Should Povetkin, Ortiz and AJ be treated as Wilder wins?

If you take the Povetkin and Ortiz situation to a logical conclusion, both guys basically surrendered rather than get in the ring and face DW. Both chose to take banned, illegal substances which they knew would give them an unfair competitive advantage. This is basically the same as announcing to the world "i can't compete with DW on the basis of my natural ability. He would destroy me because he's greater than me. I need an unnatural substance to give me superhuman ability so, I can have a chance at winning." To me, that's clearly a loss on their part. An admission of defeat. Therefore it should go down on wilder's record as a "W"...if not officially, at least unofficially as recognized by the fans.

As for AJ announcing he's not ready to face wilder at this point, he should, by all rights, renounce his claim to the hw championship. When you're a champion, you don't get to say "i'm not ready to take on the best competition"...that's what being a champion means...you're OBLIGATED to fight the best. Therefore, AJ's comments indicate that he also is admitting defeat to wilder.

Given this state of affairs, Povetkin, Ortiz and AJ should be unofficially recognized as wins on Wilder's record ...until they have the courage to step in the ring with him clean and prove otherwise.

 

well, explain how i'm wrong then...what part of my post is not truthful....what part of my conclusion is illogical. Be my guest and disprove my argument.

 

Why would it be?

First of all, Wilder didn't sign to fight Whyte then test positive for a banned substance, thereby preventing the fight from happening.

Secondly, Wilder AGREED to fight whyte...he just had a condition that AJ would be next. It was hearn who said "no, I won't agree to you fighting whyte if AJ is next." That's not Wilder's fault. It's AJ's promoter for not taking the challenge and it's on AJ for saying he won't be ready for wilder til 2019, 2020.

 

you called them out and they agreed to fight you then ended up taking banned substances?....or they said they'd fight you in two or three years cause they're not ready for you yet? hmmm....that's interesting. let's see them there tweets.