power, my length, my reach. He hasn’t faced a guy like me. সুতরাং, that’s where I come in and take over this fight.
প্রশ্ন
অপরপক্ষে, who would you say that you have faced that is either comparable or better than him in ways that you think he need–he would need to be able to compete against you?
স্টার
এটা ছিল–Mendez, he was a speedy, speedy guy, দ্রুত, and could move a lot. কিন্তু, what I’m hearing, Commey brings pressure I guess. That’s probably the only thing Mendez didn’t have. He came–তিনি অবশ্যই যুদ্ধ করতে এসেছিলেন, যদিও, but he was a speedy guy, a slick guy, to move his hands.
প্রশ্ন
I guess the last question, is there anything that is different or unique about Richard that you haven’t seen in an actual fight? I know you’ve been in sparring with guys like [Lamont পিটারসন] এবং এন্থনি পিটারসন, Adrian Broner, guys like that. কিন্তু, in an actual fight, is there anything about him that you respect to the level that you’re really going to have to be on your P’s and Q’s about?
স্টার
Every opponent you step in the ring with you have to respect. কিন্তু, it’s nothing unique I see coming from him. It’s nothing I haven’t seen or faced. সুতরাং, like I said, this should be a walk in the park for me, and I say that with confidence.
প্রশ্ন
ঠিক আছে. রিচার্ড, I wonder what tradition you know when you talk about Azumah Nelson Have you talked to any of those guys or heard from any of those guys ?
Commey
হাঁ. And I’m going to use the advice Azumah gave me over the last few weeks here in Ghana.
প্রশ্ন
রিচার্ড, how does Robert stack up to left hander went the distance with both those guys. Have you seen anything like what you’re going to see out of Robert in terms of reach and–?
Commey
I’ve inspired a lot of people with a lot of heart. I need this opportunity. His height really won’t matter. I’m coming there to win and that’s what I’m coming to do.
প্রশ্ন
The last question, what do you think you’ve–that he hasn’t fought anyone like? What do you think is unique about you that he hasn’t seen before?
Commey
ভাল, I’m a tall guy. And no matter what he does, I can win. আমি শক্তিশালী. And I can take punches and I can punch as well. I can do all that. If he can’t–he will lose. I respect the height and his reach and his skills as a boxer.
প্রশ্ন
I’ll start with you, স্টার. Welcome to the fight, and good luck to you. You mentioned that you’re ready, and Commey has not fought anybody of your caliber. কিন্তু, if you look at both records, you guys are both undefeated with a nice double figure of knockouts. And he’s already a champion is his country and all that. এখন, and you are an ex-Olympian. Are you telling me, or as I understand, that you’re minimizing what he has, taking in consideration that he is undefeated, just like you, and somebody’s always got to go? সুতরাং, what do you–how do you assess that?
স্টার
Seeing the few rounds I did watch is the skills, and I wouldn’t say they were that good, but he–like I said, he’s just very strong. তারা তিনি শক্তিশালী বলে. কিন্তু, you’re only strong to somebody you can hit.
When you got to–boxing out there, like me, I’m using my rank, my length, and what I’m throwing [can be] hard as well, how you going to be able to get past that? সুতরাং, like I said, the skills are not much there. কিন্তু, I don’t like to get hit that much. I won’t get hit that much. সুতরাং, I’m going to take all that away, and then whatever he’s bringing and adjust to have him adjust to me. Once I get him in my game plan, the fight is going to go my way the whole few rounds it’s going to last.
প্রশ্ন
Do you feel that your Olympic experience is an advantage over him because, সর্বোপরি, when you get to the high heights of Olympic experience and international amateur fighting, you’re almost like a pro? It’s almost like stepping into the living room when you turn pro. সুতরাং, that has–you have an edge on that?
স্টার
I wouldn’t pretty much focus on the amateur side because the transition from the amateur to pro is way different. You know patience.So, I’ll transition pretty quickly like Lamont Peterson, এন্থনি পিটারসন, Adrien Broner, guys like that..
প্রশ্ন
Are you hoping to–just to name two guys to follow the tradition of African champions, like Ike Quartey and the great Azumah Nelson, to bring another title back to Africa? Is this what–not only to win, অবশ্যই, but is–this is your direction, your crusade, when you were saying that, “পরিশেষে, I got a chance at a world title,” and your heart of hearts, this is what you want to do, to bring another title to Africa?
Commey
হাঁ, that’s exactly what I want to do. Like you said, the likes of Ike Quartey, Azumah Nelson, to bring a championship back to my country.
প্রশ্ন
Knowing that this is for the vacant IBF world title, অবশ্যই, what have you–without giving out trade secrets, what have you done in camp to–different or with a high acceleration to make sure that your hand is raised in victory over Easter?
Commey
ভাল, অবশ্যই, I spar a lot of big guys like Joshua Clottey, and I have the kind of power to excel in the gym and on fight night. I want to follow the tradition of Ghanaian boxing. সুতরাং, I’m coming there to make sure, once I get my game plan underway, then I’ll victorious.
