Comments Thread For: Joshua Could Lose IBF Belt Prior To Klitschko II, Pulev Stands Firm

[Caught Square]

In reality Pulev kind of forfeited his mandatory position when he refused to take the fight last November/December which would have avoided this whole situation!

[Eff Pandas]

I can certainly understand this situation better then the Indongo situation from the IBF's POV, but there's more money in Klitschko then Pulev so this is what it is, rightly or wrongly, at this level of the game.

[aboutfkntime]

This rematch is the biggest fight out there. The IBF must be totally ****** if they don't sanction this bout.

Fury/Klitschko was the biggest fight out there, and the IBF messed that up

they preferred Martin/Glazkov

if anyone can mess this up, they can

[Fabes88]

Fury/Klitschko was the biggest fight out there, and the IBF messed that up

they preferred Martin/Glazkov

if anyone can mess this up, they can

Fury/klitchko wasn't the biggest fight out there the first was dog**** I can't remember many who were looking forward to the rematch. I wanted to see fury go on and fight wilder after.

[MihaiNistor]

In reality Pulev kind of forfeited his mandatory position when he refused to take the fight last November/December which would have avoided this whole situation!

No he didn't. Since it's all nothing personal but business, he could've taken the fight with three months of preparation or wait it our for a year and a half, when he's the mandatory or the IBF champion fighting for a unification and make ten-twenty times more than the peanuts Hearn was offering him.

Why does Juiceua prefer to fight Klitschko, instead of Ortiz or Pulev? Because he'd earn more money, win, lose or draw. Why shouldn't other fighters look for the biggest financial upside as well?

[ShoulderRoll]

I can certainly understand this situation better then the Indongo situation from the IBF's POV, but there's more money in Klitschko then Pulev so this is what it is, rightly or wrongly, at this level of the game.

Joshua knew the IBF rules and should already have seen how Tyson Fury was stripped of the the belt due to similar circumstances.

I understand that there's more money in a Klitschko rematch. He can do it if he wants, but the IBF are in the right for taking the title from him if he does.

[miked85]

Pulev shouldn't back down, these fighters need to fight 4 times a year especially if u hold belts

[Caught Square]

No he didn't. Since it's all nothing personal but business, he could've taken the fight with three months of preparation or wait it our for a year and a half, when he's the mandatory or the IBF champion fighting for a unification and make ten-twenty times more than the peanuts Hearn was offering him.

Why does Juiceua prefer to fight Klitschko, instead of Ortiz or Pulev? Because he'd earn more money, win, lose or draw. Why shouldn't other fighters look for the biggest financial upside as well?

He won't make much more (if any more) fighting Joshua now than he would have last year. Pulev ducked the fight as a mandatory and is lucky not to have his position as mandatory removed, that's the bottomline.

Also why are you saying three months of preparation as if that isn't enough? that's plenty of time for a training camp.

[kej718]

Easy way to solve this.
WBA already gave them a pass so just let Ortiz(4) fight Pulev(2) for a vacant IBF belt and step aside money.

[Kigali]

Pulev could probably give Wilder all kinds of grief with his jab alone, Joshua not so much. Too bad it isn't Wilder being given an ultimatum.

Wilder lays that trash out cold.