Comments Thread For: Deontay Wilder: You Can't Be the Face of Boxing When I'm Here Fighting Guys 20, 40, 50 Pounds Heavier than Me

[juggernaut666]

If he beats Parker (and I admit, that it's an IF right now), his calculated quality of opposition will have surpassed that of the other championship level heavyweight stars of this era. The most modern era.

The claim (and I'll remind the casual people again) that Joshua beat much better fighters than Wilder and Fury remains just that. A myth.

In the event that Wilder smokes Parker and Joshua struggles at all with Wallin; Wilder's resume and accomplaccompls will have left A.J.'s in the dust.

But of course, that's still an IF.

Joshua defeated more ranked guys ,more notable wins you only use rankings when it suits you . You even ran off the ring rankings topic when you brought them up how great they were except it showed Joshua was ranked higher then Wilder and Usyk over Fury , you left that one quick after talking up the ring rankings . Lol

But besides all that anyone who follows boxing closely knows you can’t compare Joshua’s wins to Wilders and only in a warped individuals mind would one try and do that . Joshua already has Parker on his resume it’s not his best win either if you think that you’re proven to be one of these warped individuals .


Wallin is a trickier opponent then Parker it’ll show the levels you choose to continually ignore on here if the opposite happens which is more likely you will see a usual Wilder fight where he struggles badly if he can’t get a quick knockout .

[DeeMoney]

No, I agree, he has. What he’s been pulling is the sort of thing you’d possibly see in a 19th century circus travelling the globe.

I would simply ask why a guy doing this isn’t way more popular and richer than he is

Few reasons:
- He isnt a skilled boxer, and the purists & boxing hipsters hate that. If you don't win in the style they prefer (utilizing traditional techniques and smarts as opposed to natural ability) they rip you to shreds.

-He was late to the game & didn't build up a resume of names that others have

- Fury proved to be better in the ring head to head, and for some reason boxing can only have one fighter per weight class that gets to be popular; thats why so many protect the '0'.

[theface07]

That's the truth man. Wilder doesn't get the respect he deserves.

You're only saying that because you're American. How the hell can Wilder be the face of boxing considering when he finally fought a live body who wasn't a million years old in Fury, he got out boxed in the first fight when Fury was still coming back from his drug/booze binge and mental health problems and had only fought lower level cruiserweights? He still got a draw that Wilder was lucky to get. After that fight, Fury was back to form and obliterated Wilder in the 2nd and 3rd fights. Since then, Wilder beat sparring partner Helenius. How does this make him the face of boxing? Anyone who thinks that is either delusional, like Wilder, or carries a massive bias favouring US fighters, end of story.

[theface07]

Boxing is faceless for the moment. None of these guys are selling over a mil ppv’s with any consistency nor making matches that captivate the general public.

I totally disagree with that. Why are boxers pulling in way more money than MMA fighters at the highest level? Why are the Saudis so interested in boxing? There are lots of known faces of boxing right now. Just because some of the biggest fights end of being non-competitive such as Bud/Spence and Tank/Ryan, it doesn't mean the match ups don't captivate the public. You can never tell how a bout between two high profile fighters is going to go. May/Pac ended up being a dud but the public still bought into it didn't they? That kind of thing has always happened in boxing. Some lower level undercard fights end up being more exciting or interesting than the main events. It's just how it goes. Styles make fights.

[Roj]

The racist posters on this website - and there are far,far, far too many - won’t line what Wilder is saying, but he’s right. Wilder’s fights are always entertaining and he’s really only lost one fight. In both the first and third Fury fights, Wilder was robbed of victories because Fury got long counts.

[Baba K]

What does "face of boxing" even mean? What do fighters get for it? It don't mean jack so who gives a damn...it's a silly debate, fighters fight, the ones with the most fans willing to pay to see them will get the biggest purses and business people will decide who they want on covers to sell whatever. "Face of boxing" needs no more discussion than the ""Face of MMA", "Face of Football" or Face of Croquet". Just fight - the rest will work itself out.

[A.B Counterhooks]

Bro not even face of his own division tbh here. Lol wtf deontay talking about? Im starting to get genuinely bit worried about this guy state of mind, mofo making no sense lately l.

[TonyRespectful]

And who’s on the cover of Forbes ? Is that may?No ,stank ? No,wilding ? No,fairy?No,it’s Canelo!!!

[juggernaut666]

And who’s on the cover of Forbes ? Is that may?No ,stank ? No,wilding ? No,fairy?No,it’s Canelo!!!

All joking aside Hearn is recognized more in my household then Wilder is . In fact when I had all the Fury fights against Wilder I had to keep reminding them who Wilder was when they asked who’s that guy Furys fighting . It’s also a known fact Wilder gets mistaken for Lebron James he even admitted that and is asked if he’s a boxer . Ironically he is more popular in the U.K being it’s a very small country , over here ? Being a former multiple defending heavyweight champion in a social media era that’s pretty bad when you can’t draw without your rivals and that’s bc he doesn’t fight proper opponents not even his knockouts save that .

Im sure he’ll take credit I guarantee it when this event is successful and claim it was bc everyone tuned in to watch him ,the guy is the most delusional athlete ive seen , he’s got a mental handicap I can tell you that watching sports since even Ali’s tail end of his career . Something really don’t go all the way up stairs with the guy , Fury acts dumb and lies but this guy takes delusions to another level .

[shaheed1972]

I mean, this guy probably should be the face of boxing. It is largely a popularity contest, and ain’t nothing out there gonna make you more popular in this sport than knocking people TFO.

He needs to sit back and think why this isn’t the case tbh (and the point blame doesn’t fall on him here)

Two reason, 1. He has a polarizing personality to put it mildly. He's like a HW Teo. When he speaks he's says things that doesn't make sense and he also goes from Ghandi to Manson. One moment he wants to catch a body the next he wants to wish blessings and health to everyone.
2. Level of competition. Outside of Fury, who he lost to, he hasn't fought anyone with any name recognition. Part of that is lack of big names in the division, the other part is avoiding the big fights (AJ) when they should have happened. That fight is still huge but imagine what it would have done for his profile if he fought him they were both undefeated world champions.

Boxing fans watch fights, casual fans watch events and personalities.