প্রশ্ন
Do you run at all the risk of being a little overconfident against another opponent who is also undefeated and has traveled all over, fought a lot of different type of fighters in all different countries and certainly has no fear of coming here? Are you a little overconfident in those remarks?
স্টার
না নেই, একেবারেই না. একেবারেই না. I believe in my skill. And I know what I’ll come and do, just like my last fight and fight before that and a few fights before that. Once I got my game plan, when I come in the ring, I know how to make the fighter try to adjust to me. Once I get a fighter try and adjust to me, then the fight is already won.
The skills, you can see the skills, mine and his. He’s a straight coming-forth fighter, try to hard punch and all that. কিন্তু, when got boxing and you can punch as well and you can move, don’t matter. It speaks for itself.
প্রশ্ন
সুতরাং, how surprised were you that Barthelemy did give up the title and that you ended up getting this title shot? Seems to me probably about maybe around a year or so or at least in the IBF 9 বা 10 months sooner than maybe you had expected.
স্টার
I knew after the Mendez fight I was going to have a big fight coming up. সুতরাং, either way, I was going to train like it was a championship fight, like I do always. সুতরাং, it is surprising that it came up this soon.
প্রশ্ন
Do you think, when you face him, you’re going to have to use your height and length and box him because you mentioned how aggressive he is, or is this going to be similar to Argenis Mendez, where you can drop that big shot at any moment and knock the guy out?
স্টার
হাঁ, I’m going to and I will have to box. That’s the plan for every opponent I fight. I box and use my length. সুতরাং, as long as I do that and see a weakness–wherever I see a weakness, that’s when I go for it.
প্রশ্ন
I count six different countries that you’ve fought in between your home country, মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র, throughout Europe. Can you talk about what that experience has done in terms of giving you confidence to come again to the United States and take on an American fighter in a pretty significant fight for a world title?
Commey
Like you said, I’ve been fighting all over the world. I’m very comfortable fighting in the U.S. I don’t really think about where I’m going to fight, just do my best, and whatever happens, I take it because, একটি মুষ্টিযোদ্ধা হিসেবে, I need to prepare. I need to be ready to go wherever to fight. I’m ready to go anywhere to fight to so wherever I go as a boxer. সুতরাং, I’m all good
প্রশ্ন
রিচার্ড, can you just give me your opinion about the kind of fighter and what you think about the style of Robert Easter, if you’ve seen him fight?
Commey
What I’ve seen of him, I know he’s a great boxer, a skilled boxer, and he tries to move a lot. কিন্তু, likewise, আমি বক্স পারেন. I can come forward. সুতরাং, on the night of the fight, স্পষ্টভাবে, I know what I’m going to do.
প্রশ্ন
Did you have a preference of fighting Barthelemy, who was the reigning champion, or taking on another undefeated fighter for the vacant title, or did it not make a difference to you?
Commey
ভাল, at the end of the day, that’s you want. Once you got a chance to fight for it, whatever comes, it doesn’t really matter who you’re supposed to fight. It’s the title I want. সুতরাং, for me, I don’t really feel much disappointed. I’m there to fight for the title. That’s what I want. সুতরাং, I’m not disappointed. It’s all good as I’m really looking forward for the title. And once I’m fighting for the title, I don’t mind.
Abrams
ঠিক আছে. We’re going to wrap up this part of the call. I know we’ve got–Sergio is on the line. And I think Daniel will be on the line in a second. Just a quick final comment from both, we’ll start with Robert.
স্টার
Just be ready September 9th. I’ll come bring a lot of fireworks and a lot of action and another short bout, September 9th, and will be the IBF champion.
Commey
Come on the 9সেপ্টেম্বর ম. I’m coming to put my life on the line. And I’m going to be the world champion, IBF lightweight world champion.
Abrams
তোমাকে ধন্যবাদ, না. We’ll see you in Reading September 9th. এবং, Danielle, I think we’re ready now with the–I believe Sergio is on the line. I know Daniel going to be in, in a second. আমি অনুমান, while we wait for Daniel, Marshall, I don’t know if you want to introduce Sergio?
Kauffman
সার্জিও মোরা, a very exciting fighter. His last fight was fireworks. And I’m looking forward to fireworks once again. Danny Jacobs dropped him first, and Sergio came back and took advantage of Danny’s mistakes. And then the third knockdown was something that’s still a question mark, whether it was from a knockdown or a twisted ankle. সুতরাং, there are question marks–there are questions that are left to be spoken for. And I believe Sergio is in shape. And we’ll see, যেমন September 9th. How about it, সার্জিও?
সার্জিও মোরা
It was no knockdown. I always–I’m the one getting punched, উপায় দ্বারা. সুতরাং, I didn’t feel the punch, and it was definitely just me twisting my ankle. It was Jacobs pushing me down as well. হাঁ, the referee kept warning Jacobs also that he was pushing me down with his elbow. I normally go down low like that. সুতরাং, it’s not the first time it happened. সুতরাং, it’s a mix of a lot of things. কিন্তু, it wasn’t a punch to knock me down. It was all my ankle. And if was a punch, then why didn’t I stay down? I was up at the count of two or three on one foot. সুতরাং, it definitely wasn’t a punch.
