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 "K2 is suing me for my words," Pulev told a news conference on
Tuesday. "The case is... I have no right to speak on this topic, the
doping."
Klitschko, who also holds the WBO, IBO and WBA titles, knocked out
Pulev with a fierce left hook in the fifth round for his 63th win in
66 fights.
Pulev, who had won his previous 20 fights, protested several times
about being subjected to rigorous drug-testing, saying that
Klitschko had not been tested at all before the bout on Nov. 15.
He repeatedly called for his 38-year-old opponent to be tested but
the Ukrainian refused.
 "You can respect him, he's a world champion," said 33-year-old
Pulev, who became the IBF international champion in 2011 and
European champion in 2012.
"But nobody can force me to respect a man when I saw all his dirty
tricks."
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Pulev failed to turn up to the news conference before the fight in
Hamburg after being informed that only three people from his camp
could be present.
The Bulgarian also accused Klitschko in August of feigning injury to
avoid taking him on in September. Klitschko postponed the fight,
saying he had torn bicep muscles during training in Austria.
(Reporting by Angel Krasimirov, editing by Ed Osmond)
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