Wilder is scared of Whyte for a reason.

I know it's a big if but if Deontay Wilder were fighting Whyte next and Wilder trained and prepared as best he could, I think Wilder works him easy. Then again picking a Wilder fight is like pinning the tail on the donkey and damn near impossible trying to predict how it will play out. But if Wilder is fully engaged the only HE in the world that I think is a class or two above him is Joshua, that said I still think a fully engaged Wilder is clearly 2nd best heavy in the world with the insane god given tools to beat any heavy on any given night.

 

Ortiz is better than Whyte. Wilder also beat Ortiz cleaner than Whyte 'beat' Chisora, who Ortiz is also better than. Wilder signed to fight Povetkin in Russia, who is better than Whyte. Wilder is chasing for a fight with AH, who is better than Whyte. Whyte hasn't actually been made mandatory by the WBC either.

There is nothing (0(zero)) to suggest Wilder is scared of Whyte. There is however reason to suggest Hearn is trying to use Whyte as a tool to delay the AJ fight.

 

He’s scared of Whyte because he needs that AJ pay day

If we was confident of beating Whyte he’d happily take the big pay day to beat him and build his profile over here before the ultimate pay day against Joshua.

Reality is, Whyte would beat Wilder and Wilder knows it. Apparently Joshua is ducking Wilder, what’s Wilder doing with Whyte then......

Wilder is holding that belt hostage so he can get his career ended for mega bucks against AJ

 

Pick whichever ranking organisation you like. Here's another:

https://premierboxingorganisation.com/heavyweight-200

Look at the rankings of AJ's opponents then look at Wilder's? Joshua only fought Takam because Pulev dropped out. Even so I think he's a more credible opponent than Washington or Stiverne 2 but each to their own. It's easy to question any fighter's resume as they all tend to take the odd easy fight along the way. The key point here is that AJ and Wilder are at different stages of their career and yet AJ's resume is already superior. Wilder has spent too long facing 2nd or 3rd rate opposition and the level of padding in his resume is very apparent. Oh and whilst we're looking at resumes you may want to look at just who Ortiz faced. He's another example of the hype machine outweighing the reality.

I don't think he's total garbage by any means and he showed grit and heart to beat Ortiz. Like you I hope from here on out he's only drawing from the A list opponents, but I suspect that won't be the case.

 

Wilder would make a KO highlight reel out of Whyte and I would love to see it.

 

I'm sure that he's turned over a new leaf and is going to face only top quality opposition from now on ... hang on ... there's two guys with gold chains at the door holding a white envelope. Let me get my walking stick and find out what they want ...

 

Don't worry they're probably looking for your Grandad.