By Allan Fox: The November 15th fight between IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 53 KOs) and #1 IBF Kubrat Pulev (20-1, 11 KOs) reportedly was seen by 10.5 million boxing fans on German television, says Dan Rafael of ESPN.
That’s an incredible amount of fans to watch a sporting event. When you compare it to the amount of fans that typically watch one of Floyd Mayweather Jr or Manny Pacquiao’s fights in the U.S, it’s way above the numbers those guys bring in.
By Jim Dower: #1 IBF Kubrat Pulev (20-1, 11 KOs) came up short last Saturday night in getting stopped in the 5th round by IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 53 KOs) in their fight at the O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
Pulev, 33, says he lost the fight due to him making a mistake. He thinks that Wladimir got lucky. Luck or not, Pulev was knocked down four times in the fight before the fight was stopped by referee Tony Weeks in the 5th round after Pulev was flattened by a left hook by Wladimir.
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by Yannis Mihanos: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 53 KOs) easily dispatched previously unbeaten opponent Kubrat Pulev (20-1, 11 KOs) on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
In todays heavyweight division there is only one man who can make a difference and that is Wladimir Klitschko. His body physique along with his raw natural power has made it impossible for others to compete at the same level with him.
By Jim Dower: In a mostly one-sided fight, IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 53 KOs) destroyed his previously unbeaten opponent Kubrat Pulev (20-1, 11 KOs) by a 5th round knockout on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
Wladimir finished Pulev off with a big left hook to the head in the 5th round that put Pulev down flat on his back. He was far too hurt to get back up. The fight was halted at 2:11 of the 5th. Wladimir also knocked Pulev down three other times with left hooks. Wladimir dropped Pulev twice in the 1st round with left hooks, and once in the 3rd round.
By Allan Fox: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (62-3, 53 KOs) will be taking on what could be one of his toughest tests in quite some time when he defends his belt against unbeaten Kubrat Pulev (20-0, 11 KOs) this Saturday night at the O2 World arena in Hamburg, Germany.
by Gav Duthie: Once again Wladimir Klitschko 62-3 (52) will take on the #2 heavyweight in the world when he faces Kubrat Pulev 20-0 (11) tomorrow night. If he wins tomorrow and then a further two particular bouts against the Chisora-Fury winner on Nov 29 and whoever the WBC champion is by the summer next year he could hold a legitimate claim to being the most dominant heavyweight champion of all time.
Competition
I want to distinguish that I see the likes of Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Evander Holyfield and George Foreman as greater fighters on the all time greatest fighter list but in terms of pure heavyweight domination Klitschko is hard to rival.
By Scott Gilfoid: Don Charles, the trainer for Dereck Chisora, believes that unbeaten #1 WBO Kubrut Pulev (20-0, 11 KOs) could pull off a huge upset this Saturday night when he gets in the ring against IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (62-3, 52 KOs) in their fight at the O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
Charles thinks the 6’4 ½” Pulev’s size, strength and intelligence will be keys to him beating the 6’6” Wladimir, who hasn’t lost a fight in a decade since his loss to Lamon Brewster in 2004. Charles points out that Pulev easily handled Alexander Ustimov several years ago in his 11th round knockout.
Official Weights from Germany:
Wladimir Klitschko: 245.82 lbs.
Kubrat Pulev: 246.92 lbs.
HBO BOXING AFTER DARK begins early with a special presentation of a heavyweight title showdown when WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO VS. KUBRAT PULEV is seen SATURDAY, NOV. 15 at 4:45 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT), exclusively on HBO, with an encore presentation later that day at midnight (ET/PT). The HBO Sports team will capture all the action, which will be available in HDTV, closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired and presented in Spanish on HBO Latino.
Other HBO playdates: Nov. 16 (9:00 a.m.) and 17 (12:30 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Nov. 16 (4:45 p.m.) and 18 (11:00 p.m.)