What would be Wilder's legacy if he called it a career today?

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  1. tommyg6

    tommyg6 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What would it be? What will people best remember him for? many years down the road.
     
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  2. Monochrome_Night

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    What do you mean remember him for? He's not even known NOW.
     
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  3. Todd498

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  4. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pointless exercise. Let's see how he does against Joshua.
     
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  5. cippi

    cippi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    not good.
     
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  6. Vince Voltage

    Vince Voltage Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He would be slightly less regarded than Nicolai Valuev. Come to think of it, that would make a nice 'dream fight' post....perhaps a nightmare.
     
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  7. Mr Icaman

    Mr Icaman 32-0 WBC Champ, Ring + Lineal HW Champ Full Member

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    His legacy would be opening up a aluminium smelting business...
     
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  8. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    You know there'd be a ton of fools calling him the GOAT. Him and Marciano.
     
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  9. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    He'd be one of those annoying what-ifs that people like to bring up in fantasy fights.

    Among the casual fanbase he'd be quickly forgotten.
     
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  10. khaosai galaxi

    khaosai galaxi Superbad Full Member

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    What legacy?
     
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  11. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    He'd have a decent rep in the US but he was second fiddle to other guys based in Europe and showed no appetite to fight any of them except latterly Joshua, and that's only because the cheque is worth the likely ass whupping.
     
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  12. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    When your most famous fight is against an internet troll you really have no claim to any legacy worth talking about.
     
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  13. N17

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    Errr I reckon he'd be looked at like a KO winning version of Sven Ottke.
     
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  14. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    Legacy? The best belt milker of all time. Wilder did not face one top ten ring magazine ranked title opponent at the time he fought them and was exposed in victory quite a few times.

    If the USA had better heavyweight he quickly be forgotten.
     
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  15. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The American version of Brian Nielsen before he lost, but with an ABC strap for 5 fights.

    In other words, virtually no legacy.

    In case you dont know who Brian Nielsen was he was a HW who got to a record of 49-0 but never fought for a title. He finished his career with a 64-3 record in the end.
     
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