Gabriel Rosado seeks to silence Daniel Jacobs after claiming his rival was disrespectful to him prior to the November 27 fight.
Rosado last fought Humberto Gutierrez Ochoa in December 2019 and has spent most of the suspension preparing for his next fight whenever that came.
He stated, “I feel great, excited, great camp. We did it, had great sparring.
“It works for camp because when you finish at the gym you have to go home. It’s purely business. “
The 34-year-old Philadelphian criticized Jacobs in the run-up to the fight. His rival saw him as “catching up” before a title fight. However, Rosado doesn’t think his opponent will be an easy fight.
“It has nothing to do with his performance and him as a fighter. I think he’s a good fighter.
“I think a lot has to do with the fact that he came to interviews and my name came up, he talked about me and showed no respect. In order for him to go on my way, I took it as an insult and would like to silence him. “
The pair went professional both a year apart, with Rosado’s first fight in 2006 and Jacobs in 2007. Rosado has fought unsuccessfully for middleweight championships twice, while Jacobs had two division belts. He doesn’t think a look at their respective careers tells the full story.
“You can say what you want on paper,” he said.
“You can look at the guys I fought against. It’s a crazy schedule, they’re world champions. There are no voting fights in between. It was GGG (Gennadiy Golovkin) … Jermell Charlo.
“Jacobs was cared for differently. When it came to the big fights, he didn’t beat GGG and it wasn’t a top notch GGG. I fought a top notch GGG and it was stopped by cuts – I wasn’t knocked out. He hit me from experience. “
Despite Jacobs’ superior track record on paper, Rosado is undaunted by his rival. When asked if he would prefer a street fight, he said, “He doesn’t win this and he doesn’t win in the ring.
“There are fights where skill matters. He turned pro in 2007, I turned pro in 2006. We have the same mileage.
“It depends on who wants it most. He’ll have his moments, I’ll have my moments. This is a 12-round player, not an eight-round player. There are periods in the struggle when it will go deep.
“There are different switches in fights. Danny is not a one-dimensional fighter. He can make adjustments, and so can I. I can argue, I can apply pressure.
“I’ll set the pace. It’s a fight I’ll have to take it to him. He’s not a go-ahead guy, and he’s not really good at it. He comes forward on his hind leg, he really wants to counter. I will do anything. It is a must for me.
“I look at Danny knowing that the next fight will be a world title.”
