because he is promoted by the biggest promoter in the world yet has never headlined a show..... did i mention he was the only heavyweight medalist from the u.s. to come out of the olympics since 1988? Ray Mercer was on a televised PPV undercard on his pro debut......they didnt even start putting this guy on TV until about a year ago :rofl and he also has the "worlds greatest adviser now" whos biggest fight to date he has gotten him the big fat wolfe who was 38 and lost all of his recent fights.... thats why he is called a fraud because he or they wont let him fight ANYONE. No he is gonna embarrass the U.S. when he gets obliterated by Stiverne next on the big stage in 2 rounds or less
People on here call proven champions frauds all the time so of course they are going to call a mere contender like Wilder a fraud too. Dude is unproven at the top level but is a contender and that's the size of it.
Because he had to pay Malik Scott to get a W. Because he fought Firtha and almost got KDed. Because he hasn't fought anyone relevant and still he gets a title shot. Because he couldn't even KO Zelenoff. Because all the guys he fought either nobodies or long past their prime. The single real contender he fought has been paid off.
If Firtha was 20 pounds lighter and two years younger he would have knocked Wilder out, he showed exactly how to beat Wilder, come forward and throw punches, Wilder with his legs has horrible balance and his body crippled with just one jab.
His fight with Stiverne should reveal a lot, either way. Wilder does have legit power, but he still seems a bit crude. No matter what, I can't miss a Deontay Wilder fight. You just KNOW somebody is getting knocked out. :bbb
In fact he did. He also goes around calling out top level fighters, and then goes and fights more stiffs. There is a REASON why he's been fighting such pathetic opposition for over FIVE YEARS. He can't take a punch and his handlers know it.
Legally, "the requisite elements of fraud as a tort generally are the intentional misrepresentation or concealment of an important fact upon which the victim is meant to rely, and in fact does rely, to the harm of the victim.[3]" (Wikipedia) So the question are: * is Wilder misrepresenting himself, e.g. telling us he is fighting only the highest ranked fighters, while in reality he (or his handlers) are cherry picking no-hopers * is Wilder concealing an important fact - e.g. a glass chin - while telling us his chin is rock solid? * are we as the fans and potential victims actually relying on any representations by Wilder or his handlers? No we are not, we know his over-protected and unproven. Wilder is not a fraud. He might be unproven, he might have a glass chin, he might handpick bums. All that doesn't make him a fraud.