Dimitry Pirog Article

http://www.maxboxing.com/news/promo-lead/dmitry-pirog-a-middleweight-threat-emerges

“It was great becoming a world champion,” he said. “That was my dream. But after I won the title, I realized something else. I realized that I have a new goal, a new achievement that I have to build towards. I don’t feel it is most important to be a world champion. What is most important for a boxer is the fights that he has had and the fights that he will be remembered by. I love Sugar Ray Leonard and I followed his career. I look up to him as a boxer like an idol. Whenever I think of him, I don’t think about when he became a world champion. I think about the great fights that he has had. And that is what I want to achieve and that is my new goal. I want to have the great fights that will have me be remembered by all the fans around the world.”

Great attitude, hopefully Pirog gets to achieve that goal.

Thanks for the article link. I think i may become a big fan of this fighter. Seems like a class act.

It disgusted me that HBO interviewed Jacobs rather than Pirog, but I've come to expect that sort of BS. HBO did the same thing with Pascal and Martinez after they destroyed the American stars.

in order to be remembered for great fights he needs to..........FIGHT!!!!
dude's been inactive and he's 30 they better get his ass back in the ring

Rum Capital wrote:in order to be remembered for great fights he needs to..........FIGHT!!!!
dude's been inactive and he's 30 they better get his ass back in the ring

Pirog's been inactive because HBO blew their budget for this year, and it doesn't help when Lou DiBella is already shooting down a Martinez fight without consideration.

Ali wrote:

Rum Capital wrote:in order to be remembered for great fights he needs to..........FIGHT!!!!
dude's been inactive and he's 30 they better get his ass back in the ring

Pirog's been inactive because HBO blew their budget for this year, and it doesn't help when Lou DiBella is already shooting down a Martinez fight without consideration.

he can't keep active fighting in russia?

Rum Capital wrote:

Ali wrote:

Rum Capital wrote:in order to be remembered for great fights he needs to..........FIGHT!!!!
dude's been inactive and he's 30 they better get his ass back in the ring

Pirog's been inactive because HBO blew their budget for this year, and it doesn't help when Lou DiBella is already shooting down a Martinez fight without consideration.

he can't keep active fighting in russia?

No, Russia is too busy shaving Valuev's back hair at the moment.

Rum Capital wrote:in order to be remembered for great fights he needs to..........FIGHT!!!!
dude's been inactive and he's 30 they better get his ass back in the ring

tough to fight when no one wants to fight you....

I talked to Gabe about this kid. He likes him a lot. Said even with the language barrier it was an easy interview. He's hoping Pirog gets the big fights soon.