Abrams
And I believe the WBA middleweight champion Daniel Jacob on the line. ড্যানিয়েল, you want opening statements and maybe a response to that?
ড্যানিয়েল জ্যাকবস
ভাল, I came in briefly. And from what I hear, he’s saying that that last shot wasn’t a punch that put him down. I don’t know what my eyes were seeing, or I don’t know what my fists felt, but in my opinion, and I think, if you clearly go to the video, the replay, it was a punch that put him down. It was the uppercut that started–which had him back–withdraw and back up. And then it was the overhand right that put him down. সুতরাং–.
মোরা
The overhand right grazed the back of my head. হাঁ, the overhand right grazed the back of my head, but my ankle was already twisted. It was a tricky shot.
জ্যাকবস
It could be a graze. It could be whatever you want to say it could be, but it put you down. Listen, let me give my opening statement, please. I just got on the line.
মোরা
কিন্তু, it didn’t keep me down. If I was hurt, –I wouldn’t have gotten up.
জ্যাকবস
ঠিক আছে. Allow me to have my opening statement, সার্জিও, please. I just got on the line, brother. Show some respect. I just got on the line. সুতরাং, my opening statement, মহিলা ও মহোদয়গণ, it is the honor to be back into the ring. I’ve been out for quite some time. The reason we’ve actually been out for so long was because we were trying to get a better opportunity at fighting B.J. বিযয়ক. সম্ভবত, that fight took a little longer than anticipated. And this is the reason why this fight is happening. It isn’t because I’ve been avoiding Sergio Mora. I just understand that this fight for my career at this particular point isn’t really going to do anything for me. It’s more going to do anything–more for Sergio than it would do for me. কিন্তু, me and him have the same management in Al Haymon. সুতরাং, I can understand why this fight is being made.
কিন্তু, the reasons why he’s saying this fight is being made as far as me ducking him and not wanting to fight him, আমি বলতে চাচ্ছি, that’s absurd. That’s absurd. কিন্তু, I’m just excited nevertheless to be back into the ring. It’s a good time for me to be able to get back in there and have some fun again. I look forward to a very good matchup again I hope. কিন্তু, one question that I do have for Sergio is, in previous interviews, he said that he was going to have a more exciting style and he was tired of being the born fighter he used to be that wasn’t appealing to fans, and he wasn’t going to do much running, this other stuff, stuff that he’s been getting criticized before, he wasn’t going to do that. And now that he says he’s felt the power of myself, he says he’s going to completely switch the game plan. সুতরাং, my question is, what–why the sudden change? আমি বলতে চাচ্ছি, what’s the difference now? Why are you not going to be more exciting and more appealing now, like you said before?
মোরা
I said I was going to be exciting and more aggressive. I didn’t say I was going to be stupid.
জ্যাকবস
উহু, হাঁ, that is stupid to come and–that will be stupid to come and actually go toe to toe and bang with me. You’re absolutely right. So it’ll be interesting to see the game plan that you have for this coming fight because I just hope it’s not a stinker, এক. You’re getting a second opportunity at a world–at my world title shot. Please let’s not make it a snoozer. It’s bad enough we’re both receiving a lot of criticism for this fight, but dude, please let’s just make it exciting.
মোরা
অঁ্যা, শোনা, I’m the king of criticism. If you can’t take criticism, you don’t belong to be a champion. You don’t belong in the top like that. That’s part of being a world champion is taking all the bullshit from critics and media and everyone else. And if you’re thin-skinned, then you’re not going to hang very much as the world champion.
জ্যাকবস
ঠিক আছে. হাঁ, জনাব. Ready for some questions.
প্রশ্ন
সার্জিও, after that first fight, you said that you felt that, because it was so early in the fight, it was going to be called-be a no contest. Turns out it ultimately ended up being a loss on your record. Do you feel like the fact that it’s been so–that the fight ended in that way, do you feel like an extra layer of motivation to try to win this second fight?
মোরা
না নেই, that blemish on my career is–it’s already there. I tried to contest it with the New York Commission. কিন্তু, it got me nowhere. The New York Commission is a mess as we’re all finding out when it comes to the fights and boxing and MMA and everything else. সুতরাং, I went that route. It didn’t go anywhere. সুতরাং, I’m going to have that TKO on my record for the rest of my career and the rest of my life. And it’s sad because I don’t want it to be on a technicality. সুতরাং, does it irk me? একেবারে. কিন্তু, am I past it? হাঁ. I just want an opportunity to clear whatever happened. Jacobs said that he dropped me twice. I only fell once. I dropped him once. Round of the year, ক্রিড়া ইলাস্ট্রেটেড. Second round, I feel I was in control and winning. সঙ্গে 5 বা 10 seconds left, the injury happens, and I bust my ankle. সুতরাং, there’s a lot of unanswered questions. And for whatever reason this fight is happening again, I’m going to–I’m fully prepared for whatever comes. And I just want to–I just want my opportunity. And I’m thankful that I got it.
