Wlad will turn 49 soon and if he beats Pulev he wins WBA regular belt. Itauma is 20, still younger than Iron Mike when he KO'd Berbick, and he also targets Pulev to win this belt. Of course, in both cases this shouldn't be considered an age record - either the oldest or the youngest (this belt is trash), but suddenly Pulev at 43 has options to get a lot of money and sell his belt.
Itauma will seriously hurt him, against Wladimir he should have a chance because Wladimir hasn't been in the ring for almost 8 years...
Good way of putting it really, Pulev has a good opportunity to make money here and sell his belt. Will make a lot more money fighting Wlad than Itauma.
Wlad is shot for years now. Itauma is a hype job. Both very winnable fights for Pulev. That being said, I'm sure the fix would be in as far as reffing and judging against either opponent.
