Across the pond last night was an intriguing fight that matched Peter Quillin against Daniel Jacob for the regular WBA middleweight title.
The fight, at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, New York, was supposed to be one that many pundits were tipping as being hard to call.
As it turned out, the fight was over before it really started with Daniel Jacob earning a first round stoppage with just 85 seconds of the fight gone.
Jacob caught Quillin with a right-hand inside the first minute and Quillin was never to recover. Jumping on Quillin, Jacob landed a variety of punches which saw, with Quillin not taking the opportunity to hold, stopped by the referee, Harvey Dock.
Quillin, having recovered his senses, tried to claim that the fight was stopped prematurely, more out or personal pride that reasoned judgement.
Talking about his victory, Daniel remarked,
?I hope he?s OK. Speed kills, talent and skill. I was patient and I came with an uppercut I knew I hurt him and I went for the kill.?
Whereas Quillin, still harping on about what he perceived was a premature stoppage, remarked,
?I have a lot of options, maybe a rematch is the best option.
?I can?t think of a better person to lose to than Danny Jacobs.?
The consensus of opinion from across the pond is that the premature stoppage claim could see the WBA order a re-match, but my money would be on Jacob to do something similar next time as well.
Jacob Stops Quillin in Round One
