So I just rewatched Pirog vs Jacobs...

Jacobs was winning that fight before the KO No he wasn't

Jacobs was winning that fight before the KO

same. for a few reasons i suppose. 1. that fight was WEIRD as. like a high level chess match on pirogs part. 2. pirogs style and swagger was awesome. 3. i miss pirog, we dont have many fights to watch of him. would have loved to see pirog beat ggg and an alternate reality of what the mw division would have been if he didnt get injured. EDIT: i will say also that he would have been great for the sport and in particular for russian/eastern european boxing. my biggest complaint with a lot of those eastern-euros is they are robotic and have too much of a 'tough man' mentality where they want to land bombs and walk into bombs. it is entertaining to see knock outs but that bully style of fighting gets old after a while and it is very limiting, because when you come up against a good defensive boxer like ward/mayweather for example or an even bigger bully, you fall to pieces. Whenever I read your posts I'm always anticipating those funny trolly comments to come through. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/23/2d/a3/232da3d73f484daf48eef9006f7c9693.jpg Slightly disappointed you came through with the real talk for once :(

This was always a super satisfying looking KO that turns into bs. Jacobs crumbles to the floor like he was shot. Then the second Byrd waves it off, he snaps back up looking perfect. Obviously protesting but my question to him is why the hell did he give Byrd that look as though he was dead if he was so mad after he waved it off? He should have shown more life while on the ground than looking completely flatten and then trying rising like nothing happened. With that said, Pirog was already 30yrs old in that fight and Jacobs was only 23. Pirog was already up there so when you think of Charlos now, Pirog would probably be close if not already 40yrs old by the time he faced a Charlo that has proved his worth.

I think he could've beaten Charlo, but not GGG or Canelo

Pirog wins by UD outboxed GGG ..

Wow! That's messed up! He threw out his back trying to sling sledgehammer and he had a really promising career too. Yeah. I was really looking forward to GGG/Pirog too

yeah, he ****ed up his back in training camp. He was signed to defend his title against Triple G. Sledgehammer on the tire, i believe.Wow! That's messed up! He threw out his back trying to sling sledgehammer and he had a really promising career too.

I know because after the Jacobs fight he kinda quietly left the sport. I've never noticed he left :lol1: yeah, he ****ed up his back in training camp. He was signed to defend his title against Triple G. Sledgehammer on the tire, i believe.

he retired lolI know because after the Jacobs fight he kinda quietly left the sport. I've never noticed he left :lol1:

Yeah, he just completely fell off the map. he retired lol

Yeah, he just completely fell off the map.

That fight with Golovkin was going to be so good. Would've been a dance with both of them shifting everywhere.

He wasn't the typical Eastern European boxer though he had great fundamentals. I think he really dug the stick and move style. He would've given Golovkin a lot of problems.

That's one of my most rewatched fights. His head movement and defense were so impressive against Jacobs. Basically a less offensive version of what Canelo did. And he knocked him out clean