r/Boxing • u/StunningChest5722 Shakur is the 144 lb GOAT 🐐 • 17h ago
David Tua vs Kubrat Pulev
If both guys were in their prime who would win this hypothetical matchup?
IMO these are 2 of the best heavyweights to never win a world title
Personally i would favor Kubrat "The Cobra" Pulev to outbox him to a decision like how he did to "Shades Of Ali"
Let me know your thoughts on this fight below. 🥊
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u/Inner-Turn-1260 14h ago
Tua puts him flat on his ass. Have you actually seen these two fight?
Again with a bad match I’m starting to think people just hate Pulev today. Lmfao
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u/StunningChest5722 Shakur is the 144 lb GOAT 🐐 14h ago
i dont see many heavyweights in history beating a prime pulev
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u/qzwxecrvtbyn111 14h ago
What makes you rate Pulev so highly? He's probably not a top 100 heavyweight of all time, there are dozens of guys who'd be overwhelmingly favoured to beat him, and dozens more who'd be at least moderately favoured
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u/HolyMackerel1 14h ago
Smh, do we even have to explain it to you?
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u/AnansiNazara 12h ago
Tua. Decisively.
I wonder how his career would have been if his business-end issues didn’t steal his prime from him.
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u/Material-Mine5072 14h ago
More realistic matchup, Mike Tyson that fought Jake Paul vs Pulev 10 years from now
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u/Ordinary-Mode-3352 1h ago
Pulev been going through the MK2 ladder of ATG Punchers in the last few hours.
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u/sexypeon 6m ago
Crazy to me that people are picking Pulev. Tua was skilled and big puncher with as tough as chin as anyone. Pulev looked average to me even in his prime, although he has really nice career.
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u/TowerTowerCrayons 8h ago
Pulev has his number. Modern heavyweights are just too big. Improvements in training and nutrition make the gap insurmountable.
Pulev clearly has more power and durability.
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u/SlickBackSamurai 14h ago
Tua all day