[ POLL ]: Boxing - Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev - JOSHUA WINS IN ROUND 9

[posi]

Tyson Fury Won against Deontay Wilder and put a record of lost in his career, Anthony Joshua should have taken Tyson Fury as his next opponent but Kubrat Pulev is a mandatory opponent for him, but if this goes well for Joshua I think that will be the next fight for him to take,

Anthony Joshua and Fury fight shouldnt be expected atleast Q3 of this year because it well stated already after Anthony and Ruiz fight in Saudi Arabia that Anthony next opponet will be Pulev and after him will be Oleksandr Usyk.

Apparently even though Kubrat Pulev had a good record in his career with only one lost to Wladimir Klitschko I think his 28 wins is nothing to Joshua's 23 wins over his career at the age of only 30, he is pulling out something like this, So I think their Age, in my opinion, may have an impact to Kubrat Pulev.

In addition to that, i read that Anthony took advise from Wladimir Klitschko ahead the Clash of the dune fight and if you remember Wladimir Klitschko was the same person that defeat Pulev so it should easy for Anthony to win the upcoming match.

[GreatArkansas]

This is current odds now in stake sports.
They are almost the same with sportsbet.io now.
I think this odds will change the closer the fight is. Still months to go and for sure, there are still few people who are able to bet last recent days.
Anthony Joshua is really owning now, even in the Poll on this thread, well, let's see and observe more upcoming updates for this fight.

[JollyGood]

11 votes in the poll so far:

9 vote for Joshua
2 votes for Pulev

[Saisher]

11 votes in the poll so far:

9 vote for Joshua
2 votes for Pulev

Coming in and voting for Joshua Pulev is good but everytime I see that Klitscko fight I feel that he has no chance against Joshua, Joshua is so much better than Klitscko and even better after the second Ruiz fight, he has become a good boxer and have perfected his timing, Pulev should always cover his chin he has a glass chin and it will be targeted by Joshua.

[Baofeng]

To put some hype on the fight,  

Arum, who also promotes Pulev, made it clear that a year-end unification will never happen - because Pulev is going to knock Joshua out.

Arum believes Pulev is a far better fighter than Andy Ruiz, who stopped Joshua in seven rounds in June 2019. Joshua got revenge in December, when he outboxed Ruiz in their rematch - but Ruiz did himself no favors by coming in overweight due to a lackluster training camp.

"Fury-Joshua is never going to happen," Arum told The Times.

"Pulev is going to knock Joshua out so why would I talk to Eddie [his promoter], who I love dearly, about a Joshua-Fury fight? I think Pulev wins and then I negotiate with myself to do a Pulev-Fury fight. Let’s make this crystal clear, I am co-promoter of Tyson and the other co-promoter is Frank Warren. I would not talk to Eddie about a fight without Frank’s participation. Frank’s never even talked with Eddie.

https://www.boxingscene.com/arum-why-i-talk-hearn-on-fury-pulev-ko-joshua--147382

Good old Arum, Lol, really know how to sell the fights, however, we boxing fans that Joshua is already tested and his first lost against Ruiz Jr, has awaken him up of the dangers of an upset. So he wouldn't risk any at all in the Pulev fight.

[JollyGood]

12 votes in the poll so far

10 vote for Joshua
2 votes for Pulev

[carlisle1]

For obvious reason like what the majority of votes and comments here i will also go for Anthony Joshua in this fight( well i also did in his last fight) because i think record of both fighters will tell us why this favors for first fighter.

Pulev experiences and skills don’t even made half on Joshua’s  so this is either early knock out or at least before the end game.

To put some hype on the fight, 

Arum, who also promotes Pulev, made it clear that a year-end unification will never happen - because Pulev is going to knock Joshua out.

Arum believes Pulev is a far better fighter than Andy Ruiz, who stopped Joshua in seven rounds in June 2019. Joshua got revenge in December, when he outboxed Ruiz in their rematch - but Ruiz did himself no favors by coming in overweight due to a lackluster training camp.

"Fury-Joshua is never going to happen," Arum told The Times.

"Pulev is going to knock Joshua out so why would I talk to Eddie [his promoter], who I love dearly, about a Joshua-Fury fight? I think Pulev wins and then I negotiate with myself to do a Pulev-Fury fight. Let’s make this crystal clear, I am co-promoter of Tyson and the other co-promoter is Frank Warren. I would not talk to Eddie about a fight without Frank’s participation. Frank’s never even talked with Eddie.

https://www.boxingscene.com/arum-why-i-talk-hearn-on-fury-pulev-ko-joshua--147382

Good old Arum, Lol, really know how to sell the fights, however, we boxing fans that Joshua is already tested and his first lost against Ruiz Jr, has awaken him up of the dangers of an upset. So he wouldn't risk any at all in the Pulev fight.

Of course Arum wants to sell all tickets so nothing he will do but to promote the fight as more interesting but the truth is not.

[JollyGood]

14 votes in the poll so far

12 vote for Joshua
2 votes for Pulev

[TopTort777]

It would be funny of Pulev wins. Who would he face next? Fury? This would be a total missmatch and he’s got no chances. Wilder? Again no chances, old vs younger heavy puncher, this would even ends faster that Fury vs Pulev.

Who else is left in heavyweight division?

