Same as it would've been at any point it could've been made - Pulev on points is most likely. If Wilder can find a big enough opening to land his biggest bomb, he might get the KO, but he loses otherwise... Pulevs chin was always good, only two huge punchers knocked him out - and both were significantly more complete as fighters than Wilder. Pulevs really old at 44, but I'd still pick him here.
I wish I could like the "Nubian Pyramids" twice. As for the fight, I think ANYBODY with anything left beats Wilder at this point. His power, always overrated from can-crushing, is gone. He's got nothing. This content is protected
Pulev probably outboxes him now Wilder is shot to pieces. His explosive speed was the key to throwing his right hand with power, that seems to be gone now. Wilder is finished
Pulev is EXACTLY the type of fighter Wilder will be looking for in his next fight this fall before he fights Joshua next year for big money.
Agreed... It's not without risk, but it ticks the important boxes. The risk is Pulev always had pretty decent whiskers - if Wilder's power has declined then he might struggle to finish old Pulev, at which point he's not unlikely to lose the decision. Equally, Pulev has enough name to sell and limited enough power to not knock Wilder out. Are the risks in the right place? Probably, if he wants a better payday than Herndon - and if he's confident of being able to stop old man Pulev. The fact Pulev is a former Joshua victim probably helps push an AJ-Wilder bout, too, so that makes it a decent enough choice.
