If Wilder gets to 40-0, that'll put him #3 all-time behind Holmes (48-0) and Rocky (49-0)

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  1. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Currently, George Foreman and Deontay Wilder are tied among heavyweight champs. Both started their careers with 39 straight wins.

    Beating Ortiz would lift Wilder to #3 all time, behind Holmes' 48-0 start and Marciano's 49-0 career mark for heavyweight champs.

    Wilder is so underrated.

    Reaching the 40-0 mark for a heavyweight champion has only happened two times before EVER.
     
    Dubblechin, Feb 25, 2018
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    Kind of a mark of shame that he has that great a historical record and he's only now about to fight a concensus top 5 HW.
     
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    Kinda like LaMar Clark, who still has the HW record for most consecutive KOs.
     
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    Let’s not mention Wilders name with someone like Marciano’s. It’s kind of gross.
     
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    Yes, certainly Wilder is an ATG. Someone needs to put up a statue of this magnificent boxer.
     
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    I never understood why that 49-0 record was so big a deal. It is how many defenses they have more than a record like that where they could have fought a bunch of lesser quality fighters
     
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    Case in point how some sports statistics are meaningless and misleading.
     
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    Great as they were Holmes & Marciano fall way behind Muhammad Ali. Sont forget we were denies 3 1/2 years of his prime too. Having an 0 doesn't automatically make you great its the caliber of the competition you faced
     
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    Anyone could be 39 - 0 if they fought winos from the alley like Wilder! Wilder is a disgrace! Hell, to to the nursing home and beat up 50 fighters, doesn't that count? Wilder if is a damned fraud! Wilder has HAYMON BOXING INSURANCE!
     
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    Thanks for this thread I needed a good laugh.
     
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    Following this evaluation of Wilders resume... if Ortiz wins this weekend then does he immediately become a serious contender for ATG HW status ?
     
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    First of all, I'm pretty sure "my man" Foreman made it to 40-0 too, Gene Tunney even made it to 47-0-2, Brian Nielsen 49-0 and for Wilder to even take the Alabama record he has to surpass Don Steele, who also holds the Alabama HW KO streak record at 41-0, 41KOs. Last 2 weren't champions though.

    Wouldn't be surprised that when digging a bit in the ye olde days, we'll find a couple more names in there thatn went 40-0 or above. 49-0 is the special mark.
     
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    I’ll be impressed if he makes it to 50-0 and beats Joshua in the process. That be something.
     
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    number of statues of marciano in alabama: 0
    number of statues of wilder in alabama: 1

    checkmate
     
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