Bellew already has a better HW resume than Wilder!

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  1. tommyg6

    tommyg6 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bellew Beating Haye pretty much trumps everything Wilder has ever done!

    Cuz Haye would've beaten Stiverne and Let's be honest, Wilder would never get in the ring with Haye. The difference in boxing skills between Haye and Wilder is astronomical.
     
  2. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Given the fact that Haye's best win was against an aging-never-great John Ruiz, I think this is a bit of a stretch.

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    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Better than Chisora?
     
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    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Thats like saying Cotto has a better MW record than Billy Joe Saunders.
     
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    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Ruiz would have hugged Chisora into submission.

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    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    At that point though? I think Chisora outlasts him. Chisoras only been beaten clearly by Haye(who was starting to struggle) Fury, Vitali and Pulev(although closer than the former 3) He's arguably beaten Helenius and Whyte as well. I'd say a prime Chisora> end of the road Ruiz.
     
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    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I was half kidding. In all honesty, I'd forgotten all about the Chisora fight when I wrote that. There's a case to be made there, although I was never big on Chisora. I remember most people thinking he would obliterate Fury, and I thought he was overrated back then.

    But back to my greater point, I don't think beating Haye makes Bellew's resume better than Wilder's. And I say that as someone who believes Wilder's ledger is pretty thin.
     
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  8. boxinggenuis

    boxinggenuis Member Full Member

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    Lol. Beating a shot to pieces and injured fighter doesn't mean anything. Bellew isn't even a top 15 HW. Dominic Breazeale
    would knock Bellew out.
     
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  9. boxinggenuis

    boxinggenuis Member Full Member

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    By the way that's the difference between USA and UK boxing. For better or worse the amount of hype UK fighters get is crazy. Hearn running around acting like Bellew is a top 5 HW. lol

    If you were to stick Bellew in there would someone like Joshua, Wilder, Ortiz or Wlad the man wouldn't just lose but he would probably come out with brain damage.

    All the credit in the world for Bellew winning last night but don't make it out to be anything that it wasn't. Last night fight said more about Haye(like many suspected he's done) than it did about Bellew.