Pulev Huge Disappointment

He looked really crappy.....

The Pulev myth has been busted

Tony Thompson isn't a good fighter. Why do people make him out to be something he never was or never will be? Because he beat hyped up glass chin Price? Thompson is a 6'5 250 pound fighter who fights like Lebron James plays basketball. Like a scared *****. The heavyweight division is a joke and will continue to be for a while.

Pulev lacked a little pop I felt. Not going to criticise his performance too much, he hadn't fought in a year and beat the #9 HW easily.

Now Thompson was holding? First he was spoiling and then roughing him up and now he was holding, you're just making it up as you go along. Pulev was crap. End of. Crap easily outboxed Tony. And yes Tony did all the things you stated above.

Tony is not an inside fighter. And they were both punching/holding on the inside. fighting on the inside often leads to clinching. Now Thompson was holding? First he was spoiling and then roughing him up and now he was holding, you're just making it up as you go along. Pulev was crap. End of.

Roughing him up? He was throwing punches inside that's boxing. I know modern fans aren't used to it but it is legal unlike holding. Shocking i know but true. Tony is not an inside fighter. And they were both punching/holding on the inside. fighting on the inside often leads to clinching.

That was a result of Tony trying to rough him up on the inside. Man your a moron. Roughing him up? He was throwing punches inside that's boxing. I know modern fans aren't used to it but it is legal unlike holding. Shocking i know but true.

They weren't clinches they were headlocks, caused by Pulev wrapping his arm around Thompsons head. :dunce: That was a result of Tony trying to rough him up on the inside. Man your a moron.

He was walking in without throwing punches trying to get Pulev to panic like Price did. Again, anything Tony threw on the way in was only to crowd Pulev, which caused clinches. They weren't clinches they were headlocks, caused by Pulev wrapping his arm around Thompsons head. :dunce:

The guy throwing punches and being held was spoiling? He was walking in without throwing punches trying to get Pulev to panic like Price did. Again, anything Tony threw on the way in was only to crowd Pulev, which caused clinches.

You just don't wan't to give Pulev any credit, and that's fine. They were holding because Thompson was just getting as close as he could to take away punching room from Pulev. Tony was just spoiling at points. The guy throwing punches and being held was spoiling?

The 4th was a close round, 5 and 6 Pulev was holding every 10 seconds. He took over when Thompson gassed. You just don't wan't to give Pulev any credit, and that's fine. They were holding because Thompson was just getting as close as he could to take away punching room from Pulev. Tony was just spoiling at points.

Pulev started throwing in the fourth, which made Tony throw his lot. The 4th was a close round, 5 and 6 Pulev was holding every 10 seconds. He took over when Thompson gassed.

Thought Pulev was better than that. Disappointing is exactly what he was

Pulev might be next... wouldn't be surprised. Wlad will take out povetkin then Pule is next

No Thompson threw his lot in rounds 5 and 6 he was finished after. Pulev started throwing in the fourth, which made Tony throw his lot.

I don't what people expected? Pulev was never a puncher. Pulev clearly outboxed Tony. You guys don't realize how bad of a stylistic nightmare that was for Pulev. His best weapon, his jab, was totally taken away by Thompson and his southpaw stance. Don't forget that even Wlad had extremely hard time establishing his jab vs Thompson in both their fights. Even without the jab, I didn't really see Pulev being uncomfortable at any point during the fight. The first 3 rounds he was overly cautious, which probably gave those rounds to Thompson, but again, I didn't see Thompson ever bothering Pulev at any time. Ironically he landed his best shot on Pulev in the last round... Pulev was never a KO artist and never will be. He lacks the power for it and didn't risk too much at the end trying to finish off Thompson. At the same time he showed great technical skills and managed to win with his best weapon taken away. I don't think you can draw too many conclusions from this fight. We knew Thompson is old and probably will gas out as the fight went on. We knew Pulev has better conditioning and will take over the fight if it went past 6-7 rounds. For me this fight was quite routine for Pulev.

wlad must be quaking in his boots :lol1::lol1:

His lack of power pushes the fight in Furys favour Fury is one tough bastard, and you better have some pop to keep him at bay, he leans on you and uses rough house tactics to tire you down. Bad match up for Pulev I think my point is Pulev isn't the serious threat he was made out to be by many folks on here. TT was a good stepping stone, but it somewhat tells us how good Pulev So who do you think hits harder Cunninngham or Pulev? And :lol1: at you guys saying that Fury would beat Kubrat...bullshit, Fury is slow, awkward and tall - in not so many words he's made for Pulev. Not to mention Pulev beating TT> Fury's resume