If Wilder knocks Ngannou out, will he be in the title picture again?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Melankomas, Sep 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM.


Will he be in the title picture if he wins?

  1. Yes

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  2. No

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  1. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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  2. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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  3. jmb1356

    jmb1356 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bring it on I say. If it happens, will he be the only one that faced all 3 of Fury, AJ and Wilder?
     
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  4. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    AJ and Fury aren’t finished if they don’t want to be. Fury looked damn good his last two fights, and on those nights, he’d have beaten anybody in the division other than Usyk. If Usyk retires tomorrow and Fury wants it bad enough, he could probably mount a successful campaign to become undisputed.

    AJ was looking like he’s got his mojo back and then Dubois happened. If he could return to the form he was in, he’s not done.

    Wilder is done.
     
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  5. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    I agree with the assessment of Fury. Realistically he looked great against Usyk he was just beaten by the better man and really there is no shame in that. If Fury trains like he did for the two fights with Usyk I still favor him against any other heavyweight besides Usyk.

    I don't think AJ is done either I mean Dubois is a big powerful dude and he caught AJ early and that can happen especially at heavyweight with the big lads. If AJ had a glass jaw like many say he does there is no way he would've survived as long as he did against Dubios after a disasterous first round. I actually thought that he showed good recovery power.

    Agree about Wilder he is done and that has more to do with the two long drawn out beatdowns he received from Fury. I would not be surprised if Ngannou beat him.
     
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  6. fencik45

    fencik45 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Any win over any recognizable name will put him back in the picture. Whether it should depends upon the name.
     
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  7. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Should he be? No.
    Will he be? I'm voting yes, sadly.

    The heavyweight division relies heavily on what Turki says goes. When Turki bought The Ring magazine, I thought it might go one of two ways: (A) he uses the rankings to bring some semblance of fairness back to who gets a title shot, or (B) he uses the rankings to promote the fighters he wants to get title shots. Unfortunately, we have seen with Parker it might even be (C) the rankings don't mean much when it's not a fight he is particularly interested in.

    If Turki wants to see Wilder back in the title picture, this would be a route that would get people talking about Wilder again.
     
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  8. mrbigshot

    mrbigshot Active Member Full Member

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    Strange ... wilder shot or not . He should have still enough life in himself to be able to aim and deliver a straight right into ngannou,s chin and then ngannou is doomed to kiss the canvas as hard as with aj . Ngannou has only rudimentary defence and is pretty stationary .

    Not sure if that fight will happen
     
  9. elrond_buggard

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  10. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No and from what I have read, even if it happened, it would be 2026 earliest.
     
  11. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It was a fight for Fury's lineal championship.
     
  12. MorvidusStyle

    MorvidusStyle Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I personally think Wilder should fight Whyte or Chisora.
     
  13. 11player

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    Wilder vs Chisora is the best option boxing wise, for both.

    Money talks though and we will probably see the Ngannou matchup.

    Wilder is not after titles at this point, just wants to salvage the AJ bout.
     
    Last edited: Sep 3, 2025 at 5:44 AM
  14. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If Wilder knocks Ngannou out, that means he beat a 0-2 professional................................a man that has never won a boxing match. Why would he be in title contention?
     
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  15. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    I believe so...

    Could well be 1-2 if it happens.