AJ’s résumé has aged like an egg sandwich

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If you think they pull the odds out of their a*se, try to beat them on a consistent basis. Hearn sold guys like Martin, Takam and Parker to the public as "top opponents" but they were really fringe outsiders, just like Arreola, Washington and Szpilka. Yes AJ got destroyed by Ruiz but that didn't make Ruiz a world beater, it made him a one hit wonder (until proven otherwise) who exposed a vulnerable belt holder.

 

"Prime Stiverne would have had a zero chance of beating AJ"

You're clearly oblivious to how foolish you sound. Post-Ruiz it's obvious that any big puncher (which Ruiz isn't even) with skills, determination and a hard chin is dangerous for AJ:

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Stiverne > Ruiz

Beat Helenius and Price in the amateurs, didn’t lose to Mike Wilson

Taller, longer arms, far less obese, far bigger puncher and had a backfoot game

Beat prime Arreola x2, didn’t go life and death with the 40 year old retired version

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I doubt they will ever fight because AJ can't stop getting schooled and battered by these wide underdogs.

 

"Yes, Ruiz knocked AJ down.

It happens."

That's a nice way to gloss over the most humiliating defeat in boxing history to a light punching, sub-6', morbidly obese late sub 25/1 underdog with no impressive wins before or since.

"Usyk is not a CW"

Usyk is a career cruiserweight who decided to try his luck at HW, as many have before him. But no elite SHW had ever been dominated by a cruiserweight prior to Usyk dominating AJ in his backyard, which is what makes Usyk's accomplishment so exceptional. Conversely, it makes AJ look bad as he is the only elite SHW thus far to drop the ball like that.

"Oh great, he made 10 defences of the WBC belt"

Tyson, Lewis and Vitali didn't make 10 consecutive defences; they either lost to "journeymen", "fringe contenders" (that's how many of their opponents were described back then) or they retired. Wlad is the only HW in the last 35+ years to make more but even he was TKO'd by Puritty, Sanders and Brewster after 45 fights. AJ was destroyed by Ruiz. So clearly it's not easy to make 10 defences even against this calibre of opposition. If you have serious vulnerabilities, this level of opposition has proven able to expose them time and time again.

"He lost all of the fights"

You may not like it but Wilder got a draw in the first fight, that's just a fact. Many disagreed with the verdict but had the fight been stopped as soon as Fury hit the canvas for the 2nd time, few would have complained. Punch stats were 84-71 for Fury, Wilder scored 2 KD's. Even if Wilder lost the fight in your opinion there is no universe where it's comparable to the Ruiz or Usyk losses. If AJ did as well as that in a fight against Fury it would be his best career performance.

"You instead want to AWARD him points due to a gallant effort"

Of course. Going down swinging in the 11th and scoring 2 KD's in one of the all time great HW fights against the No.1 ranked heavyweight champion gets you more points than quitting in the corner after being dropped 4 times by a 25-1 fringe contender.