Dmitry Pirog is a much better boxer than GolovkinJA

[KingHippo]

Jacobs was legit confused when he was fighting him. That shifting was driving him insane. The shift just before the knockout was beautiful.

Golovkin relies way too much on his natural attributes, which are his great chin and power. He also has very subtle feints, and solid fundamentals, but he just isn't as skilled as Pirog was. Hence why Pirog was able to knock Jacobs cold with much less power.

[Real King Kong]

So you don't think jacobs has improved or changed at all since the pirog fight?

[satiev1]

Jacobs is ten times better now. Dosen't make the same mistakes either.

[Poppo168]

I'm bored of hearing about Jacobs, GGG & Pirog now

[mathed]

Jacobs was legit confused when he was fighting him. That shifting was driving him insane. The shift just before the knockout was beautiful.

Golovkin relies way too much on his natural attributes, which are his great chin and power. He also has very subtle feints, and solid fundamentals, but he just isn't as skilled as Pirog was. Hence why Pirog was able to knock Jacobs cold with much less power.

Jacobs was devastated from the loss of his grandmother days before the fight too.

[Chuckguy]

Wasn't Jacobs boxing pirogs ears offf before he got caught? Whereas GGG was beating fanny and then going back and forth?

[asgarth]

The grandma angle i dont really agree. There are a couple of examples where people performed better after a devastating loss, but everyone reacts differently.

But jacobs now is definitely much better than the version against pirog. Boxers can improve. You also wont held w. Klitschkos early losses against him, because he also improved very much.

[j0zef]

Come on man, Pirog was in his prime and Danny was a 23 year old baby when they fought. He wasn't nearly the same fighter he is at 30 today.

[The Akbar One]

So you don't think jacobs has improved or changed at all since the pirog fight?

Jacobs is more mature, physically stronger, and a better fighter now, than he was when he fought Pirog.

A healthy Pirog though was likely the uncrowned middleweight Champ. Golovkin had trouble hitting Jacobs whenever Jacobs slipped. Pirog would make Golovkin miss all day, and make him pay. It would have a been a good chess match, but I think Pirog would have won a decision. Jacobs was the last opponent that Pirog fought with a semi healthy back. It was injured every fight after, if I recall correctly.

[boliodogs]

That is your opinion which you have right to. My opinion is that your opinion is completely wrong. Pirog fought the baby Jacobs and he was losing to Jacobs before he KOed him. GGG won a close fight over the mature. stronger, smarter, bigger, faster and better Jacobs. Pirog was a good fighter but injury cut his career short before he accomplished much. GGG has already accomplished things in boxing the retired Pirog can only dream about. GGG will go down in history as a great middleweight. Pirog didn't do enough to be remembered.