Joshua Pulev

AJ took a bit longer than expected I think and was clearly a class above. But Pulev was a tough, dogged fighter who probably gave AJ the rounds he needed to get back into competetive boxing, he was game and took a lot of big shots but he didn't offer much in the way of a real threat on the night.

AJ looked decent if a little stiff in the opening rounds, put a good, varied range of punches in and did some limited ring work, but seems a bit reticent to press home his advantage from his heavy jab and open up at times, which let Pulev back into the fight. He was also inclined to grab and hit a bit too much but that was likely a clash of styles as much as anything.

Fury? Well that's another story entirely and one that will be the jewel in the heavyweight boxing crown if they can get it signed off.
 
Extremely impressive by Joshua on many levels. His jab was fantastic and establishing that meant the danger of Pulev was more or less nullified. Make no mistake, Pulev is thought to have the best jab in the heavyweight division. To win that battle against Pulev was extremely impressive. Not even Klitschko (who has one of the best jabs of all time) could manage that feat. Joshua's head movement and footwork is also evolving and we saw further improvements in those areas. It was also great to see composure from him when he had Pulev hurt. He didn't panic to get him out there and knew it would come. And what we saw is what we already knew, Joshua has the best hands of the big guys in the division, he's lethal when he lets his hands go. Joshua beats Fury.
 
JustTheGent said:
Extremely impressive by Joshua on many levels. His jab was fantastic and establishing that meant the danger of Pulev was more or less nullified. Make no mistake, Pulev is thought to have the best jab in the heavyweight division. To win that battle against Pulev was extremely impressive. Not even Klitschko (who has one of the best jabs of all time) could manage that feat. Joshua's head movement and footwork is also evolving and we saw further improvements in those areas. It was also great to see composure from him when he had Pulev hurt. He didn't panic to get him out there and knew it would come. And what we saw is what we already knew, Joshua has the best hands of the big guys in the division, he's lethal when he lets his hands go. Joshua beats Fury.
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You are offit
 
MolteniArcore said:
Poor value for £25. If Joshua doesn't fight Fury it says a lot. I think Fury has the beating of him.
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This is the common consensus, but you just have to look at how many top 15 HW AJ has beaten. To think anyone will just bambuzzle him is just not reality.

It will be a very tough fight, Fury can get knocked down by people with much less power than AJ, he always gets tagged to some degree with his low hands. I don't think AJ will be that worried about Fury's power either.
 
I always laugh my backside off at the 'not worth £25' armchair wingebags. Its seriously the price of a decent takaway. Its an effing heavyweight championship fight ffs. You could spend that on 2 rounds of drinks on Baker street.
 
Man_On said:
I always laugh my backside off at the 'not worth £25' armchair wingebags. Its seriously the price of a decent takaway. Its an effing heavyweight championship fight ffs. You could spend that on 2 rounds of drinks on Baker street.
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They were right to be fair, it was crap. It doesn’t matter what else you can buy for the money, it matters what is value for money.
 
The prematch hype of which there was huge amounts was a load of guff to get you to part with money. So one sided - no contest.
 
I've watched all of Joshua's fights either in person or PPV but not this one.

£25 for this fight was too much, Pulev was never going to make this anything other than a one sided Joshua win. Boxing and box office sport in general is pricing itself out of the average fan, especially at a time when you can't chip in and watch it round your mates with a few beers.

All this does is pave the way for Joshua v Fury PPV to be charged at ~£30.
 
Man_On said:
I always laugh my backside off at the 'not worth £25' armchair wingebags. Its seriously the price of a decent takaway. Its an effing heavyweight championship fight ffs. You could spend that on 2 rounds of drinks on Baker street.
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Ppv used to be reserved for the top top fights

we now have mandatory eliminators that and 20 quid for the par.

mid you pay for the ppv, it’s almost getting into the realms of the price of a season ticket.

the purists will say it’s too much, the casual fans will lap it up
 
JustTheGent said:
Extremely impressive by Joshua on many levels. His jab was fantastic and establishing that meant the danger of Pulev was more or less nullified. Make no mistake, Pulev is thought to have the best jab in the heavyweight division. To win that battle against Pulev was extremely impressive. Not even Klitschko (who has one of the best jabs of all time) could manage that feat. Joshua's head movement and footwork is also evolving and we saw further improvements in those areas. It was also great to see composure from him when he had Pulev hurt. He didn't panic to get him out there and knew it would come. And what we saw is what we already knew, Joshua has the best hands of the big guys in the division, he's lethal when he lets his hands go. Joshua beats Fury.
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He was a mess against Wlad, stood in the middle of the ring trying to trade and got blown away, including a first round knock down

The likes of Povetkin, Whyte, Parker and Ruiz are better fighters than Pulev.
 
