What the hell happened to Dmitry Pirog?

**Evil_Meat** · 12-23-2013, 04:33 PM

Originally posted by sparkman0811

Last time I heard of him, Sergio Martinez was ducking him. His boxrec says he hasn't fought since May 2012, against Ishida. He was WBO 160 lb. champion at the time. So, what's the deal?

Back injury I think.

**DeadLikeMe** · 12-23-2013, 04:36 PM

Hurt his back training for a fight w/ GGG. He got stripped a year or so ago and they gave N'jkam the belt. He announced a comeback on here a few months ago IIRC.

**Elotero** · 12-23-2013, 04:40 PM

Originally posted by DeadLikeMe

Hurt his back training for a fight w/ GGG. He got stripped a year or so ago and they gave N'jkam the belt. He announced a comeback on here a few months ago IIRC.

This.

I heard he hurt his back on his comeback too...

Pirog was a bad MF

**Evil_Meat** · 12-23-2013, 04:40 PM

Originally posted by sparkman0811

Last time I heard of him, Sergio Martinez was ducking him. His boxrec says he hasn't fought since May 2012, against Ishida. He was WBO 160 lb. champion at the time. So, what's the deal?

Originally posted by Elotero

This.

I heard he hurt his back on his comeback too...

Pirog was a bad MF

Yeah he broke it. Spinal.

**ИATAS** · 12-23-2013, 04:47 PM

He's had some serious back injuries that will most likely be the end of his career, sadly. He may fight again but that back will be a problem for him for whatever is left of his career. It sucks because he was such an interesting fighter

**bojangles1987** · 12-23-2013, 05:51 PM

Really unfortunate case of injuries taken a man's career away.

**Hougigo** · 12-23-2013, 06:09 PM

Back injury when training for Golovkin, then injured it again earlier this year. Last I heard, his career was close to ending

**takingaim** · 12-23-2013, 06:09 PM

No better description than... a wasted talent.

**AddiX** · 12-23-2013, 06:28 PM

Same thing happened to korobov. A lot of people including me thought he was going to be on the pfp list soon.

These Russian trainers have been beating on these guys so relentlessly and for so long, they break them before they ever make it. the stuff they have them doing, it's really no surprise how many of them fall apart physically.

These Russian trainers come up with there own methods and put athletes backs in positions it just should never be in.

What the hell happened to Dmitry Pirog?