Originally posted by bigdramashow
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Does povetkin testing positive mean wilders dog**** CV is forever excused?
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Originally posted by j0zef View PostI don't see a reason to complain now. He was scheduled to fight Povetkin then broke his hand. Now he's fighting a tune up as his first fight back from injury. We'll see what his other 2 fights in 2017 are, then we'll make a decision.
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Originally posted by BrometheusBob. View PostIt's very unfair to Wilder that he and Povetkin did not fight, as it would have been a great opportunity for him to legitimize himself.
It's even more unfair to the fans that we did not see that matchup.
Now obviously we can't just give Wilder credit for that opponent on his resume if they didn't fight. But we can see that he was all but ready to go against the opponent everyone wanted to see him in with and circumstances outside of his control caused that fight to be cancelled. In my book this buys him a little time to find another quality opponent.
This however doesn't excuse the dreadful upcoming bout with Wawrzyk.
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Originally posted by New England View Postring mag, tbrb, espn, stiverne was in every top 5 at the time wilder beat him. people were still holding on to the hope that arreola was a decent fighter if he could just get in shape. stiverne was ranked highly because he knocked arreola, an extremely durable guy, out.
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Originally posted by joe strong View PostEvery HW champion has done this since Lennox Lewis retired. Taken many softer voluntaries instead of fighting a legit contender in the top 20 in the world not just the organization.
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Originally posted by bigdramashow View Posttheres always an excuse, thing is you lot let him get away with this, i said hed fight someone garbage. Why does he really need a tune up, even if he wasnt injured he probably wouldnt have been in the ring since his last fight till this one, fighters fight once or twice a year these days. Its an excuse to fight a bum, simple as that. Usually agree with what you say but you shouldnt be defending this ****
Does he need a tuneup? Maybe, maybe not. Not like there's a ton of guys for him to fight in early 17. Parker, Ruiz, Pulev and Ortiz just fought, Haye, AJ and Wlad have fights scheduled for March. Does it matter whether it's a tuneup or another little known top15 contender?
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Originally posted by bigdramashow View Postseems to get a free pass on fighting bums cause of that.
Im reading the same old ****, 'its not wilders fault povetkin tested positive'. Yeah true, in that instance it wasnt.
But what about the other near on 40 fights hes had in his career? Am i missing something, is povetkin the only half decent fighter hes allowed to fight?
How come joshuas managed to get himsef a fight with wlad in less than 20 fights yet wilders supposedly absolved of all blame for not fighting anyone with a pulse in 40 fights cause one fighter tested positive for drugs.
No excuse for this guy wilders found, no idea where hes dragged him from, never heard of him.
And people can laugh it off, well its not funny really, the reason wilders getting these big ko's is cause hes fighting people who cant fight back, someone could get seriously hurt. The guy even fought charlie zelenoff ffs, some mentally ill guy, and worst thing is thats one of wilders better opponents.
Seemed to be a massive uproar about allen v ortiz but when wilder drags someone up from the cemetery to fight him noone seems to care 'its a mandatory doe' 'they all running from wilder doe' 'vada testing doe' trust me no mother ****er is running from wilder, everyone wants a shot at the golden goose.
Wilder has no claim to being a legitimate champion, if that is not reason enough to want to prove himself on the world stage nothing will motivate him and we will continue to be treat to these shyt opponents Al Haymon keeps finding him until he's due to face a notable mandatory whom I can't see where he's going to come from.
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Originally posted by j0zef View PostLet me rephrase - I don't believe in rehashing the same BS every month. He was scheduled to take a tough fight with Povetkin, that fell through, then he got injured. There's no reason to complain about Wilder's resume until he gets back in the ring and gets the tuneup over with.
Does he need a tuneup? Maybe, maybe not. Not like there's a ton of guys for him to fight in early 17. Parker, Ruiz, Pulev and Ortiz just fought, Haye, AJ and Wlad have fights scheduled for March. Does it matter whether it's a tuneup or another little known top15 contender?
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