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Kubrat Pulev vs. Wladimir Klitschko

  • Pulev by decision

    Votes: 0 0%

  • Pulev by KO/TKO

    Votes: 2 7.7%

  • Klitschko by decision

    Votes: 10 38%

  • Klitschko by KO/TKO

    Votes: 14 54%

  • Evenly matched, difficult to predict

    Votes: 0 0%
  • Total voters
    26
  • Poll closed .
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#3 ·
Waldo by a surprisingly close decision.

Even though Pulev is not a huge puncher, Wladdy just doesn't fight tough against anyone of a certain caliber. Pulev defiantely is that caliber, and Wlad will try to jab and grab, only to find that Pulev is one hell of a good jabber himself.

I am going out on a limb and saying that this will be Wlad's toughest defense.
 
#5 ·
cachibatches said:
Waldo by a surprisingly close decision.

Even though Pulev is not a huge puncher, Wladdy just doesn't fight tough against anyone of a certain caliber. Pulev defiantely is that caliber, and Wlad will try to jab and grab, only to find that Pulev is one hell of a good jabber himself.

I am going out on a limb and saying that this will be Wlad's toughest defense.
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I think similarly too. Pulev has the size, strength, jab and mobility with his feet that all match up well with Klychko far better than anyone he's faced during his reign. Contary to what alot of dumb people say Pulev is very light on his feet and quick when jumping into or out of range which is what allows him to dictate distance so well. Klychko is good at this himself but Pulev may actually exceed him in this department so it should be an interesting chessmatch of distance with their feet along with the jabbing.

All of these areas are Klychko strengths that he uses to dominate guys but he does have far greater variety to his game most evident in the pre-Stewart era. He doesn't use it because his style was transformed with a minimize risk approach but my hope is when confronted with someone like Pulev who can make it competitve using those same limited tools it will force Klychko to go outside his comfort zone and show us something we haven't seen much of which is his full ability and arsenal. I expect it will be his toughest defense since Thompson I and could turn out to be his toughest of all.
 
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cachibatches said:
Waldo by a surprisingly close decision.

Even though Pulev is not a huge puncher, Wladdy just doesn't fight tough against anyone of a certain caliber. Pulev defiantely is that caliber, and Wlad will try to jab and grab, only to find that Pulev is one hell of a good jabber himself.

I am going out on a limb and saying that this will be Wlad's toughest defense.
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I think it will be Wlad's most difficult fight since the first Thompson fight in 2008, but like in that fight, Wlad will win by a late KO/TKO stoppage.
 
#14 ·
Vysotsky said:
I think similarly too. Pulev has the size, strength, jab and mobility with his feet that all match up well with Klychko far better than anyone he's faced during his reign. Contary to what alot of dumb people say Pulev is very light on his feet and quick when jumping into or out of range which is what allows him to dictate distance so well. Klychko is good at this himself but Pulev may actually exceed him in this department so it should be an interesting chessmatch of distance with their feet along with the jabbing.

All of these areas are Klychko strengths that he uses to dominate guys but he does have far greater variety to his game most evident in the pre-Stewart era. He doesn't use it because his style was transformed with a minimize risk approach but my hope is when confronted with someone like Pulev who can make it competitve using those same limited tools it will force Klychko to go outside his comfort zone and show us something we haven't seen much of which is his full ability and arsenal. I expect it will be his toughest defense since Thompson I and could turn out to be his toughest of all.
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Remember when he used to double up on the hook and throw it off the jab?
 
#15 ·
cachibatches said:
Remember when he used to double up on the hook and throw it off the jab?
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I loved the prefight footage on the HBO broadcast for Brewster I where Steward talked about how he loved the left hook and wanted to make it more of a factor

The offense Wlad had in that fight was amazing and it is a shame he doesnt fight like that anymore. He showed so much with Steward in just those few rounds

Wlad still performed well but the oh shit moment for me was the Calvin Brock fight, sure he clinched plenty in Peter I but it was still a good fight and a heart filled performance that proved what he was made out of, the Brock fight was the first win of Wlads where I felt underwhelmed with his performance, it was the first time he looked overly cautious and took a while to open up his power shots
 
#16 ·
To the thread topic I like Pulev, he sort of reminds me of a shorter Vitali. Just see a similarity in the way he holds his hands, has a herky jerky kind of rhythm, I think he throws his right hand in similar fashion and leans away from punches like Vitali did

Pulev vs lesser guys like Dimitrenko and Ustinov showed great ability to slip a jab and counter with a right which I think is a great way to approach Klitschko

The problem is this, Wlad knows how to win with a minimalist approach taking the least chances and giving you even less

Look at the Haye and Ibragmov fights, both guys were shorter boxers who were quick and unorthodox counter guys whose plans were to get Wlad to give up his height and counter him. Wlad was able to win those fights jabbing and staying tall and giving neither a real chance to land anything significant. Wlads timing and footwork I thought were incredible vs Haye as he always seemed to see every punch coming and always got out of range and really won because he gave Haye little to hit and was able to maximize his advantages.

You could see in the Ibragimov fight Sultan getting low and trying to bate Wlad to throw a right and give up his height. There were instances where Wlad threw two jabs Ibragimov bent down cocked the left a little and Wlad held up. Wlad landed a jab or two no power shots but did not put himself in harms way and Ibragimov scored nothing

Wlad can win like that, I dont know what Pulev does that can bring it to Wlad? I think he has the reflexes and hand speed to do a Sanders and catch him early and by surprise but that wanes as the fight goes on I think

I see a Wlad domination in what could be a boring fight if Pulev is game or if Wlad can land consistently a one sided late stoppage
 
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Cableaddict said:
Has Sulaiman made any kind of official statement?
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Ah, evidently he HAS:

http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/338333-deontay-wilder-would-step-aside-for-10-million

This is very good news for the sport of boxing. As I had hoped, Mauricio is sticking to his guns. - And I can't imagine Wlad paying Wilder 10 million to step aside, as that would be an obvious chicken move by Wlad. Everyone knows he gets a crack at the winner, especially with Perez currently out of commission.
 
#20 ·
cachibatches said:
Waldo by a surprisingly close decision.

Even though Pulev is not a huge puncher, Wladdy just doesn't fight tough against anyone of a certain caliber. Pulev defiantely is that caliber, and Wlad will try to jab and grab, only to find that Pulev is one hell of a good jabber himself.

I am going out on a limb and saying that this will be Wlad's toughest defense.
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Agree with this. Wlad more than has the capability to knock out Pulev if he went for it, but he's not going to take the risk, the same way he didn't take the risk against Povetkin, Haye or Ibragimov.
 
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