So how good was Pirog?

It was a young Danny who fought him.. 7 yrs & 12 fights later you can see that he fights different & he is more mature in approaching the game. Danny showed a different dimension to his game which he hadn't in his last few fights.. I felt that Danny wasn't knocked out cold but may have gone down bad but it was his inexperience that he lied on his back with eyes closed that made the ref call off the fight.. Pirog may have been good, but from what we saw of his short career, he could have been good & rest is all speculation that he could have dominated/destroyed the current division..

Jacobs was only about three years into his pro career at that point Top prospects usually take about four years to build up to a title shot Nothing wrong with taking an educational loss or two early in your career ... Yes: Jacobs was far too young and green in order to be able to face such a "smooth operator" in Pirog... ... Pirog only shifted once and left Jacobs clueless about the punch he was to be hit with...

Jacobs was only about three years into his pro career at that point Top prospects usually take about four years to build up to a title shot Nothing wrong with taking an educational loss or two early in your career

I think Pirog was obviously good, in the way he moved and boxed, you could tell he was good. That was a 23 year old Jacobs but still, Jacobs was favored for a reason, he was seen as good too but Pirog was just better than night. Jacobs outboxed him, but his chin couldn't take a punch that night. He retired prematurely because of back problems so we'll never know anything else about him. He was 30 when he KO'ed Jacobs, so he had like 3-4 more years left on him if he stayed healthy. He didn't really capitalize on his Jacobs win though, he did f*ck all the next 2 years.

This jacobs was on steroids. Lets be real here, you dont grow an iron chin from glass becausr you are "focused" He was being tested was he not? Like others say he made sure he weighed more than normal, but that wasn't enough because he wasn't counting on GGG being able to outbox him. Maybe Jacobs thought he could just survive and because of that he would be entitled to a decision, but he really didn't do enough to deserve a win against a unified champion when he was being beaten to the punch for majority of the rounds.

I think it was a different Jacobs he fought. So i wouldn't like to compare the 2 fights too much. Pirog did look a great fighter though. Shame about his injury as he looked like he had the tools. I would of liked to see how his career panned out.

Unless Golovkin gives Pirog's power the same respect, Golovkin would beat him and stop him late, granted that he works the body efficiently, which should be the gameplan for a guy that moves his upperbody as much as Pirog.

Seemed to be a very good fighter from what saw. Shame he had his career cut short, stylistically he would have been a nightmare for anyone at 160 currently. He exerts real pressure like GGG but has superior head and upper body movement. It would have been very interesting to see what would of happened if he fought GGG. I would still favour GGG but it certainly wouldn't have been an easy fight for him.

He had to retire early cuz a back injury, forgot exactly how but he could of been respected unlike 666... Yea, he developed a chronic back problem that kept him from being able to train anymore. Really sad. Some chicked-shyt Golovkin hardcores say Pirog "ducked" Golovkin. Which is just a desperate lie. Would love to have seen how high Pirog could have gone. His style was a really special blend.

Well, he didn't lose to Jacobs. And, when he put him down, he stayed down. We'll never know for sure but I think Priog showed huge potential and would be ruling 160 right now. He had to retire early cuz a back injury, forgot exactly how but he could of been respected unlike 666...

Jacobs didn't stay down after the pirog knockdown... the ref called that to early.... and Jacobs was up on all cards.... pirog was definitely overrated ggg would of flattened him yeah the ref didnt give him a chance to recover. i dont blame him because it was a nasty knockdown and hes just trying to protect him but back in the day they would have always allowed them back up. Imagine if holmes wasnt allowed to get up vs shavers ect.

It is easy to get carried away, but was definitely a formidable fighter. Excellent boxing skills and defense, a unique style with a lot of nuances, power and good size/reach. Honestly I thought he controlled Jacobs the entire fight. Jacobs had no idea what to do with him. I think it's fair to say he looks even better after the fight this weekend, although I suspect Danny has improved since Pirog flattened him. I also think it is fair to point out that he excelled where GGG has shown shortcomings. Hard to judge a guy on such a short career, though. It would have been interesting to see him in the mix.

Pirog is overrated

Jacobs didn't stay down after the pirog knockdown... the ref called that to early.... and Jacobs was up on all cards.... pirog was definitely overrated ggg would of flattened him

Well, he didn't lose to Jacobs. And, when he put him down, he stayed down. We'll never know for sure but I think Priog showed huge potential and would be ruling 160 right now.