Jens Pulver: I Am Not Done
Jens Pulver
Jens “Little Evil” Pulver has lost 3 straight and has lost 5 out of his last 6 fights. Most fighters would take this sign and hang it up, but not Jens. It is no doubt that Pulver is one of the most important lightweights in the history of the sport, but it appears that his career could be coming to a close. I say appears because that is only if you are looking at his glass as half empty. In Pulver’s eyes the glass may not appear half full, but it is certainly not empty. In his most recent blog entry on his website, Pulver had this to say about his future in the sport:
“I meant what I said I am not done, I am gonna stay the course cause I believe in AMC and Matt Hume. I know that I am improving and I know that what I am learning out there is relevant and I will come back from all this. My life has been a roller coaster full of ups and downs, but it is a ride I am not ready to get off of just yet. I am too Driven and enjoy being around the fans too much to pack it in just yet. I hope all is well with all of you.”
Jens Pulver began fighting in the UFC well before many of the current fighters on the roster. Although he has been around awhile don’t call him old. At worst you could call him seasoned. In his illustrious career he is 22-11-1. He has wins over B.J. Penn, Cub Swanson, Robert Emerson, Caol Uno, and Joe Stevenson. He has been a coach on the UFC’s reality show The Ultimate Fighter, and is a face of the old school Miletich camp. He is one of those fighters that you can’t help but like. At this point in time it is unknown who Pulver will take on next, but he now has an upward climb in the future if he wants another title shot.
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Dude i like pulver but he’s lost 3 straight and his last two were quick first round finishes. He’s not too old though and if he’s really improving how bout showing it in your next fight dide?
Did you seriously just use losses to Faber, Garcia, and Faber as reasons he should hang it up? The top 2 contenders for the championship belt?
By your logic Liddell, Jackson, Wandy, and Forrest should all retire at LHW. Add in the ENTIRE middleweight division, BJ Penn, Sherk…. You just want to decimate all divisions, don’t you?
jens should hang it up, in the lighter weight categories age is a factor since you speed and recovery time is drastically affected by age…
i like him as a fighter but unless he wins his next fight he should give it up
I don’t want Jens to hang ‘em up, but I think he should take a step down in competition for a while, and try to put some wins together.
look who his last 3 losses were to, top of the tear world champions. He might not be world champion material anymore but he can still compete. I belive he has faith in himself and in this sport that is a huge thing.
i dont think you can count jens last fight he asked for more time to prepare because he needed it. He knew what he needed to do to beat him hes fought him before and Zuffa told him no now or never and jens being the pide filled fighter that he is and that any good fighter is he took the fight anyway i think if they give jens the time to properly prepare he can climb high maybe not the top but close.
I like Lil Evil and am happy that he has chosen not to “hang them up”.. Seriously losing to Faber 2x and Garcia isn’t a reason to stop fighting… He does need to take a moment and train better, but as brain baker said he took his last fight because he was asked too, hell he just changed camps and really didnt look himself, compaired to the first fight he had against Faber in Sacramento… So imo he will be back and a strong force in the division hell with determenation he might even fight for the title again you never know.. So best of luck with all that is going on with Lil Evil.
Jens pulver is 1 of my favorite lightweight guys ever,but at featherweight guys now are younger faster and stronger. I think he should retire from 145 and give 155 1 last shot. If he fails,then it’s time 2 hang it up.
Guys at lightweight are now younger,faster,and stronger as well.Don’t you think he stands a better chance against the smaller guys?
DBIZ,
Didn’t mean to hit a nerve dude. I don’t think i ever said anything about Penn, Forrest or Jackson hanging the gloves up. Give me a break dude those are top guys. I do however think that pulver is hanging by a thin thread and also agree with Marvel about him not being able to hang @ 145 because of the young guns in that division. He’s lost 3 in a row, and just because you are physically able to compete doesn’t mean you should if you continue to get stopped early. Like i said before, i like pulver, and he says he’s improving and taking more time to prepare and me being a pulver fan would just like to see his improvement in his next fights.
BY the way, if lidell loses to shogun, big name or not, based on the recent cuts, he should be next.
cool i like jens. but they need to give him new comers then make his way back up. hopfully get some wins. Good Luck!
He has wins over B.J. Penn, Cub Swanson, Robert Emerson, Caol Uno, and Joe Stevenson.
Haha, like Rob Emerson is a feather in anyones cap. I hope Jens keeps fighting and does OK. If he loses 2 more fights I think he needs to start considering coaching, or a return to the boxing ring.
jens holds wins over rob emerson and joe stevenson? i didnt know that, i dont know but maybe he should go down to 135…hey its possible
Although Pulver is a likeable and usually entertaining fighter,can’t help but wonder if he would be mearly a sidenote had he lost that title fight to BJ.
Stay the course Jens and you will win again. It’s not his fault the WEC put him in situations he could not win in.
ya they keep giving him guys for title shots and people lost for the title or lost their title.