After Pirog destroyed Jacobs, GGG signed to fight Pirog. How wasn't that a risk?

[big_james10]

It's a **** fight but when is Floyd ever down to his 5th choice of opponent?

GGG is down to his fifth choice because Andre Ward was not on his list of choices.

[LacedUp]

He also signed to fight Andy Lee I believe.

Someone's father died.

[HeroBando]

GGG is down to his fifth choice because Andre Ward was not on his list of choices.

LHW Ward had already booked Oracle for some old SMw scrub. I'm talking legit Mw options like Canelo, Saunders, Jacobs and Eubank

[b00g13man]

GGG is down to his fifth choice because Andre Ward was not on his list of choices.

Or Lara. Or anyone that would be a challenge at 168.

[HeroBando]

Or Lara. Or anyone that would be a challenge at 168.

He's not getting anyone with 2 months notice, not even Lara, same level of no hoper as Brook except you lose a ton on the show, not make 2x your career high and inroads in lucrative new market

[b00g13man]

He's not getting anyone with 2 months notice, not even Lara, same level of no hoper as Brook except you lose a ton on the show, not make 2x your career high and inroads in lucrative new market

The Eubank fight should never have been on the cards in the first instance. He's a domestic level fighter. A top p4p fighter should be aspiring for better opposition, especially considering he hasn't had one yet.

[HeroBando]

The Eubank fight should never have been on the cards in the first instance. He's a domestic level fighter. A top p4p fighter should be aspiring for better opposition, especially considering he hasn't had one yet.

Eubank is Ring top 10, and much more talented than anyone p4p Ward has fought since 2011, the corpse of Dawson notwithstanding. It's a legit Mw defense, nm the 4m and sky ppv. Who's more eligible than duckers Canelo, Saunders, Jacobs?

[b00g13man]

Eubank is Ring top 10, and much more talented than anyone p4p Ward has fought since 2011, the corpse of Dawson notwithstanding. It's a legit Mw defense, nm the 4m and sky ppv. Who's more eligible than duckers Canelo, Saunders, Jacobs?

Based off losing to Saunders, and beating the likes of Blackwell & Doran? Looooool.

How about he move up, and you know, actually challenge himself?

And you've mentioned Ward. Why? What does he have to do with this conversation?

[therealpugilist]

Four/five years ago with Martinez declining the most feared man at MW was Dimitry Pirog. A big MW who had just destroyed Jacobs.

GGG had no problem to fight Pirog. They signed the fight.

During training, Pirog injured his back and pullet out of the fight. He never came back.

Now the anti-GGG brigade can't tell me that GGG never took any risk. He was always willing to face the best MW's.

does wilder get credit for Povetkin? No

the fight didnt happen, all it proves is that they were willing to fight

nothing more or less

the risks start when you ENTER THE RING, NOT SIGNING A CONTRACT

[j0zef]

I'm still sad this fight didn't happen. Pirog vs. Golovkin would have been amazing. Both aggressive technicians with great power.