Peter Quillin to fight Michael Zerafa

[ИATAS]

Get out of here with even terms... You need to rewatch the fight. It was man vs boy scenario, with Danny getting schooled. Pirog was dodging & blocking so much of Danny's offense it was a one sided fight.

Only even round in that fight was round 3 when not much happened. Round 1 Pirog was blocking and dodging the vast majority of Danny's shots, and nailing him with some solid counters, especially that big left. Round 2, Pirog nearly floors Danny 2x in the first minute and from there on Danny stayed on the backfoot. Round 4, it becomes clear Pirog isn't worried about Danny's power and starts toying with him in spots and towards the end increases his pressure on Danny, all the while Danny's not landing anything to get Pirog to go back. Round 5 Pirog picks right up where he left off with the extra pressure and setups Danny up for the KO at the 60 sec mark.

This is the way I saw the fight too. Pirog was clearly a class above Jacobs throughout the fight and it was very clear to me Jacobs was being outclassed, the KO was just the cherry on top.

Regardless it's a funny argument to make; that somehow winning a couple rounds before getting knocked out in only 5 rounds proves something. I mean if Jacobs got KO'd late like a come from behind KO in the 12 round, sure, maybe I'd buy it, but 5 rounds? lol what's next, Rubio looked good in round 1 before getting KTFO by Golovkin in round 2 makes him a solid opponent for Anthony Dirrell?

[Dean_Razorback]

Golovkin would KO each one of those guys within four rounds, probably even give Jacobs cancer again. Sorry, just not impressed with Peter getting a draw against Lee, fighting some bum to set up a Jacobs fight likely next year.

fuck i was about to post something but i read this and couldn't stop laughing

[bojangles1987]

Name a Golovkin year that would better. I wouldn't use that year to put Quillin into an ATG conversation (which Golovkin fans have done with less), but it'd **** on any year put forward by Golovkin (if he was able to end up beating Jacobs).

2015: Murray, Monroe Jr, Lemieux
2014: Adama, Geale, Rubio
2013: Rosado, Ishida, Macklin, Stevens
2012: Fuchigami, Proksa
2011: Ouma, Simon

Laugh about the "playboy bunny" stuff all you want, that's the fight that Quillin is likely sandwiching between two fights against actual top competition (Cotto/Golovkin/Quillin/Lee are the clear top 4 fighters at 160 and Jacobs is somewhere in that second class of top 10 fighters)

This year and last year, assuming Golovkin beats Lemieux, would both easily be better than Quillin getting a draw with Andy Lee and beating Daniel Jacobs. It's a joke to suggest otherwise.

One guy has two wins, and dominant wins, over some of the best in the division in both those years.

The other would have a draw and a win against a guy who has done nothing against anyone worth mentioning.

It's not ****ing complicated or hard to see.

[bojangles1987]

It's amazing how no matter what Quillin does that should lose him fans, he still has one willing to lie like a promoter on a boxing forum to sell him.

[kiaba360]

This is the way I saw the fight too. Pirog was clearly a class above Jacobs throughout the fight and it was very clear to me Jacobs was being outclassed, the KO was just the cherry on top.

Regardless it's a funny argument to make; that somehow winning a couple rounds before getting knocked out in only 5 rounds proves something. I mean if Jacobs got KO'd late like a come from behind KO in the 12 round, sure, maybe I'd buy it, but 5 rounds? lol what's next, Rubio looked good in round 1 before getting KTFO by Golovkin in round 2 makes him a solid opponent for Anthony Dirrell?

Dirrell will probably **** around and go 12 with Rubio smh. Why the hell is Medina not getting Dirrell?

Quillin desperately needs a KO here and he needs the Jacob fight, this bull**** cannot continue.

[El-blanco]

This is the way I saw the fight too. Pirog was clearly a class above Jacobs throughout the fight and it was very clear to me Jacobs was being outclassed, the KO was just the cherry on top.

Regardless it's a funny argument to make; that somehow winning a couple rounds before getting knocked out in only 5 rounds proves something. I mean if Jacobs got KO'd late like a come from behind KO in the 12 round, sure, maybe I'd buy it, but 5 rounds? lol what's next, Rubio looked good in round 1 before getting KTFO by Golovkin in round 2 makes him a solid opponent for Anthony Dirrell?

he did, don't be hatin

[Porter's Dad]

PBC match-ups have been good and bad but this one is unforgiveable. We are going to have one shot to stay on network TV and tune-ups for Peter Quillin ain't what should be happening. Haymon is treating this thing like one big gig to get his fighters easy paydays.

[Barcham]

I'm really curious to see what Quillin is getting paid for this farce. Anything more than 100k would be a total disgrace. And I am being extremely generous with that amount!

[Scipio2009]

I can't believe how hard you're trying to defend a random guy from Australia being picked up

Not defending the random Australian guy; simply withholding judgement until actually seeing the fight.

Everyone here shat on Eric Molina as an opponent (likely after doing no more than looking at BoxRec and seeing the 1-round KO by Arreola); went back and watched the Arreola fight, I believe the Tony Grano fight, and the Zumbano Love fight, and saw a guy with some ability (power in both hands, decent movement, nasty uppercuts, etc). Tuned in for the fight, and the result was a good little fight; he proved to be tougher than folks thought he was, but he simply wasn't on Wilder's level.

Why can't Zerafa get that benefit of a doubt? Guy's never been stopped in a fight, lost a wide decision to a guy who is apparently starting to bubble, and Haymon has had a suprisingly good record of bringing in solid no-name fighters to begin with.

If the fight happens and Quillin blows the guy out in two rounds, the guy was a bum who was brought in to lose; at least let's have the fight happen first.

Because, the way that stories get pushed here, if the fight goes 6-7 rounds before the stoppage or Quillin wins a 10-0 decison, NSB will run rampant with "OMG, Quillin got pushed to the full distance by a fighter we all preemptively called a bum, having not seen any of his fights" hysteria.

[El-blanco]

Not defending the random Australian guy; simply withholding judgement until actually seeing the fight.

Everyone here shat on Eric Molina as an opponent (likely after doing no more than looking at BoxRec and seeing the 1-round KO by Arreola); went back and watched the Arreola fight, I believe the Tony Grano fight, and the Zumbano Love fight, and saw a guy with some ability (power in both hands, decent movement, nasty uppercuts, etc). Tuned in for the fight, and the result was a good little fight; he proved to be tougher than folks thought he was, but he simply wasn't on Wilder's level.

Why can't Zerafa get that benefit of a doubt? Guy's never been stopped in a fight, lost a wide decision to a guy who is apparently starting to bubble, and Haymon has had a suprisingly good record of bringing in solid no-name fighters to begin with.

If the fight happens and Quillin blows the guy out in two rounds, the guy was a bum who was brought in to lose; at least let's have the fight happen first.

Because, the way that stories get pushed here, if the fight goes 6-7 rounds before the stoppage or Quillin wins a 10-0 decison, NSB will run rampant with "OMG, Quillin got pushed to the full distance by a fighter we all preemptively called a bum, having not seen any of his fights" hysteria.

The guy is undeserving. If quillen destroys him big deal, and if he actually goes rounds then Pete is even worse than everyone thought.