Hughie Fury v Kubrat Pulev Preview – October 21st, 2018 at 3.00 am
Hughie Fury, the cousin of former heavyweight champion Tyson, is ranked number five by the IBF in the heavyweight division. You can’t have any fight in this division without a mention of Anthony Joshua and Fury believes that after he sees off Pulev on the weekend, he is going to be gunning next for Joshua.
Hughie Fury v Kubrat Pulev Odds*
Kubrat Pulev 4/6
Hughie Fury 11/10
Draw 25/1
* (betting odds taken from bet365 on October 18th, 2018 at 9:07 pm)
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IBF eliminator
Why this is is because his fight with Kubrat Pulev on the weekend is an IBF eliminator which means that the winner will become the next mandatory challenger for Joshua’s IBF title. So this will be a big step forward for the 24-year-old who carries a 21-1 career record into this bout on the weekend.
The fight is taking place out in Sofia, Bulgaria, the home city of Pulev. So Fury certainly won’t have the crowd on his side. Fury won the British heavyweight title against Sam Sexton back in May which in turn was after a failed attempt to win the WBO heavyweight title against Joseph Parker back in September last year.
Going The Distance
The defeat against New Zealand’s Parker is Fury’s only defeat during his career, the majority decision going against him. Eleven of Fury’s fights have been won by knockout so that probably indicates that a win for him is most likely going to come by a points decision and the fight going the distance. That has to be backed in Fury v Pulev betting at bet365.
Pulev was scheduled to fight Anthony Joshua last year but pulled out eleven days before the contest because of an injury. The 37 year old is a former world title challenger as he went up against Wladimir Klitschko in 2014 and was knocked out in the fifth. He has won all five of his fights since then, including a success over Dereck Chisora in May 2016.
Experienced Cobra is no pushover
The Cobra holds a 25-1 career record and is quite accomplished and experienced, and is a former two-time European and IBF International Heavyweight Champion with thirteen of his victories coming by knockout. But then, Fury has called him out for not having fought anyone difficult other than Chisora and Klitschko. But you look at Fury’s record and that’s a bit of the pot calling the kettle black type of nonsense.
Preview
It wouldn’t be a great surprise to see this thing go the distance. There is a vast age difference between the two of them, and Fury has a slight height advantage over his opponent. The extended experience of Pulev though may just have enough to see him win this one. After all, he was ready to stand toe to toe with Joshua on merit. Fury couldn’t handle the grinding work against Joseph Parker and it may be the same way in Bulgaria on the weekend.
