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Quote Originally Posted by Greenbeanz View Post
I don't think what Wilder does will influence Wlad one iota. Why would it ? Like Tam said he has stated that he wants to unify and while Wilder has that belt then that is the fight he will seek. You can call Wlad a lot of things but a bottler is not one of them. I f Wilder beats Fury then it would be no great shock. Below Wlad there is a big chasm



and then everyone else. Don't really understand your thinking on this one.

Elementary, my dear Watson.

Wlad has fought mostly a procession of mediocre, underachieving opponents.... who in all actuality have posed little threat to him. Povetkin was probably the lone exception as of late, and we all saw how Wlad treated Povetkin (aided by the generous ref).

If Wilder were to wipe out (emphasis on the wiping out part) Fury and another opponent, such as Arreola, who among the riff-raff are two of the more respectable opponents out there..... it would go a long way toward cementing Wilder's status as not just another hard hitting bum, but as a real threat to Wlad and his chin. Remember, Wilder's got the height and reach to match Wlad.

Wlad is already in what we'd call the twilight of his career. It's been a long, victory-filled career. So the thinking is... "Why chance it?" Why tempt fate for one more reach for the gold ring?
I'm starting to get the feeling you're not keen on the big guy