Comments Thread For: Joshua vs. Pulev is Next if Klitschko Rejects Rematch, Says Hearn

I hope Haymon holds Hearn accountable for not honoring the mandatory Luis Ortiz. Go get em Al!!! How exactly is he going to do that? The WBA have stated that they are likely to give Joshua a voluntary defence and thus Hearn is doing absolutely nothing wrong by looking for a fight with Pulev. Pulev is the IBF mandatory and was Joshua's mandatory before Ortiz was installed as the WBA mandatory and they've stated that unless its the Klitschko rematch then Pulev has to be next else he'll be stripped... Beyond that; Joshua wants to unify, he can't do that by dropping belts and thus Pulev was always going to be before Ortiz.

I hope Haymon holds Hearn accountable for not honoring the mandatory Luis Ortiz. Go get em Al!!!

Cherry pick the easiest fight that no one wants to see what a surprise. Hearn and his pet poodle Joshua have ZERO intention of proving they are the best heavyweight nor do they have any intention of "making the biggest fights". The objective for shister pimp Hearn is to pick the easiest paydays for his cash cow. Calling out the semi-retired, orca, coke head, positive drug test issue Fury after the Klit fight was embarrassing enough for Joshua. Waaaah, waaaaaaah Kell Brook is facing his mandatories, waaaaaah Kell Brook isn't facing his mandatory waaaaaaaaah Joshua is facing a mandatory waaaaah Joshua isn't facing a mandatory. Just shut up.

That Joshua uppercut is a thing of beauty. Real boxing, not a couple of 8 stone midgets running round in a circle.

I agree. Pulev is a good fighter but his style wouldn't match up with a much bigger Joshua. Klitscko spanked Pulev a few years ago when he was in his late 30's and Joshua would have him out with in 3 rounds. I would love to see this rematch as you mentioned at the MGM. Joshua and Klitscko can both take any heavy weight out with one punch. I would love to see a rematch.

Klitscko VS Joshua 2 is a Fight Worth Watching I like Joshua a lot and yes he would be favored but I wouldn't count out Klitscko in a rematch. These two great heavyweights can both take anyone out with one power shot and Joshua after throwing a ton of punches in the 5th round was totally out of gas for the next 4 or 5 rounds. If Klitscko gets Joshua in trouble in the rematch he will be clever enough no to let him off the hook again. Since Joshua has bulked up he has lost a little hand speed and the added weight is not helping his cardio or stamina. Klitscko is an old pro and knows all the tricks of the trade and anyone who doesn't think he would have a chance in the rematch did not watch the 1st fight between these two warriors. If Joshua comes in the rematch at around 240 lbs I think his speed and stamina might be to much for Klitscko but if he comes in the rematch at 250 lbs or heavier Wlad will have a legitimate chance to be a three time champion even though Joshua would be favored probably 60/40 or 70/30.

Not a terrible fight. I hope Wlad retires. He gave it his absolute all against AJ and still lost

Pulev wouldn't be bad but Wlad has to pull the trigger on the rematch right? Would be awesome if it was at the MGM, give AJ some US exposure..

While I'd rather see AJ fight Ortiz.. Pulev isn't a bad fight. Unless you think AJ the greatest heavyweight of all time and anyone he fights is a duck. If Wilder fought Pulev next, that would be his best oppnent he's fought so far.. FACT! But if AJ fights him it's a duck?

Why are people sh1tting on Pulev?? He's still a top 10 heavyweight who would beat anyone on Wilder's resume (except of Washington) Pulev absolutely stinks dude. Not at the level he's been fighting at, but at the top level he sucks.

Maybe when Ortiz is 50 someone will actually let the poor guy fight. Someone did let the poor guy fight... and he looked poor.

Get a grip you cuck, Pulev is more of a draw that Ortiz. He had to fight one of them, both are good fighters.Of course, how could I forget how popular Pulev is? My bad! Lol! QUACK, QUACK, QUACK!

I'm okay with this because I like having the belts unified and I honestly still think Joshua needs a little seasoning, but I just wish he would fight twice more this year

This is what I was afraid of! Ortiz or Pulev? Both mandatories. Hearn chooses Pulev! Yep, that's a duck! Get a grip you cuck, Pulev is more of a draw that Ortiz. He had to fight one of them, both are good fighters.

This is what I was afraid of! Ortiz or Pulev? Both mandatories. Hearn chooses Pulev! Yep, that's a duck!

Cherry pick the easiest fight that no one wants to see what a surprise. Hearn and his pet poodle Joshua have ZERO intention of proving they are the best heavyweight nor do they have any intention of "making the biggest fights". The objective for shister pimp Hearn is to pick the easiest paydays for his cash cow. Calling out the semi-retired, orca, coke head, positive drug test issue Fury after the Klit fight was embarrassing enough for Joshua. They just made one of the biggest fights in the world u moron. He has contractual obligations to fulfil + a mando. Only 19 fights in, 2 belts all ko's. There's not much more you could ask from him at this stage in his career.

This is it, isn't it? To be honest those two fights are the only times I've seen Ortiz. He certainly didn't look like the boogeyman of the division. I know he's a big lump, a southpaw, powerful, and Cuban so he fits that profile of avoided fighter. But I wouldn't have my heart in my mouth watching Joshua in with him based on the evidence I've seen. His feet were just too slow. I know he's meant to have looked great against Jennings but I've never been motivated to watch that based on what I've seen. Dave Allen looked fairly comfortable in there with him ffs. Then there was the Golden Boy stuff, Ustinov fight falling apart. Hed probably already have the belt if he stuck it out. Constant bad decisions. PBC are being quiet about enforcing the Joshua fight, probably the latest to realise they messed up signing him.

Pulev is a better boxer than Joshua, it just depends if he can handle the power. If he fights like he did against Wlad, he gets knocked out.

Yeah really, also Hearn giving him 2 chances before, building him up as a killer, then he stinks the house out. Ortiz ****s things up by himself, and people feel sorry that he doesnt get a chance. This is it, isn't it? To be honest those two fights are the only times I've seen Ortiz. He certainly didn't look like the boogeyman of the division. I know he's a big lump, a southpaw, powerful, and Cuban so he fits that profile of avoided fighter. But I wouldn't have my heart in my mouth watching Joshua in with him based on the evidence I've seen. His feet were just too slow. I know he's meant to have looked great against Jennings but I've never been motivated to watch that based on what I've seen. Dave Allen looked fairly comfortable in there with him ffs.

the sport desperately needs the organizations to create unified mandatories. when a guy holds two belts, his two mandatories fight each other to become unified mandatory. accomplishes two things. #1 - now the mandatory has a big win the world was paying attention to. #2 - the champion can't just ditch a belt to duck a guy. he'd have to ditch BOTH BELTS, which would be seen as such a blatant duck, the champion would lose all credibility. the WBC & WBA recently mentioned they want to work together on this, but there haven't been any updates since. top guys only fight twice a year. they should never have more than one mandatory a year no matter how many belts they hold. The WBA and WBO in 2015 named their mandatory challenger the same boxer, Fluff Furry for Klitschko.