প্রশ্ন
ড্যানিয়েল, in that–প্রথম রাউন্ড, Sergio did knock you down. You said after the fight ended that you were a little bit careless in that first round. Are you taking a more conservative approach, or are you being a little more careful knowing that Sergio has the capabilities of knocking you down?
জ্যাকবস
Listen, there’s always opportunities to learn and grow in the sport of boxing. Even with a light-punching guy like Sergio Mora, I learned a valuable lesson that, after I knocked him down and I was going in for the kill, that you still have to be defensive minded, even when you have a guy hurt because I was on the verge of stopping this man. There’s no way around that. I was definitely on the verge of stopping him. কিন্তু, আমার মনে, I got a little careless. And the way I had my feet spread, আমি বলতে চাচ্ছি, I just got caught with a real clean shot. It’s nothing I can take away from him. He definitely earned that. কিন্তু, it was a valuable lesson to me and a lesson that I’m sure I won’t make again.
প্রশ্ন
সার্জিও, how was the rehab in trying to get back and healthy? Was there anything that, during that time, you looked at yourself as a fighter and wanted to improve upon for this rematch?
মোরা
না নেই, not as a fighter. The only thing I had in mind was to heal up 100 শতাংশ. I did everything in my power, in my capability to heal up properly. I did all the–I got the best treatment. I tried to go with the best physical therapist and with ice and do all the remedies, all the Mexican remedies that my mom would tell me to do. And I tried to do everything possible to do it. সুতরাং, finally, আমি–পরে 6 থেকে 7 মাস, I started–little by little started putting pressure on it. And I started feeling good and taking it–taking Aleve. And sometimes, I have to take cortisone shots in order for me to go harder and faster. সুতরাং, I just did everything in my ability, plus prayer. And thank God I’m back.
প্রশ্ন
I don’t know who’s best fit to answer this question, but is there a rubber match clause in the event that Sergio pulls the upset?
মোরা
I’m the king of rematches. সুতরাং, I’ll answer that. I’ve had four rematches. This is going to be my fifth. And I’ve never had a rubber match. I probably deserved a rubber match with Brian Vera. কিন্তু, Texas is just too big and strong for me to beat. সুতরাং, rubber matches, আমি জানি না. আমরা দেখতে পাবেন. I got to get the win first.
প্রশ্ন
Are you confident, সার্জিও, in your ability to plant on your ankle?
মোরা
একেবারে. এখন, আমি. There were times within the year that I’ve been off that I questioned it. এবং আমি 35 বছর বয়স এখন. সুতরাং, everything heals up slower. I can’t fool myself. সুতরাং, কখনও কখনও, I question it. কিন্তু, এখন, I’m not anymore. I did everything. I put all the pressure, sprinting uphill, sprinting downhill, stopping on a dime, pivoting, twisting. And I feel an ache here and there. কিন্তু, as far as me doing, I’ve done it. সুতরাং, মানসিকভাবে, আমি ওখানে. আমি প্রস্তুত.
প্রশ্ন
ড্যানিয়েল, do you feel this fight is a backwards step?
জ্যাকবস
I absolutely do. আমি বলতে চাচ্ছি, I think it’s just–আমাকে, this is kind of like a just-stay-busy fight because we weren’t able to get the fight that we actually wanted, for whatever reason. কিন্তু, আমাকে, I don’t think this does anything for my career. আমি আগে বলেছি, we’ve always wanted to move up to bigger and better opposition each time out. This is kind of a step back. And I understand that it left a bitter taste in certain people’s mouths because of the way Sergio Mora lost. কিন্তু, আমার মতে, he was on the verge anyway. সুতরাং, that’s how I look at it. কিন্তু, this is for me an opportunity to kind of quiet the critics and just make the final statement once and for all that I am the better fighter, better boxer.
জাহান্নাম, I’m better in general inside that square ring. Sergio Mora has nothing in there to stop me, especially come September 9th. I’m in the best shape that I’ve ever been in my life. And he said before that I don’t like to go 12 চক্রের. আমি বলতে চাচ্ছি, I’ve never said that. আমি বলতে চাচ্ছি, just because I’ve knocked guys out doesn’t mean I don’t like to go 12 চক্রের. With the Caleb Truax fight, I wanted to go 12 চক্রের, and I did, and then I stopped him in the 12th round. সুতরাং, it’s not like I’d just like to go out there and have this false identity like I’m this super big knockout artist. I’m a superb boxer. I learned the fundamentals from the amateur USA boxing. I’ve gone internationally and performed on an international level. I know how to box. Sergio Mora is extremely awkward. That’s what allowed him to get where he is now. Take nothing away from him being a world champion. হাঁ, I have to give him credit for that. কিন্তু, as a–.
