Kubrat Pulev is 25-1 with 13 KO’s. His only loss was to Wladimir Klitschko in 2014. He looked out of his league in the fight and was KO’d in the 5th but I believe that he has improved since that fight. Pulev is one tough dude and always comes to fight. He has a good chin and throws a quick one-two punch. He has a awkward and mauling style and tends to hold his hands high and frankly to far apart leaving him open to counters. He relies on timing and needs to set his feet before he throws.
Hughie Fury is the younger cousin of Tyson Fury. He’s 21-1 with 11 KO’s. He lost his “step-up fight” to Joseph Parker last year. Two judges had Parker winning by a wide margin and one judge had it a draw. Fury is tall with and incredibly long reach and moves constantly as he walks forward three steps, throws a jab, forward three steps, throws a jab, backward two steps, then repeat. He has little power as he doesn't commit to power punching. He has good defense and tries to control the action with movement and his jab.
Prediction:
At first, I believed that Pulev would win by decision. Fury’s style of moving and jabbing can be a turn-off to judges as judges favor the aggressive fighter. Upon further review, I think Fury style is all wrong for Pulev. Pulev is a “timing fighter” and needs to set his feet before he throws. I believe that Fury’s constant movement will create havoc for Pulev and he will have great trouble getting his punches off. Look for a long fight and as for betting opportunities, consider two opportunities: take Fury be decision or the over 10.5 round proposition.
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