Who's got the better legacy so far Wilder or Chisora?

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  1. ruffryders

    ruffryders Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I say time and time again;
    If these guys are the calibre of a boxing fan, I feel sorry for boxing.
    Boxings and boxers biggest enemy are its toxic “fan base”.
     
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  2. sid

    sid Boxing Addict Full Member

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  3. Southpaw100

    Southpaw100 Member Full Member

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    But he lost everyone of those big fights who cares who fought and lost to fury twice
     
  4. fencik45

    fencik45 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Chisora never beat anyone worth a damn. His best win was a gift md against a forty something Pulev.
     
  5. fencik45

    fencik45 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Povetkin would have killed him, thus the blatant duck.
     
  6. Sauron

    Sauron Member Full Member

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    Didn't Povetkin **** hot? Can't say that Wilder "ducked" him because of that.
     
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  7. Berbasloth9

    Berbasloth9 New Member Full Member

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    Del Boy was a glorified journeyman. He never turned down a fight. He was stepping stone for other etc. he wasn’t promoted to be anything more. Lost a lot but was never an easy fight.

    Anyone in the fighting world respects and loves Del Boy - wilder not as much
     
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  8. DubbleJab

    DubbleJab Member Full Member

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    Chisora has fought 4 legitimate World Champions in Usyk, Vitali Klitschko, Haye and Fury.

    Deontay Wilder was able to gain the WBC World title by beating Bermaine Stiverne, then for the next 3 years, was allowed to defend that title against Molina, Duhaupas, Szpilka, Arreola, Washington and then Stiverne again.

    Deontay Wilder has no credibility as a Champion, he was manufactured as this "Hardest hitting HW of all time" purely because he was the best American HW at the time. The fact he was allowed to face the opponents he did whilst champion says it all.
     
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  9. kirk

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    I dont care about belts (and neither should anyone, when grading resume).

    Its about who you beat, and who beat you.

    And for me, you dont really get extra credit for fighting a bunch of quality fighters that you ultimately lose to.

    I think Wilder clearly has the best two wins between them, that being Ortiz twice.
    Wilder clearly was more competitive with Fury than Chisora was, imo, and was realistically seconds away from having a KO win over him.

    Chisora might have one of the single most impressive performances between them in his pressing and competitiveness with Usyk.

    Unlike most others, I actually do rate the Stiverne that Wilder beat the first time as a pretty dangerous fighter at that time. Maybe this is crazy but for me, I think that Stiverne would beat Whyte and maybe even Chisora.


    I give credit to Chisora for the depth of his resume in terms of people he fought, but I feel Wilder likely edges him based on people beat and performances against shared opponents.
     
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  10. Sauron

    Sauron Member Full Member

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    Stiverne definitely was a dangerous fighter at that time, managing to floor a tough Arreole multiple times between the two fights, which was no easy feat back then. Wilder's first fight against Stiverne is about the only time that Wilder even resembled an actual boxer. He kept Stiverne away with quick jabs and decent footwork instead of his usual gameplan of simply trying to time his right hand while completely abandoning any fundamentals he had learned. Had he built on that foundation, who knows what kind of fighter he would've been, but I think he was simply way too old to absorb new tricks and instead just went back to his usual method of head hunting. He relied on his athleticism too much, and that came back to bite him once he faced Fury.
     
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  11. Historical boxing society

    Historical boxing society Member Full Member

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    Ironic the One claiming the toxic fan base is the problem was the one banned. That's Irony for you.
    Lesson I learned from the start don't be the thought police.
     
  12. Salty Dog

    Salty Dog globalize the Buc-ees revolution Full Member

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  13. Historical boxing society

    Historical boxing society Member Full Member

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    Well Wilder certainly looked like he was shaking off the rust during the fight. I found it very classy the way he said Boxer's need to watch out for other boxer's and He had no interesting hurting Chisora. He wanted to invite him down for some BBQ. He sure changed alot since the Tyson Fury day's. Good for him it was an entertaining fight. I hope he can get another win before he's done. I hope Chisora retires which I really believe he will.

    The 8th round was very entertaining to watch.

    I also found it amazing that ring ropes were so loose, I don't blame Chisora for complaining. They looked very questionable.
     
  14. Grinder

    Grinder Dude, don't call me Dude Full Member

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    How would Chisora have faired against Wilder's title defence resume? Reasonably well I'd say.

    Stylistically, Chisora probably would have struggled most against Luis Ortiz, and he certainly wouldn't have been able to get the draw against Fury, although that might have been an anomaly with Fury coming back from a lay-off and getting caught by Wilder.

    How would Wilder have gone facing Chisora's tougher opponents? Usyk, almost certainly a loss for Wilder. Joyce, Takam, Pulev, Price?

    Overall I'd say Wilder has the better resume of wins, but Chisora has the better resume of total opponents, as Wilder was clearly protected by PBC.
     
  15. Joeywill

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    Wilder obviously