Deontay Wilder fighting in June... Possible opponents?

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  1. Unforgiven

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  2. Renegade TX2000

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    nope, AI Haymon has him by the *****. He'll just drop again
     
  3. BoxingDomain

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    I don't think Thompson would win at this point, but if he did, it would set up Wlad-Thompson III for all the belts. And I'd expect it to happen fairly quickly as you know Thompson would take the fight.
     
  4. michaeldokes

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    Wilder's Haymon handpicked sacrificial lamb will be either Szpilka, Tarver or Seth Mitchell.

    Boy oh boy is Wilder going to be carefully and cautiously protected by Haymon.
     
  5. cippi

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    fury or thompson..
     
  6. Mr "T"

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    I heard somewhere he's considering a rematch with Audley Harrison
     
  7. Renegade TX2000

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    "sigh" why would you want to rematch someone you already "annihilated" it makes no sense lol
     
  8. The Long Count

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    I agree.
     
  9. Renegade TX2000

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    End of the day it has to be Thompson. He's the gate keeper.
     
  10. Tancred

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    Yes , yes it would
     
  11. Dubblechin

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    Mitchell hasn't fought in nearly two years. Tarver isn't ranked by the WBC.

    Szpilka beat Adamek last time out, is ranked #10 by the WBC, and (more importantly) signed with Haymon just before Wilder-Stiverne.

    I'm not saying 100% it's going to be Szpilka. But let's say 90%.:good
     
  12. energie

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    povetkin has a date with perez:smoke
     
  13. Renegade TX2000

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    Deontay Wilder turned down Povetkin already but I would have too in that situation. He wanted Wilder to come to his home town... Screw that, lol that's corruptness reincarnated. Wilder would have to score a knock out or suffer the biased judges.
     
  14. Unleashed

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    Wilder would get KO'd by Povetkin, of course he ducked the fight... Time for a steady diet of tomato cans until it's time to cash out against Wlad.
     
  15. Unleashed

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    Yeah, like Windmill outpoints Povetkin... Getting "robbed" would be the least of his concerns if he were to fight Povetkin. Wilder is a paper champion, Povetkin has a far more proven track record, superior resume, only loss coming the best HW of his era.