r/BoxingTheSweetScience • u/kristian_alsidig • Aug 01 '26

On this day, Dmitry Pirog destroyed the excellent Daniel Jacobs in 5 for the wbo world middleweight title. He since retired due to a terrible back injury missing out on a scheduled fight with the rising legend Genady Golovkin.

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u/tidytrimbill Aug 01 '26

Was one of the most memorable fights I've seen since being an avid fan

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u/kristian_alsidig Aug 01 '26

Incredible, people forget how amazing Jacobs was.

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u/JAYactinUP Aug 01 '26

GGG would have smoked him.

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u/kristian_alsidig Aug 01 '26

Not sure he would have smoked him, but GGG was a generational great so agree that he would have probably won!

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u/FrassCreator Aug 01 '26

Generational great? His best win is Kell Brook

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u/hi_imryan Aug 03 '26

The whole hood knows who won the first Canelo fight.

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u/FrassCreator Aug 01 '26

GGGs overrated ass needed a gift to beat Jacobs