A Farewell tribute to America's best heavyweight of the current era.

[Willow The Wisp]

His amateur career was brief, but culminated in an Olympic Bronze medal.

His power was superlative on an historic level, placing him in the company of Liston, Foreman, Marciano and Louis in regards to that aspect of the sport.

He functioned in an age of large, modern heavyweights, though he finished his career at a mere 214 lbs.

His body of work saw him:

Win more title fights than any of his contemporaries.

Achieving a higher KO percentage than any of his contemporaries.

In his prime, when there were "Three Kings" at heavyweight, (Wilder, Fury, Joshua), he chased after one of the other two longstanding champions, and battled him in 3 epics, while the 3rd champion (Joshua) faltered against rank underdogs and failed to join in.

He didn't taste a singe defeat until he was 34 years of age. That is the age that Anthony Joshua is at today.

His career opposition was lesser than those with whom he shared his era, but not by much, and what he lacked in boxing style and science, he made up for with courage, attitude, conditioning, athleticism and raw power; and what made him a shoe-in future hall of famer - The ability to find the target for that power in 44 of 48 outings.

Rank him where you will, but He always tried, and always got up when he was down.

[Shrap]

Are you his mother? Because only his mother could write such exaggerated bull**** praise.

Wilder sucks. One of the worst champions in heavyweight history and not a single win over any great fighters.

He's also not a shoe-in for HOF by any means. His resume is dreadful and he might get in but only because he was all the USA had for a name in this era and his team did an excellent job of building him up like he was actually great when he wasn't.

He provided some entertainment and he walks away with a big bag of cash. Otherwise who gives a **** about such a loudmouth boxer who always went to the local soup kitchen for his next fight. And then when he didn't he lost.

[niceyboo3]

Are you his mother? Because only his mother could write such exaggerated bull**** praise.

Wilder sucks. One of the worst champions in heavyweight history and not a single win over any great fighters.

He's also not a shoe-in for HOF by any means. His resume is dreadful and he might get in but only because he was all the USA had for a name in this era and his team did an excellent job of building him up like he was actually great when he wasn't.

He provided some entertainment and he walks away with a big bag of cash. Otherwise who gives a **** about such a loudmouth boxer who always went to the local soup kitchen for his next fight. And then when he didn't he lost.

This whole post is trash, besides maybe the last paragraph. He was entertainment and he lost that. Nobody without basic fundamentals would last. He gave us excitement and then fell off. Hall of Fame my ass. He was an entertainer and that he was.

[GhostofDempsey]

I respectfully disagree. He fought B-level opposition for his first 38 fights; he and his opponents were hyped up by PBC. He priced himself out of the Joshua fight by demanding a 50/50 split when Joshua was out-earning him by a ratio of at least 10:1 in both fight revenue and endorsements.

His behavior post-losses to Fury was disgraceful. Not the behavior of a true champion. He tossed out dozens of excuses and ridiculous and disrespectful accusations towards Fury after his losses. He is on record saying he wanted to "body" an opponent. He was a one-trick pony with a huge right hand, and distinct height/reach advantage over most of his opponents, and not much else. One of the most overrated HW champions in history.

[ralex]

Whatever you think of Wilder there is no denying his fights were must see TV

Hold your head up and walk away with pride Bronze Bomber. You thrilled boxing fans for years and earned a ton of $$$ doing so

hes gonna be one of those guys you miss when they’re gone.

[Willow The Wisp]

Are you his mother? Because only his mother could write such exaggerated bull**** praise.

Wilder sucks. One of the worst champions in heavyweight history and not a single win over any great fighters.

He's also not a shoe-in for HOF by any means. His resume is dreadful and he might get in but only because he was all the USA had for a name in this era and his team did an excellent job of building him up like he was actually great when he wasn't.

He provided some entertainment and he walks away with a big bag of cash. Otherwise who gives a **** about such a loudmouth boxer who always went to the local soup kitchen for his next fight. And then when he didn't he lost.

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat". - Theodore Roosevelt

[HeadShots]

The American empire was aptly flattened by Chinese Powah in the end.

[Willow The Wisp]

The American empire was aptly flattened by Chinese Powah in the end.

The Chinese century has officially begun.
The Khans stopped at the gate, but that simply delayed the inevitable.

Have more western babies, so they can become ****** to the new Khan!

[Willow The Wisp]

Lol...The word S-L-A-V-E-s has become illegal to use.
...see???? Who do you think is calling that shot????

[rickJen]

America's best heavyweight didn't want any part of past prime Klitschko.