Wilder excuses already started, when was Wilder Prime exactly?

That Chisora 1 fight was what made me lose faith in Parker, and the Joyce fight sealed the deal. I thought he'd settled into journeyman territory by that point, but he still has the dog in him. Or else Wilder was actually far worse than the opponents that beat Parker or pushed him close. I think a bit of both.

I'm starting to wonder whether Wilder isn't that much better than a guy like Efe Ajabga. I might even favour Ajagba in that one.

 

He was exactly as he's always been, just searching for that one right hand.

 

Yes, exactly the same Wilder that got outboxed by Szpilka and Washington until he caught them.

I think current version of Wilder has become slower and hid timing is off. However, Parker would pose a huge problem for any version if Wilder because of his superior skills, IQ and smooth head movement.

I think prime for prime Wilder would get schooled badly by Parker but would time him with a huge right hand in 1-2 fights out of 10.

Current version of Wilder would lose to Parker 100 times out of 100

 

His prime ended the moment he stepped up from fighting journeymen and gate keepers, convenient isn't it, lol.

 

Wilder for all his lack of boxig skills.being too skiny, small legs etc has made a good old wedge of money from the sport and his name is in the records as World Heavyweight Champ, If AJ and Wilder had got their act together they could have had a mega mega money fight.

There are plenty of Heavyweight Champs who would have liked having Wilders one punch power.

Will Wilder go down as one of the ATGs at heavyweight no, but he sure as hell will be remembered for his god given power.

 

Exactly the only rounds Wilder won vs Fury was the rounds he knocked him down in and vs Ortiz he lost every round until his power bailed him out of crisis.

His skills were not on display in any of the fights above only his power, the problem was last night Wilder can't fight on the backfoot see Fury 2. And Parker is the best fighter Wilder has fought regarding having a solid chin. So any single shots he did land here and there had no real effect on Parker.

Good gameplan from Parker last night that was all Parker no version of Wilder beats that version of Parker end of.

 

True, but he could have made more had he accepted the DAZN offer and in this cash rich era even an old faded Chisora was making millions so it's not like other fighters haven't been raking in big purses though Wilder probably made more than he should have given his actual ability.

 

He beats him 8-9 times out of 10. The current version he would beat every single time

 

Yes, I agree Parker is not on his peak either. Nobody would be after the beating like the one he took from Joe Joyce.

 

I cannot and would not try to deny that.

But regarding lost earning potential that could be said for so many fighters in modern era, as we have seen certainly with the heavyweights they hold out for purses then the bouts get either not signed or the opponent gets a big L on their record. (we are of course talking of the boxer only making 10s of millions for a bout rather than a few times that).

Ok it is a pet hate of mine when World Champions are criticised for their careers when they have had a world title belt, something only the smallest of numbers of boxers ever achieve, and Wilder held one of the 2 modern day major belts, the WBC.

I am sure for rest of his life, Mr Wilder will not be waiting for a social security cheque each week to enable him to pay the bills.