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Brandon Jacobs gets into boxing … as a manager

Brandon Jacobs would not be pleasant to face in the ring

Tim Smith of the New York Daily News tells us that Giants RB Brandon Jacobs has been pursuing one of his other passions in his free time: boxing.

Jacobs, who is known for pummeling defenders on Sundays in the NFL, spent time as an amateur boxer in his home state of Louisiana, and has never lost his love for the sport.  But rather than enter the ring himself and risk his primary source of income, Jacobs will be getting into the business side of the sport as a manager:

“I’ve been wanting to get into the business after I was done playing,” Jacobs said. “If I didn’t fight, I wanted to get into the promotion business, but I hear from people that’s a lot of headaches. So I wanted to do something that was more personable with the fighters.”

Jacobs’ first management client is his long-time friend, and former WBO junior welterweight champion, Kendall Holt.  Showtime recently did a feature of Jacobs & Holt, as a preview to one of Holt’s championship fights. Pretty good stuff:

Jacobs and Holt

Interestingly enough, not only did Holt lose his title to Timothy Bradley in that match (bringing his record to 25-3), but since then he plead guilty to a money laundering charge in New Jersey.  The laundering charge stemmed from drug deals made by his previous manager, Henry Cortes, so if nothing else, Jacobs should at least be a better influence on Holt’s career than Cortes was.  As you can tell from the clip, the man loves his money!

Despite Holt’s issues, Jacobs has developed ties with Top Rank Promotions, who – as the vulture boxing promoters they are – see the potential income from an NFL tie-in.

From the Daily News piece:

Bob Arum of Top Rank Promotions said if Jacobs helps the Giants get to another Super Bowl this upcoming season he will do a boxing promotion the day before the game.

“I’d love to play in the Super Bowl and then I’d love to fight for a (boxing) title the next day,” Jacobs said.

Allow me to just say that I wouldn’t want to face Jacobs in the boxing ring.