If anyone remembers Tavoris Cloud he was another puncher who lacked boxing ability and was exposed as a one dimensional slugger when he faced Campillo. After the controversial win everything went downhill for him and was beaten back to back. Old Hopkins easily outboxed him to a decision win, Stevenson toyed with him and eventually got stopped, and Artur Beterbiev just bull dozed him to a second round KO. Do you think the same could happen for Wilder, where everything is just gonna crash and burn for him from this point on after losing badly to Fury? I'm hoping that's not the case for Wilder. Will have to see how he looks in his next fight, hopefully an easier opponent that gives him a confidence booster.
Don't think so. First of, the 175 went from a weak division where and old ATG could still rule, to murderers row in a short amount of time. And Cloud then faced much better opposition as he previously had in a row, shortly after being exposed by one of the old guard weak division's leftovers. Perfect storm that blew away Cloud. I do believe Joshua would KO Wilder too, though.
Deontay Wilder is ATG-bound (upper Elite), while Tavoris Cloud is a retired World Champion (Elite) Deontay Wilder is ATG-bound because: He is the acclaimed hardest puncher in boxing history Equaled Muhammad Ali world title defenses with a higher KO ratio Won an Olympic Bronze Medal after 1 year of picking-up boxing Still very active & will only add to his legacy So you understand the hierarchy: Non-Combatant < Amateur Boxer < Pro Boxer < Contender < World Champion < ATG
