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Who wins that fantasy fight?
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People will discuss this fantasy matchup for a while. Could have been a classic.
Pirog had better defense and was a very mobile, skillful fighter. The three unknowns about him are:
-punch resistance - he's a tall and lanky, may be susceptible to body shots. Never been hit flush by a big puncher.
-style- Golovkin is an aggressive counter puncher, while Pirog is more of defense conscious aggressive technician.
-could he handle the jab?
IMO Golovkin is all wrong for Pirog, he would get counterjabbed to oblivion, get hit with a few flush counters, go on the backfoot, and become a quarter of the fighter he normally is. -
I'd go with Golovkin. Contrary to what a lot of people say Jacobs was tagging Pirog with a whole bunch of shots before he was "knocked out".Comment
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