Comments Thread For: Pavlik vs Pirog Showdown Being Discussed For The Fall

[borikua]

Nice, winner takes on Martinez!

[The Big Dunn]

While I don't think too highly of Pavlik, lets all be careful. Pirog looked great, but its not time to put him in with a PAvlik or a paul williams now IMO. Go back and watch duran-davey moore. Davey moore had everything but he was WAY too young to be in with Duran. Killed his whole career. IMO pirog's victory says more about the poor matchmaking of GBP and eric gomez than it does about pirog's talent. he's young and really talenetd. But lets hold up for a minute.

[gratz_the_king]

this seems like an easy money grab to me

when everyone said marg would crush mosley, i was the only one who realized mosley would out speed and land bombs on marg all night and win an easy UD (didnt think a KO though), but was foolish to not place big money on mosley... look what happened..

when everyone said pavlik would beat hopkins, i was the only would who realized hopkins' awkward style would give kelly problems and that he would beat him by UD, but once again didnt place money on him...look what happened...

this time, i see pirog beating the **** out of the slow plodding pavlik (who's always had overrated power), who's been in some wars and who's confidence is at an all time low. if kelly is the favorite (he should be), then im not making the same mistakes as before...im putting atleast a few grand on pirog

[larss7on]

Pirog

I gotta go with Pirog on this one. He has the hunger and the confidence and the skills to take care of Pavlik. Not that Pavlik is not a danger but I see him stopping him late or a UD. I wonder if they will have the fight in Kelly's hometown.

[TRAV1$]

Pirog is far easier to hit than Martinez
Pavlik might actually have a shot at landing something big
But it's Pavlik here, so he'll probably just get decisioned.

[dray435]

Nice, winner takes on Martinez!

Who ever compared Pavlik to Duran is crazy, Pavlik doesn't remotely resemble Duran in any way not in skill, toughness, experience, or overall fighting ability in no way period, with that being said I believe Pavlik can win, this guy is really unproven so I wouldn't start touting him as the second coming of Marvin Hagler, let's get real, Jacobs was getting into a rythm and was beginning to outbox him.

I have always felt Jacobs chin was a little suspect based on some things I had seen in his previous fights so I wasn't surprised that he went down and although the punch didn't appear to be that hard to me, I was not surprised, but I also believe that Jacobs could have gotten up if the ref hadn't held him down, and possibly went on to turn the fight around, he was not nearly as hurt as some claim, and appeared to be just gathering himself and then he just jumped up immediately, but the ref blatantly held him down he was clearly ready to get up and continue.

I think Pavlik is going to take him places that he has never been and systematically beat him up and break him down over the distance, Pavlik will walk through his shots and systematically break him down, but who knows the guy may take his game to another level and show that he is the real deal but I just don't think he is ready for Pavlik.

[antrob]

While I don't think too highly of Pavlik, lets all be careful. Pirog looked great, but its not time to put him in with a PAvlik or a paul williams now IMO. Go back and watch duran-davey moore. Davey moore had everything but he was WAY too young to be in with Duran. Killed his whole career. IMO pirog's victory says more about the poor matchmaking of GBP and eric gomez than it does about pirog's talent. he's young and really talenetd. But lets hold up for a minute.

If Pirog wants to call him self a "champion" he should fight the best level of competition.

[The Big Dunn]

If Pirog wants to call him self a "champion" he should fight the best level of competition.

Agreed. Just not now.

[mathed]

Pirog should be careful, Pavlik is a big puncher and could end his rise to stardom. Great fight though if it comes about.

[Chuckguy]

The temperature in the middleweight division is started to rise once more with the grand arrival of Dmitry Pirog (17-0, 14 KOs) of Russia. Last weekend in Las Vegas, Pirog knocked out previously undefeated Daniel Jacobs (20-1, 17 KOs) in five rounds to capture the vacant WBO middleweight title. [Click Here To Read More]

Im done with Pavlik
he is just another american hype job
he is the manny pac of 160
he should be asking for a rematch or fighting Pwill
but it will be nice to see Pirog get a nice check