I think Joshua is maturing as a fighter. He’s cv is the best in the division.

I’ve always said fury beats him, but what I’d say is fury has a lack of top quality fights in the last 5 years. He’s had 2 fights against a one trick wonder.

the fight is really intriguing now. 55/45 to fury for me at the moment

if it happens undisputed British boxer, how good is that
 
Surely the era of expensive PPV (and expensive sports packages) has to come to an end at some point. Almost every other form of entertainment has seen disruptive technology which has made it more accessible and better value to the end user.

With Amazon entering the sports scene, it will be interesting to see how their offering develops and likewise whether Netflix feels they have to start adding live offerings to keep up.

I managed to watch pretty much every minute of the Autumn nations cup and will get to watch PL football for a subscription we already have, in Prime that actually we never even got for the TV side of things in the first place.

How long before Amazon or such tried to buy DAZN and embed it into Their current package?
 
AJ certainly showed something new - he was impressive in parts. I was a bit surprised he let him off the hook after the third, he was done turning his back and then somehow it dragged on until the 9th.
There is a theory that AJ is still a bit mentally wounded from the Ruiz KO and is a bit cautious when finishing off fighters , maybe something in that.However after a year out there was plenty to like about that fight.

It’s good to see people talking about the price - like others I’ve watched all AJs fights from day one either in person or on PPV but I didn’t last night, I just thought the quality of the card wasn’t there, I’ve heard a lot say that so hopefully it’s reflected in the numbers and Hearn/sky realise they have gone past the appropriate price point. If it had stayed at 20 they probably would have had more views and therefore more overall revenue, by being greedy they have turned viewers off.

I thought ajs interview was odd - was asking who people want to see him fight next - he knows the answer so why ask - is he looking for a way out?
 
Bit of a weird one by AJ last night, not sure why when having Pulev all over the place in the 3rd it took another 6 rounds to get him out.

might have been that he was taking the opportunity to try some new stuff, he definitely went on the back foot for a few rounds though.

AJ panics a bit when he gets tagged too, if fury went in like he did against wilder using the height advantage and weight advantage, I can see him being in all kinds of trouble.
 
the way I see it, is he had a 10-7 round and he didn’t need to rush it. I thought he showed a little maturity in the way he approached it
 
I'm a boxing fan but went to bed after the 6th, just wasn't into it, it was obvious AJ was always going to win without incident and I've got no interest in completely one sided fights.
 
I never watched the fight after refusing to pay the £25 and didn't know the result until just now. I watched the highlights on the link below and it looks more like a Joshua promotional video.

Joshua v Fury will happen now and I think the latter will win. Just my opinion.

 
Chris_Boro said:
I've watched all of Joshua's fights either in person or PPV but not this one.

£25 for this fight was too much, Pulev was never going to make this anything other than a one sided Joshua win. Boxing and box office sport in general is pricing itself out of the average fan, especially at a time when you can't chip in and watch it round your mates with a few beers.

All this does is pave the way for Joshua v Fury PPV to be charged at ~£30.
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More like £50
 
Perhaps not one for the casuals but it was actually a very intriguing fight for those that follow boxing. Pulev is top class and he's the only fighter to have taken away Klitschko's jab. It was interesting to see how AJ was to approach this and he answered all questions emphatically. I don't really get the people saying why didn't AJ finish the fight early. If the KO comes, it comes - and it did. Pulev is extremely tough so you don't go emptying the tank on him. AJ now knows better than that and it's a maturity that will be extremely beneficial going forward.

It's never ideal to pay for sport but I actually think boxing is generally very good value compared to say a football ticket.
 
JustTheGent said:
Perhaps not one for the casuals but it was actually a very intriguing fight for those that follow boxing. Pulev is top class and he's the only fighter to have taken away Klitschko's jab. It was interesting to see how AJ was to approach this and he answered all questions emphatically. I don't really get the people saying why didn't AJ finish the fight early. If the KO comes, it comes - and it did. Pulev is extremely tough so you don't go emptying the tank on him. AJ now knows better than that and it's a maturity that will be extremely beneficial going forward.

It's never ideal to pay for sport but I actually think boxing is generally very good value compared to say a football ticket.
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Pulev really isn’t “top class”. His record is irrelevant, he’s only fought 2 fighters of note and got sparked out easily both times.
 
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