Quote Originally Posted by ykdadamaja View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Primo Carnera View Post
I Don’t get this “Missed opportunity “ line that is reeled out.
I think time and hindsight has shown us that we didn’t miss out on anything special.
Wilder was always overrated and the reason he wasn’t exposed any earlier is because he was never put in with an opponent to expose him.
Let’s be honest, Fury’s comeback and losing 140lbs etc. was amazing. But if Wilder was anywhere near the fighter he was hyped up to be, he should be able to deal with that.
The possible fight went beyond just the combatants. But it had to do with the entire event. Plus, the winner would have gone on to have huge endorsements and notoriety and the like. USA v UK is the new Holmes v Cooney or Ali v Wepner/London or Cooper...

Then as I said the undercard would have been solid and would have made names out of fighters just by being a part of that extravaganza. Don't think so small.

As we criticize Wilder we can't dismiss Joshua's "hoe" like nature. He was thinking he was more a super model than he was a fighter at that time. We saw he was exposed by Ruiz and by Usyk... He can never beat Usyk. And the only reason he beat Ruiz the second time is because Ruiz came in fat and out of shape and still could not put Ruiz away and he fought a shitty fight. Back in the day, you actually had to beat the champ... not just come in and waltz around and win a sissy decision.


I agree with the "missed opportunity" angle. Hindsight is 20/20, and now everyone "knows" Wilder was always shet. Except that the Wilder that failed against Fury could've very well knocked Joshua out. Styles make fights. Wilder was still brimming with confidence... and as it turns out Joshua isn't the paragon of invincibility everyone thought he was prior to his knockout loss to fat boy Ruiz.

Wilder-Joshua at that time would've been massive, regardless of the results. Too bad for boxing it didn't happen.