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

This could be the fight of the night on July 31st on the Marquez-Diaz rematch PPV! It could even be a FOTY candidate!

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Stand-up European-style meat and potatoes with a liberal dash of flavorful bodypunching spice versus the sweet candy that is "American black boy" slickness.

Whose "0" will go?

 

I see Pirog Hardly typical European style.. or maybe i did not understand your post bcoz my bs english. But guy fights damn weird style IMO. I dont know what is his style but doesnt look Europea at all:huh

 

I got Jacobs by UD. Should be a good fight.

 

I thought the same, he's not really a 'typical' Euro fighter, pretty far from it imo.

 

I've heard Pirog compared to Mayweather, with his movement, and counterpunching. Many experts leaning toward Pirog UD, but I say toss up

 

I've only seen on Pirog fight and that was against Kofi Jantuah. Pirog was anything but the European style. He fights out of Philly shell really well. Stays in the pocket, makes you miss, and makes you pay. I dig this fight a lot. I enjoy watching both fighters, but I guess I'm rooting for Pirog!?

 

He does incorporate elements of traditional Euro stand-up boxing at times, but yes he's quite unorthodox on the whole.

He and Jacobs both go to the body well, and neither gets very sloppy in the pocket.

This is going to be savage!

 

pirog seems to know how to do the shoulder roll and appear like mayweather...he just don't know how to use it.

Danny Jacobs stops pirog in an exciting fight.

 

Opinions seem pretty evenly split. Let's hope the match itself lives up to that standard. :good

 

**** i can't believe these two guys are fighting each other so early in their careers. Should be great though.

 

It's about time that the new crop of middleweights starts fighting each other. Jacobs, Pirog, Lemieux, N'Dam, Golovkin, Korobov, Lee, McEwan. In a year, it's gonna be so much fun to watch!:bbb

 

toss up, **** props to them for taking a tough fight for 2 hungry fighters so early

 

Doesn't seem to be as much interest in this fight as i thought it would. I think it's gonna be a barburner, and way more interesting than the main event

 

Pirog has got a university degree and promotes his own fighters. After watching plenty of American fighters, he incorporated some elements in his own style. That makes him a force to be reckoned with. His style simply is beautiful to watch. Extremely active, but never forcing the action. Lethal bodyshots and sweet uppercuts. He seems a tad slower than Jacobs, this is the only disadvantage I see. Therefore I go with a ud for Pirog.

 

Pirog has got a university degree and promotes his own fighters. After watching plenty of American fighters, he incorporated some elements in his own style. That makes him a force to be reckoned with. His style simply is beautiful to watch. Extremely active, but never forcing the action. Lethal bodyshots and sweet uppercuts. He seems a tad slower than Jacobs, this is the only disadvantage I see. Therefore I go with a ud for Pirog. Win for Pirog.