[Real Talk] Wilder is the worst thing to happen to the heavyweight division in years

[BoZz]

The guy is a complete hypejob.

Yes he has a huge punch but that's it. He runs his mouth like Ali and then goes life and death with a nearly 50 year old man.

He demands the true champ AJ split the purse when wilder can barely draw 5k fans in his home state.

He's the worst thing to happen to the hws since John Ruiz had a strap and pretended that he was a champion when everyone and Ruiz' mother knew Lennox was undisputed.

I don't often hope a fighter gets ko'd multiple times but wilder needs to go away.

100% correct, that guy has no fkn boxing skills..swings like a mad man...his chicken legs are all over the place, nearly got knocked out by a 50 year old who's got 3 layers of belly fat.

[uppercut510]

so wilder only fights bums then he fights Ortiz, u all still complain he was old, he wants Joshua who is young and in his prime u start bringing up reasons he doesn't deserve it and say he should fight whyte and ud rather see fury vs AJ.... now ur bringing up Marciano???? im lost??? what exactly is going on here?

[Larry the boss]

A guy who knocks out everyone and wants to fight everyone is a terrible thing for boxing?

[Mr. Philadel]

The suit and ties at the Barclays would disagree

[uppercut510]

100% correct, that guy has no fkn boxing skills..swings like a mad man...his chicken legs are all over the place, nearly got knocked out by a 50 year old who's got 3 layers of belly fat.

he nearly got knocked out by a professional fighter, its boxing it happens. there are many great HWs who have been kod or even knocked down by fighters far worse than Ortiz. wilder is not the most technical and he doesn't claim to be but it works and it brings excitement to the HW division so im all for it.

[4truth]

Probably not a lot less technical than Shavers or Lyle, two fighter who could bring it and were a blast to watch.

[uppercut510]

A guy who knocks out everyone and wants to fight everyone is a terrible thing for boxing?

they complained when it was too technical now they complain when its not technical. id say boxing fans are the worst of the sports fans. especially since 2009

[Curt Henning]

they complained when it was too technical now they complain when its not technical. id say boxing fans are the worst of the sports fans. especially since 2009

boxing fans arent bad

racists hiding behind keyboards are the real problem

[E10Rifle]

Even AJ who does crazy #s in the Uk when you factor in the price of the PPV and exchange rate he brings in the equivalent of around 250-450K US PPV that’s not exactly earth shattering

Real Talk

Think you need to check your maths, fella.

Eg, Hearn said AJ/Vlad sold over 1.5m. The BARB number is 1532000.

If we assume that $70 (i.e. the price of GGG vs. Clenelita) is a reasonable PPV price in the US for a non-Mayweather fight, then:

1,532,000 x £20 = £30,640,000 PPV revenue.

Exchange rate: £1:$1.38.

Therefore, £30,640,000 = $42,283,200.

$42,283,200 / $70 = 604,045 PPV buys equivalent.

In that calculation I’ve ignored that the price of the PPV jumped to £27 when ordering on the day, so it’s fair to assume that the numbers edged towards 650,000 equivalent buys in a country with roughly one fifth of the population of the US.


Anyhoo, on-topic I think Wilder is great for boxing. He’s a moron and he can’t actually box, but when you have that athleticism and power you don’t really need to. Put it this way, if he wasn’t around then AJ would potentially be in the Wlad position of dominating for a decade without ever having a career-defining fight because no-one is good enough to beat you until you get old.

[FaustoGeraci]

A guy who knocks out everyone and wants to fight everyone is a terrible thing for boxing?

Preach.....