[FIFA worldcup]

Head to Head Comparison between Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev

[JollyGood]

The statistics shown in the image you posted are wrong. These are the accurate age and fight records:

Joshua is 30 years old:

Total fights    24
Wins             23
Wins by KO    21
Losses          1
Draws           0
No contests   0

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Pulev is 38 years old:

Total fights    29
Wins             28
Wins by KO    14
Losses          1
Draws           0
No contests   0

Head to Head Comparison between Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev

[JollyGood]

14 votes in the poll so far

12 vote for Joshua
2 votes for Pulev

Surely there are more voters. Let us get some more public opinion on this one 

[mu_enrico]

My sincere apologies mate for the late reply, I've been quoted many times that made me lost the track.

What you say is probably correct but do you think Joshua will win by a points decision, TKO or knock out? I think Pulev will make things very difficult for Joshua.

I think AJ will beat Pulev by KO at round 9, here is why:
- Pulev is old, and he will run out of gas in about 30 minutes;
- Pulev still can take beatings, pretty unlikely for early KO;
- AJ will play smart, won't rush it, and will eat Pulev slowly punch by punch.

[posi]

My sincere apologies mate for the late reply, I've been quoted many times that made me lost the track.

What you say is probably correct but do you think Joshua will win by a points decision, TKO or knock out? I think Pulev will make things very difficult for Joshua.

I think AJ will beat Pulev by KO at round 9, here is why:
- Pulev is old, and he will run out of gas in about 30 minutes;
- Pulev still can take beatings, pretty unlikely for early KO;
- AJ will play smart, won't rush it, and will eat Pulev slowly punch by punch.

I also believe Pulev will make things diffcult for AJ but the fight is must win fight as said by Hearn (AJ Manager) cause AJ camp want an undisputed fight to happen between AJ and winner of the Fury vs Wilder lll fight.

Meanwhile, Joshua himself dont predicted an early winning against him while Pulev himself said he's happy he's going to show the world how strong he's. Therefore, i will no to the part of him running out of gas

[ChuckBuck]

Surely there are more voters. Let us get some more public opinion on this one 

Do you plan to make any bets regarding this match? I find you quite excited with it 

- Pulev is old, and he will run out of gas in about 30 minutes;

Not really, although he is old, but because he is old and he has paid a lot of matches, he has a lot of experience, it is not easy for him to run out of gas in 30 minutes, it will take more time. I still believe that Pulev can make something, a surprise that is different from his victory.

[Harlot]

Aj is at it again fighting heavyweights older than him who have a decent record. Pulev only lost to Klitschko but he was knocked out by Wladimir so if we are talking about skills and talent here I don't think he is at least on the caliber of AJ especially if you looked at his opponent's record you will see that the only high profile boxer he fought is Klitschko and he got KOed by him. So really I am giving the edge on this match to AJ who is cherry picking his opponents again, I just hope this is another Andy Ruiz kind of fight for Pulev.

[mu_enrico]

Not really, although he is old, but because he is old and he has paid a lot of matches, he has a lot of experience, it is not easy for him to run out of gas in 30 minutes, it will take more time. I still believe that Pulev can make something, a surprise that is different from his victory.

Pulev will fight AJ at 39 years old (almost 40) when many boxers start thinking about their retirement. Yea, probably Pulev would look fine and tireless, but in reality, his age couldn't cope with AJ's physical presence.

However, anything can happen in boxing, and especially this is IMO, the last chance Pulev would have a title fight. If he lost, he could say "bye-bye" to his dream forever. The betting odds also way better compared to Wilder.

[JollyGood]

15 votes in the poll so far

13 vote for Joshua
2 votes for Pulev

The overwhelming majority of voters in this thread are going for a Joshua win

[AniviaBtc]

Boxing Records update;
Wins does not matter here for sure. Especially Anthony  Joshua got the advantage in reach and height.
But Kubrat Pulev is much older with 8 years older.
This match is exciting, I'll go with Kubrat Pulev here with small bet only. They have both 1 loss, feels fair.

I'm in favor of Anthony Joshua because he is very relentless inside the ring. Reach and height advantage is not the factor but his skills in dominating his opponent really makes me enjoy watching him. He defeated Andy Ruiz Jr. although Anthony had a hard time fighting him. Don't say that body composition really can bring you to win because sometimes the smaller reach have a quicker movement and punches. In addition to that, Kubrat is much experienced than Anthony when it comes to durability inside the ring. Kubrat Pulev is very hard to knocked down because of his endurance in the fight. As you watched his last fight, he can stand in the ring until 12 rounds. But I believe that Anthony Joshua will defeat him by a unanimous decision, so I will bet on him.

They have both 1 loss, feels fair.

This doesn't matter, being defeated is normal and nothing is wrong about that.

[ChuckBuck]

Pulev will fight AJ at 39 years old (almost 40) when many boxers start thinking about their retirement. Yea, probably Pulev would look fine and tireless, but in reality, his age couldn't cope with AJ's physical presence.

Therefore, this may be your last match to end his career. And with this match, he will unleash everything he has  Like this saying "with age comes wisdom", he is not an easy opponent

However, anything can happen in boxing, and especially this is IMO, the last chance Pulev would have a title fight. If he lost, he could say "bye-bye" to his dream forever. The betting odds also way better compared to Wilder.

It's impossible to say that Pulev can win this match, but I'm sure this will be an exciting match for everyone, the only thing that is unfortunate is the odds are so different  With a small hope, I still want Pulev to win despite his chances