Uncanny parallels between Gerry Cooney and Deontay Wilder

And neither were great fighters.

 

Wilder was a World champion with 10 defences,Cooney never was a World champion but with three losses to an unbeaten Holmes Spinks and the other loss to Foreman,so three losses to ATG fighters with Cooney having the better resume just not a belt .

 

Ayahuasca is not addictive like alcohol and opioids, it is also not that "fun" like MDMA and meth that cause euphoria. Also you need a shaman to make ayahuasca brew, it is not possible that a moron like Wilder can do it at home. He probably just tried that once, when he went to an ayahuasca ceremony. Looks like it has not helped him, might have even worsened his mental state.

 

I know the Boxing Librarian, and he just focuces on stats. While he does a fantastic job with them, trying to be impartial to eras and counting every possible statistic possible for every fighter, that method of ranking ignores context. And you're left with outright horrible takes like Sam Langford being as great at Heavyweight as Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis, or Maxie Rosenbloom and Johnny Dundee being two of the top 10 greatest fighters ever. But if you hold him in such high esteem, take a look at how he rates Wilder.

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As far as Wilder goes, his 10 defences consist of only 2 wins over top 10 ranked fighters, and Ortiz is hardly the stuff of legends. Having 8 out of 10 defences being against unranked men is not HoF worthy. His KO rate is nice, but it doesn't mean he is a great fighter, just a great puncher, and they weren't against elite competition. Having a great trilogy doesn't mean he was a great fighter, but given how the unworthy Gatti got in the HoF due to his trilogy with Ward, Wilder will probably get in for it, but he in no way deserves it. And being significant doesn't mean you're a great fighter inside the ring, just a popular one.

 

Gatti also likely received a boost from his untimely death getting In posthumously. He is the rare case. Wilder has no shot. The hall should not lower their standards for Wilder for the glamour division.

 

Having a belt these days is meaningless really.

 

Sometimes I wonder that myself,without the sanctioning bodies that means less politics,less interference,basically less BS and it’d be easier to make the fights we all want to see imo. It would still need an unbiased ranking system but would certainly be better than multiple sanctioning bodies all having there input .

 

Cooneys game losing effort in a 15 rounder again Holmes is more impressive than anything in Wilders career. Doesn't matter if Wilder achieved more. Cooney would have smoked Wilders resume and probably more impressively in most instances.

 

Both have a poor defence.

 

at the hands of technically superior lineal champions (Holmes and Fury)

Isn't this the most beautiful statement?

 

Wilder is the most protected and overrated HW champion of all time, got exposed and beaten by the only 2 proven legit world level boxers in Fury and Parker.

It's disgusting when he think:
- Fought a low level Jason Gavern tot earn title shot.
- Beat one of poorest HW champions in Stiverne.

- Beat a bunch low level hand picked guys such as Spzilka, Malik Scott, Molina, Stiverne again, Dauhaupas, Ortiz, Brezeale and Helenius.

- Avoided the top HWS such as Wlad, AJ, Povetkin, Whyte and Parker for years.