Who is Wilder's current historical counterpart?

Certainly sir, defeating Floyd Patterson is the biggest win on either ledger and I agree that isn't close. But Johansson only had 28 total bouts with 26 wins in his entire career and Deontay is already at 36 wins, undefeated and only one man - the Champ at the time - has seen the final bell and that, arguably, only because of a hand injury. I might argue that even now there isn't much in overall body of work (in my opinion) to separate them. But I respect your opinion and thank you for the observations. Salute!

 

Wilder is only 30, not 36.

 

This had the potential to be a good thread but I see there are far too many haters on here.

Golota was a mental midget, Wilder would make ridiculously easy work of him.
Wilder has got a good ring IQ and he actually knows when to pull the trigger. He would have worked Golota out in the 1st minute and decked him no bother.

I'd have to think about it for a while to find a good counterpart but it would have to be someone with a bit of pop.

 

Please forgive my inexact reference, you are correct in saying he is 30 years old not 36. - I was speaking of WINS but did not make that clear. Ingo only had 28 total fights and 26 wins, Deontay has already done more than that (36 Win) and is better over the longer course.
Granted, perhaps Deontay has not fought quite the quality Ingo faced.

 

You gotta be kidding me man. atsch Wilder has fought nothing but stiffs - his "power" is a product of facing handpicked tomato cans, washed up glass jawed fighters like Fraudley and mediocre journeymen with soft chins like Malik Scott and Szpilka.

Wilder is packing glass just like Michael Grant was. And at least Grant beat some decent fighters like Golota

No, poor man's Michael Grant is a very apt term for this FRAUD.

 

Wilder's last four opponents have over 100 wins and ten losses between them. Stiverne and Malik Scott only lost one other fight besides Wilder, both of them were on highly questionable stoppages. Duhapaus and Stiverne have never been stopped. Duhaupus just knocked out a fighter who had never been beaten or stopped.

In short, you can label his resume tomato cans all you want, its not as bad as people say. In fact I would wager to say it is now better than George Foreman's prior to fighting Joe Frazier.

These criticisms of Wilder are the same as everyone else's has very little substance behind it.

 

There's every bit of substance behind it.he's champion and he's fighting fighter from outside the top 30 or ones who miraculously appear in it.his run to the title with no victories over anyone at all approaching the top end of the division which is bad enough,but to do it as champ,it's why boxing is in the **** it is when there is b s like this going on

 

There is enough evidence not to be sold on him, but not to dismiss him completely. And he has been down once in 36 fights, that's not enough to say he has a glass jaw.

 

Primo Carnera. Gerry ****ey. Mark Breland.

 

I think golota would spark wilder. Look at how much success scrubs like duahupas molina and firtha had VS wilder, and tell me that Golota wouldnt have a huge.shot to KO wilder.. yes, even the version that got KOd by Grant.

 

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