Why does Wilder continue to get so much flak?

[Ron Swanson]

Because he seems to be impervious. Some hated Mayweather too. But I do want to see more matchable fights- A fight with Dillian Whyte, Tyson Fury, Kubrat Pulev or Jarrell Miller would be great for his rep and career.

But he beat Stiverne and Ortiz, so what else do you want from an "ok" champ?

This doesn’t make much sense. Pulev? Are we really supposed to believe fighting Pulev would change anyone’s opinion? Because that simply isn’t true.

Whyte? The guy that has been given 3 chances to earn the fight and refused the fight he was told to take to get Wilder 3 times? But Wilder twice fought the guy Whyte refused 3 times. Keep in mind Whyte had D-Bol(not his first time popping hot) and illegal gloves assisting him in his last fight(thanks UKAD)

Fury, he fought him. And he was set to fight him again until Fury ducked out, Fury felt so silly about it he lied about what he was getting to duck out.

Miller? What has Miller ever done? I mean other than popping dirty with everything in his system.

Wilder is cringe worthy every time he opens his mouth. But he fights men much larger than himself every time out and wins. I would actually like to be a hater because I like skilled boxers and he certainly is not. But he is regarded so unfairly I’m forced to defend the guy.

Consider this, making things equal by looking at percentages of total body weight. Wilder was at such a disadvantage in size vs Fury that the equivalent would be Inoue fighting a Jr Welterweight. That’s 20.8% bigger than Inoue, 139lbs. Or Lomachenko fight Super Middleweights at 163lbs. Or Crawford fighting Cruiserweights at 178lbs. These are the elite of the elite and we would never expect this of them. Heavyweight is different, yes. But SOME credit is due.

I will be as happy as anyone when his reign ends but at this point it will mostly be because then people won’t feel the need to be absurdly unfair to the guy. He is no Lennox Lewis, but he has reigned for 5 years and 11 fights. We should tip the cap, it’s more than anyone expected.

[powerpuncher]

I have never had a problem with Wilder. He is what he is and I don’t really mind his personality. I may not be friends with him in real life, but I’m not annoyed by him like many others are.

I feel like people’s biggest knock on him is his lack of competition. As you pointed out though, you can’t really use that excuse anymore. We all know that he padded his record for his first 30 fights, but since then, he has actually fought at least decent competition (decent for HW standards).

Also, whenever you feel like someone is overrated, it’s a natural reaction to speak out. That’s why we talk a lot about Canelo. If Canelo weren’t given so much attention, most of us wouldn’t focus on him that much. Same goes with Wilder. If you think that Wilder isn’t really that good, then you are going to try and prove why he isn’t good.

All in all, Wilder has done what he has needed to do but is very beatable. With that said, I do think that he is the best HW right now and think that he will win the Fury rematch.