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Horse wrote:Wilder was going to fight Povetkin, but Povetkin failed a drug test.

Why does Wilder deserve to be insulted?

JohnH wrote:When will we see Deontay “Windmill” Wilder really step up??

Murmurings of a Boxing Madman · Friday, 27 May 2016

So with his proposed mandated fight against Povetkin falling through it now looks like Wilder will return to type and have an “easy” defence.
Current names in the frame are Chris Arreola (third time lucky at the HW belt), Gerald Washington and even Antonio Tarver has now thrown his name into the hat. Whilst the pullout of Povetkin due to PEDs wasn’t Wilder or his team’s fault, he must surely fight a name, somebody that will push him? Povetkin would have been his toughest opponent, now we are left with nothingness...

Of the three fighters mentioned now, the oldest (Tarver) is likely to be the most resilient to Wilder, however he’s not ranked by the WBC, so that looks like a possible non starter. Washington is ranked 15th by the WBC and Arreola will be top 15 again once his misdemeanour for smoking dope is expunged in the next rankings.

Of the current top 6 in the WBC, Povetkin (1) is banned, Duhaupas (3) has already had his shot and was KO’d in the 11th Vs Wilder, Stiverne (2) lost the title to Wilder on points (only time he’s gone the distance) and Parker (6) has just beaten Takam (5) to become Joshua’s mandatory. That leaves Pulev (4), who has just come out on top against Chisora over 12 rounds to win on points.

Pulev poses too many questions for Wilder, awkward and able to take a punch, his only loss was to a dominant Klitschko in 2014, where he was stopped in the 5th round, having given the champ some problems at times during that fight.

Instead of Pulev though we will see Wilder fight somebody who really doesn’t excite the fans or pose much of a test (I know HW boxing can only take one punch, however, come on...).

Are we EVER likely to see Wilder step it up? I very much doubt it and eventually most if not all of the boxing fans who watch him will see the same...

Bronze Bomber? I say more like Bronze Bottler, more Fraud Squad than Bomb Squad, I guess time will tell...

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JohnH wrote:Who has he fought of any note?

Not a difficult question.

Oh, and I've not insulted him half as much as he has insulted the fans.

JohnH wrote:Who has he fought of any note?

Not a difficult question.

Oh, and I've not insulted him half as much as he has insulted the fans.

JohnH wrote:That will be never then.

Haye is a joke.

JohnH wrote:Parker has fought better.

JohnH wrote:Apart from Stiverne who is world level in your list??

JohnH wrote:Parker has fought better.

JohnH wrote:Wow, he clearly has!!

Cyril Henry Hoskin wrote:Horse you're wasting your time sir, John is not the brightest of men and he thrives on this petty antagonism.

Horse wrote:I tried.

Cyril Henry Hoskin wrote:A valiant attempt but ultimately futile, the man is complete oaf.

Horse wrote:He's a character if nothing else.

Cyril Henry Hoskin wrote:He certainly tries very hard to be a 'character' anyway.

Horse wrote:Being a 'character' comes easy to some, other have to work at it.

Horse wrote:Wilder was going to fight Povetkin, but Povetkin failed a drug test.

Why does Wilder deserve to be insulted?

ttornado wrote:Because Haye is a much better foe than the fat Mexican

Horse wrote:What's Haye got to do with it?

ttornado wrote:Why not Wilder vs Haye?

Horse wrote:That fight needs to be built and Haye's got to fight Briggs first.

Haye should be fighting Joshua anyway. That fight is far bigger and more winnable.

ttornado wrote:It builds the AJ fight.
Not every fight needs 'marinading'. Lets see fighters just fight.

Horse wrote:Wilder destroying Haye doesn't help to build the Joshua fight.