Weren't Helenius, Fury, and Pulev decorated or at least accomplished amateurs? I am pretty sure Wilder had 10 or so fights before going into the Olympics.
lets see, wilder now has been a pro for a full 3 years....his best opponent to date is 11-1 David Long wlad before he was a pro for 3 years had fought phil jackson and axel schultz...both of whom fought for the heavyweight title, one against george foreman, the other against Lewis
In the mid 80s he may have once scraped into the contender status, the issue is, it was 1998 when Vitali fought him.
In terms of number of fights. Ive shown the guys the Klitschkos fought in their 20th fights. Hardly superstars at the time.
Pulev and Helenius were good, but Fury had a comparable number of fights. Besides, Wilder went to the the Olympics and meddled.
:good Yeah. Deontay Wilder after his 20th KO vitory: Who's next?? I got power in this right hand here.
Gotta be a joke. Big Mouth Fury should shut his big mouth up. Hope he will get badly KO some day. DOnt like that guy.