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

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  1. Super Hans

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    He's OK (vastly overrated by some, vastly underrated by others) but he'd get stopped by Wlad anyway so he's not exactly bringing excitement to Heavyweight boxing.
     
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  2. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He is included.

    1. Wlad
    2. Povetkin
    3. Pulev
    4. Fury
    5. Stiverne
    6. Thompson
    7. Chisora
    8. Adamek
    9. Perez
    10. Cunningham

    There's a huge gap between #1 und #2 and a pretty big one between #2 and #3 as well I think. Given how good is resume is, I should be more fond of him but I'm not. I think Pulev is mainly getting by on beating guys who are somewhat decent and legit but incapable of exploiting his weaknesses (which were discussed in this thread).

    I like his jab but I don't see much else in him. A good jab goes a long way of course, especially in a division this bad but I can't say I see anything special in him. He still has plenty of time to prove me wrong, I got no problem with that. A fight against Chisora would be a start. Adamek would've been an interesting fight too had he not bailed out. I want to see him in the ring who is able to get him out of his comfort zone.
     
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  3. Ivan

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    I bet you are either russian or ukrainian. You are too biased.
     
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  4. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I am neither. And towards whom am I biased...? :blood
     
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  5. MrMagic

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    He's got a good jab.

    I don't think he'd ever compete with Wladimir or Vitali, however. I do believe he could pick apart guys from the yesteryear, guys like Peter and Maskaev.
     
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  6. silencio

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    There's currently no real challenger to Wlad, sad as this is. The bleak picture, however, gets more interesting, when we take Wlad out of the equation. I sincerely, when Vitali retires for the WBC to organize a real tournament for the mandatory position. Of course, after giving Steverne his title shot first.
     
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  7. madballster

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    So you rate him at #3 but yet your thread title says you don't rate him? What exactly did you mean?
     
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  8. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    My list is based on resume alone.
     
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  9. Peter

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    What do you mean by saying you don't rate him?
     
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  10. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He isn't as good as his resume indicates. Being in front of today's HW scrubs means **** all. English is clearly not your first language I take it?
     
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  11. madballster

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    Well based on resume Haye was always ****, but based on ESB fantasy matchups Haye was an ATG in the marking. So you're saying Pulev is the opposite? Decent resume but won't ever reach much?

    I think the jury is still out on him. He has good fundamentals, a decent promoter and time is on his side. I think he could win a belt one day and defend it a couple times.
     
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  12. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Except Haye's resume wasn't ****. He beat Valuev, Ruiz and Chisora which is EASILY enough to be a top 5 HW these days. That's not even debatable.

    Also, please don't turn this into a Haye thread. It's COMPLETELY unrelated to him. Haye showed pretty decent skills, fundamentals and sick speed for a HW in his heavyweight outings (alongside glaring weaknesses like lazy workrate, open defence and so forth). There might've been something special in him, turned out there wasn't. Unlike in Haye, I don't even see the potential in Valuev although I agree that the jury's still out.
     
    Faerun, Dec 8, 2013
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  13. David HEY!!!

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    :rofl
     
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  14. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    'sup PolishPlumber, what's it like to lurk a forum you've been banned 5 times on?
     
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  15. David HEY!!!

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    :huh
     
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