Quote Originally Posted by Big J View Post
Did Wilder over- achieve?
He started boxing at like 20
I'm sure we all agree he wasn't the best technically
With the help of some strategic match-making they got him to Stiverne
I remember many thinking he'd lose
Who expected him to come out & box, winning almost every round?
Then he got to his 1st real big challenge in Ortiz
However much he struggled in that fight he ended it with a shot gun blast in the 10th
He then fought Fury with lineal claims to a draw dropping him twice & with a different ref in a different place the fight could have been stopped
He put Breazeale to sleep & gave Ortiz a rematch
He then re-matched Fury & took a beating
He came back for more though & dropped Fury twice more in their 3rd fight
I personally think his record is thin but he achieved much more than I expected him to
Fair enough perspective but again save for Ortiz he won and lost every fight I thought he would, one fans pov. Well and then of course there was Parker . And the strategic match making not only led to Stiverne...who won the title as a rated underdog vs Chris Arreola...but continued after. Considering what he was working with and obvious flaws we all saw, sure he did well for himself. But I see it more as a flawed over self promoting fighter leveling off once the levels actually and finally ticked up. The man actually thought he was a more dangerous puncher than Tyson ffs .