Dzinzurik fought once since 2008!!!

[paulf]

How many fights did Rigo have when he went for a belt? 6? The whole excuse about 17 fights is a crock because the dude is already seasoned by the AM's. If you want to use that excuse that's fine but the guy isn't getting any younger. What do you want, Pirog to be 37 before he steps up? The dude has no career as a world class boxer if that's the case.

Fighters don't chart their lives careers out based on a calender that pleases you, dude. Nate Campbell didn't go pro until he was 28 and became the unified lightweight champ. Pirog has ran his career in a way that works for him, from the amateurs (230 amateur fights) to going pro, fought his way up the rankings and won a vacant title.

As for fighting top ten middleweights: Why don't you link us to some articles showing Pirog turning down fights with top ten guys? Lou DiBella strait up said "No" to making Martinez-Pirog when Martinez's possible two other opponents were also no-name Eastern Europeans.

The dude's career is going really well so far, why are you hating?