I want to share with you this article because I think theres much truth in it and explains very well why many here (included me) think that Wilder truely fought a lot of journeymen in his career. Here the text of the article. Wilder failed to fight Klitschko and Martin It appears strange that Wilder was not calling for a unification fight with Charles Martin when he briefly held the IBF title from January 2016 to April 2016, as surely Martin would have gone for that. Also, former IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko called out Wilder for a unification fight before that only for Shelley Finkel to say Wilder lacked the experience back then. Finkel and Lou Dibella tried to get Wilder a name on his record last year by taking on an inactive overweight Tyson Fury, but that nearly backfired on them and they were extremely lucky to get the draw. It is well documented that Wilder turned down a three fight deal with DAZN that included two fights with Anthony Joshua. The reasoning for this from some sources is because Wilder did not know how much Joshua was getting and he would take his own route to make more money in his next three fights. This appeared to be a very strange decision as we are constantly told by Wilder that he wants “One face, one name, one champion” but when presented with the opportunity he has constantly turned them down. Wilder chose not to take risky fights Wilder was also very vocal after Joshua regained his titles by saying he would never fight him. This is a very strange statement from a fighter who has the chance to be the undisputed heavyweight champion and go down in history An American heavyweight champion with as many title defences as Muhammed Ali, albeit against very weak opposition, should be a mainstream star and a sponsors dream. One could argue that if Wilder fought more risky fights against the likes of Dillian Whyte, Joshua, Joseph Parker or Oleksandr Uysk he would have been more of a star. Beating Luis Ortiz twice, who biggest name on his resume arguably is Dave Allen, has down little to capture the imagination.
Tbf ortiz,s biggest win is definetely not dave allen. Probably be jennings...who was a decent fighter. Ortiz battered him tbf. I,d say ortiz has about 6 or 7 wins better than dave allen.
Wilder has been carefully matched, fighting old faded opponents like Ortiz, inactive like Stiverne and Fury, shot like Arreola and Lyakhovich, chinny like Szpilka and limited like Washington. He's avoided prime, decent opposition: Whyte, Joshua, Parker, Ruiz, etc. Wilder and his management know his limitations as a boxer. Yet he mouths off about Joshua, a man he's very afraid of facing. He'll be past his own prime soon, he's now in his mid-30s. This guy reminds me of Wilder when he says at 4:15 "I'm afraid, I've always been afraid" This content is protected
Wilder's "opposition" has been a total joke. He faced some of the worst stiffs I've ever seen a fighter face on the way up and he was "competing" against them for far longer than I have ever seen (5 years). Since then, as others have noted, he's fought washed up "name" opponents like Harrison and Lyakhovich, and a string of mediocre fringe contenders like Molina, Washington, Szpilka et al. And the only legitimate contenders he face - Stiverne and Ortiz - were old and ailing, while Fury, the only really top level guy he's faced, clearly beat Wilder despite the bogus bought and paid for "draw." Wilder is a fraud. His vaunted "power" is the product of facing stiff after stiff and carefully selected fighters with fragile chins, and his own shaky mandible has been protected from being exposed since he hit the deck against tomato cans Dustin Nichols and Harold Sconiers early in his manufactured career. As soon as he faces a live body with any pop, he's taking a canvas nap
