Moses Itauma to face Kubrat Pulev next?

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  1. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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  2. Cyrion

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    At this rate he'll have fought every 40+ year old fighter in the world before the end of the year.
     
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  3. PistonHondai

    PistonHondai Active Member Full Member

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    Is it warranted for someone with under 14 pro fights to keep fighting bums?
     
  4. ad4m88

    ad4m88 Active Member Full Member

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    Feel like it's a back step why not give him hrgovic
     
  5. Kiwi Fish

    Kiwi Fish Active Member Full Member

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    So has Pulev vs Hunter completely fallen through then? Last I heard Don King was insisting that it's still happening even though nothing has been organized.

    Pulev looked so slow and shot in his last fight, I don't expect him to have much for Itauma. But he does have the WBA regular which Itauma may want to leverage into a legit title shot.
     
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  6. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold The Hype Job Spotter. Full Member

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    A 44 year old fighter?

    Pulev isn't a journeyman, but he is a very faded gatekeeper these days.

    Itauma should really steamroll him inside three rounds.
     
  7. Heisenberg

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    Hrgovic underwent plastic surgery on his most recent cut and isn’t expected to be out again until 2026.

    Pulev holds the WBA regular belt so I can see the route Queensbury are taking. It’s exactly what they did with Dubois but the reality is, Itauma will obliterate old man Pulev.
     
  8. ipitythefool

    ipitythefool Prediction ? Pain Full Member

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    Please no. Itauma is too good to be chasing the wba fake poundland bollox belt against a shot 44 year old.
     
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  9. Reinhardt

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  10. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I would normally be against this. But, if it permanently removes Pulev from boxing, I am on board. Itauma will hit Pulev so hard, he will be seeing flashbacks of Wlad poleaxing him.
     
  11. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hmm, I always thought a manager should look out for his fighter, putting the fossilized Pulev in with Itauma at this point seems like the opposite here.
     
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  12. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This is a step back from the Whyte fight, Pulev wasn't anything special even at his peak, Itauma will destroy him and retire him...
     
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  13. PrimoGT

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    Pulev still near his prime (age 33), was destroyed in 4 or 5 rounds by a 38 year old Klitschko.
    Now Pulev is 44 and they are thinking of him as an opponent for 20 year old KO artist??
     
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  14. Overhand94

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    It would be disappointing, but Pulev has (had ?) a very good chin, maybe he could give Itauma some rounds.
     
  15. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    Because Filip will weather the early storm and get rid of their little golden boy late rounds
     
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