Who had the better resume when undefeated? Brian Nielsen or Deontay Wilder

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  1. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Who had the better resume when both were undefeated and without any draws or losses
    Brian Nielsen or Deontay Wilder

    Wilder went 40-0 39kos
    Nielsen 49-0 33kos


    Wilder notable opponents up to that time
    Luis Ortiz
    Bermaine Stiverne
    Audrey Harrison
    Chris Arreola
    Siarhei Liakhovich
    Malik Scott
    Gerald Washington

    Nielsen notable opponents up to that time
    James bone crusher Smith
    Tony Tubbs
    Larry Holmes
    Peter McNeely
    Tim Witherspoon
    Ross Purity
    Phil Jackson
     
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  2. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Wilder and ive not even thought about it enough to look at Nielsens resume
     
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  3. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    You should look at the resumes and opponents at the time to get a fair opinion.

    I think many remember Nielsens brave showing against Tyson but didn't get to see too much of him before that
     
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  4. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    I think Nielsen beat 8 world champions in total

    Holmes
    Witherspoon
    Bonecrusher Smith
    Tubbs
    Orlin Norris
    De Leon
    Lampkin
    Uriah Grant

    The Dosser has only beaten 2

    Stiverne
    Liakhovich
     
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  5. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Nielsen obviously has the better resume.
     
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  6. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    What an absolute honour to have the amazing boxing scholar Serge post here!
     
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    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Nielsens list of names does look impressive
     
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  8. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Holmes got robbed vs Nielsen I watched it a few years ago and had Holmes clearly winning 8-4 so I don't count that as a win for Nielsen.

    It's widely considered a bad decision aswell not to mention Holmes was 49.
     
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  9. KO_King

    KO_King Horizontal Heavyweight Full Member

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    Wilder. Neilson was never really even viewed as a decent contender. Sure he had some good wins on paper - but those 'big ' names were waay past their best.
     
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  10. Bigcheese

    Bigcheese Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Nielsen would have an atg resume if he beat those guys in their primes. Wilder had the better resume and was the better fighter imo.
     
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  11. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If we scrutunize those names ages and points of their careers etc Wilder clearly wins here. Not even close. Nielsen got a nice collection of names there but its just that names. Its some Paulist nonsense. Nielsens resume would have been great in like 1985 though.

    20th century WBO was not real.
     
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  12. TNSNO1878

    TNSNO1878 Active Member Full Member

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    Both C-grade fighters who would've been obliterated in a half-decent era.
     
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  13. willcross

    willcross Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'd rather have Wilder's career than Nielsen's
     
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  14. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Which wins of Wilders do you feel we're better?
     
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  15. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    That's probably a fair statement. I don't think many would have wanted to get in the ring with iron Mike
     
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