Daniel "Golden Child" Jacobs vs. Dmitry Pirog for the WBO Middleweight Championship

The guy in your siggy is more likely to have a career like Taylor than Jacobs:yep

 

Name that Black boxer that uses the phrase "American Black boy style"

C'mon now.

 

Man you really are pulling hard for the non-U.S fighter.

I wonder why

 

What was your previous screen name? I'm starting to think you're some ****-wit who escaped from my ignore list.

 

Pirog is a live dog here. He's a little slow, and looks like he lacks athleticism. However, he's a very good defender and counterpuncher. He's got some good power as well. This should be an interesting fight.

 

Pirog is really unorthodox, a poor mans version of james toney mixed with euro style...now im really curious how this fight will play out.

 

I'm excited about this one.

I seen danny much..so now i am watching pirog youtube joints and he's alright..

he still don't have the defence that he is trying to master.. chin tucked shoulder roll ****...
he gets hit when he tries to do that ****. he mixes it up from brawler to technical... he's an interesting fighter.. but jacobs is going to show this dude how bad he wants to be champ.

 

Pirog's high workrate could definitely play a factor.

 

Not this high workrate **** again.

That don't mean **** if you ain't landing.

Pirog is in for a massive beat-down.:deal

 

it will be a technical fight..up untill jacobs really starts to carve him up..then pirog is going to get wild and brawler and try to go for the glory.

 

we'll revisit this after the fight.

 

Pirog's biggest problem based on watching several of his fights is that he thinks he's slicker than what he is. He may have been able to get away with it against lesser competition but against someone as talented and fast as Jacobs, I don't think he'll be able to. Pirog likes to employ the shoulder roll defense and does o.k. with it (avoids a lot of left hooks), but he isn't exactly fast and he has a bad habit of moving straight back. He also has a bad habit of resetting his feet and squaring his feet up while right in front of his opponent and I see that being a problem for him as he faces guys who are faster than him and can take advantage of that flaw.


One of the things that Pirog does really well is move his upperbody. He does slip a good amount of punches but he definitely is not a counter-puncher. Even though he is 29, he still seems somewhat green in certain areas. Pirog is more of a pot-shotter than anything else; although he can rip off some good combos when he's on the inside. He doesn't really utilize his jab much, but he throws the uppercut with both hands pretty well and he also throws hooks to the body with both hands pretty well. I would say those are his best and most effective punches. I think his greatest assets are his conditioning and the fact that he stays really active for the entire round. There is no lull in the action whatsoever, so, whoever fights him better be in top-notch condition.

Another one of the things I noticed about Pirog is that he is kinda dirty. He likes to hit on the break, use his left shoulder/forearm/elbow to back his opponent up. So, it really wouldn't surprise me to see him fight Daniel dirty; especially if Danny boy starts getting the better of him.


I won't go into great detail about Jacobs since a lot of us are already familiar with him. I will say though as it relates to this fight that I think his bread and butter in this fight is his 1-2 combo. I don't think Pirog will respond well to the speed at which Danny throws his it. I can easily see Pirog moving straight back and getting floored just like Jose Varela did when he fought Jacobs.

The most intriguing aspect of this fight is that both guys throw good to great body punches. I would love nothing more than to see this fight be a body war of sorts. Danny rips the left hook to the body as well as anyone in the sport and he gets guys out of there with it. It's fast, he sets it up well, and it apparently hurts. Pirog throws good hooks to both sides, but obviously doesn't have the speed that Danny has.

I think to make things easier for Jacobs, he needs to keep this fight on the outside and only come inside when he's on offense. I do not think he should be taking any time off offensively when he's on the inside with Pirog because this is when Pirog will be able to do his best work. For Pirog, it is absolutely critical for him to get on the inside as much as possible so that he can throw his hooks to the body and uppercuts. If I'm him, I try and make it a dirty fight. I just don't see him fairing well on the outside with Jacobs at all.

 

Exactly, he's watched some tapes of Floyd Mayweather and practiced the shoulder roll in front of the mirror -- but when he's in the ring he seems to be just sort of preening.

Jacobs has his problems as well, but I think Jacobs wins at least 4 rounds due to speed and he wins all the close rounds due to a flashier attack, Golden Boy, and Las Vegas.

Jacobs 7-5.

 

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