Has Deontay Wilder set a dubious record for heavywieights?

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  1. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ah, bless you. That was rasta guy's name.

    Wilder is okay really. He is faster, a better mover and probably a harder puncher than Fury. I like Fury by the way.
    Wilder is awfully one-dimensional and may have a glass jaw, but at the same time, he is a natural athlete with a bit about him. He is still very much a dark horse.
     
    fists of fury, Dec 10, 2015
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  2. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    Winner winner, chick dinner. Burns trumps Wilder.

    Burn's first three title defenses:

    James Walker, known record 0-5!

    Jim O'Brien, known record 0-1

    Fireman Jim Flynn, known record 29 -7 -12. Flynn was not a terrible pick.
     
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  3. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Wilders resume isn't that bad honestly. Stiverne and Scott are both fringe top 10 guys, and both were dominated. Stiverne was shut out, Scott was bombed out.

    Harrison and Lyakovich are both decent wins, as is Duhaupas and now Szpilka. Bad resume for a champion but it's actually top 5 in the division I guess.
     
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  4. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    I agree with Mendoza.

    Love him or hate him Wilder has set a dubious record for heavy's based on his 3 defenses (2 with 1 upcoming). I don't totally blame him for this however, if anything I blame the powers that be to allow him to have such defenses. I am just agreeing his first 3 defenses have been "dubious" as they have.

    I like Wilder as a boxer regardless, the guy is a interesting heavy with fast hands and great height. I am not saying he is the greatest by any stretch, just that I like him as a interesting heavyweight and want to see how far he goes even if he gets blasted out in the future.
     
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  5. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    How about a decrepit, 162 pound Jack O'Brien followed by Tony Ross who had won a single of his previous seven fights, followed by the mighty Al Kaufman.
     
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  6. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    lol, yeah I wasn't taking the word "record" as seriously as you historian types,
     
    latineg, Dec 10, 2015
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  7. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Vitali wanted no part of Stiverne and chose to give up the belt rather than face him. Povetkin doesn't seem interested in Wilder and perused a fight with bottom feeder Wack instead.
     
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  8. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    good job putting those bad Russians down Dino :good
     
    latineg, Dec 10, 2015
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  9. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Shut up! Mendoza has given me the Chicken dinner! ;)
     
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  10. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  11. Mr Icaman

    Mr Icaman 32-0 WBC Champ, Ring + Lineal HW Champ Full Member

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    Come on we know all those Russian fighters like the klitschkos', Furys' etc are no match to the might of the USA...
     
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  12. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I agree.. Not sure we've seen any real evidence of a glass jaw yet. He's been rocked a few times but then again so has everybody.
     
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  13. Mr Icaman

    Mr Icaman 32-0 WBC Champ, Ring + Lineal HW Champ Full Member

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    He does tend to freeze when hit hard though and that can be pretty bad once he get in with some one good..

    If Molina was half decent it would have been KO..
     
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  14. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    yeah I have concerns about how he takes a big shot as well,,,

    time will tell :bbb
     
    latineg, Dec 10, 2015
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  15. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    I don't think either Johnson or O Brien weighed in for their fight.


    Decrepit ? O Brien was 31 years old ,two months older than Johnson.
     
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