According to Tyson Wilder is a "journeyman"

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  1. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mike Tyson, at this point, DKSAB. His opinions seem like weak attempts at headlines these days instead of well thought out words from a former champ. 15 years ago he unpopularly said the Klitschko brothers were legit and wouldn't go out on a limb saying he'd beat them. These days he flip flops around saying "ohhh I'd KO1 these guys in my prime, yada yada"

    He's getting more punchy by the year and most of his soundbites coming from his podcast while he's blazed don't help at all.
     
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  2. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    Not disagreeing with your point about the definition. A journeyman is paid to lose. He is also paid to test young prospects. He is good enough to weed out the lower level prospects but generally paid to lose. In that sense you are 100% correct. Where you come up short, is trying to call Wilder a journeyman. The Fury team did not bring Wilder in test test Fury to see if Fury has the goods. Wilder has a promotion company backing him. I don't know of too many journeyman that have promotion companies backing them.
     
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  3. DonTyson

    DonTyson Active Member Full Member

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    Who’s Tyson Wilder?
     
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  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    The golden ball in what tournament?
     
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  5. kirk

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    Id be quicker to call fighters who get paid to lose 'Club Fighters' before I called them journeyman. But even then it doesnt really give the proper connotation.

    But it fits a lot better than calling them journeymen.

    Ive never seen journeymen used like that and feel there needs to be a better distinction between fighters sub champion level, who win some and lose some, and fighters who get paid to pad other peoples records.

    Journeymen > Club Fighters

    And Wilder is neither.
     
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  6. Boxing2019

    Boxing2019 If you want peace, prepare war. banned Full Member

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    Today the term journeymen can be used to define both skilled workers and day laborers that means one day a boxer fights, loses (does his job) and he is paid....another day he does the same thing.
     
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  7. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Journey-to the hospital-man maybe with no Mark Breland to save his ass from an absolute pounding.
     
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  8. senpai

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