Anthony Joshua v Carlos Takam 28 October 2017

[Master]

Anthony Joshua v Kubrat Pulev: Cardiff to host heavyweight bout on 28 October



Bulgaria's Kubrat Pulev has confirmed he will face Britain's IBF and WBA heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua in Cardiff on 28 October.

The 36-year-old is the mandatory challenger for Joshua's IBF title.

"My preparation is very intensive despite the little time left," Pulev posted on Facebook, adding the date and confirming Cardiff as the venue.

"I will be perfectly ready when I enter the ring, so that he will not have any chance against me."

The Bulgarian added: "Anthony Joshua is a great and dangerous rival. But his style fits perfectly on mine."

The bout has not been confirmed by Joshua's team, with promoter Eddie Hearn stating an announcement would be made on Tuesday.

In contrast to his comments on Monday, Pulev posted a message on 24 August stating he was not "in sync" with his promoters, who he believed had been negotiating the date of the bout without consulting him. He added he would "need a minimum of three to four months" to prepare.



Cardiff's Principality Stadium is expected to host the bout six months after Joshua stopped Wladimir Klitschko at a sold-out Wembley Stadium in April, to add the WBA title to the IBF belt he claimed in 2016.

Klitschko delivered the only defeat of Pulev's 26-fight career in 2015 but the Bulgarian has since won five fights in a row, taking him to a position as the IBF's mandatory challenger.

Both of Joshua's belts are expected to be on the line as the 27-year-old prepares to add to his 19 wins from 19 fights, all within the distance.

Hearn has said that Joshua's aim is to face Pulev before meeting Luis Ortiz, the mandatory challenger for his WBA title - stressing that Joshua does not want to vacate either of his belts and would rather defend them before hopefully facing WBC title holder Deontay Wilder in the summer of 2018.

The heavyweight division's fourth recognised title is held by New Zealand's Joseph Parker, who defends the WBO belt against Hughie Fury in Manchester on 23 September.

Joshua's meeting with Pulev is set to be the fourth night of boxing held at Wales' national stadium.

Matt Skelton overcame Danny Williams for the Commonwealth heavyweight title there in 2006, while Wales' Joe Calzaghe enjoyed two wins in front of his home crowd, against Peter Manfredo and Mikkel Kessler in 2007.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/41152241

[GaMo]

Can't say I'm excited but I'll watch it

[Master]

Can't say I'm excited but I'll watch it

AJ will come to USA soon and excite you all when he beats Wilder.

[Batman]

Can't say I'm excited but I'll watch it

You will more than likely need to pay £20 for the privilege

[Ron Swanson]

What's going on with all the short notice fights lately?

[Batman]

What's going on with all the short notice fights lately?

Not sure

Could this one have something to do with deadlines for him to face his mandatories or be stripped of belts?

[Master]

What's going on with all the short notice fights lately?

Not sure

Could this one have something to do with deadlines for him to face his mandatories or be stripped of belts?

AJ was ready, willing and able. It was going to be Wlad, after he retired it was Pulev or the fat Cuban.

[Batman]

What's going on with all the short notice fights lately?

Not sure

Could this one have something to do with deadlines for him to face his mandatories or be stripped of belts?

AJ was ready, willing and able. It was going to be Wlad, after he retired it was Pulev or the fat Cuban.

Would AJ have been seriously training for Klit? A date hasn't even been set had it?

Not much of a camp for Pulev (or the day Cuban if he would have fought him)

[Batman]

david-haye-says-he-wants-to-fight-anthony-joshua-in-2018-after-returning-to-the-ring-in-december/

I didn't wanna give the fucking idiot a thread of his own so thought I'd stick it in here.

Following on from the circus (the first circus between Haye and Bellew, not the circus from the other week) Haye has decided that he has one fight in December and then gets a 'showdown' with AJ. Just where the fuck would Haye be on AJ's radar I'm guessing that Haye wouldn't even register as a blip on the screen.

[oakleyno1]

david-haye-says-he-wants-to-fight-anthony-joshua-in-2018-after-returning-to-the-ring-in-december/

I didn't wanna give the fucking idiot a thread of his own so thought I'd stick it in here.

Following on from the circus (the first circus between Haye and Bellew, not the circus from the other week) Haye has decided that he has one fight in December and then gets a 'showdown' with AJ. Just where the fuck would Haye be on AJ's radar I'm guessing that Haye wouldn't even register as a blip on the screen.

Hayes reputation is shot atm, and yet he's still very dangerous wth his speed and power, so no way AJ will fight him. Haye needs at least 1 top 5 win before he should stand ANY chance of getting the fight

[Batman]

david-haye-says-he-wants-to-fight-anthony-joshua-in-2018-after-returning-to-the-ring-in-december/

I didn't wanna give the fucking idiot a thread of his own so thought I'd stick it in here.

Following on from the circus (the first circus between Haye and Bellew, not the circus from the other week) Haye has decided that he has one fight in December and then gets a 'showdown' with AJ. Just where the fuck would Haye be on AJ's radar I'm guessing that Haye wouldn't even register as a blip on the screen.

Hayes reputation is shot atm, and yet he's still very dangerous wth his speed and power, so no way AJ will fight him. Haye needs at least 1 top 5 win before he should stand ANY chance of getting the fight

Did you watch his last fight?

[GaMo]

Can't say I'm excited but I'll watch it

AJ will come to USA soon and excite you all when he beats Wilder.

I never knew I was American I’d love to see him fight Wilder though
And I would pay to see that fight for sure

Can't say I'm excited but I'll watch it

You will more than likely need to pay £20 for the privilege

Fuck that! I’ll see it in a bar or download it the next day
Might actually see how much tickets are for it
I’ve been looking for a reason to check out Cardiff.

I didn't wanna give the fucking idiot a thread of his own so thought I'd stick it in here.
Following on from the circus (the first circus between Haye and Bellew, not the circus from the other week) Haye has decided that he has one fight in December and then gets a 'showdown' with AJ. Just where the fuck would Haye be on AJ's radar I'm guessing that Haye wouldn't even register as a blip on the screen.

Haye is an inactive, injury prone old man whose reputation is in pieces
He would need to beat somebody like Wilder or Parker to get a shot
And to get one of them he’d need to beat Ortiz, Povetkin or Browne.

[Master]

That means David Haye knows his body is shot and he can not last too long in boxing so is trying to cash up and retire.

AJ could fight him as a voluntary but hope AJ swerves him and does not give him the pay day that he is desperate for.

[Batman]

just had an alert from Sky Sports

confirmed as being PPV on Sky

[Master]

just had an alert from Sky Sports

confirmed as being PPV on Sky

There is no suprise there, all AJ's title fights have been ppv. Tossers.