Will Wilder hold the record for HW voluntary title defenses?

Larry Holmes was the WBC and then the IBF heavyweight champion.

Out of his 20 title defenses, I think he fought TWO mandatories (Earnie Shavers and Gerry C00ney).

If so, the record is 18.

Also, Stiverne is the #2 rated WBC contender. Duhaupas is currently #4. Molina and Szpika are also currently rated by the WBC.

Everyone Wilder has fought in a WBC title fight is still rated by the WBC.

 

Larry Holmes was the WBC champ from 1978 to 1983. and he fought two mandatories. There were seven "voluntary defenses" between Shavers and C00ney.

There was a belt swap because he refused to fight Greg Page, his WBC mandatory.

When he was the IBF champ, he didn't fight any of their mandatories.

 

It doesn't matter where YOU rate them. He's not the andrewa1 Heavyweight Champion.

He's the WBC Heavyweight Champion. His only concern is the WBC ratings.

 

Everyone Wilder has defended against to date could beat Alfredo Evangelista, Scott Frank, Lorenzo Zanon, Leroy Jones, Scott Ledoux. Lucien Rodriquez and the statue of Muhammad Ali.

 

I'm still hoping for a Voluntary Defense from GGG. He keeps fighting his bumatoriesatsch

 

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DERP

 

I remember when everyone thought Larry Holmes' defenses were poor. He's a hall of famer. I remember when everyone thought Lennox Lewis' title defenses were poor - he's a Hall of Famer.

Wilder's about to make his fourth defense in a 12-month period with a cancelled fight in there as well. He's fine.

The vast majority of heavyweight champions and beltholders never even made four defenses - let alone four in a year.

Fighters' reigns should be judged when their reigns are over.

 

:deal

 

There defences were poor

The Internet wasn't around to expose them at the time