Comments Thread For: Joshua Pleads With Wilder To Start Fighting Better Opponents

[Kigali]

Yea, not to take this down another road, but I think Ortiz is exciting because he has nothing to lose. Clearly in the sunset of his career, wants to fight the best guys he can get. Who will give him a shot and what can King Kong do with it? Him being in the HW division is like throwing a shot of tequila in your drink. Things are gonna get interesting.

You must have missed his last fight.

He looked like **** on a shingle.

[Redd Foxx]

You must have missed his last fight.

He looked like **** on a shingle.

You grabbed that one line and missed the entire context of the statement.

[Outwest Exp 355]

40 years old, coming off a loss, and can't pull the trigger anymore. Who is AJ to throw stones at anyone?

[yammy25]

You grabbed that one line and missed the entire context of the statement.

It's ok... the other day I told him his logic of Wlad being a bum because of his purrity loss suggested muhammad Ali was a bum. When i told him this he ran off and still wont give me a reply no matter how much i ask him to justify his warped and biased logic.

[joe strong]

Wladimir Klitschko fought journeymen & even lost to Puritty in fight #25. In fight #30 he fought Axel Schulz, then Phil Jackson in #31. Wlad's first real legit opponent was Monte Barrett at fight #35. Wilder beat Liahkovich & Scott in fights #29 & 31. He got his first title shot at fight #33. Wilder & Klitschko both had 30some fights before they stepped up the competition. The English seem to move their fighters much quicker than the American & most European Promoters. Lennox, Fury, Chisora, Joshua, Price, etc were all stepping up their level of competition in half the amount of fights. Every fighter is different & some can handle the immediate step up like Joshua, Lennox & Fury while others either come up short (Chisora) or fall flat on their faces (Price)... Some fighters need to lose a couple before they hit their stride. Klitschko is a perfect example. Every fighter is different. Sometimes all it took was getting the right trainer to make a guy take off...

[Mr. Luthor]

Then there should be no issues from Joshua's side in a potential match-up with Wilder. No excuses.

[Kigali]

You grabbed that one line and missed the entire context of the statement.

What makes you think he wants to fight the best??

All he does is talk and get suspended for cheating.

[bojangles1987]

They should fight each other if Joshua gets past Wlad.

[Sparked_26]

Wow Wilder has been a pro for 9 years.

Nuts.

[aboutfkntime]

Wladimir Klitschko fought journeymen & even lost to Puritty in fight #25. In fight #30 he fought Axel Schulz, then Phil Jackson in #31. Wlad's first real legit opponent was Monte Barrett at fight #35. Wilder beat Liahkovich & Scott in fights #29 & 31. He got his first title shot at fight #33. Wilder & Klitschko both had 30some fights before they stepped up the competition. The English seem to move their fighters much quicker than the American & most European Promoters. Lennox, Fury, Chisora, Joshua, Price, etc were all stepping up their level of competition in half the amount of fights. Every fighter is different & some can handle the immediate step up like Joshua, Lennox & Fury while others either come up short (Chisora) or fall flat on their faces (Price)... Some fighters need to lose a couple before they hit their stride. Klitschko is a perfect example. Every fighter is different. Sometimes all it took was getting the right trainer to make a guy take off...

good post, esp the bold !

Steward made a huge difference.