মোরা
About time you give me some credit. And guess what? আমি–and hey, শোনা, এক. Sorry to interrupt you, but that’s the first time you’ve ever given me credit.
জ্যাকবস
উহু, আমি দুঃখিত. I thought I was answering the question. ঠিক আছে. I’m going to let you go ahead.
মোরা
That’s the first time you’ve ever given me credit, এক. তোমাকে অনেক ধন্যবাদ. তোমাকে ধন্যবাদ, ড্যানি. তোমাকে ধন্যবাদ.
জ্যাকবস
উহু, ঠিক আছে. You’re very welcome. কিন্তু, as I was saying, হাঁ, this is definitely a setback.
প্রশ্ন
It didn’t take long for you to get acquainted the first time around. What are your mindsets? Are you looking to pick up where you left off, or you taking a completely different approach this time around?
মোরা
I’m still in shock that he gave me credit. দেখুন, the first time around, he downplayed and downgraded me as a former world champion. And he said that he wanted to move onto bigger and better things. I just want to touch on something. I’m the best name on Daniel Jacobs–না, let me take that back. I’m the most accomplished name on Daniel Jacobs’s record.
সুতরাং, how is he down–how is he going backwards? How is he regressing by fighting me? I’m the best–I’m the most accomplished on his resume. He’s not even top three on mine. I’ve got hall of famers on my resume. I had to beat a world champion, a five-time world champion to become champion. He had to beat a guy Jarrod Fletcher Jacob–I don’t even know what the hell his name is, Fletcher Jones or whatever it is. সুতরাং, the bottom line is you’ve got to give me my credit, এক. সুতরাং, thank you for giving me that credit. এখন, what was your question, আবার? আমি দুঃখিত.
প্রশ্ন
Are you looking to pick up where you left off, or are you coming in with a totally different mindset?
মোরা
ভাল, look, I know that I got dropped. I’ve been dropped before. I can get up, and I’m pretty resilient that way. Jacobs took a little longer to get the cobwebs off. সুতরাং, তিনি–এখন, he knows that I can punch. I don’t think he’s going to come in as aggressive as he was the first time. If he does, maybe we’ll leave off. That’s going to be up to the champ. The champ wants to start if off, আমি ভালো. যদি না, if I see him–fighting behind a jab, then I’m going to have to go and put the pressure on a little bit.
প্রশ্ন
এবং, ড্যানিয়েল?
জ্যাকবস
সুতরাং, I just–I totally feel like he’s just full of it right now. I don’t think he’s going to come forward. He’s even said it in the interview. এখন, he understands and he knows how much power I possess. He’s going to change the game plan. And he’s going to try to take me into what he quotes are deep waters. সুতরাং, he’s going to try to take me in later rounds, which in my opinion, he has to box, and he has to be on the back foot to do so.
সুতরাং, আমার মতে, I think he’s going to try to make it a snoozer. He’s not going to try to make it exciting and come forward. And it’s just my–it’s just up to me to make it an exciting. And I’m going to do what I’ve always done. I’m going to come forward, and I’m going to adjust if I need to make adjustments. And that’s simple. I want to hurt this man. There’s no way around it. I want him to feel and eat his words, clearly. সুতরাং, I’m going to come in there, and I’m going to try and punch you in your face. It’s plain and simple, সার্জিও. That’s my game approach. কিন্তু, if you want to box–.
মোরা
That’s all good. You try to reach my–.
জ্যাকবস
If you want to go on the back foot–.
মোরা
I’m going to be touching that body.
জ্যাকবস
Hold on, জনাব. Hold on, বাচ্চা. Hold on, বাচ্চা. I’ll let you answer your question. Hold on now. Be respectful. If you wanted to be on the back foot, that’s the game that I can play, অত্যধিক. I have an extreme amateur and professional boxing resume, brother. Like, we can do this. কিন্তু, the game plan for me, to answer your question, is to go in there and hurt this man, কাল.
প্রশ্ন
সার্জিও, given the fact that Danny has said that this is a backwards step for him, he looks at it as a tune-up fight, didn’t really want to have the rematch, why–what do you think it was that actually got you this rematch and I know you wanted very badly?
মোরা
আল Haymon, খুব সহজ, আল Haymon. I think no one was campaigning for this rematch, এবং. And I think a lot of people were surprised that it happened. I certainly was surprised that I got the phone call because, even though I was promised by Al a big fight my first fight back, I didn’t expect it to be for world title versus Daniel Jacobs in a rematch. সুতরাং, আমি খুব, very thankful to Al Haymon. And honestly, just to–আমি বলতে চাচ্ছি, not to be funny or anything, but if I really have to thank another person, another thing, it’s Twitter because it gives me a voice when I was injured. And I never had that before. I just wish I would’ve started it earlier and had more of a following. সুতরাং, হাঁ, I’ve got to thank Twitter, অত্যধিক.
