Why is Pirog fighting this guy? Ishida is not on this level, and Pirog is a cherry picking fraud. Ishida could have twenty pounds on him and still get KTFO. pir.ishi-joke match uop of the year Why is Nobuhiro Ishida getting a championship fight after losing to Paul Williams? Was beating James Kirkland really that big of a deal? Because it's better for Pirog to fight somebody who has been in some good fights and has at least some popularity than a complete nobody/uknown fighter. OK, but Ishida? This is a championship fight.