Joshua V Pulev 12/12/2020

[X]

​Jesus. A 38 year old plodder, who does nothing at all very well ..... and people still think he might spark Joshua out!

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​Jesus. A 38 year old plodder, who does nothing at all very well ..... and people still think he might spark Joshua out!

Ruiz battered him though........

Whats your thinking here....?

[X]

Well, Joshua is bigger, younger, fitter, stronger, better puncher, better technician and should win this hands down.

Pulev really is average, Ruiz is by far the better, more talented fighter.

I think that everyone has now decided that Joshua is really chinny (like he was in the amateurs, which I have said for ages since he turned pro), so any heavyweight would have a punchers chance.

Itsvtrie he hasn't got the very best chin in the world, but he should be too fast and too strong for Pulev to test it. Highlights reel knockout for Joshua before 5.

Its a no win situation for AJ. If he wins, he beat an ageing mediocrity. If he loses, he is suddenly an overprotected hype job with absolutely no chin.

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Post Ruiz 1 i do wonder if AJ wants to stand and trade anymore or will he now be the cautious jab/move fighter he was in the second Ruiz fight.
Your right he should win this fight but I've pretty much given up predicting Heavyweight fights at the top level as the division never fails to amaze me.
I think with one eye on the Fury fights we might see AJ box clever like he did in Ruiz 2.

[Memphis]

I'd like to see a Povetkin style approach from AJ. That was his best performance for me and a perfect blend of boxer puncher. Every man and his dog with a podcast are saying the same thing. Will we see AJ 'The Destroyer' back. Well no. He's not fighting Breazeales and Molinas anymore and it takes a little more than plodding forward throwing bombs to get the job done. When you fall into the trap of thinking it is, Ruiz happens. Pulev isn't particularly good at anything but I don't see him folding the moment he comes under fire. A dominant jab, right cross. Followed up with the short stuff when he gets him hurt. That'll do nicely.

[Spicoli]

Not sure of Stateside kick off for this one but have a few cards tomorrow night! Didn't Pulev have a Badou Jack style massive gash a fight or two ago? Sure AJ will work it early.

[palmerq]

Joshua will have him out pretty early, pulev is no plum but he leaves himself pretty open, a tall good guy like Joshua shouldn't have too much trouble, even cautios klitschko had him down early and often(shuggie fury had him troubled by a punch too) , I can't see pulev surviving Joshua long, add in the fact that pulev doesn't seem to punch that hard(by big heavyweight standards of course), this is probably the best match up Joshua could hope for a mandatory defence.

[Denilson3.0]

Pulev has no chance. It's by far AJs easiest defence. I'll be suprised if it goes beyond three rounds. People are hyping this up to be competitive. But you'll see tonight how much of a mismatch this is.

I've put 50 on Joshua to win in the second