Shot Wilder took 7 rounds to TKO Tyrell Herndon, a low level journeyman who was stopped in 90 seconds by Agagba, who is far inferior to prime Wilder. Curtis Harper was replaced by Herndon, very likely after Wilder's team realised he could easily get turned over by a mid level journeyman, or at least fail to win in dominant fashion. Wilder's not going to get an Usyk fight and if he did he wouldn't land a meaningful punch. Prime Wilder would be a wide underdog too and the current version's best punch is his left hook. Joshua and Dubois have very powerful right's to the head and neither hurt Usyk with them over 4 fights. Maybe he'll get the Joshua fight, that would still be a decent cash out moneywise. I expect Joshua would win easily given that Wilder's physical and mental detioriration is more pronounced.
Wilder. One win and four losses in his last five fights. Pretty sure he will be getting knocked out again as his last four brain cells play like the musicians on the Titanic.
I think the only worthwhile fight for either guy. Both are past prime with cracked chins. They aren't going to beat another top 5, maybe not even a top 10 guy anymore. It's their only chance for a big money fight and it would be fun to watch!
Wilder has looked pathetic and tragic in the ring lately, but... His life choices, fathering children (God bless them), and constantly changing partners, along with his lavish lifestyle, will lead him to try to earn as much as he can. He's out of luck with this form, but he can still manage at least two more fights. The question is what his plan is and what his options are. Regardless, any boxing fan would probably watch a fight with AJ. Both have been through a lot and both still have their strengths. But who will organize it? Joshua probably still has a few more options. We'll see. Overall, Wilder shouldn't even be matched up against champion Usyk at this point, because it's embarrassing and disrespectful to Oleksandr. If he has ambitions beyond just making money, let him beat Kabayel, for example.
Mirror the above really. Wilder V Pulev is a pretty good fight right now I won't lie. Both are pretty faded to bits. At the same time, I'm not too confident that this will be Wilder's next fight but who knows? Although, this fight is winnable and financially lucrative enough for both fighters.
Actually, he has two wins and three losses in his last five fights. If he wins in January, he'll have three wins and two losses in his last five fights. See how that works?
Stellar record. I forgot about his win over the journeyman that took him seven rounds. My bad. BUM SQUAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This content is protected
Reminds me of the MMA silliness like: "He has won 2 of his last 3 fights!" or "He is undefeated in his last 2 fights" or "He is 3 and 3 in his last 6 fights." I swear there was a boxing match where someone making their debut was announced as undefeated, or maybe they had a draw and it was their second fight. "He is undefeated, with a professional record of 3 and 0!" Mate, STFU, no one cares, he has only had 3 fights... If Wilder wins his next fight, then he will be on a "2 fight win streak", which would be his first since 2019.
Judging by the comments I'd say Wilder has one more KO loss until he's no longer taken seriously at all.
When I think about it, Kabayel could be his opponent. He is scheduled for a fight in January and he will defend his interim belt. Deontay has ties with the WBC, so I wouldn't be surprised if he got permission to fight for the belt.