HHHMMM. Was Daniel Dubois a function of Deontay Wilder?

Quina74 · Feb 17, 2021

catchwtboxing said: ↑

This just occurred to me.

Daniel Dubois is literally--literally--the most overhyped fighter in history. He is an a unskilled muscle-man that some where ridiculously calling the hardest-punching British heavyweight ever. Some have even pointed out that they were lying about this height. I am personally on record as saying in 20-30 threads before the Joyce fight, sometimes in stronger language than others, that the guy really has no exceptional quality whatsoever, and is about as telegraphed as they come.

So why did they think that they could get away with selling this very average fighter as an ATG waiting to unfold?

Could it be because it was done before?

For years, some of us told you virtually the same thing about Deontay Wilder, a guy who made "title defenses" against journeymen, part-time fighters, and, sickeningly, medically unfit fighters such as Ortiz and Stiverne. Even those who realized how unskilled he was tried to pass him off as having "the great equalizer," and "freaky power." The truth is, he has a very good right hand, but, since he fights guys who are there to lose, there is no evidence that even that is in any way exceptional.

So, two questions here:

1) Am I wrong for seeing a straight line from Wilder to Duobis, and...

2) Is this the wave of the future? Are they just going to stop trying to build real fighters, and instead give us good-looking actors with completely manufactured careers?

Discuss.
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They've been selling us fighters with manufactured careers for years.. Canelo and Mayweather are two prime examples

The Real Lance · Feb 17, 2021

catchwtboxing said: ↑

This just occurred to me.

Daniel Dubois is literally--literally--the most overhyped fighter in history.
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How does one take this statement serious?!?! In history??? You realize for this to be true, he needs to be HEAVILY HYPED FIRST to be overhyped. He wasn't even hyped up on this board.

Wizbit1013 · Feb 17, 2021

catchwtboxing said: ↑

This just occurred to me.

Daniel Dubois is literally--literally--the most overhyped fighter in history. He is an a unskilled muscle-man that some where ridiculously calling the hardest-punching British heavyweight ever. Some have even pointed out that they were lying about this height. I am personally on record as saying in 20-30 threads before the Joyce fight, sometimes in stronger language than others, that the guy really has no exceptional quality whatsoever, and is about as telegraphed as they come.

So why did they think that they could get away with selling this very average fighter as an ATG waiting to unfold?

Could it be because it was done before?

For years, some of us told you virtually the same thing about Deontay Wilder, a guy who made "title defenses" against journeymen, part-time fighters, and, sickeningly, medically unfit fighters such as Ortiz and Stiverne. Even those who realized how unskilled he was tried to pass him off as having "the great equalizer," and "freaky power." The truth is, he has a very good right hand, but, since he fights guys who are there to lose, there is no evidence that even that is in any way exceptional.

So, two questions here:

1) Am I wrong for seeing a straight line from Wilder to Duobis, and...

2) Is this the wave of the future? Are they just going to stop trying to build real fighters, and instead give us good-looking actors with completely manufactured careers?

Discuss.
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He wasn't that hyped

Most in history? No way

Ask most people in UK who he is and they wont have a clue

heerko koois · Feb 17, 2021

I fell for it...had some bets on him to stop Joe

heerko koois · Feb 17, 2021

Most hyped Brittish heavyweight ever is David price ( i,m not 100% sure though )

IntentionalButt · Feb 17, 2021

heerko koois said: ↑

Most hyped Brittish heavyweight ever is David price ( i,m not 100% sure though )
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Yeah, curious case too, as his hype train survived many violent derailments and the faithful remained so for an implausibly long time. (thinking he'd have a realistic puncher's chance versus whoever was champ at the time, be it the Klitschko bros, Joshua, Wilder, etc, if just given the chance)

Rico Spadafora · Feb 17, 2021

Dubois is a Glass Jawed fraud. Total hype job.

IntentionalButt · Feb 17, 2021

Rico Spadafora said: ↑

Dubois is a Glass Jawed fraud. Total hype job.
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Not really glass jawed, more just defensively - and otherwise - unskilled (you can't get away with being that slow unless you have skills; case in point his conqueror Joyce, who just barely has enough skill to get by despite being down in the same speed gutter), but yes a total hype job.

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