Klitschko vs Pulev

Who won Klitschko vs Pulev?

Wladimir Klitschko beat Kubrat Pulev by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, November 15th, 2014, at O2 World Arena, Altona.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was for the IBF heavyweight championship of the world.

Klitschko vs Pulev stats

Back in November 2014, Wladimir Klitschko stepped into the ring with a record of 62 wins, 3 losses, and 0  draws, 52 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kubrat Pulev made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 0 draws, with 11 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Klitschko had a large advantage in power over Pulev, boasting a 84% knockout percentage compared to Pulev's 55%.

Wladimir Klitschko was the older man by 5 years, at 38 years old.

Klitschko had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pulev. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Wladimir Klitschko and Kubrat Pulev fought out of an orthodox stance.

Klitschko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 45 more fights, and made his debut in 1996, 12 years and 10 months earlier than Pulev, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 101 more professional rounds, totaling 369 compared to Pulev's 268.

Klitschko vs Pulev form

Klitschko had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Alex Leapai on April 26, 2014, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and WBA Super World Heavyweight championship fight at Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany.

Prior to that, he had defeated Alex Leapai on April 26, 2014, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Koenig Pilsener Arena, Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alexander Povetkin on October 5, 2013, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and WBA Super World Heavyweight championship fight at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow, Russia.

Before that, he had won against Alexander Povetkin on October 5, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow, Russia.

He had beaten Francesco Pianeta on May 4, 2013, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at SAP-Arena, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Activity check

Klitschko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

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