Comments Thread For: Klitschko Legally Going After Pulev Over Doping Claims

[beez721]

Why do you always say this? He did drug testing for the Povetkin fight when he asked to do it. It was negotiated in the contract.

Pulev is a Sauerland fighter and they've got a specific contract which has extra testing written into it. Wladimir is a K2 fighter. Pulev signed the contract and then kicked up a fuss about testing afterwards.

It's the same thing that Jean Pascal did with Bernard Hopkins.

this is what I thought. thanks for the info. why do so many think hes ducked testing in the past? dunno if its hating or just misinformation

[LacedUp]

I think he was tested but declined to be tested by pulevs standards. ive always wondered if wlad was using but maybe he really is clean if hes trying to sue pulev

Well, by UK law (maybe it's the same in Germany) he doesn't actually need to prove anything. He can sue on grounds of Pulev making libel comments about him that puts his credibility in question or that Pulev is claiming something Wlad is claiming not to be i.e. he can sue Pulev for calling him a liar.

Either way, Pulev will have to prove his innocence, Wlad won't. Which means it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with Wlad being clean, rather just him protecting his image.

This is of course on the basis that libel/slander laws are similar in Germany/EU as they are in the UK.

However, Pulev can go to EU court and file for Freedom of Speech under human rights act which normally always gets approved unless they settle out of court.

[PACnPBFsuck]

It must be cheaper to sue than to do drug testing.

[IMDAZED]

It must be cheaper to sue than to do drug testing.

To be fair, these guys never ask during the negotiation. But yeah it doesn't make sense. Sue? Protesting way too much.

[beez721]

Well, by UK law (maybe it's the same in Germany) he doesn't actually need to prove anything. He can sue on grounds of Pulev making libel comments about him that puts his credibility in question or that Pulev is claiming something Wlad is claiming not to be i.e. he can sue Pulev for calling him a liar.

Either way, Pulev will have to prove his innocence, Wlad won't. Which means it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with Wlad being clean, rather just him protecting his image.

This is of course on the basis that libel/slander laws are similar in Germany/EU as they are in the UK.

However, Pulev can go to EU court and file for Freedom of Speech under human rights act which normally always gets approved unless they settle out of court.

yea,,I get that but you would think if he was guilty of using hed have blown it off and not given it more attention

[PACnPBFsuck]

To be fair, these guys never ask during the negotiation. But yeah it doesn't make sense. Sue? Protesting way too much.

I'm sorry, if I'm making $25 million per fight, you gonna have to beat me fair and square. Wlad shouldn't have to be asked, he should be demanding.

[LacedUp]

I'm sorry, if I'm making $25 million per fight, you gonna have to beat me fair and square. Wlad shouldn't have to be asked, he should be demanding.

Wlad makes 3-5 million Euro per fight usually.

[PACnPBFsuck]

Wlad makes 3-5 million Euro per fight usually.

According to the Klitchkoites, he's been making $25 million since the Haye fight.

[LacedUp]

According to the Klitchkoites, he's been making $25 million since the Haye fight.

lol that's obviously not true.

His highest purse ever was £10 million - the same Haye got for their fight - and that was including PPV money.

The Povetkin fight gave him $17.5 million and that was considered outrageously high.

His normal purse is around the $3-5 million mark.

Boente said the Povetkin purse was "the highest by far" in Wladimir's career.

http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/sport/story/204099.html

[Hype job]

Wlad should just do some open testing before/after his fights and put the issue to bed and make Pulev eat his words.

Simple.

Joshua is one of the most blatant roiders in the sport.