Wilders pre title competition is underrated

Based on what, though? You can have an opinion about anything---it's your right. But what hard chin did he take out? Don't even say Ortiz...what big punch previously tested him?

Even the mediocrities with decent chins like Duhaupas and Washington finished on their feet.

Wilder is a good puncher. The 'ardest pooncher it boxing myth is all spin.

 

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PMSL. Very good sir.

 

Proof that opinions can be wrong.

 

He had white dog **** for competition

 

Perhaps...

Or perhaps he was just that well managed and protected, by both his own team and for the most part by the WBC as well.

He got lucky by not having to fight Povetkin, he got lucky with preferential treatment against Ortiz first time around, he got lucky with the corrupt card in the first Fury fight... It's not like you could easily construct that kind of run without luck, complicity or both.

Yes, there's real power, but that alone doesn't usually lead to such long unbeaten runs... Most fighters and their managers will get bored of beating on journeymen that long and take risks trying to improve the cash they're getting.

 

Not denying Wilder's power was ridiculous, but his opposition was very soft especially for someone who somehow has ten title defences.

I do think Ortiz was actually a good fighter but honestly the rest of Wilder's record was very poor for a champion. Like its not a great look for someone with Wilder's reputation to some that Stiverne was his second best win. However, I think Wilder in his prime was capable of beating better fighters than he had done so in bloody Molina, Washington, Breazeale. But, its Wilder's own fault for ducking better fighters such as Whyte who was his mandatory for years, and possibly AJ but I thought AJ also fumbled to some extent in negotiations but they still should have fought in their undefeated primes.

Also not a good look in terms of when Wilder wanted to fight Fury after his long lay off considering people suspected Wilder was being protected. Like it was pretty obvious they saw Fury as a easy win because he was rusty.

 

he has defended in 48 hw fights the world title 10 times against no1 contenders at that time . Where has he ducked ?

 

Cmon, besides Fury #1 he's got no successful defences against legit contenders...
And that was a borderline robbery despite the two KD rounds.
Fury was rusty, unfit and badly gassed by the time he got KD'd - and still should've won (to be clear, a draw card was just about justifiable, but anything in Wilders favour wasn't).

Ortiz was always massively overhyped (still an okay win for a title bout, but not special enough to hang your resume on) and every other defence was against mediocre gatekeeper level or journeyman fighters.

He clearly ducked both Whyte and Joshua, who were both begging him to fight, too.

Wilders resume is absolutely horrible for an ex-champion.

 

I agree that this era was not very strong , but he nevertheless defended his titles against the contenders nominated / available . Blame him that there were no better guys in the division ?

 

You don't seriously think that Wilder defended against the best guys (plural) available?

Fury, in the second fight? Yes, absolutely.

Otherwise? Not remotely close...

 

How did he cherry picked an opponent for a title defence which includes a mandatory contender ?

Who was e.g better than nominated chris arreola on 16.07.2016 ?

I ask seriously without defending wilder here but do not fully get it .