Who does Fabio Wardley remind you of?

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wardley is the kind of fighter who is highly dependent on his power but doesn't have much else going in terms of skills although his heart and toughness helps him get as far as he could. There's been plenty of fighters in the past who have limited skills with poor defense but were very dangerous punchers with zero quit in them that were capable of ending a fight with one punch at any given moment. Who are some similar fighters that spring to mind?
     
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  2. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The British version of Deontay Wilder in all honesty.

    But much more likeable.

    You could even say Wardley/Dubois was similar to Wilder/Fury 3.

    They both scored 2 knockdown early but then took a battering in the 2nd half of the fight.
     
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  3. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    British Wilder but slightly more versatility also his chin is granite.

    I overestimated Wardleys capabilities but his chin is confirmed to be a stone slab. He should not have survived than many shots without going down, or perhaps part of that was just pure mental stubbornness on his end
     
  4. bigboxinghippo420

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    maybe not visually but in how they go about fighting, he reminds me of danny little red lopez
     
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  5. Boxing Gloves

    Boxing Gloves Boxing Addict Full Member

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    As said above and as I've said previously, he is Wilder 2.0.

    Awkward, explosive, technically poor, devastating power and both often score KO's whilst behind on the cards.
     
  6. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I see some Bonecrusher Smith in him
     
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  7. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis "The David Haye of Loma's Gay" -Edgar Allan Poe Full Member

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    He's Dubois' soulmate, his second half.

    One looks like Homer Simpson, the other takes a punch like Homer Simpson.
     
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  8. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wardley has the look of a young George Foreman and boxed the other night like George Formby !
     
  9. DaRealJT

    DaRealJT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Deontay Wilder and Joe Joyce - except even these two, both Olympic medallists, showed far more boxing skill than Wardley has ever produced

    To his credit though, he has a better chin, and outside the ring Wardley shows more charisma and is more articulate
     
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  10. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Good mention on Little Red. Lopez was practically like the Featherweight version of Julian Jackson of his time.
     
  11. fencik45

    fencik45 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wardley is a poor mans Ray Mercer. A very poor mans.
     
  12. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bigger worse at boxing Curtis Sheppard.

    Wardley doesn't have anything close to Wilder power and hes not as good as Wilder. Wilder didn't actually need the KO to win almost any of his fights. But he landed it consistently regardless which Wardley cannot do.

    You are all blinded by your hate of Wilder you'll look at a fighter whose worse then Wilder in every way and say hes better.
     
  13. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wardley is a rawer version of Wilder with a far better Chin...
     
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  14. bigboxinghippo420

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    yes and just like wardley he had a fantastic chin. the flipside of that is like wardley he took some hellacious beatings
     
  15. Indiantakeaway9

    Indiantakeaway9 I'm your winkleberry that's mah game banned Full Member

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    Not a perfect comparison but in some ways like a more athletic but less technically cute Dillian Whyte.

    Both have sloppy foot work wild swingers neither are technically great but both are all heart both have a powerful single-shot with the right hand and left hook respectively and both have had solid if not spectacular careers...and both managed to beat the more skilled Joe Parker lmao
     
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