Wilder's power compared to the power hitters of the passed.

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by 80s champs, Dec 5, 2018.


  1. andrewa1

    andrewa1 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Lol! Did I call it or what? Your traditional mo. You coward out and hide for days, then scurry back while I'm away. Then wrongly accuse me of all the things you display perfectly. And add in reams and reams of irrational blather, trying to use as many words that I use as you can so that you can feel more intelligent.

    The fact is nothing you say goes to my core points. A. Everything you accuse Wilder of is subjective and or can be equally applied to other fighters. His track record against mid tier and lower lever fighters is unequaled. B. You are guilty of the single biggest turn around in Forum history, in going from saying no fighter under 6'4 would have over a 10% chance of winning a belt, to a few months later saying a specific fighter, who is under 6'4, should be favored over the field. Just admit you changed your mind dude. Its not the worst thing in the world. I promise you, it will be a great personal growth moment for you. But you are a sad little man who is incapable of personal growth or self reflection, so I know that is simply impossible for you.

    Now, lets wait days for you to crawl out of your hole again, and then we'll see you write tomes of blather again, all focusing on the most pathetic and irrelevant of details while ignoring the larger points.
     
  2. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wilder seems like a pretty heavy puncher though I don't think he is of the same caliber as Joshua. It's hard to gauge power because many of the top fighters don't face each other which makes it hard to know how durable they are. Ortiz for example didn't fight guys who would have tested his chin like Wladimir Klitschko, Alexander Povetkin, Dillian Whyte, Jarrell Miller, etc. So it's hard to know how impressive Wilder's stoppage of him is given he hadn't really been tested against the divisions elite. I would say he probably hits harder than Whyte and Miller and definitely harder than Parker.

    However, I think Wilder's height and reach make it easier for him to land on tall heavies. Many of these guys that weigh around the same as he does like Foreman, Liston, Ruddock, don't have his height or reach which could make it more difficult for them to effectively land on men the size of Joshua and Tyson Fury.