How would Duhaupas look on a prospect/contenders resume

Wasn't Leapai a mandatory though?

He'd be decent enough for a prospect, but it's the fact this has come after Molina and the 32 guys who - no disrespect intended to them - weren't anywhere near top level opposition.

 

Salka is hard to top, but it's also the **** Wilder does too. This is the guy that fought complete bums to get his title shot and fake ranking. Now, after he gets the title, it's rinse, wash, and repeat the same stuff he was doing as a prospect.

 

If you would have told me on January 1st of this year that he would fight Stiverne, Molina, and Duhaupus... I would assume he lost to Stiverne and fought two comeback fights. But if you told me that he would beat all three then I think myself and most everybody else would have been surprised and impressed. For whatever that is worth.

He should look to come back in January of next year and look to fight 3 or even 4 times in the calendar year. He needs to fight two legitimate opponents in 2016. A cupcake or two would be fine as well but he's got to face two quality opponents to legitimize that belt. Acceptable opponents for me, for him, next year: Klitschko, Povetkin, Pulev, Fury, Jennings. Really even the following are fine: Glazkov, Takam, Chagaev, Joshua. Actually, it's Wilder we're talking about, even these would be fine for me: Tarver, Cunningham, Szpilka, Teper, Thompson, Solis, Perez... Gotta fight two of em, bruh.

 

I'm looking at Wilders' resume again. Um. He has beaten a lot of recognizable quality career journeymen at least, haha.

Duhaupas will be in his "top 3 wins" along with Stiverne and Scott should he pull it off in convincing fashion.

However there's a pretty big drop off after that in Wilders' competition. Sergei Liakhovich and Audley Harrison actually highlight his resume.

 

Yeah, I agree. I hate to be sitting here with my tin foil hat on but I still think that Scott KO looked a bit off...

 

I think any rational person thinks there was something off with the Scott KO.

 

If Wilder fought Briggs that would be a better opponent than Duhaupas. At least he has power and experience. That's how bad of an opponent Duhaupas is on this level.

For me the main problem is, Wilder can actually beat most heavy weights out there. I'll quote myself from another thread:

He could fight someone competitive and give the fans a good fight. Instead he opted in for a joke. He deserves all the flame he gets.

 

[initiate slow clap]

 

He would look good on a prospect's resume, that's the thing. Both Molina and Duhaupas are tests Wilder should've taken before he became the title holder.

 

I don't recall people when Pianeta fought Klitschko, or Chagaev for that matter saying...."well he DID beat the tough and skilled Duhaupas!"

He's a nobody....

 

Bleh. Somewhere between Werner Kreiskott and Christian Hammer.

Euro also-ran, in other words.

 

Leapai was a mandatory. Yet, one could make an argument that he is better than Duhaupas. Oquendo is irrelevant in this case.

Duhaupas' fight with Charr was a close one. Actually, I think that Charr has won it. Duhaupas is probably top 15 in Europe. Yet, he is hardly suitable even for a EBU title never mind WBC championship.

Shame on WBC for allowing this travestly.

 

He might beat Hammer at this point, but that's not really saying much. Do you rate Hammer higher than Charr?

 

Unlike Ivo, I think Duhapas managed to defeat Charr pretty decisively. At any rate, he's a serviceable fringe contender who likely would have been fine for Wilder as an initial defence. It does feel as though Wilder's treading water with this following his defence against Molina, however.