Who will Wilder fight next?

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  1. Jab in the Face

    Jab in the Face Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Thats a good question, no real standout win.

    Lets not forget Ortiz won almost every round of both fights just his 40 year old chin didn't hold up.
     
  2. Bofo24

    Bofo24 hobbyist Full Member

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    Saudis would likely love to see him gain, KO his opponent or get KOed himself:
    • Dubois
    • Whyte
    • Ngannou
     
  3. SimonLock

    SimonLock Member Full Member

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    I’m not going to defend Wilder’s record, I fully agree he was a protected champion who took very few risks until Fury.

    However, to say he was never top tier is not true. He was rated by pretty much everyone as one of the top 3 heavyweight in the world at his peak, and he beat guys who were rated in the top 10 at the time, which none of the guys I mentioned are now.
     
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  4. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes, but the ratings weren't based on anything. There was a time everyone thought the world is flat, but its not.
     
  5. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    He should try and make the Andy Ruiz Jr fight. Hopefully the Saudi's will bank roll it so even they can meet Ruiz's ridiculous purse demands. Both these guys are washed up right now, Wilder due to age and the beatings he took of Fury and Ruiz down to poor lifestyle choices and inactivity, so they need to avoid the top guys and a win still has some name recognition and would get the winner some momentum to face a top guy.

    If Ruiz Jr simply prices himself out again then perhaps Anderson. If Martin can land cleanly even this over the hill Wilder can land against Anderson's dumb lean back defence.
     
  6. Mitch87

    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wilder only beat non world level opposition and loses every time he has stepped up to world level.

    If Wilder goes back to PBC to fight Miller, Charles Martin, Ajagba and Luis Ortiz etc then he can pick up the wins but what's the point.

    Wilder loses to all Usyk, AJ, Fury, Parker, Kabayel, Zhang, Dubois, Joyce, Hrgovic, Sanchez Bakole, Whyte and Anderson.
     
  7. JL Fighter

    JL Fighter Boxing Addict Full Member

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  8. 11player

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    Dillian White is the fight to make.
     
  9. Boxing2019

    Boxing2019 If you want peace, prepare war. banned Full Member

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  10. zulander

    zulander Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He's 38.... Whyte, Joyce or Chisora would make sense from being possibly winnable but realistically he's shot and needs to retire.
    The speed and snap has gone from his punches and after his power he had 0 of anything else. No inside game, can't control distance, no real defensive prowess and a tool in the corner.
     
  11. It's Ovah

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

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    All those fights would be good. Ngannou is probably the most bankable, although at this stage Wilder probably needs a brutal KO win over some journeyman to sell it. His stock's really at rock bottom right now.
     
  12. 007 373 5963

    007 373 5963 Active Member Full Member

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    Is this thread a joke? Wilder is completely spent. He has no fight left in him, physically or mentally. What part of his last 2 fights suggests anything different? He barely threw anything and spent most of his time backpedaling. He's nothing but a punching bag now.
     
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  13. naranja

    naranja Member Full Member

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    The police judging by what telli swift is alleging
     
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  14. Shazzar23

    Shazzar23 Demetrius Bivol Full Member

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    The long arm of the Law.
     
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  15. Jab in the Face

    Jab in the Face Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wilder v Ngannou would be the only fight left for him, which I think he’d lose.