at 33, would Deontay Wilder be able to come back from a bad loss?

I doubt he could come back from a bad loss.

 

If wilder gets KOed in a slug out which I can imagine happening in the future then he will come back saying he's kill or be killed! That type of stuff! if he gets outboxed and humiliated that may be tougher on his ego.

 

The first Fury fight is the one and only opportunity Wilder has to beat Fury. The Fury in the rematch will be back in business, and will absolutely destroy Deontay Wilder. It's clear the boxer usually wins the rematch because they are able to adapt better the second time round than the puncher. If Wilder doesn't win the first time, he doesn't win at all.

If he loses though, I would love to see Parker fight Wilder. Parker's got the best chin in the division for me. And he's really aggressive, would make for a really interesting fight. Other options could be against the Whyte-Chisora winner, an Ortiz rematch, maybe a fight against Kownacki would make sense considering he is on the showtime side.

 

more than u doubt he would get a good win,or less?

 

If Wilder gets Ko'd by a medium level punch from the likes of Fury, he's coming back like Charles Martin. ie. He's done as a top 10 contender and will likely take a quick money fight and cash out.

He could however come back and win vs. non top 20 types if he loses.

I still have not seen Wilder beat a top ten opponent when the opponent was in his prime. I have seen him struggle with top 15-40 types, being even on the cards with his power bailing him out.

 

Good thread. I'd say sure, certainly hypothetically his career could rebound.

AJ Hearn have already said they will eventually fight Wilder even if he loses to Fury. And the fight has certainly percolated long enough that there will be demand for it regardless. So, Wilder could easily lose to Fury, and then have an opportunity to beat AJ for his belts later on.

Now, there are a few things that could get in the way with that A. AJ would be a justified heavy favorite against Wilder in that scenario B. AJ may fight Fury first, and therefore may lose all his belts and much of his prestige before Wilder has a chance to win.

Nevertheless, it's certainly not out of the realm of possibility that Wilder beats an AJ who either hasn't faced Fury yet (Fury may well retire again, and also would probably be harder to negotiate with than Wilder at that point) or an AJ who beats Fury.

 

Getting outboxed, yes. Getting KO'd, doubtful