Where would Wilder rank amongst Anthony Joshua's best wins

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  1. deadACE

    deadACE Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wilder beating wlad is the biggest load of nonsense I've seen all day. Here's the question... why didn't he fight him then lol
     
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  2. McGrain

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    Why didn't Wilder fight Wladimir?

    Well he didn't really have the chance I don't think. Wladimir won his last fight in 2015, April. Wilder had had his belt around 3 months at that point. Wladimir's next fight was Fury, which he lost, and then he didn't do anything until AJ tempted him out of retirement with a huge payday. Wilder never had the power to make a fight with Wladimir at any time, really. Why didn't Wladimir chose Wilder for his April 2015 American match is a better question and I think the answer is that there wasn't really time to get it in print even if either of them wanted it which I suspect neither of them did.
     
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  3. FrankinDallas

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    Joshua's win over Klit is his one and only win against a potential HOFer....pretty much the same as Fury.
    Although AJ needs to fight some big names to match Fury's win's over Seferi, Wallin, Pianeta, Swartz, etc.
     
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  4. DoubleG95Fanatic

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    Hillbilly of Fishcanners? :confused::confused:

    When did we start calling Hall of Famers "HOFers"
     
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  5. deadACE

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    Ok fair enough Wilder didn't want it lol.

    We can't disregard Joshua's win because " Wilder beats Wlad " in a hypothetical scenario lol

    As it stands Wlad is a better win than Wilder. Wilder never proved he was better at any stage of either of there careers.
     
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  6. FrankinDallas

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    Since the International Boxing Hall of Fame opened in 1990 in Canestoga, NY.
     
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  7. Joeywill

    Joeywill Well-Known Member Full Member

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    2nd after Klitschko
     
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  8. BoxingViewer

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    Wilder's only decent win is against an old Ortiz which Ruiz matched a draw against Fury isn't a win.
     
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  9. McGrain

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    I think Wilder is better at boxing now than Wladimir was when AJ fought him.
     
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  10. BoxingViewer

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    lol wladimir has forgotten more about boxing than wilder knows
     
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  11. McGrain

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    Yeah, he does. He also knows more about boxing than AJ, who smashed his ****ing face in, because he was older, past his best and vulnerable. He also knows more about boxing than Tyson Fury, who out-pointed him in exactly his kind of fight, because he was older, past his best and vulnerable.

    I think Wilder would too.
     
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  12. hobby rider

    hobby rider Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Zzzzz
     
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  13. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This is like speculating what you'd say to Santa when he comes down the chimney , this fight never happens.
     
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  14. BoxingViewer

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    Wilder's only chance against Wlad is catching him with a right hand imo ask Bashir who trains Usyk Wlad's boxing IQ is extremely high olympic gold medals aren't given out for no reason
     
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  15. McGrain

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    I agree. But because Wladimir was outclassed by the two fighters he fought post April 2014, I think Wilder could do that too.

    I think you want to think about prime Wladimir, the guy who spent years beating up the division. That is not who AJ fought, at all. He lost his title, got outpointed by a better boxer, then did nothing for ages. AJ fought an inactive, old, slower fighter who was at least 3 years past his best, possibly more. If you favour him to beat Wilder, okay, but I don't.
     
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