Comments Thread For: Pulev Backs Claim That Joshua Fight Will Land In Istanbul In May

[BigZ44]

Istanbul is one of those places on my bucket list, might look at making a holiday out of this if the fight happens there

[uppercut510]

Why doesnt DAZN make the fight for February, then if Joshua wins, he can fight Usyk at the end of May?

that would be a bit much

[REDEEMER]

If they're going to strip Joshua, then I understand. But if they're not going to strip Joshua, can't Usyk fight whoever he wants?

How does one fight a non ranked guy for the title ? If they don’t strip Joshua it wouldn’t involve Whyte ,Usyk staying close to that WBO shot .

[Bronx2245]

How does one fight a non ranked guy for the title ? If they don’t strip Joshua it wouldn’t involve Whyte ,Usyk staying close to that WBO shot .

If they do NOT strip Joshua, it would NOT be for a title. That's what I asked you. If it's a non-title fight, can Usyk choose to fight Whyte? I know that if they DO strip Joshua, then #1 Usyk will face #2 Parker.

[Angeljuice]

Another ****** country for BJ eh!
Hmmmm makes ya wonder where is loyalty lies don't it.

Only if you're a brain dead moron.

[Inspired]

Hearn is just setting DAZNs money on fire at this point

Hearn has said before that out of the money he's been paid by dazn so far he's not spent the bulk of it.
What is it, $125m a yr for 16 cards. $7.8m a card ave? the majority of their cards last yr didn't cost that much. They also get paid seperately by sky sports. Some of those big cards like AJ-Ruiz had a lot of UK fighters.

What dazn spend on Canelo/GBP and GGG is seperate. I imagine they only got those guys to prove they can secure the big names.

I think Hearn has played it smart tbh. It's not just about what you spend but forcing your competition to also overspend.

[Inspired]

Another ****** country for BJ eh!
Hmmmm makes ya wonder where is loyalty lies don't it.

i'm surprised to read this comment from a Brit.
Loads of brits holiday in turkey. Tickets are dirty cheap right now. £240 1 week inclusive deal in a 4* hotel inc the return ticket.

Turkey is a ****** country but it's very secular and non-practicing. Most of them drink alcohol, in otherwords it's an ideal travel location for europeans. It's also pretty cheap, nice cities, nice weather etc.

Turkey is by no means a rich country though so it would surprise me if they could pay silly money to host this fight. Nor do i see what that fight would do for them considering their tourism industy is booming.

[N/A]

If this is true, why not make Usyk vs. Whyte?

Because it would either be for Whyte's interim WBC title, in which case Usyk would lose his mandatory position with the WBO.

Or it would be a fight with nothing at stake, with Whyte being stripped of his interim title for taking a WBO fight, and Usyk risking losing his mandatory shot if he loses.

If Hearn has one positioned to try to get the WBO title and the other positioned to try to get the WBC title, them fighting each other is the worst thing imaginable for Hearn.

[The Big Dunn]

Istanbul makes sense. You should fight a turkey in Turkey.

[Tecnoworld]

Pulev is unexciting and so is the 'new' aj. Will be a boring fight.