Big Baby Miller pussied out of fighting Pulev in Bulgaria

Oops. Guess he hasn't turned it down yet. He should though.

I hope it ends up being Agit Kabayel vs Pulev. Fury sucks to watch.

I said before elsewhere but Miller doesn’t need this fight. He will be high on radar of both wilder and Joshua so has a big fight opportunity. In fact thinking about it Miller is probably the best credible opponent wilder could choose for his next fight! I’m hoping that comes off now Would be a great fight for sure. The build-up would be amazing as well as there's a bit of animosity there.

Yeah he did, I'd imagine it was legit injury seeing how much money he passed up, and that he is fighting an eliminator again for the title. Not sure how much he has left after being inactive a while and coming back from injury? ... look, man: I even trust Russians more than I trust Bulgarians... :)

I said before elsewhere but Miller doesn’t need this fight. He will be high on radar of both wilder and Joshua so has a big fight opportunity. In fact thinking about it Miller is probably the best credible opponent wilder could choose for his next fight! I’m hoping that comes off now

... this of course... :) ... didn't Pulev pull out from the Joshua fight last year?... Yeah he did, I'd imagine it was legit injury seeing how much money he passed up, and that he is fighting an eliminator again for the title. Not sure how much he has left after being inactive a while and coming back from injury?

Pulev is a big name in his country apparently? ... this of course... :) Miller said he won't fight abroad, I don't think he will take that fight. Pulev is an underrated boxer, these brawlers will struggle with him. I can't understand why people won't take the fight? the IBF will enforce the winner early next year. ... didn't Pulev pull out from the Joshua fight last year?...

25% of 2M purse it's a career high pay for him I'm thinking he either got Wilder fight lined up or he is one of the 6 Hearn will announce on DAZN Miller said he won't fight abroad, I don't think he will take that fight. Pulev is an underrated boxer, these brawlers will struggle with him. I can't understand why people won't take the fight? the IBF will enforce the winner early next year.

why would he care? the lower they go in the rankings, the easier the fight becomes. Good point, they will find someone eventually... maybe Hughie Fury will take it with his #5 ranking?

... but why in Bulgaria?... Pulev is a big name in his country apparently?

I see. Thanks for the information. No problem. Always happy to help. Any time you see #1 or #2 vacant in the IBF rankings, anybody in the top 15 can request an eliminator and they'll get it as long as two fighters ahead of them don't object and agree to do an eliminator too.

Where the sauces tho?

They seem desperate to get a fight over there. I can understand why fighters don't want to travel there, it's good money though.

Pulev will struggle to get guys to fight him in Bulgaria for 25%, it's as simple as that. The IBF will keep working down their list, until the answer is yes. Hughie Fury is next, and if he doesn't want it, the list goes to Carlos Takam. If Takam passes on the fight, you get down to 5 German fighters I've never heard of and one of them will gladly take the fight. All this stall has done (don't for one moment think that Dillian Whyte walked away from £150k, and Jarell Miller walked away from $500k, without Eddie Hearn promising to get that money back; Whyte got the Box Office slot with Joseph Parker, and Jarell Miller likely will get his own date on DAZN) is push back the window another 6-8 weeks from when Hearn has to play dueling wallets with Pulev's (just how the Wilder talks were used to stall playing dueling wallets with Ryabinsky for the Povetkin fight; had Wilder not shown that he had the money to Trump any event that Hearn could have in the UK, Hearn would've lined up the three fights in the same deal. Povetkin at Wembley with Wilder fighting Whyte, Joshua-Wilder at Wembley, and then the rematch in Las Vegas.) backers on the IBF mandatory.

most ibf eliminators are voluntary. anybody in the top 15 can volunteer and the highest guy to say yes is who they fight. 1 and 2 sit vacant until guys offer to fight eliminators for those spots. its usually only the final eliminator that the ibf forces. I see. Thanks for the information.

True. Did the IBF order one though? most ibf eliminators are voluntary. anybody in the top 15 can volunteer and the highest guy to say yes is who they fight. 1 and 2 sit vacant until guys offer to fight eliminators for those spots. its usually only the final eliminator that the ibf forces.

25% of 2M purse it's a career high pay for him I'm thinking he either got Wilder fight lined up or he is one of the 6 Hearn will announce on DAZN Or he simply refuse to travel?

thats what happens when nobody else goes and wins an eliminator. itd be 50/50 instead of 75/25 if pulev's opponent had won an eliminator. True. Did the IBF order one though?

Pulev will struggle to get guys to fight him in Bulgaria for 25%, it's as simple as that. 25% of 2M purse it's a career high pay for him I'm thinking he either got Wilder fight lined up or he is one of the 6 Hearn will announce on DAZN

And that's the point of refusing to go to negotiations and straight to purse bid. Pulev's team knows some garbage fighter will eventually accept 25%. thats what happens when nobody else goes and wins an eliminator. itd be 50/50 instead of 75/25 if pulev's opponent had won an eliminator.