Pulev, Parker or Stiverne - Joshua next opponent

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  1. On_The_Ropes

    On_The_Ropes Active Member Full Member

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    All are in the running for AJs next fight, who would you most like to see him face?
     
  2. beachie17

    beachie17 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Have wanted to see the Pulev fight for a while now, would love to see this fight announced
     
  3. micker

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    He will fight 2 of them anyway. I think stiverne November and Parker in March. Would prefer pulev over stiverne but can't see it.
     
  4. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    I see Pulev continues to be massively overrated in these boards. If anyone actually watched him fight Chisora rather than just sat at home posting about how supposedly skilled he is they'd see him for the limited fighter he is.

    I can't see him lasting longer with AJ than he did with Wlad.
     
  5. kojak

    kojak Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I agree, a good fighter but never rated him highly myself.
     
  6. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    I've always rated him as a particularly good European champion. He's never looked like a world champion to me.

    I hope they stop mucking about and just make the Parker fight. It's the one I want to actually see.
     
  7. Pro Punter

    Pro Punter Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Well said Sugar
     
  8. On_The_Ropes

    On_The_Ropes Active Member Full Member

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    I would like to see him face Pulev this year with Parker on the undercard to help build their fight for early next year, which has the potential to be a very big fight.

    Pulev, Parker followed by Fury/Klitschko/Wilder would be a good string of fights for AJ if it can happen.
     
  9. Bensub

    Bensub Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I 100% agree, pulev and stiverne are very poor. Parker slightly better prob only to do with age and being so fresh. All don't go beyond 7 with Aj. Haye, fury, wilder.....when these fights are made then we will see if Aj is any good.
     
  10. silencio

    silencio Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Parker is the mandatory and the deadline should have been 16th of January. I still do not understand why both AJ and Parker keep ****ing around instead of facing each other. They both said they are confident and can't wait for the fight. Still both of them keep avoiding each other. .. I am getting tired of all **** talk and no action and both of them have lost my respect. Pulev is always a good opponent - he's been around, beaten some good fighters and is highly ranked. A good step up fight for an unification call.
     
  11. He's fighting Stiverne next, who is already in camp training for AJ. Just wait for the announcement. Hearn wants AJ to feast on another fat can to make as much money as possible, out of the dumb british public before it all goes to **** once he finally steps up and fights someone who is capable and in shape.
     
  12. Marv888

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    Eddie is already using the exuse.....'steverne is a elite fighter, who went 12 with doentay wilder, this is a huge tesf for aj' blah blah blah...
     
  13. You're Out!

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    Pulev causes an upset in my opinion
     
  14. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    Out of the 3 I think Pulev is the best fighter. Perhaps people overrated him on here but it depends on what level they're rating him at. Parker I think is decent but nothing more; Stiverne is...meh.
     
  15. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ok, I may be biased, but I think Parker has the potential to be better than Pulev or Stiverne. At the moment he's a decent fighter at the lower end of the top 10 imo.