Deontay Wilder vs Tony Tucker

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Who wins and how

  1. Wilder KO/TKO

    20.5%
  2. Tucker KO/TKO

    23.1%
  3. Tucker Decision

    53.8%
  4. Wilder Decision

    2.6%
  5. Draw

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You can't claim to have a great chin without testing it against big hitters.

    What huge hitters did Ortiz fight aside from Wilder himself.
    Wlad, Zhang, Dubois, Joshua are all big hitters none of whom he faced
     
  2. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    No need for a serious response since the idea that Wilder somehow isn't a huge hitter is willfully ignorant.
     
  3. Glass City Cobra

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    Wilder had Chisora stumbling around the ring multiple times from single shits. Chisora literally backed up running on several occasions.

    Chisora was knocked down about 3 times, knocked out of the ring twice (the ref literally helped him back up once, his corner helped him the second time, both illegal). Chisora had a bad cut that needed globs of Vaseline.

    Chisora didn't win more than 4 rounds, with 1 round even. Wilder battered him for 7 rounds and the ref frequently checked on Chisora to "make sure he was alright".

    Chisora called a "time out" complaining to the ref and the ref gave it to him. Illegal maneuver.

    Chisora's trainer jumped in the ring--another illegal maneuver.

    The split decision was a joke. There is no way on Earth Chisora won 6-7 rounds.

    Chisora should've been disqualified and he was illegally save by the ref multiple times. Wilder dismantled him despite the deck being stacked against him and getting hit by Chisora's rabbit punches all night.
     
  4. Glass City Cobra

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    Coljimar, double jab, and Catchweightboxing frequently downplay Wilder's power/resume/etc. they' have produced some of the most bizarre, dumb arguments I've seen for years.
     
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  5. OddR

    OddR Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wilder deserves credit for that win tbf.
     
  6. Greg Price99

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    Officials should have cleaned them up between rounds.
     
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  7. JohnThomas1

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    :lol:
     
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  8. Devon

    Devon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tucker fought scared against huge punchers who he knew could knock him out with 1 punch.

    There are many guys I’d pick Tucker to beat, maybe even guys who’d beat Wilder, but this is a bad matchup for him.
     
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  9. Titan1

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    Prime Tucker wins a UD. Deontay doesn't have the skills to hand with him.
     
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  10. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wilder wouldn't outbox a cautious Tucker lol
     
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  11. Devon

    Devon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes, but he could do more, which is all it might take if Tucker is terrified.

    Outboxing someone doesn’t require volume, but it does mean you actually have to take your feet into range at times to actually land punches, something which fighters fighting scared don’t do.
     
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  12. Cojimar 1946

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    Regardless of what you think of Wilder nobody else Ortiz fought qualifies as a huge puncher
     
  13. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Beating two ranked opponents isn't much of a resume
    Dubois already has a more impressive win resume in his 20s

    Whyte and Parker get very little credit for beating Chisora so why is it suddenly supposed to be a big deal?
     
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  14. MarkusFlorez99

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    With how much wilder telegraphs and his generally low volume i don't think Tucker would be THAT gunshy.
     
  15. NoNeck

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    Tucker had short arms/high shoulders. I don’t think he’d like dealing with Wilder at all.
     
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