Wladimir Klitschko vs. Kubrat Pulev

[Dr.Eisenfaust]

It's the first time in my life as a boxing fan that I can't figure out ho both boxers will move and keep their composure.

[Divine Hammer]

Do you really find Wlad more boring than Floyd? It just strikes me as odd that a Floyd fan (he's just using advanced professional stategy to win, YDKSAB, sweet science, financial sense!) would berate Wladimir for being boring with his 80% ratio. Then again his skin color doesn't exactly appeal to that crowd.

hahahahaha exactly. his hero is the boring one. wlad is a TRUE champion and gets the KOs (something his mistress floyd can't do).

wlad is the real p4p#1 not that princess whiner floyd.

[Divine Hammer]

Wladimir Klitschko faces his toughest test yet

I think Pulev is definitely a live underdog, he has about a 25-30% chance of winning.

pulev definitely can't be underestimated. it will be a very tough fight for wlad, but i know he will pull through with the win.

[VatoMulatto]

It would be great for the HW division if Pulev could pull the upset. He's the best opponent Wlad been in the ring with for quite some time now but I still see nothing special about him. He doesn't do anything great but at the same time doesn't have any major flaws. He's a good well rounded boxer. Wll that be enough? I don't think so. I think he'll keep it competitive in the early rounds but Wlad will take over the fight more and more and win by KO 8-12.

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I wonder what the odds are of Pulev completely surprising Wlad and coming out swinging like a gorilla instead of his usual patient jabbing style. Probably fairly low, but honestly if I were him I'd try that right off the bat. Wlad usually needs a round to warm up so a big strong guy catching him cold is worht a try.

[Tedkidlewis]

Anyone give The Cobra a chance against Klitschko?

To be honest I don't know much about this guy except a few clips on YouTube I watched a while back. Does anyone here give him a real chance saturday night?

[VatoMulatto]

I wonder what the odds are of Pulev completely surprising Wlad and coming out swinging like a gorilla instead of his usual patient jabbing style. Probably fairly low, but honestly if I were him I'd try that right off the bat. Wlad usually needs a round to warm up so a big strong guy catching him cold is worht a try.

That would be cool but that's not his kind of boxing. I find it hard to believe he'll try to do something he's not comfortable doing in the early rounds when he is in the biggest fight of his life and up against someone like Wlad who is a huge puncher and can end the fight with one punch. Pulev will be his usual self. I just hope he's not too passive cause at some point he has to really take the fight to Wlad.

[New England]

didn't even realize that pulev's nickname was the cobra

i really thoughy ou were talking about carl froch, and i was going to post this picture:






pulev's another modest european talent. expect him to try and box with klitschko, and lose. he'll tire, and get stopped. either that, or he'll shell up, and the fight will be hellishly boring.

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A better chance than I gave Haye. Maybe 25/75.

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didn't even realize that pulev's nickname was the cobra

You're generally ignorant about heavyweight boxing, this is no surprise. Go post up a shirtless or something.