Was Stiverne worse of a HW Champ than Spinks and Buster?

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No one could be worse than Douglas. This is what happens with newly crowned champions... they enjoy their money for a little while and forget to train up for the fights ahead.

Same thing happened to Vernon Forrest, Buster Douglas, Neon Leon, Shannon Briggs, Lennox Lewis the first time around, and a host of others....

I felt kinda bad for Stiverne being matched with Wilder for his first defence. Should have given him a much more beatable opponent...

Some here claimed wilder fought 32 tomato cans...how much easier of a contender did he need? LOL.

Good point. I never was one that claimed Wilder was a tomato can, though. I always regarded him as a legitimate fighter. I felt, however, he starletted his way into a title fight without earning it.

Whatever it is that happened to Stiverne that night, I hope he fixes it.