Why Didnt Lastarza Fight The Following?

That’s fine. I don’t think he was a bad contender. He might not have been the MOST ideal but then again not every challenger always is

 

you mention the Rex Layne win being a split decision. Was it a robbery or somehow less valuable ?

 

I disagree. Wilder fought Ortiz and Fury within the same year. He was a scheduled to fight Povetkin and ready to hop on a plane to go to Russia when Pov failed his drug test. He’s been calling out Joshua for a long time as well but Hearn kept offering him bogus deals. Sure I would have rather seen him fight someone like Dillian whyte rather than Dominic Brezeale or Andy Ruiz rather than a rematch with Bernane Stiverne but to say that he’s ducked “ loads of guys “ is a stretch.

 

You didn’t mention the results of any of the other fights except that one then commented on the Bucceroni fight being “ ONE good win. “ Not accusing you of an agenda but you’re certainly putting a great deal of effort into tearing down LaStarza’s claim to a title shot.

 

I stated my feelings on Brezeale getting a title shot as well as addressing why I didn’t feel Wilder was cherry picking to the extent that you said he was

 

I don’t know how closely you’ve been following the scene over the past few years but some of those second raters you mentioned were last minute replacements for fighters who had bowed out because they either tested positive for drugs or for some other reason. Povetkin was one such example in which case Arreola was selected on less than a months notice. Bernane stiverne rematch was another last minute fill in when Luis Ortiz tested positive for drugs in November of 2018. As for why he hasn’t fought all of the other proposed men I’m not sure if all of them were even on the table at any given time. All I know is that fighting the dangerous Luis Ortiz and Tyson Fury within the same calendar year then opting to fight Fury again after narrowly escaping defeat doesn’t sound like ducking by my standards

 

16 wins actually. Including two or three quality wins and two losses which were promptly avenged. And my answer is that he did as much or more to get a shot as probably at least half the men who challenged for the crown in the existence of boxing as an organized sport

 

now you’re changing the premise of the whole argument. I never accused Joshua of being a cherry picker. I’m only addressing your claim that Wilder ducked “ loads of guys “ which I believed to be an untrue statement as well as one which lacked any explanation behind it..

 

And I addressed to you in detail WHY he fought WHO he did and WHEN he did. If you want to keep glancing at ring annual ratings to deem everyone as being ranked or unranked in that year and not in that month OR by the WBC who’s belt wilder holds and represents then feel free to do so.