2 unbeaten fighters with talent and skills but ended up retiring early with a record of 20-0, 15 KOs. Who do you think had greater potential to go far? Do you think Ibeabuchi or Pirog had a good chance with being competitive with the best fighters in their weight class at the time? Ibeabuchi vs Lewis and Pirog vs GGG would have been an interesting clash had those fights happened.
Ibeabuchi...I think GGG at the time it didn't happen would have broken down Pirog, mid-late rds stoppage
Although Ike can be overrated, I don't see any case whatsoever for him NOT being the answer here. Pirog was nothing special. Ike was more talented by several miles, and more proven. Ike had a better chance of upsetting Lewis than Pirog had of upsetting Golov.
Ike was also in his 20s when his downfall occurred. Wasn't Pirog already in his 30s when he beat Jacobs?
Since David Tua and Chris Byrd were Both BETTER than Danny Jacobs, REED's Siding w/Ike Ibeabuchi Over Dmitry Pirog... REED
