Hypothetically...If Tyson Fury

[Willow The Wisp]

Ah, but my statement spoke specifically to the assertion that MMA is syphoning talent away from Boxing.
Ergo, those in MMA from an accomplished grappling base don't factor. Full circle. Good post....

[Willow The Wisp]

I agree. Zhang is a more deserved challenger, and brings a much larger fanbase as well.
Zhang effectively remains undefeated at this time, IMO.

That said; Parker is right up there in the ratings, and Dubois - Parker is an excellent match up.

I'd like to see Joyce regain...

[Willow The Wisp]

I can't think of anyone who can't be made sport of, given the inperfection of each and every one of them, and the difficult job they do.

But, I can easily come up with the one post Klitschko heavyweight who managed to win 10 title defenses, with all who won a title feeding on the same top...

[Willow The Wisp]

Also, the wins over Chisora and Dubois have aged remarkably well.

[Willow The Wisp]

And if Usyk beats Fury again he'll clinch the era hands down, leaving the rest of them in the dust....

[Willow The Wisp]

This wasn't supposed to be a discussion of Wilders place in the pantheon; but.....






It is certainly a debateable point regarding Wilder's lofty placement on the list that shows a hypothetical of Usyk getting blown out in the rematch.
Usyk getting...

[Willow The Wisp]

Like Andy Ruiz - Anthony Joshua!...

[Willow The Wisp]

I don't. At all....

[Willow The Wisp]

Wrong. The NFL takes the best Football players, not the best fighters.

The NBA takes the best Basketball players, not the best fighters.

....and only a few of them, in fact.

What "Great athleticism" is, differs widely by sport; lest we have Sumo Wrestlers...

[Willow The Wisp]

...Were to outbox, lean on and corner Usyk after hurting him in December; and score, say; a 7th round Knockout. Producing a truly great performance in recapturing the title.

What would that do for his legacy, assuming they both retire following a one-sided fight in December.

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[Willow The Wisp]

Those were powder puff moments when compared to every minute of Wilder I and III....

[Willow The Wisp]

Good business...

[Willow The Wisp]

It's going to very very heavily weighted for calculating Tyson Fury's place among his fellow heavyweight greats.
A very, very important fight for his legacy.

Being bounced off the floor like a basketball by Wilder, holding the linear title hostage due to inactivity, ******ity playing...

[Willow The Wisp]

What I'm seeing here is this: There are facts that are collected through scientific means, and then; there are options that are based on the impressions that individuals gather based on what they choose to be exposed to.
Here, we are examining how different the two things can be.
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[Willow The Wisp]

Great news! Congratulations to all these young warriors!

It has always been a "tough sell" to get young people to box in a free market nation with no government reward for doing so, and the ever present opportunity to turn professional and be paid; or play an easier sport like...

[Willow The Wisp]

That's an inaccurate opinion, respectfully.

Boxing is the number 4 most popular sport in the US - Harris Poll

Great news for real Boxing fans. Although no longer centered in the United States, Boxing is the 4th most popular athletic spectator sport in the US, the largest...

[Willow The Wisp]

The Ring ****zine, 50 years famous for prematurely ranking prospects, had Huni in their top 10 last month!!!!!
This month, he's been bumped out to make room for Fabio Wardley.

The Ring was moving way too fast.
Putting a soft, 11-6 ham & egger in with him now shows that Huni...

[Willow The Wisp]

If you do something that all 8,186,000,000 people alive are invied to do, that all 8,186,000,000 people have ready access to doing; and that "thing" pays you in excess of $83 million as an enticement to try.......I don't see how coming in number 3 or 4 can be interpreted as having some sort...

[Willow The Wisp]

IronDanHamza and Biledriver - Both good, knowledgeable posters operating on a board the really needs em'.
Check that.

[Willow The Wisp]

Dammed near everyone's does....