প্রশ্ন
Do you think–আমি বলতে চাচ্ছি, you’ve had your ups and downs. You fought a lot of good names. কিন্তু, you mentioned a little earlier 35 পুরাতন বছর. Do you think this maybe this could be your last chance at a world title?
মোরা
হাঁ, probably. আমি বলতে চাচ্ছি, I can’t be foolish and say that I can move–I can beat Bernard Hopkins. I can’t. I’m not Bernard Hopkins. There’s only special people that could fight in their mid-30s and so on and still be fighting the best. সুতরাং, even though, if my body hasn’t taken a beating, I’ve been in the game a long time. And the wear and tear from sparring and from running and from the dieting and from all the other stuff, all that takes effect.
কিন্তু, even though I am well preserved, I’m still the age that I am. And the hunger’s still there. সুতরাং, এক নম্বর, if the hunger’s still there, everything else falls into place. সুতরাং, we’re going to find out in two weeks exactly if the hunger and my body is at the same level.
প্রশ্ন
Were you anxious to just go right back in with Danny in a second fight if you could get the fight, or did you consider a tune-up?
মোরা
না নেই, না. Great question, এবং. Me and my team did have that discussion. And we did think about fighting someone else. And I think Alfredo Angulo was a name they offered and were considering. কিন্তু, we know Angulo very well. And we just didn’t feel right taking that fight, especially watching the fight–his last fight. কিন্তু, the ankle feels good. And we decided to go straight into this title fight because we weren’t sure we were going to get it again. I think the stars lined up perfectly for it to happen. And Jacobs admits that, অত্যধিক, that he didn’t want to fight me for whatever reasons, and I got this fight thanks to Al Haymon. And that’s it.
প্রশ্ন
What was it that made you decide that, ultimately, you would in fact give him the rematch, even though it’s clear that it’s not a fight that you want?
জ্যাকবস
It’s just I understand how it left a bad taste in people’s mouths. সুতরাং, with the options that we were given, with talking to Al and talking with my team, I guess it just kind of made–not sense, but it just was the right thing to do at the very–at that moment. And I won’t say we looked at it as, মত, অঁ্যা, this is an easy win or this is an opportunity to make easy money.
Like, we don’t look at it like that. কিন্তু, we kind of just–and we definitely wasn’t forced into the fight. সুতরাং, that’s another thing that I want to make clear. Al Haymon didn’t say, “অঁ্যা, this is going to be what you’re going to do.” সুতরাং, me and my team came together. And for whatever reasons, we allowed this fight to happen, but we definitely wasn’t forced into it.
প্রশ্ন
সুতরাং, you mentioned you had some other options that were brought to your attention. What were those other options?
জ্যাকবস
They just wasn’t–মত, it wasn’t guys in my opinion at that level that were bigger and better. আমি আগে বলেছি, we looked at the whole scene of the middleweight division, and Andy Lee and a couple other guys that names were thrown out there. We were trying to make that fight happen with Lee. I think that fight kind of fell through maybe once or twice. সুতরাং, we were just like, “অঁ্যা, let’s just go with Sergio Mora.” The way we–the way it looked and the way we won kind of left a little bit bad taste in people’s mouths. সুতরাং, it just makes sense to do it.
প্রশ্ন
What is the big fight out there? You are–as the WBA’s regular champion, you are the mandatory for Gennady Golovkin. I want to know if that’s a fight that you’ll consider after this?
জ্যাকবস
একেবারে. That’s the fight that I want. I want the best out there. We tried to make the fight with B.J. বিযয়ক. We tried to make the fight with a couple other guys. কিন্তু, it just didn’t work. Chris Eubank, জুনিয়র, was another opportunity for us to fight. কিন্তু, he didn’t want no part. সুতরাং, even after winning the–forgot what title he won because I know I was his mandatory at some point, and he declined. এবং তাই, we want to fight the best, point blank, কাল. Triple G is the best, and that’s the guy that we want.
প্রশ্ন
What kind of particular stylistic problems you think you’d give Golovkin that he hasn’t seen yet?
জ্যাকবস
I definitely believe I would be the toughest test because I believe I would be the victor in that fight. I definitely believe in my skills and my ability. At one point in my career, the only reason why I said I wanted to wait was so I could get 12 rounds so we can go the full distance and know how we can actually feel in a tough fight for 12 চক্রের. I’ve accomplished that. And then the only thing that was kind of keeping me from making this fight happen earlier was the finance. সুতরাং, people saying I was ducking or I was doing a whole bunch of this and a whole bunch of that, that’s far from the truth. I just wanted to be compensated accordingly. And that was it. If we can make these fights happen sooner than later, I’m all for it. কিন্তু, in the same token, I still would like to be compensated accordingly.
প্রশ্ন
Are you confident that you could get a deal done that would be good for the finances?
