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I respect people's opinion on Wilder's boxing skills but he was one second from victory in the first Fury fight. Tyson has proved himself the better man, clearly, but dismissing Wilder as shit is wrong, no matter how badly he has behaved. He faced a man just under 3 stone heavier who is also durable, mobile and skilled; it is no disgrace to lose to Fury.
 
oldius said:
I respect people's opinion on Wilder's boxing skills but he was one second from victory in the first Fury fight. Tyson has proved himself the better man, clearly, but dismissing Wilder as shit is wrong, no matter how badly he has behaved. He faced a man just under 3 stone heavier who is also durable, mobile and skilled; it is no disgrace to lose to Fury.
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For me its his total lack of boxing skills, for the reason I dont rate him. Yes he is a one punch knock-out artist but it seems he has been spoon fed fighters who he could knock out so the Americans could build him up into something he just isnt

Lets also not forget that he was actually being out boxed (i think it was his last fight before the 1st Fury encounter) and he again just managed to land his only get out clause

I will give him one thing, he had the heart to go on. But on this matter he had a corner which was full of yes-men so that the towel would not be thrown in by his corner like the 7th round of the 2nd fight

Any other fighter he comes up against now knows how to plan against him. Head movement, when he throws his right hand move backwards to reduce its power. Get in close, rough him up and bang

If Wilder does continue to go on, as we are led to believe he will then its going to be interesting how the opponent targets him
 
BlueMoonz1977 said:
For me its his total lack of boxing skills, for the reason I dont rate him. Yes he is a one punch knock-out artist but it seems he has been spoon fed fighters who he could knock out so the Americans could build him up into something he just isnt

Lets also not forget that he was actually being out boxed (i think it was his last fight before the 1st Fury encounter) and he again just managed to land his only get out clause

I will give him one thing, he had the heart to go on. But on this matter he had a corner which was full of yes-men so that the towel would not be thrown in by his corner like the 7th round of the 2nd fight

Any other fighter he comes up against now knows how to plan against him. Head movement, when he throws his right hand move backwards to reduce its power. Get in close, rough him up and bang

If Wilder does continue to go on, as we are led to believe he will then its going to be interesting how the opponent targets him
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If I were him I would quit. I don't know what else he has going on in his life, nor if he can survive without it, but he has been mauled in three fights and taken a lot of headshots from a much bigger opponent.

As regards his skills, of course, he is not the best boxer, but he has reached the peak of the sport and Luis Ortiz is no mug. He is also a Golden Gloves champion and Olympic bronze medallist.
 
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Who gives a shit about Wilder any more. He's not going to get another shot at the title. He's yesterdays man. Maybe he should do panto (or the equivalent) in Alabama.
 
west didsblue said:
Who gives a shit about Wilder any more. He's not going to get another shot at the title. He's yesterdays man. Maybe he should do panto (or the equivalent) in Alabama.
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oldius said:
Welcome to the conversation!
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Lol..WD straight in there no nonsense. I can see the billboards already.....

Wilder coming straight to a theatre near you...Puss in Boots
 
Watched the prelim fights from the DAZN card last night.

I like the look of that Solomon Dacres but hes still boxing like an amateur, needs to sit on his shots and get a bit more respect rather than relying on back foot boxing all the time.
Peter McGrail I'm really excited for, such a classy boxer and some lovely work to the body. Think every 4 years its good we get this influx of fresh talent.
 
oddfellows said:
Not a fan of Whyte.

I think Wallin is underrated, difficult to call.
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It looks like the winner will get a shot at Fury, good luck with that. I know Wallin has gone the distance with Fury before but Fury is a different animal altogether now. I'd prefer Whyte to win, just hope its a good fight.
 
Just watched the Wilder/Fury fight.

Wilder is the Happy Gilmour of boxing. He was literally taking a run up to launch his right hand.

What a fucking "dosser". Hearing him talk - Jesus fucking Christ. As thick as cold porridge. Apocalyptically dumb. The lad doesn't need anymore head carnage.

Glad he got cleaned out.
 
This is quite funny. Why is the guy walking around with a microwave? It looks dodgy to me, surely if he's just bought it then it would be in the box?

 
Some good fights last night.
Loved the main event from the American card last night a really good fight well worth a look. The American fights are going to be taking a step up in class next weeks card Jamel Herring v Shakur Stevenson with Alis grandson on the undercard and some of the American Olympic team will be on the undercard.

Eubank Jnr needs to be moved onto bigger fights I would of loved to see Eubank Jnr v Jason Quigley but Quigley got a big fight and world title fight against Demetrius Andrade so Eubank Jnr needs to get something good. A fight with Erislandy Lara would be good fight that Eubank Jnr could well win to lead to the bigger fighters in the division.
 
Looking forward to the big fight tomorrow night. Absolutely top level boxing. I fancy Plant to have a good chance.
 
Canelo Álvarez is on a totally different level/planet, the fight between him and Plant wont go the distance. His movement, offence, defence, everything, is at such of a high standard it would take an extraordinary pressure fighter to beat him (like GGG arguably did, once at least). Will go down as a Hall of famer without a doubt and he will fight anyone who is put in front of him, look at the size of him and Kovalev, Callum Smith etc.
 
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