Record for most sub top 10 defenses ever?

I'm sure some fighters have similar awful record defense numbers... and I'm even more sure that there have been fighters with worse competition than Deontay despite their opponents potentially being in the top 10.

I don't like Wilder a ton, but that's my take on it.

 

Also, I think Wilder is in the sport to make money first and be great second, and there's nothing wrong with that. I'm pretty sure his daughter has health issues that are going to be extremely expensive throughout her entire life.

I'm not going to knock on a guy with an avenue to make a lot of money, who does so, while having perfectly valid reasons to do them. Tough **** if I personally dislike his competition levels.

 

I didn't think particularly hard about the question, because it's one that's been regurgitated constantly on this site for years.

Beyond that, even ATG heavyweight Joe Louis managed to take on opposition that was perceived to be so poor that it was nicknamed in scorn.

All these complaints really aren't new. Ali fought some competition that would make Duhaupas blush.

 

He's shattering the record of ineptness for defenses. Easily.
Total fraud.

 

I guess what rights we have to dictate what professional athletes do is up for interpretation. No fighter makes anyone buy their fights.

Also, if he had more ambition he's several times more likely to lose... which is completely the opposite of what any intelligent man in his position would realistically do.

I dislike the guy. Hate the dancing, **** talk, clowning, so on and so forth. But I'd love to see anyone with a seriously ill daughter in his exact circumstances suddenly be clamoring for very realistic losses against better opposition. It is what it is, fans need to understand and accept it, because I very much doubt it's going to change until he gets the opportunity for a massive payday he can't say no to.

 

If you want to dig into even the recent past, you can find far worse opposition ending up in title fights on a consistent basis. Just take a peek at some of the lower weight classes.

 

I guess I'm not quite that invested into the sport if that's the case. I just don't see it that way but understand and respect your view point.

 

There are more options and opponents to pick today with all the ranking jargon.... Team Wilder simply is taking easy street ,end of . The fact he literally said he was not interested in Klitchko already WHEN the fight was a possibility should say it all .

Joshua would put his lights out !There simply on different levels ! Should the fans be upset NOW? Yea this isnt WWE we pay $ to at least get legit fights from at least a WBC Champion who has 30 something fights ,but mark my words ,Joshua or Klitchko is going to collect them all again and we will have one champion who wants the best guy to k.o!