At this point, it's the only question worth asking: Who is going to win Saturday night's fight between unified middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin and fellow titlist Daniel Jacobs? Our experts make their picks.
Dan Rafael
ESPN.com
Golovkin by KO
Jacobs is a tremendous fighter, but Golovkin is on the cusp of greatness and will have too much firepower.
Steve Bunce
ESPN UK
Golovkin by KO
Jacobs is too brave, but Golovkin wins in five or six rounds.
Nick Parkinson
ESPN UK
Golovkin TKO10
Jacobs has impressive power that may give Golovkin some trouble early on, but Triple G's accuracy will gradually wear down his challenger and force a late stoppage.
Teddy Atlas
ESPN/PBC on ESPN
Golovkin by KO
Jacobs is a step up physically and technically from what Golovkin has been fighting. Jacobs will show it by hurting him and outboxing him early, but in the end it will come down to chins, and the relentless GGG will wear down Jacobs and stop him in the 11th round.
Nigel Collins
ESPN.com/PBC on ESPN
Golovkin by KO
Although Jacobs has won 12 straight since, I can't get the picture of Dmitry Pirog starching Danny with a single right hand out of my mind. To me the only question is how long it will take for GGG to land a bomb.
Eric Raskin
HBO.com
Golovkin by KO6
I think Jacobs presents more danger than anyone Golovkin has faced yet as a pro, but I don't see Daniel being able to absorb all the fire coming back at him. This should be an edge-of-your-seat, back-and-forth fight for three or four rounds, but before long, Golovkin will start hurting Jacobs -- quite possibly to the body -- and then it's only a matter of time.
Juan Manuel Marquez
ESPN Deportes/Golpe a Golpe
Golovkin by KO
Golovkin is going to win by KO because he will press as he always does. GGG will impose the rhythm of the fight, and his advantage on punching power will be the difference.
Salvador Rodriguez
ESPNdeportes.com
Golovkin TKO8
I expect Jacobs to be a real test for GGG, but at the end of the fight I see Golovkin extending his number of knockout victories.
Joe Cortez
ESPN Deportes/Noche de Combates
Golovkin by KO
Golovkin is a very good fighter who is undefeated with a good chin and is a hard puncher. Jacobs is also a good puncher -- his record speaks for itself -- but I'm leaning toward Triple G by a KO in the late rounds.
Bernardo Osuna
PBC on ESPN reporter
Golovkin by TKO
Jacobs will present a challenge for Golovkin early on if he utilizes his footwork. Jacobs' skill level will be evident, but eventually GGG will corner him and finish him in the second half of the fight.
Claudia Trejos
ESPNdeportes.com
Golovkin by TKO
Jacobs is the taller, faster boxer. He is a good, solid puncher with unequivocally the toughest fighting spirit inside the ring and out. Though Jacobs is a well-rounded fighter, he has not dominated his opponents like Gennady has. GGG puts on a lot of pressure, he is relentless; he tears his rivals apart either with colossal haymakers or by stalking them and blow by blow driving them to frustration -- pressure that Jacobs in the past has not handled well.
Bernardo Pilatti
ESPNdeportes.com
Golovkin by TKO
The mobility of Jacobs will complicate Golovkin in the the first few rounds until GGG makes adjustments and take control. When Golovkin connects with his power punches, the fight ends. Another result will be a surprise.
Carlos Narvaez
ESPNdeportes.com
Golovkin by decision
Jacobs should give Golovkin a good fight, although in the end, GGG power will prevail. Jacobs, however, will extend the fight and that will allow us to enjoy some action, although I see Golovkin winning by decision.
Jorge Eduardo Sanchez
ESPN Deportes
Golovkin by KO
This guy cannot be beaten. Period. If the key is to see who hits harder, Jacobs is done. Jacobs does not have the chin to take GGG's power punches.
Leopoldo Gonzalez
ESPN Deportes/Noche de Combates
Jacobs by KO
The only stumble by Jacobs was a TKO loss to Dimitry Pirog in 2015. Since then he has won 12 fights in a row, all by stoppage. Golovkin, for his part, was exposed in a victory over a smaller Kell Brook. If Jacobs, who is a natural middleweight, goes out to fight like he did against Peter Quillin, I see him prevailing, even though it sounds crazy! And by KO.