Gennady Golovkin vs Dmitry Pirog: Who will win?

Right, that why 54% have GG koing him, despite not having faced a top 20 fighter himself. I know Ouma is super tough, but his defense is his chin, and he soaked up a ton. And dished out a lot himself. Pirog is no GG power wise, but if he lands near as often, and as clean as Ouma, it won't matter how good GG's chin is.

 

Golovkin easily.

 

There's this thing called amateur boxing, it's all about skills and technical ability. Golovkin is miles ahead of the overrated Pirog.

 

Pirog will school him.

 

I think Gennady Golovkin (and Peter Quinlin) is the future at 160. For Golovkin the future starts now.

 

triple g takes it

 

The fight could really go either way.

I have watched Pirog-ishida and Golovkin-Ouma on youtube. Actually neither Pirog or Golovkin performed very well in their respective fights. Pirog was much sharper against Daniel Jacobs and Golovkin threw all his ring skills out of the window in order to KO Ouma.

This is just to say that fight-night luck may play an important part here as both fighters can have off-nights.

On to the breakdown (as witnessed from all of their other fights on youtube)

Speed: about equal but Golovkin's timing is better.
Power: Golovkin by a wide margin. KO power in both hands.
Range: Pirog.
Defense: Pirog by narrow margin. Both fighters can be hit, but are difficult to hit with something that matters.
Footwork: about equal.
Ring IQ: equally bad
Experience: equally bad, especially in important fights
Wear and Tear: practically none
Conditioning: both fighters able to 12 rounds at high pace. Edge Golovkin.
Team: possibly Golovkin. Trainer Abel Sanchez should be one of the best and training in California should have accessed pool of the very best sparring partners. Underestimated factor in fight preparation.

Pirog has a tendency to rely on his left a bit much. Leaning in with upper body movement, uppercut-hook to body or head. This worked very well with Ishida (who has no counterpunch ability) but could be a disaster against Golovkin. If Pirog however is able to box Golovkin while slowly stepping backwards and circling, he could possibly frustrate Golovkin enough to make mistakes, and win on points.

Golovkin (on a good day) waits out his opponent and then hammers in power left or rights. In order for this to work he needs to be in range and his opponent should not be in perfect balance. Mid-range Golovkin is superior. Against the ropes he should be better. As far as I know Pirog has never been tested on the inside but this should really be the last option for Golovkin.

Conclusion: the fighter best able to control range will win this fight. If Pirog wins the range contest - Pirog by UD. If Golovkin wins it - Golovkin by KO.

 

Congrats to the 2 teams on coming together to make this fight.
The winner is the real RING mag champ. Sergio wouldn't go 8-9
rounds w/ either guy, as he is the single most overrated fighter
in all of boxing.
As for the winner, i like a motivated and sharp pirog by 116-112
decision. Assuming the danny jacobs version coomes to the ring.
I think pirog's strength is underrated and is his punch resistance.
I've seen pirog hit clean and act like nothing happened, and with
the size of his head it's no surprise. GGG has tendency to sit down
too much and wing shots. There are times when golo sets up perfectly,
but can get sloppy. Pirog shows massive evidence of fighting down to
his opponents level, and can therefore look bored at times.
I just think on the night of the fight that pirog will show his class and
impress the judges enough to get his hand raised, but will be in the
fight of his life to get the W.

 

Puncher v.s. Puncher = Excitement

 

**** me pirog got some leverage on that shot he hit jacobs with. BOOM