Middleweight Daniel Jacobs has already struggled twice since almost dying from osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, but he's obtained the best information he might ask for as he heads into his next fight since his recovery: He's cancer-free. Jacobs (24-1, 21 KOs), 26, is planned to handle Keenan Collins (15-7-3, 10 KOs) on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., the neighborhood of both boxers, on the undercard of junior welterweight titleholder Danny Garcia's protection against former titlist Zab Judah. But entering Saturday's session -- features which will undoubtedly be part of Showtime's broadcast -- Jacobs can do so with an obvious brain after a recent stop by at Dr. Roger Hartl, one of the physicians that helped save his life. Jacobs, this year's ESPN.com probability of the entire year, said that a doctor told him that his recent tests are cancer-free, information which he received in the same way he finished his training camp for Saturday's struggle. "I have pushed myself harder this training camp than I have for almost any other struggle since creating my comeback," Jacobs said. "Now with this behind me, I will prepare for [Saturday] with not a problem whatsoever." Jacobs, who used the nickname "Miracle Man" due to his recovery, almost died from the malignant cyst on his spine. He was from the band for 19 months before returning on Oct. 20 for a psychological first-round knockout of Josh Luteran on the card at the Barclays Center. In on the Austin Trout-Miguel Cotto undercard at Madison Square Garden December, Jacobs shoved out Chris Fitzpatrick in the fifth round. Two weeks ago, Jacobs was honored by the Boxing Writers Association of America at its yearly awards banquet in Ny with the Bill Crawford prize for courage in overcoming difficulty.
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