If Wilder wins his next fight that will be his 10th title defense

Thanks TS solid thread. Wilder deserves more respect as a champion. He has incredible power, underrated skills and a lot of heart.

ggg did not have 20 title defenses..Sturm was the champ not ggg..like i said WILDER HAS REAL TITLE DEFENSES..NOT "REGULAR TITLE" DEFENSES He still had 15 legit defences though...

no regular,interim or anything..LEGIT TITLE DEFENSES.. that will tie him for the 3rd most heavyweight titles defenses in HISTORY!!! Wilder has massively overachieved considering his lack of skills. When he first won the title I thought it’d just be a matter of time before he got exposed, it’s actually crazy he’s still champion 10 defences later. I think Fury will end the streak though, he won the first fight IMO and will likely win the rematch. Always a punchers chance with Wilder though, it could only take one...

That's a lot of title defenses but most of his opponents were rated from number 20 to number 30 by boxrec. GGG had a record 20 title defenses against better fighters than Wilder defended against and you said his resume was garbage, By that standard Wilder's resume is double garbage. ggg did not have 20 title defenses..Sturm was the champ not ggg..like i said WILDER HAS REAL TITLE DEFENSES..NOT "REGULAR TITLE" DEFENSES

I guess the Fury draw still counts as a valid "title defense?" It's a pretty good achievement regardless for somebody who's supposed to be super exploitable and unskilled, and his opposition hasn't all been bad either. That said, I think it'll be a hell of a lot more impressive if he manages to win his upcoming run of fights, ie. Ortiz and Fury 2 and then hopefully whoever is left standing between Joshua and Ruiz after that.

Doesn't mean much, when only 2 of the challengers you've defended your title against are actually good. And one of them really won

Lost clearly to the only legitimate opponent he fought. Joke of a resume.

The big gangly chicken has only ever fought 2 top 10 opponents. Losing one of them, to a guy coming off 3 years of retirement lol. Pathetic.

That's cool and all if he didn't lose to Fury and actually beat top opposition to defend his title

Which if anything proves how meaningless "Title defences" are. I'm a fan of his but Joe Calzaghe already ruined the concept of long title defense streaks meaning you're the absolute best.

Paper champ, two mandatories ever and two top 10 opponents, losing once unofficially. Shame, he could've established a much stronger legacy.

To be honest it isn't a big achievement in these day and age, a champion can follow the least path of resistant and accumulate a great number of defences, not saying what Wilder is doing isn't "great"...

Which if anything proves how meaningless "Title defences" are.

Yeah dude makes very good videos and does his research Good dude Rummy... he used to post a lot on ESB when I was a regular there few years back, though I not been back to check if he's still posting.

Been subscribed to Rummy for a while now. He’s a good, unbiased watch who knows his history. Yeah dude makes very good videos and does his research

He had a point though. Golovkins resume is much better than Wilders yet you slate Golovkins resume and praise Wilder. Seems to be a lack of balance from you. But then Golovkin is not American or the right colour. Sorry Color. (American spelling for you). Golovkin defended his titles against 6 fighters ranked within the top 5 of The Ring Magazin: Lemieux, Jacobs, Canelo, Murray, Macklin and Geale. Proksa and Rubio have been ranked in the top 10. Brook was 1 at 147. Don’t know about Stevens, Monroe and Rosado though.

Those are boxrec rankings now though, not when he fought them. Little different. He had a point though. Golovkins resume is much better than Wilders yet you slate Golovkins resume and praise Wilder. Seems to be a lack of balance from you. But then Golovkin is not American or maybe not the right colour. Sorry Color. (American spelling for you).

Only 1 name worth talking about out of 10 and he lost that fight.

Doesn't mean much, when only 2 of the challengers you've defended your title against are actually good. exactly! tank davis will be number one in title defenses soon You got me rofl.

His level of opponent has improved lately, but he lost against Fury and has fought a few nobodies in those defences too. If he gets past Ortiz and Fury in the coming months, he will deserve respect.