জ্যাকবস
I don’t really know too much about that. আমি বলতে চাচ্ছি, I have a great team. And I leave all those things up to my team. My thing is to stay ready, to be ready, and to perform at my best when I’m inside the ring. সুতরাং, whatever the logistics is outside the ring, all I have to do is say, “হাঁ, I’m comfortable with that. And let’s make the fight.”
প্রশ্ন
এখন, I know you’re a pretty even-keeled guy, but has Sergio got under your skin with all the trash talk?
জ্যাকবস
উহু, hell yeah. আমি বলতে চাচ্ছি, not under my skin to where it would affect my game plan or it’ll affect me inside the ring. না নেই, it’s just some of the things that he’s said or from the pictures that he’s posted, and that’s what he’s supposed to do. And he’s landed an opportunity at fighting me again. কিন্তু, this is an opportunity that I’m looking forward to. And this is probably for me the first personal fight that I’m entering in with mean intention.
প্রশ্ন –
And a question for Sergio. You’ve been around for a long time. You’ve fought a lot of top guys, like Sugar Shane and so forth. Where–how would you compare Danny to those guys? And how do you think you’ll–a guy like you who has such a high boxing IQ, how do you think a rematch would help you?
মোরা
Sugar Shane and so forth, and Vernon Forrest, two great fighters. দেখুন, Danny has his amateur pedigree. And he can fight behind the jab, like he says. And he could be–and he can fight on his back foot, as he claims. He says he’s gone 12 শক্ত চক্রের. I only seen him go 12 one-sided rounds against a guy named Caleb Truax. Those weren’t tough. He doesn’t know what tough is yet. And he isn’t really–he hasn’t experienced what it is to be in there with an all-around championship caliber fighter for 12 চক্রের. আমার আছে. That’s the difference. That’s the difference.
And I feel that, until he experiences that, he still doesn’t know what it is to be an all-around champion, a champion that’s had to deal with getting knocked down, getting up, bad cuts, being down behind them cards, losing on cards going through the final championship round. These are the experiences you can only dream of and hope of. সুতরাং, until you experience that, you can’t really say he’s done that. এখনি, he still needs to learn.
প্রশ্ন
সার্জিও, do you relish having the kind of opportunity to, as you said, teach somebody to be a fighter?
মোরা
একেবারে. I relish the opportunity to do great things, এক. And I think that, if you look back at my career, every time I get a big opportunity, I conquer it, or something like the Shane Mosley thing happens where, প্রকৃতপক্ষে, আমি জয়ী, and it was a draw. কিন্তু, the big opportunities, I shine, এক. And this is just something that always needs to happen, always have to take the hard route. That’s been my career, এক. I’ve never been the A side. I’ve always been the B side that could compete with the A side.
And this is just another example of that. ড্যানি, the young champion looking down on me, subordinating me, making me feel like I’m lucky to get this opportunity, I’ve dealt with that my entire career, এক. It’s nothing new. I know I’m here over and over, time after time for a reason because I’m that fucking good. এবং তাই, people recognize and realize that. I’ll never get the credit for it. And that’s fine, as long as I keep getting the opportunities and as long as I become a three-time two-division champ.
প্রশ্ন
Tell us about that, how you approach the fight, what you expect to take place, especially in light of the last two fights ending quickly.
জ্যাকবস
ভাল, I don’t really anticipate or expect anything. Boxing is one of those things where anything can happen at any given moment. My thing is I just want to be ready. And when I prepare inside the gym and I’m in tip-top shape, I’m prepared and ready for anything that will come my way inside that ring, whether it’s the first round or whether it’s the last round. It just so happens that these last couple of fights I’ve had been very exciting first rounders. সুতরাং, my thing is, as long as I’m able to adjust, I can come and be prepared for anything that comes my way.
প্রশ্ন
What was key in those two fights–to both of those fights starting off with so much activity and so much action?
জ্যাকবস
I think just getting warmed up properly and the backstage, making sure that the flow was going and that you don’t have to kind of warm up in those first couple rounds. Me and my team do a great job–and shout out to my team, উপায় দ্বারা, who do such a great job with making sure that we’re prepared and ready for each round from the very first to the very end.
প্রশ্ন
And is that going to affect at all your game plan because people have seen those two previous fights, and they’re talking about it. They say, “Maybe this is a guy who is just going to destroy people in the beginning.” Is that weighing on your approach at all for this rematch?
জ্যাকবস
Absolutely not. My MO as a fighter is to be a fluent boxer first. It just so happened that the speed and the power that I possess as well kind of hurt guys, and I’m a really great finisher, where actually, my mentality is to go in there and show my skills. That’s what I love about the [মিষ্টি বিজ্ঞান]. I actually love to get behind my jab and put my combinations together and start to get good movements and good angles. Like, I love that stuff.
কিন্তু, it just so happens that, when I’m in there with guys and I’m starting to land good shots, and they get hurt, we just have rounds of the year and first round stoppages and early stoppages, so on and so forth. সুতরাং, I’m just happy I’m able to get the victory and finish strong.
প্রশ্ন
এবং, সার্জিও, what do you expect? Do you expect this rematch to have this same type of electric start, or how do you prepare for this?
