Which of the top big 3 heavyweights do you all see is the most vulnerable?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Dance84, May 18, 2021.


Most Vulnerable heavyweight

  1. Tyson Fury

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  2. Anthony Joshua

    12.9%
  3. Deontay Wilder

    87.1%
  1. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    Out Fury , Wilder , Joshua who would say is the most vulnerable heavyweight?
     
  2. Kiwi_in_America

    Kiwi_in_America The Tuaminator Full Member

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    Wilder has not even proven himself to be Top 3 - because of lack of opponents

    He may lose to a number of Top 10 fighters. We simply don't know - but I suspect that several can beat him.
     
  3. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Wilder. Not even close.

    Worst technically of the three.
    Tactically the least flexible of the three.
    Oldest of the three.
    Weakest resume of the three.

    I'm not even sure there's much to argue in his favour against the other two...

    ... The only real question is: "Does anyone actually rank Wilder top 3 at this point?"

    Without seeing him in the ring, proving he's over his L (arguably two) and still on his game, it's hard to see him as much other than a broken man
     
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  4. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot Live as if you were to die tomorrow Full Member

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    Aj technically good but lacks iq wilder already lost
     
  5. Heavyrighthand

    Heavyrighthand Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wilder. Fury proved he is nowhere NEAR the fighter many thought he was.



    But then again maybe wilder really is that good: it’s just that Fury is that much better
     
  6. kiwi_boxer

    kiwi_boxer nighty night, ellerbe ☠ ☠ ☠ banned Full Member

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    AJ bounced back from a significant loss. Viewing it objectively, he has since fought and won convincingly.
    His chin is still susceptible, but like many, he has sound enough fundamentals to minimize the risk of it being cracked again. Joshua's biggest vulnerability is when he is tagged he doesn't know how to tie up and regather himself. Until he learns the art of tying up, he is always going to be vulnerable.

    Wilder was knocked out and has done nothing but make excuses. Only now, with money on the table, he has expressed interest in fighting again. I fear the loss to Fury has done more damage to his drive to fight over anything else. We all know that Wilder isn't a world-class boxer, and instead, somewhat of a one-trick pony. If he can load off the right hand, 9/10 he will put the opposition out. However, has his loss to Fury made him more gunshy? Will he throw with the same intent? We won't know until we see him fight against a fighter that is willing to take the fight to Wilder.

    Unlike Joshua, Wilder doesn't have the boxing ability to keep another fighter from hurting him. He was hurt to the head and to the body against Fury...people seem to forget that. He does have one hell of an equaliser, but he struggles to get any sort of leverage out of it going backwards - he has to be the bully. If a fighter can impose themself on Wilder I'm convinced he will continue to stack L's on his record.

    Fury is hands-down the most sound fight of the 3 (and that's from someone who had large doubts pre-Cunningham fight). He has the boxing ability, IQ, and size advantage to match himself against any modern heavyweight. Do I think his chin is suspect? Somewhat, yes. I think Usyk offers the highest risk against Fury - Joshua has a better chance than Wilder and Wilder has a better chance than the rest of the top 10.
     
  7. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Probably Wilder, but it is close with AJ. Wilder only loss to Fury, the #1 HW while AJ lost to Ruiz and did not look all that impressive in the rematch.
     
  8. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    It's really, really not.

    Wilder lost to the only decent fighter he's ever dared step in the ring with - and lost to two different styles he put out against him.

    Ruiz may have beaten AJ, but he's not even the most respectable opponent on his resume - a combination of styles and getting clipped lost him the first fight... The rematch wasn't particularly entertaining but it was an efficient and effective outboxing and never in a moment's doubt that it would go to cards and go to AJ by a distance. The only thing that makes that rematch less than impressive is the lack of condition Ruiz brought in.

    Ruiz still beats anyone on Wilders resume, only Ortiz would have any chance with him and the versions Wilder beat probably still lose comfortably to Ruiz... And that's without looking at the rest of AJ's resume.

    If Wilder hadn't held a belt he'd be an irrelevant sideshow, knocking out cans and threatening no serious fighters... A svelte Butterbean, if you'll permit the deliberately exaggerated caricature.
     
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  9. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    I went with Wilder. Out of the 3, he is the most limited skills wise. In my opinion, that makes him tbe most vulneable.
     
  10. Vegan Beast

    Vegan Beast Grandpappy Ortiz Full Member

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    Wilder most vulnerable because he ****ing sucks.

    AJ vulnerable because he's not physically as good as Fury in regards to durability.

    1. Wilder
    2. AJ
    3. Fury least vulnerable.
     
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  11. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I’d say Wilder because it was shown he lacks in all of the fundamentals... then AJ because his chin is suspect
     
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