Stiverne is his 2nd best opponent beaten because 1. he has power (KO'd Ring ranked 3x title challenger Arreola in 6, a lot of early KO's), 2....
"And Liakovich was shot to smithereens when Wilder fought him." I don't think he was. But whether he was or not, Liakhovich went on to give...
Pulev didn't won Olympic gold, we won WC bronze.
It's not that Allen is world class, it's that Wilder is beyond shot. Allen is ok on his day (KO'd Browne in 3, Fisher in 5) and he's shown a great...
"Winning a belt isn't exactly a measure, especially if you didn't beat the champion to win it." It is a measure. Not the only one but certainly...
Undefeated Ortiz would have beaten both. Pre-prime, non-Don King protected Ruiz lost to Kobozev, Nicholson and Tua in 19 seconds, so I seriously...
Wilder is beyond shot, I think Dave wins this.
"Stephan Johnson was a solid world class boxer" We'll have to agree to differ.
Getting off the floor to win is an ability some have much more than others. On two of the three occasions Dubois has gone down he's been stopped...
"But, I can see Ortiz hurting and knocking Dubois down at somepoint." Then surely one has to favour Ortiz? I don't see much evidence that Dubois...
It could go either way but I favour Ortiz. He's smarter and far more composed/mentally tough than Joshua, would win the pointfighting barring KD's...
Joyce lost to Zhang while undefeated coming off his best performance vs Parker, in his "prime". Wilder lost to Zhang as a shot to pieces shell of...
Jones was an elite boxer, no question. But Stephan Johnson weighed 141 lbs 15 months prior, losing to a 5-14-2 journeyman. He lost to an 8-2...
"Zhang appears to be a far bigger puncher than Ortiz." Based on? If one looks at the Jennings fights Ortiz appears to be a "far bigger puncher"...
The Jones who fought a green, never fought anyone of any note, 22-1, 16 stoppages (two stoppages against 1 star opponents, one against a 2 star,...