Pulev's resume is good and yet I don't rate him

I wont say no that i wouldnt say yes

 

We all know why you don't rate Pulev. :-(

And no matter what he does or who he beats, you never will.

 

I think he's competent, but not especially good. I don't think he has the right style to take on Wlad, unless Wlad gets old in a hurry.

He's one of the better heavyweights of this current era, but that's not saying a whole lot.

 

Disagree with most of the things stated in the OP.

Firstly, you have to understand that he's not a knockout artist and that he bases his gameplan differently. His jab is very accurate and well executed, so he does hurt his opponents if he keeps hitting them, which he usually does. He is hard to hit, moves well and if his opponents are outsized or not fast enough, they are in trouble. And if you think that Chisora could walk through his shots, your boxing knowledge is pretty limited. He is nowhere near the level of Pulev and you should have figured that out by now.

I agree that his style may not be suitable for someone like Klitschko, because Wladimir is bigger than him, has better jab, controls the distance better and moves faster. That doesn't mean that Pulev is not good, he has a good jab himself, as well as movement and the sense of distance.

As for Thompson, you can say whatever you want because Tony is past his best now, but the fact his that Pulev figured him out and defeated him comfortably. I could see it being more competitive if Tony was at his peak, but Imo Pulev beats him every time.

 

I like him, he's a good heavyweight, unlike most today.

 

Decent'ish post. I think with Pulev similar with Tyson Fury we've seen massive improvements from fight to fight where both are clearly sharpening their tools with each fight although the inactively between Ustinov and Thompson seriously blunted the blade. He looked to really be coming on strong from the Sprott, Dimitrenko and Ustinov fights, big leaps every fight. Prior to that Pulev seemed to just do enough to win and never looked like an elite in the making.

I'm not convinced a prime Thompson would have beaten Pulev. Prime Thompson never had stamina which of course was his undoing against Pulev. If I remember right Thompson seemed to have ran out of gas against Wlad around the middle rounds back during their first fight.

I'm not sure Chisora would walk through Pulev. If anything Chisora stylistic wise is perfect for Pulev. Pulev has always looked better against opponents who force the fight on him. Which despite the fight needing to happen I suspect Pulev vs Wlad will be a terrible fight to watch which will resmeble something like Haye and Ibragimov vs Wlad. Two cautious outside jabbers happy to see it go to points.

 

:yep

 

He's got a better resume than most current HWs, he has to be rated based on that.

 

Wlad wants no part of Pulev. Wlad doesn't want to fight a guy he can't out jab , bear hug and tackle.

Pulev has been mentioning Wlads name over and over but Wlad didn't respond once.

 

He is you jackass.

 

Thats because Wlad chose to fight Lepai instead. Pulev is mando. If he turned down a fight with Wlad , he would cease to be mando, yeah?