The most avoided fighter of our time? Literally NOBODY wanted any part of this dude save for Deontay who seeks out the toughest challenges. I think in any other era he becomes champ, or if he fought Joshua
Officially over 40, probably over 50, drug cheat, medically cleared for the fight the day before it happened because of high blood pressure, best wins are unimpressive Bryant Jennings and shot Tony Thompson... You are wildly estimating this guy. I was a fan before he got busted for steroids. And that was before I learned that he has real medical problems.
Wladmir wouldnt fight him The top 5 guys werent interested Joshua paid him step aside money then refused to fight him. Wilder told Dillian Whyte hed get a shot at his WBC belt if he beat Ortiz and he said nope (despite literally dozens of tweets, call outs, and interviews calling out wilder and claiming hed knock him out and demanding a fight). Burley was ducked by Robinson who is considered the greatest at middle and of the greatest in general. Wladmir is a top 10 if not top 5 heavyweight champion with over 19 title defenses. And Joshua is already being discussed as this invincible h2h monster and future hall of famer and he wanted no parts of him. Id say ifs a fair comparison.
In retrospect maybe he should have fought Ustinov. I don't know all the details but he seemed to waste a lot of time after that.
