Is Wilder still a top draw?

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  1. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    Is he?
     
  2. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    Yes

    He's been beaten by the best HW of our generation and all 3 fights have been hugely entertaining.

    On the weekend he showed serious balls and the power he carries still makes him the most dangerous man in the division.
     
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    Vegan Beast Grandpappy Ortiz Full Member

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    I'd pay to see any fight he was involved in except if it's something **** like Wilder vs Stiverne 3.
     
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    timeout Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Give me wilder Vs Whyte any day. That's a great fight.

    Other Brits deserve the chance to crack that glass chin too. God knows Whyte has been waiting for 3 years as mando.
     
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    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I still want him to fight somebody like Whyte, Chisora, Joyce.
     
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  7. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    In a way yes and in a way no.

    No - in the sense that he wasn't really that big a draw before Fury anyway.

    Yes - in the sense that he's better known now and comes out with a certain amount of credit for his heart... And that if he now dares to take some decent fights, there's a good chance he'll lose a few.
     
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    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    Yes like him or loathe him you are always on the edge of your seat knowing he has a punch that could change everything
     
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    Reppin501 The People's Champ Full Member

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    Absolutely…he is a warrior and will kill or be killed, what more could you want to see? (Figuratively obviously)
     
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    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Maybe that was the moment when he broke his hand. :bash:
     
  11. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wilder will always be hugely entertaining and is still more than a match for the rest of the Heavyweights . He could very well beat everybody else in the division just not Fury .
     
  12. Cally

    Cally Sand...sand... nothing but sand! Full Member

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    was he ever a draw?
     
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    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    His marketability went up. People will pay to watch his fights because this was an exciting fight.
     
  14. Mitch87

    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He never was unless you count beating the likes Spilka, Ortiz, Washington and Stiverne to good to be top draw. I very much don't. I'd favour over dozen in the divison to beat him right now.
     
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  15. Cally

    Cally Sand...sand... nothing but sand! Full Member

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    I'd like to see a couple more fighters light him up and have him falling over his own feet, arms flailing.
    before he goes away for good.

    Thing is with denty, he's all ego and now he's lost that, he doesn't bring much else to the party.