What is Deontay Wilder's legacy?

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  1. KO_King

    KO_King Horizontal Heavyweight Full Member

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    In a similar vein to the same question asked about AJ and Fury, what do you consider Wilder's legacy to be? Appreciate he could fight again, but as of where we stand today.
     
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  2. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    The "Recycler", because he crushes cans....
     
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  3. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member Full Member

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    Getting KTFO by Fury.
     
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  4. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    HOF, exciting, bad mother****er, robbed in the first Fury fight from a KO, bomb squad.
     
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  5. miniq

    miniq RETIRED Full Member

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    The man who made Eddie Hearn & AJ lose years of sleep

    Imagine if Wilder had the right mentality to boxing and honed his right hand properly.
     
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  6. ipitythefool

    ipitythefool Prediction ? Pain Full Member

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    He got fame as the man who somehow got up after being floored by Dustin Nichol's notorious check jab.

    Other than that - meh.
     
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  7. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Paper champ with a punch

    Joshua was a better fighter with a much greater resume, but I still think Wilder would chin him, at least post Wlad

    Pity it never happened, would have been huge. But wilder for his many deficiencies and poor resume, did have heart and I think he would have smashed Joshua, perhaps climbing off the canvas to do so

    Would have been fireworks either way and not lasted more than 3 rounds
     
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  8. The Professor

    The Professor Socialist Ring Leader Staff Member

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    The greatest can-crusher of all time.
     
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  9. fencik45

    fencik45 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Greatest example of cherry picking ever, with Fury a close second.
     
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  10. Malph

    Malph Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah...Wilder vs Joshua in their primes would have been a great fight.

    Too bad it never happened.
     
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  11. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Big puncher

    Master of the "Yulaverse"
     
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  12. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    One of the major champions of an era who held his title for 4 years through 10 defenses. Missed a big fight with Joshua and beat mostly sub-par opposition, exciting trilogy with Fury that took a lot out of him.

    Most of all probably, one of the hardest punchers of all time, with skills that left a lot to be desired, but enough heart, athleticism, awkwardness, and timing to help the power get there.
     
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  13. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    At times I seriously hate this sport
    Should have happened and so should Fury vs Aj
     
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  14. Malph

    Malph Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yep. We, as fans, were robbed of the era's best HWs fighting each other.

    There were some good, competitive fights to be made that never happened.
     
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  15. ruffryders

    ruffryders Active Member Full Member

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    If turki was about then, he would have made the AJ fight happen
     
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