Don't let me down AJ

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He should whack Pulev easily. That’s the style he has been most effective against his whole career - straight, upright and textbook boxer. And the new things he has added - I doubt Pulev would last 4 rds tbh.

Pulev also doesn’t have the power to hurt him and he’d be gunshy once he feels AJ’s power.

If he doesn’t beat Pulev on Saturday - it’s time for him to retire because that means he’s damaged beyond repair.

Yeah, i agree with all this, Pulev is made for him.

i don't like Pulev, i hope Joshua flattens him, i'll be wearing my under armour tracksuit on Saturday.

[BangEM]

Yeah, i agree with all this, Pulev is made for him.

i don't like Pulev, i hope Joshua flattens him, i'll be wearing my under armour tracksuit on Saturday.

As you should, so we can get the fight we all want.

Unless AJ gets poisoned - Pulev doesn’t have the tools to beat him. And he doesn’t have the power and he’ll mostly fight scared.

I believe he’s mostly going to fight behind his jab but AJ has the height/reach advantage and he’ll counter the jab pretty easily.

[Mr Giggles]

Pulev is too slow and stiff to trouble AJ, This will be a walk in the park

[The D3vil]

Dude, Pulev is like 140 years old.

He'd have to literally pull an Andy Ruiz and not have trained at all

If AJ loses this fight he's not even Frank Bruno status

[Earl-Hickey]

For me, its disappointing to see how Joshua has regressed since the Wlad fight.

I'm no Joshua fan but I'll admit that it was a great performance, even if Wlad was old and rusty, he was still better than the vast majority of the division.

I think the beating he took against Wlad took miles off his clock.

The Wlad fight and too many sparring wars.

He's never been able to get his head off the center line and we all know how many times he's been put over in sparring

I think he used to have OK punch resistance but it's been chipped away over time.

Personally Robert Mckracken has never been the right coach for him, he's too basic, Joshua needed a coach who could teach him to move his head and improve his footwork, Mckracken is an A, B, C boxing trainer who got famous off Carl Froch, but Joshua is fighting heavyweights and doesn't have Frochs superhuman punch resistance.

[Toffee]

Very confident he beats Pulev. I'm not sure he's smart enough to have any real self doubt. I am a bit concerned that we're again hearing how lean he is going into this fight. He was obviously too muscled before, but if he's trying to reinvent permanently as a slick boxer then I fear he'll only be making himself average. It'll be enough for Pulev though.

We always think the next year will bring the big fights but I can't see how they avoid it in 2021. If it's not Fury v Joshua, then it has to be mandatories... and they're all pretty good fights as things stand.

[Noelanthony]

I’m not sure if AJ has it in him to be in another difficult fight against an opponent he should beat.

I think if he was to get knocked down or hurt he might not have it in him to pull through

I think is self-belief maybe shot tbh

Damn really? We will have a conversation Saturday night

[FeelMikePayne]

Andy Ruiz beat AJ because he has faster hands on the inside, that is not something that Pulev brings to the table

[Dr. Z]

He should whack Pulev easily. That’s the style he has been most effective against his whole career - straight, upright and textbook boxer. And the new things he has added - I doubt Pulev would last 4 rds tbh.

Pulev also doesn’t have the power to hurt him and he’d be gunshy once he feels AJ’s power.

If he doesn’t beat Pulev on Saturday - it’s time for him to retire because that means he’s damaged beyond repair.

While Pulev is decent, he's also 39 year old and was never a big puncher, AJ is safe here, unless Pulev gets his jab going and Joshua fights defensively.

[BangEM]

While Pulev is decent, he's also 39 year old and was never a big puncher, AJ is safe here, unless Pulev gets his jab going and Joshua fights defensively.

Yes, the jab is Pulev's biggest weapon. But AJ has a much more stiffer jab with a variety although it's not as smooth as Pulev's.

But AJ is taller and he has the longer reach. Unless AJ turns into Dubois and Yarde overnight (that's the only chance I'll give Pulev) - he should spark Pulev within 4. Once he lands a big shot, the fight is done.