The picks are in for Canelo Alvarez vs. Daniel Jacobs, and only Stephie Haynes is going for the “Miracle Man” to fulfill his improbable journey and become a unified middleweight champion. Everyone else is picking Canelo, and in the interest of fleshing this out, we are sharing a couple of pick explanations from our friends over at Bad Left Hook.
Canelo Alvarez vs. Daniel Jacobs
Mookie Alexander: I’d love for Jacobs to win this. How can you not root for him? His life, never mind his career, could’ve been cut short after being diagnosed with bone cancer several years ago.