Will America produce a great HW champ again?

Wilder if he puts more training in his technique and if he can recover from the injuries.

 

Wilder is the true heavyweight champion right now. Produced in America. He's undefeated and all his fights are knockouts so far. Sure, his technique isn't quite ideal to some. He's the black Rocky. So for that, they won't like him.

 

I have him beating every champ and challenger of all time but for Peter Jackson.

 

What's this reverse psychology rubbish?
*licks dry lips

 

He would beat 5 Marciano's in a single night given 10 rounds.

Put your money on that!

 

Yes, but expect them to be more sporadic.

 

For alot of people here weather or not Wilder Ko's everyone he ever faces many wouldn't even consider him for the top 10 all time. Partly from being nostalgic and partly because of his weaker opposition.

 

I can't believe the US amateur boxing program couldn't find SOMEBODY to represent the USA in the upper divisions. Is it an issue of a lack of available talent or a lack of funding? Has this happened before? (A quick Google search shows the 2008 team was unrepresented in some divisions.) Crazy.

Re: Wilder is true champ. Naw, he's just a belt holder, another in a long line that includes Ernie Terrell, Jimmy Ellis, Ken Norton, John Tate, Tony Tucker, Bruce Seldon... not bad fighters, but not real world champions. If Wilder keeps defending his Whatever Boxing Administration belt, I hope he gets his true title shot.

 

How is he the true heavyweight champion?

 

This quite a drought we're going through...going beyond the matter of an "American" champ, I'm hoping that Fury remains successful, as he has more charisma than all the other heavyweights rolled up in to one IMO. That, ultimately is better for boxing than merely an American born champion in the mean time.

 

I don't know.. Unless there's some prospect lurking around under the radar out there, then I suppose the answer is " not for a very long time." Wilder is a solid heavyweight, but also unproven at the highest level. And some of his opponents like Artur Szpilka have exposed some flaws.. That and he's already around 31 years old. Not sure I'd favor him to beat Fury or Joshua. He'd likely be a betting underdog against both at this point. America isn't where boxing's at any more..

 

Just on the point of non-competitive Olympians,

several American posters have pointed out for years on this board that boxing is more or less dead in America.

All the info from the medical community on the long-term harm done by blows to the head to brain function is having a finishing impact. It is hard for me to see how any caring parent would allow their child to go into boxing.

Boxing used to be a way out for kids who were on the wrong track and had criminal tendencies or records. Now such folks are much more likely to go into politics.

 

LOL

I wonder what kind of boxer Hilary might have made in another era.

 

It's nothing to do with politics Briggs just wasn't an ATG