Where does Deontay Wilder stack up against the early 80's HW scene?

[Willie Pep 229]

No it's not. . . . Fury needs to do more, Queen made that pretty clear. Fury keeps defending against people he already beat or fighters other people already beat. Time to measure up to the greatness his fans claim he holds.

[TheIronMike]

The early 80's huh?
To preface my remarks, I've followed each of the following from their earliest professional days, I'm aquainted with MANY of them, friends with a couple of them and I've seen most of them live. Does that make me anything special on this board or anywhere else? No. Not a bit.
But it might well inform my opinions.

Hypothetical matches:
Prime Deontay Wilder vs. A prime 1980+.......

Larry Holmes....................L UD 12
Gerry Cooney....................W. KO 11
Tim Witherspoon.............W. UD 12
Mike Weaver....................W KO. 5
Michael Dokes.................W TKO. 10
Earnie Shavers.................W KO. 3
Pinklon Thomas..............W TKO 12
Greg Page........................W SD. 12
Gerrie Coetzee.................W TKO 11
Ken Norton......................W KO. 4
Tony Tucker.....................W. UD 12
John Tate........................W KO. 8
Tony Tubbs.....................W TKO. 12
Jimmy Young..................W. TKO. 7
Trevor Berbick.................W. TKO 8
Bonecusher Smith..........W. TKO. 7
Carl Williams...................W. KO. 8
Frank Bruno.....................W KO 10
Renaldo Snipes...............W TKO 9
Leon Spinks.....................W KO. 6
Scott LeDoux...................W TKO. 6
Leroy Jones.....................W. TKO 10
Dino Dennis.....................W TKO 9
Quick Tillis.......................W. KO 8
Tex Cobb..........................W. TKO 8
Marvis Frazier..................W KO 1
Dabid Bey.........................W. TKO 5
Lucien Rodriguez.............W KO 6
Lorenzo Zannon..............W. KO 1
George Chaplin................W KO 4
Alfredo Evangelista.........W KO. 3
James Broad...................W KO 5
Steffen Tangstad.............W KO 3
Eddie Gregg.....................W KO 4
Jesse Furguson...............W. KO 3
Osvaldo Occasio..............W KO 2
Joe Bugner.......................W. TKO 7
Bernardo Marcado...........W. TKO. 3
Phil Brown........................W. KO. 6
Franco Thomas................W. KO 5
Stan Ward.........................W. KO. 8
Gordon Racette................W. KO. 3
John L. Gardner................W KO. 2
Marty Monroe...................W. KO. 4
Lynn Ball...........................W KO. 3
Mike Koranicki.................W. KO. 2
Tony Fulilangi...................W KO. 4
Nino Ribalta.....................W. KO. 3
Albert Syben....................W. KO. 1
Domingo D'Elia................W. KO. 1
Chris McDonald...............W KO. 2
Felipe Rodriguez..............W KO. 1
Jimmy Abbott..................W KO. 1
Gordon Ferris...................W KO. 4
Larry Alexander................W. KO. 5
Monty Masters.................W. KO. 1
David Pearce....................W. KO. 1
Neville Meade..................W KO. 2
Clarence Hill.....................W. KO. 1
Bennie Knoetzee........... W. KO. 1

thank you for making this list! I'm gonna watch as many of these guys as possible during the christmas holiday!

[TheIronMike]

Can somebody translate this nonsense for me?

I know the ramblings of schizos when I see it!

[QueensburyRules]

Can somebody translate this nonsense for me?

- - Sure, but the teachers and principle are tired of having you repeat the same grade endlessly. Maybe put in fer a smarter parental brain transfer.

[LITTLE JOE]

I think he beats Weaver, Coetzee, Tate and Dokes. Loses to Page by decision and gets stopped by Cooney and Witherspoon. He would be certain to have held the WBA title at one point had he fought then.

The pre coke Dokes ? No way.

[JAB5239]

The pre coke Dokes ? No way.

Pre coke Dokes drew with Ossie Ocassio and barely sc****d by Tex Cobb. I'll respectfully disagree with you on this. I do however think Dokes was quite talented who wasted his potential as did many others in that era.

[Marchegiano]

Witherspoon may have been a tough customer for Wilder but I think he probably catches the others.

[mrbig1]

This was a very weak era of the HW division. Wilder may beat them all which isn't saying much.

[kara]

This was a very weak era of the HW division. Wilder may beat them all which isn't saying much.

Wilder has the power to knock any guy out in any era.

[QueensburyRules]

Wilder has the power to knock any guy out in any era.

- - More power to not only duck the top heavies, but to TBA the leftovers in the most padded record since Lamar Clark.