Wilder's next opponent ...

[saintpat]

Hometown paper thinks they have the site and opponent figured out:

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20151104/NEWS/151109846?tc=cr

[Bram]

Everytime I expect him to fight someone he seems to pick a lesser opponent. I'd have no problem with Glazkov but I wouldn't be shocked if it's someone like a Fred Kassi.

[The Problem Child]

If that's true what Wilder's team claims, that Povetkin opted to wait, then this is not a bad in the meantime type of opponent.

To be honest though, I'd rather see him fight an Arreola type of fighter in the meantime, someone with a name that would look better on his resume that creates some sort of hype / buzz about the fight.

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lol that article:

"Wilder, the 30-year-old World Boxing Council heavyweight champion, hopes to fight in New York in mid-January against a WBC top 15-ranked opponent, and if that happens it would mark his fourth heavyweight championship fight in a year’s span.

If he wins, it will be the first time a heavyweight champion has won four title fights in the span of a year since Lennox Lewis in 1999-2000."

as if his last 2 fights really qualify as "title fights"

[UNBIASED BOXING]

If that's true what Wilder's team claims, that Povetkin opted to wait, then this is not a bad in the meantime type of opponent.

Povetkin just had a fight. There's no way he's going to take a big fight against Wilder this quickly. Instead of waiting until February or March, Wilder is using this opportunity to take another fight so he can extend the time period in which he can fight Povetkin.

Although, maybe Povetkin wants Wilder to win another fight against a decent opponent to hopefully increase the hype for the fight?

[BodiesInFlight]

lol that article:

"Wilder, the 30-year-old World Boxing Council heavyweight champion, hopes to fight in New York in mid-January against a WBC top 15-ranked opponent, and if that happens it would mark his fourth heavyweight championship fight in a year’s span.

If he wins, it will be the first time a heavyweight champion has won four title fights in the span of a year since Lennox Lewis in 1999-2000."

as if his last 2 fights really qualify as "title fights"

Well there you have it, the best champ since Lewis!

[saintpat]

If that's true what Wilder's team claims, that Povetkin opted to wait, then this is not a bad in the meantime type of opponent.

To be honest though, I'd rather see him fight an Arreola type of fighter in the meantime, someone with a name that would look better on his resume that creates some sort of hype / buzz about the fight.

It's the WBC that "claims" that. It's on their website. Povetkin's team sent someone to the WBC convention in China to inform them he wouldn't be ready in January and asked for an extension to April/May.

Seeing as how Povetkin's manager and promoter haven't come out to say the WBC is lying, one would have to assume it's true. They could have said in the ring after the fight, "We are ready to fight Wilder in January, the WBC is making this up," and they didn't. Not a peep since. It's fact.

[saintpat]

lol that article:

"Wilder, the 30-year-old World Boxing Council heavyweight champion, hopes to fight in New York in mid-January against a WBC top 15-ranked opponent, and if that happens it would mark his fourth heavyweight championship fight in a year’s span.

If he wins, it will be the first time a heavyweight champion has won four title fights in the span of a year since Lennox Lewis in 1999-2000."

as if his last 2 fights really qualify as "title fights"

Two of Lewis' defenses in that 1999-2000 period were Frans Botha and Michael Grant. Waiting for their Hall of Fame inductions.

[Bram]

If that's true what Wilder's team claims, that Povetkin opted to wait, then this is not a bad in the meantime type of opponent.

To be honest though, I'd rather see him fight an Arreola type of fighter in the meantime, someone with a name that would look better on his resume that creates some sort of hype / buzz about the fight.

I actually agree and I think they were TRYING to get Arreola a shot, but he could never put together a really nice win. He's looked horrible for the last two years now and I expect him to beat Travis Kauffman, but if he loses it won't be a giant upset.

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Two of Lewis' defenses in that 1999-2000 period were Frans Botha and Michael Grant. Waiting for their Hall of Fame inductions.

Are you saying Frans Botha and Michael Grant are about the same level of opposition as =

I literally have to google this hold on

"Eric Molina and Johann Duhaupas"?