DiBella - "**** Dmitry Pirog"

[Doctor_Tenma]

Hasn't Martinez said in a previous interview that he thought Pirog was talented and would like too fight him ?, ''not ever fighting Pirog'' are just the words of DiBella not Martinez like people here are making out.

Don't believe anything he said for a second, ''We don't want to fight him because he stole our belt'' is a pretty poor excuse, sounds like DiBella doesn't want him for whatever reason.

Pirog needs more fights against some top opposition before he stands a chance at Martinez anyway imo, would be a good fight but Martinez wins at this stage, most rounds would look competitive because of Pirogs awkward style but Martinez wins them clearly, Martinez via UD or possible KO (how is Pirog's chin ?).

It's come out of Martinez's mouth too, he said it'd be step back. Sees no point in it.

[DoktorSleepless]

dibella wants nothing to do with pirog. he keeps going out of his way to discredit him saying how he's not a draw and doesn't bring any money. you just fought dzinziruk so cram it! you aren't gonna get a big site fee or live gate fighting either guy. not to mention hbo puts up the money regardless of the opponent. hbo would have approved martinez-pirog in an instant but he wasn't on dibella's list of potential opponents weird!

they paid dzinziruk 850k and martinez 1.2 mill. pirog probably would have fought for much less than 850k(he made 50k agaisnt jacobs) and martinez could have took a larger portion of the pie so don't you dare say it's about money. martinez would have made more fighting pirog! it's about pirog being too good and potentially upsetting dibella raking in the money. he saw first hand what happened to jermain taylor when he matched him tough and he's not gonna let that happen again.

Pirog and everyone else was declined by HBO. Gary Shaw made a deal with HBO in the Alexander/Bradley contract to pretty much force Martinez to fight Dzinziruk. Dibella didn't even want him.

[War Dinamita]

Pirog wants over a million dollars to fight Martinez and he doesn't deserve that kind of money.

[studentofthegam]

dibella wants nothing to do with pirog. he keeps going out of his way to discredit him saying how he's not a draw and doesn't bring any money. you just fought dzinziruk so cram it! you aren't gonna get a big site fee or live gate fighting either guy. not to mention hbo puts up the money regardless of the opponent. hbo would have approved martinez-pirog in an instant but he wasn't on dibella's list of potential opponents weird!

they paid dzinziruk 850k and martinez 1.2 mill. pirog probably would have fought for much less than 850k(he made 50k agaisnt jacobs) and martinez could have took a larger portion of the pie so don't you dare say it's about money. martinez would have made more fighting pirog! it's about pirog being too good and potentially upsetting dibella raking in the money. he saw first hand what happened to jermain taylor when he matched him tough and he's not gonna let that happen again.

I was saying money was the reason to overlook him at this point not in exchange for Dizzy. I didnt even know Pirog was a real possibility until after the Martinez/Dizzy fight. Either way I would have to be nuts to think Serg is even remotely worried about Pirog. Martinez is at the top so why keep fighting these same types of guys?

[daggum]

Pirog and everyone else was declined by HBO. Gary Shaw made a deal with HBO in the Alexander/Bradley contract to pretty much force Martinez to fight Dzinziruk. Dibella didn't even want him.

you are incorrect. hbo wanted to get pirog another fight. dibella didn't even include pirog in his list of potential opponents so how could hbo decline someone who wasn't on even on the list? stop defending martinez. he's doing the same thing every boxer does when they make it to the top. picking easier fights. boxing is fundamentally broken.

[DoktorSleepless]

Dzinziruk himself wasn't even Dibella's list! Everyone was declined even Winky. HBO was dead set on Dzinziruk regardless of what Dibella wanted. You're crazy if you think HBO wanted Pirog to fight Martinez.

[daggum]

I was saying money was the reason to overlook him at this point not in exchange for Dizzy. I didnt even know Pirog was a real possibility until after the Martinez/Dizzy fight. Either way I would have to be nuts to think Serg is even remotely worried about Pirog. Martinez is at the top so why keep fighting these same types of guys?

why fight a dangerous top middleweight who could possibly beat you when you can face a top junior middleweight who probably can't? doesn't that answer your question?

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

So in other words. Were afraid to fight him.

Gotcha.

[daggum]

Dzinziruk himself wasn't even Dibella's list! Everyone was declined even Winky. HBO was dead set on Dzinziruk regardless of what Dibella wanted. You're crazy if you think HBO wanted Pirog to fight Martinez.

it's called cronyism. hbo promised gary shaw a fight for dzinziruk in order for bradley-alexander to get made.

[KRITKL]

So in other words. Were afraid to fight him.

Gotcha.

LOL.. exactly dude just beat a Jr middleweight and guys are going nuts in here. **** is laughable..
Dude can be beat, he had a hard time with Kermit. now he's the savior of boxing. LMAO
I ain't ****ting on him, I like the guy but cmon don't start sukin off sexy Sergio just yet fellas .