How would Pirog-GGG had gone?

Pirogs is very smart and his inside game was far more superior than GGG's, so i think he would have won early rounds, but since we dont know much about his chin (he never been KD, but he also never fought punchers like GGG), so late rounds could have become very interesting. Anyways it could have been one of the best match ups in todays boxing and GGG would be a favorite, i think...

Hmm, not sure if he had that much hype building! You're basing this off him knocking Danny Jacobs (Who was being hyped, mainly because he was aamerican) the **** out! He beat some nondescript fighters and Ishida after that and ducked Golovkin like the plague! He was a awkward, solid talent that had some power and but I don't think he posed too much of a threat to Golovkin! In my opinion, Golovkin takes him out late! I don't think he's as durable as Martin Murray Where do you dummies get this sh*t? If Pirog had faked a back injury and ducked GGG back in 2012, don't you think he'd have fought again by now? He injured a disc in his back before the Maciel fight and re-injured it training for the GGG fight. He is now retired

Healthy Pirog is the only guy at 160 who had a chance at beating GGG. Healthy Pirog isn't walking through those doors

ishida went 12 rds with him? ...... shouldnt that say enough? An inability to stop Ishida translates into an inability to outbox GGG? Really?

Pirog seemed to be GGG before GGG he had the hype building and everything.. Hmm, not sure if he had that much hype building! You're basing this off him knocking Danny Jacobs (Who was being hyped, mainly because he was aamerican) the **** out! He beat some nondescript fighters and Ishida after that and ducked Golovkin like the plague! He was a awkward, solid talent that had some power and but I don't think he posed too much of a threat to Golovkin! In my opinion, Golovkin takes him out late! I don't think he's as durable as Martin Murray

Pirog was a huge underdog who got paid 50 grand to be cannon fodder for what was supposed to be Jacob's first title. A few mediocre defenses later, he retired due to injury. Tricky defense and decent power, but I hardly think he warrants a "GGG without the hype" moniker.

Back when Golovkin was still fighting in Panama and wasn't settled in the US it would have been a close fight. I would still pick this version of Golovkin because for all the craft Pirog had, he wasn't throwing enough and not a very hard puncher either.

ishida went 12 rds with him? ...... shouldnt that say enough?

Never saw enough of Pirog to judge, injuries just mounted up on him. I'm confident he would be competitive, Pirog will remain an unknown, thought he was gonna be a great fighter after seeeing him KO jacobs. Pirog had a good chin also, I remember Jacobs tagging him good a few times.

Pirog was slick af and I remember him winning a round vs Jacob throwing and landing less. I'd favour GGG but Pirog would have to outbox him over 12 but GGG doesn't give up too many rounds.

I was just thinking about this last night after watching the Pirog vs Jacobs fight. For the 5 rounds the fight lasted Jacobs was able to compete and land some nice punches. I had the fight 3-1 in favor of Pirog but the thing is Pirog uses a lot of movement and that would be a mistake against GGG Honestly I dont think Pirog would have given GGG much problems. I think GGG being the stronger of the two would eventually wear Pirog down and knockout him out in 8. Pirog was good but GGG is special and perhaps the best fighter today.

Pirog seemed to be GGG before GGG he had the hype building and everything.. you're right everyone would of been like GGG is a bum bla bla bla compared to pirog i know that for sure but that is an interesting fight pirog was more established around good fighter

C'mon Larry, you should know better. GGG is undefeated in hypothetical matches.

Golovkin may have stopped him, maybe late but I'd be fairly sure he'd be dominant. Pirog would have had to try to outbox him over 12 rounds, dealing with his activity and power without a great deal of destructive power of his own. I don't like his chances. They have a common opponent in Ishida, you can read what you want into that. Maciel the JMW also took Pirog 12. Just my opinion.

Really interestingly. Pirog was an awkward fighter with some skill, and Golovkin would definitely have had problems. Ultimately, though, I don't think Pirog was the class of fighter to beat Golovkin. Maybe, though. That was 3 years ago or so when that was talked about. Golovkin might not have been as good as he is now. Pirog never had half the hype Golovkin does, though.