After postponing Povetkin fight, will the WBC allow Wilder another voluntary defense

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  1. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Wilder will plead to the WBC he wants to "stay active" and he will face another guy we've never heard of. Book it.
     
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  2. Ivo

    Ivo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Of course WBC will. Another top 20 or 30 fighter. Someone like Wach or Mansoor, or they may even tempt Cunningham to add few pounds and take the fight.
     
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  3. thesmokingm

    thesmokingm Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Povetkin will have a chance to appeal.
     
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  4. Benitom3

    Benitom3 Boxing Junkie banned

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    Nah. They'll convince Nichols to add a few lbs and fight
     
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  5. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Let's see how long the fight is postponed. I'm not sure the WBC will suspend Povetkin over this. If they do grant Wilder yet another voluntary it has to be against a good opponent or all non biased fans will lose complete interest in him at this point. He's in his 30's now with nearly 40 fights and his record looks more like Peter McNeely's than Mike Tyson.
     
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  6. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    Wilder's fans are amongst the worst in world sport. Why? Because they know he's **** and still continue to defend his can crushing, call girl strangling career.
     
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  7. BCS8

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    Yes. I hear that they're at the graveyard digging up the stiffs as we speak
     
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  8. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    How many guys has Wilder fought who you've never "heard of?" The last SIX guys he signed to fight are still ranked in the top 15.

    Here's the current WBC Top 15.

    Champion .-Deontay Wilder (US)
    1 .- Alexander Povetkin (Russia)
    2 .- Bermane Stiverne (Haiti/Canada)
    3 .- Kubrat Pulev (Bulgaria) EBU
    4 .- Johann Duhaupas (France) SILVER
    5 .- Carlos Takam (Cameroon)
    6 .- Joseph Parker (New Zealand) OPBF
    7 .- Andy Ruiz (Mexico) NABF
    8 .- David Haye (GB)
    9 .- Bryant Jennings (US)
    10 .- Malik Scott (US)
    11 .- Artur Szpilka (Poland)
    12 .- Eric Molina (US)
    13 .- Dereck Chisora (GB)
    14 .- Ruslan Chagaev (Uzbekistan/Germany)
    15 .- Gerald Washington (US)

    Which of these guys are you unfamiliar with? Get your head out of your @ss.
     
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  9. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Only one of them is a top 10 fighter in the division that he has fought. ABC top 10 doesn't mean they are a top 10 Heavyweight. You should know this.
     
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  10. BCS8

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    I hear Wilder might be cranking up a "bum of the month" tour
     
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  11. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What? He's the WBC champion. Those are the WBC contenders. That's the pool of contenders he's supposed to choose from unless he gets permission from them to fight someone else.

    Just like WBA champs choose WBA contenders. WBO champs choose WBO contenders.

    Who some magazine or website ranks as the top heavyweights means absolutely nothing in the way the sport is run. They have as much authority as fantasy sports ratings.
     
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  12. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Exactly big difference. Between the alphabet top ten and the legit top 10
     
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  13. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah. He should fight all the guys Povetkin has been facing. Mariusz Wach. Manuel Charr. Mike Perez. World beaters like them.

    :roll:
     
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  14. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who is the "legit" top 10 exactly? There are a half-a-dozen of those as well.
     
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  15. boxinggenuis

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    Well, he should be allowed to fight. It's not his fault Povetkin was on PEDs.

    Who knows for how long Povetkin will be suspended. Why should Wilder wait on Povetkin's suspension? He shouldn't.
     
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