“I had such severe nerve damage that I didn't get the nerves all the way back. My pinky toe on my left foot is still numb, and I feel it when I'm in bed at night or when I'm by myself. That pins-and-needles feeling reminds me that life is precious, and don't take for granted what you have.”

American former professional boxer

Daniel Jacobs is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2024. He is known for winning world middleweight titles with the World Boxing Association and the International Boxing Federation. Jacobs held the WBA middleweight title from 2014 to 2017 and the IBF middleweight title from 2018 to 2019. His public profile is tied to his career at middleweight and to his place among contemporary American boxers.