How will Deontay Wilders legacy be remembered

Overated fighter with a disrespectful and bad attitude. Had his career beaten out of him by Fury.

 

I'm sick of hearing the Fury trilogy took it out of him, you could say that if he beat some elite heavyweights before hand but he didn't

 

Right.

Exactly what did it take out of him?

 

The fact that he rated at all, let alone was a champion, pretty much shows what This heavyweight era has been like.

 

if he gets in the hof, the hof has lost its value. but i guess participation trophies have become culture.

 

You are right heavyweights in there late 30's can rattle off some losses, but the difference with the other champions you mentioned they actually had a solid resume, Wilders resume is trash can after trash can.

 

Well I always figured if we match Lennox against Deontay that Lennox would stop him in a few rounds. Too much amateur experience and seasoning.

 

It would be interesting if his hitting as hard now as 5 year ago, he rattled off 17 rounds against Parker and Zhang and landed a few clean but didn't rock them once.

 

Well to be fair, Lennox would be too much for just about any heavyweight that ever lived LOL

 

As mediocre. Because he didn't really fight anyone to build his record. When he did, he got caught or stopped. There is now way he should be in the HOF.

 

Extremely fair opinion, I actually think the whole current Top 10 beat him.

 

That's the thing though, power is almost always the last thing to go.

He beat up a heap of stiffs but once the proper guys got in with him, we all saw his power was overrated. There are people who will tell you that Wilder is one of the hardest punching heavyweights of all time.

Those people are wrong.

 

A mixed picture for me..
On the one hand he was an exciting fighter to watch with one shot knockout power. And he engaged in a memorable trilogy with Fury.
However, his resume is very thin. He was never THE man during his time... and when he stepped up to a higher level, he was found wanting. You have to conclude that he - or his handlers - were more interested in keeping his undefeated '0' than anything else.
Yes, he was older when he lost to Parker and Zhang. But they were also among his best competition so it's hard just to put that down to decline.
To answer the question I will remember Wilder as an exciting but flawed puncher who was ultimately protected. Therefore I don't think he would fare well in an ATG H2H sense with the true legends. And his resume is pretty weak.
But he made a lot of money, which was the goal. And he got people watching in his prime. It's a shame he was not tested more against the elite of the division - but that tells its own story. I think his defining legacy will be the Fury trilogy.

 

One of the biggest beneficiaries of protective match making.

The first two noteworthy opponents he faced were Ortiz and Fury, and both of them had mitigation about them as Ortiz was ancient and Fury was a retired drug addict.

Parker and Zhang both dominated him, but you could argue Wilder was finished after the Fury trilogy. You could also argue Wilder was the favourite for both fights.