মোরা
ভাল, we’re going to go back to Danny’s power. He does have power. And you’re born with power. You can’t teach power. You can’t go in the gym and work on power, or else I would’ve done that 20 বছর. সুতরাং, he’s blessed with an ability to punch hard with both hands. And he’s always going to make for exciting fights. এখন, he’s also vulnerable because he’s been dropped before. And that’s also on the exciting side. সুতরাং, whenever it comes to a guy like Danny Jacobs, you never know what you’re going to get. It’s kind of like fighting a guy like Victor Ortiz, even though I think he’s better all around than Victor. Victor’s exciting. He’s a former champion. He’s a power puncher. কিন্তু, you never know what Victor you’re going to get.
সুতরাং, I think that’s the same thing with Danny, only Victor’s fought better opposition than Danny. সুতরাং, that’s the difference. আমি মনে করি, for this fight, আমি জানি না, এক. I really don’t know what I’m going to expect. I didn’t expect to go down in the first round. I was surprised by the punch. It was an awkward punch in from a southpaw angle. I believe his right foot was in front. I took a picture a little too long and held the position, expecting a left hook to come, and instead a right uppercut came, which is awkward. And he calls me awkward. That was an awkward punch. সুতরাং, হাঁ, আপনি জানেন কি? He stunned me. I got up. I shook it off. And he came for the kill, like I knew he would. And I was able to catch him. I think we both learned that we can hurt each other, and we both learned that we both can be sneaky from certain sneaky positions. সুতরাং, I don’t think it’s going to start off with fireworks, like it did the first time. কিন্তু, I think it’s going to end up fireworks. I don’t know if it’s the second, third, or further down the fight. কিন্তু, that’s what I’m expecting.
প্রশ্ন
And would anybody like to make a prediction for this fight, ড্যানি?
জ্যাকবস
আমি ভবিষ্যৎবাণী না. I don’t like to go in there and have any type of thing going in my head where I have to live up to it. I just like to win. And however I win, however it comes, I’m grateful for it.
মোরা
If I’m ready, I go in there to win. And I’m ready for this fight. I’m confident. I expect a great performance from both of us. And I expect to become a world champion, a two-time world division champion by the end of this fight. সুতরাং, I’m expecting to win. আমি জানি না. কিন্তু, আমি জয় করতে যাচ্ছি.
আঙুরের ছিবড়ে Abrams – ঠিক আছে. ভাল, that’s going to wrap it up. I just want to get every–Daniel and Sergio, just a quick final comment. এবং এর পর, we’ll see you on fight week. ড্যানিয়েল?
জ্যাকবস
I just have a lot of people to thank that I would take this time to thank. প্রথম বন্ধ, I would like to thank my team and everyone involved for allowing me to have such a great camp. They’ve put in the necessary work, সবাই, team Jacobs, the necessary work that we need to be 100 percent prepared for this fight comeSeptember 9th. I will be proudly representing my Brooklyn Boxing apparel as I’m sporting my trunks and finessing my moves inside the ring.
I want to give a big shout out to Brooklyn Boxing, have been supportive of my whole career. And me being an ambassador, I definitely have to big them up. And Al Haymon, সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণভাবে, Al has been taking care of me. I’ve been the first guy that Al has had directly out of the amateurs to a world championship. সুতরাং, I have to give my hat–take my hat off to Al and everyone in our team Haymon. And that’s pretty much it, all the promotors and managers involved with this as well, everyone who has made this possible, and thanks for all the fans for all the continued support. তোমাকে অনেক ধন্যবাদ.
Abrams
এবং, সার্জিও?
মোরা
I got to start with Al Haymon because he’s given me not only a second opportunity, third, I’ve already had four opportunities to come back and reinvent myself. And Al Haymon gave me that opportunity. সুতরাং, I thank Al Haymon. I’ve got to thank my loyal team, my trainer Dean Campos, who’s been with me since the amateurs, [John Montillado], the rest of my team, my cut man Carlos, এবং [Panda Martinez]. And I want to thank my sponsors, [Snac]. Victor Conte’s onboard for this fight. And I’ve never been a fighter that takes supplement. I’m a guy that just tries to eat right and hydrate. And I notice a difference with supplements. And I do it the scientific way. সুতরাং, I want to thank the Snac System and Victor Conte. And I want to thank my sponsor Spy Optics. And that’s about it. I want to thank the fans as well for–my day-one fans and even my critics, they keep me alive, so thank them, অত্যধিক.
জ্যাকবস
হাঁ, you forgot one more person, brother. You forgot one more person, সার্জিও.
মোরা
I want thank, what, ড্যানি জ্যাকবস?
জ্যাকবস
এটাই. That’s my man. That’s my man.
মোরা
Go fuck yourself. I see you in two weeks, old boy.
জ্যাকবস
ভাল, let’s do it on September 9th. You already know, সার্জিও, I’m coming for you, brother. I’m coming for you.
