Comments Thread For: Arum Expects Pulev To Knock Anthony Joshua Out, Explains Why

[JakeTheBoxer]

Gotta say I do rate the Pulev jab though! But still think he’s a bit too old now.
Apart from the Wlad fight I don’t think he’s really fought anyone of note. Chisora is probably his best win?

Chisora and Hughie Fury, I would say.

[James Hunt]

Why is Bob trying so hard to promote this shit fight? It's not even his show?
And if he really thinks AJ is such crap, then I'm sure he'll be the first to say that there's absolutely no need to make Fury v AJ, or maybe not?

[JakeTheBoxer]

Why is Bob trying so hard to promote this shit fight? It's not even his show?
And if he really thinks AJ is such crap, then I'm sure he'll be the first to say that there's absolutely no need to make Fury v AJ, or maybe not?

Pulev is his fighter. he must hype his own fighter.

[P4Pdunny]

AJ is going to flatten this guy and thats all there is to it.

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Pulev is crap and always has been.

I don't rate Joshua but he's gonna flatten this old bum.

[Blackstarr]

Pulev is crap and always has been.

I don't rate Joshua but he's gonna flatten this old bum.

Not sure how you can say Pulev has always been “crap”. Have you watched him fight or even heard of him before he was announced as AJ’s mandatory? Pulev was a decorated amateur professional plus the guy outclassed Hughie Fury, who Joe Parker struggled with, and clearly out-pointed Chisora who was in great shape for that eliminator, and seems to be a good barometer of a fighter’s worth.

Yes he’s long in the tooth and very methodical, but calling him a bum is harsh.

[James Hunt]

Pulev is his fighter. he must hype his own fighter.

As if Pulev has any chance...

['b']

That’s boxing for you and stranger things have happened like Fury couldn’t stop Wallin or Klitschko but flattened Wilder!

Boxing isn’t called the theatre of the unknown for no reason!

Note to self: boxing is called 'the theatre of the unknown'

[Scopedog]

Pulev is okay, he's not a bad fighter even now even though he's surely on his way out. I don't think he's got any more than a slight chance to dethrone Joshua, however. I think to beat Joshua you need to be an offensive threat and Pulev isn't particularly heavy-handed, is shorter and fights mostly off the back foot, is very shopworn at this point and and the only experience he has in championship-level fights is a blowout KO loss to a past-his-prime Wlad. I just don't see where the threat to Joshua is supposed to come from. I also really don't get why Arum seems to be so gassed up about Pulev in particular but publicly takes a dump on the best fighter in his stable.

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Not sure how you can say Pulev has always been “crap”. Have you watched him fight or even heard of him before he was announced as AJ’s mandatory? Pulev was a decorated amateur professional plus the guy outclassed Hughie Fury, who Joe Parker struggled with, and clearly out-pointed Chisora who was in great shape for that eliminator, and seems to be a good barometer of a fighter’s worth.

Yes he’s long in the tooth and very methodical, but calling him a bum is harsh.

Of course I've seen him fight, i watched him get knocked all over the ring by Wlad years ago.

Yeah perhaps i'm being harsh, he's not that bad.