Comments Thread For: Team Wilder: We're Not Going To Sit, Wait For Povetkin

[BWC]

what else would u call them? tt is damn 40 years old and arreola is a fat **** who always says he will come back stronger but never does. even if there was a time when these guys weren't bums, that was some 6 years ago or so.

Well they're both ranked top 15 HW on boxrec now. Who is he going to fight that's any better that's actually active and ready to go? Jennings is eyeing a bum fight near the end of the year. Pulev is in hiding. Fury is going to fight Wlad.

Glazgov is anxiously awaiting a Wlad shot. Who in the heck is he supposed to fight?

[Eastcoast]

So is Wilder going to pull a Cotto a vacate his WBC belt because he's scared of his mando?

[soul_survivor]

So Arreola and Tony Thompson are "stiffs" now? Let's be careful about throwing around "bums" and "stiffs" too much.

what else would u call them? tt is damn 40 years old and arreola is a fat **** who always says he will come back stronger but never does. even if there was a time when these guys weren't bums, that was some 6 years ago or so.

[soul_survivor]

Povetkin is willing to fight in September, but Wilder wants to fight another journeyman on September 26 and delay his mandatory until next year.

Sadly, the WBC complied with Wilder's request to delay the negotiations until October.

That's fine as long as the fight gets made early 2016, latest Feb. I don't see a problem in that but I'm pretty sure Wilder v Povetkin doesn't happen.

[BWC]

The difference being that while Frazier did in fact fight top fighters on a regular basis while Wilder is looking for yet another stiff to fight.

So Arreola and Tony Thompson are "stiffs" now? Let's be careful about throwing around "bums" and "stiffs" too much.

[Ravens Fan]

Again I'm not saying Wilder is anywhere near Frazier. I'm simply saying to say guys would fight "anyone" as if they were fighting the top guys in the division every single fight is ridiculous. It's simply nostalgia that's not borne out by the facts. And Wilder is no different than any other modern HW. I don't see Jennings doing jack out there. Is Pulev even alive? Where is the "does Jennings have any skills?" thread?

The difference being that while Frazier did in fact fight top fighters on a regular basis while Wilder is looking for yet another stiff to fight.

[BWC]

Then YDKSAB.

Fair enough haha

[KnockoutNed]

Meh about the same..

Then YDKSAB.

[BWC]

My issue with your comment was that you were trying to suggest that the sub 50 ranked schoolteacher was a more proven puncher than Povetkin. If that's your claim then YDKSAB.

Meh about the same. I never heard anyone talking about Povetkin's huge power before like three fights ago..

[KnockoutNed]

Yes but those were recent. Before that he was not known as a major power puncher. He has 29 wins with 21 KOs. Not horrible or anything, not exactly Tysonesque either..

My issue with your comment was that you were trying to suggest that the sub 50 ranked schoolteacher was a more proven puncher than Povetkin. If that's your claim then YDKSAB.