POLL: Is Breazeale a worthy opponent for Wilder, or a cherry pick?

[pillowfists98]

He's better than Ruiz and Schwarz but that isn't saying much.

[-Kev-]

20-1 with 18KO's, and the lone loss came to Wilder's rival who's the #1 ranked HW.

If we're going to dismiss fighters with a stoppage loss or two then we'll have to go back in time and redefine what are good fighters.

[redmish]

I think neither honestly he was Wilder mandatory so he had to fight him really.

This. The WBC are to blame for this fight. I will never understand why Dillian Whyte still hasn't had his shot at Wilder. He really deserves it.

[Rustyman]

His a mandatory, so no problems. You have to deal with your mandatory challengers to hold the belt. If the mandatory isn't deemed as being good enough, that is a sanctioning body issue, not something you can lay at the feet of the champion.

[Zelda]

Was it a cherry pick for Joshua as well?

NO...it only works one way. In fact, Breazeale has significantly improved post the AJ fight. And now with a new trainer, it is possible he has improved even further since his last fight.

[_Rexy_]

he's a top ten guy and a mandatory.


It's not the fight I wan to see, but it is what it is.

[Toffee]

WTF? How can a mando be a cherry pick?

It depends on who picks the mando and why. WBC have historically been very, very kind to Wilder.

I reckon it's a decent fight though.

[Damn Wicked]

Breazeale looked like absolute crap in his last fight. Is he always that slow and lethargic???!

Seems like a bit of a cherry pick, but at least Breazeale has a bit of a name and maybe some toughness....But he's going to be so easy to hit cleanly. This seems like a very easy win for Wilder ..unless he breaks his hand, dislocates his shoulder or has a heart attack. Nice of Wilder to be paying the expense for Breazeale's funeral though....Very heart-warming story line to this fight!

[Bobby Deez]

A lot of people hate on Wilder, some are his fanboys, but all in all, from a neutral perspective, is Breazeale a worthy opponent or a cherry pick?

In my opinion, I think Wilder fought some very good adversaries in Ortiz and Fury, and Breazeale is another worthy opponent, considering Wilder wanted a Fury rematch but that fell through.

So what do y'all think?

I'm with you, cuz

[kushking]

Actually he is; Which is the reason why Dillian Whyte is so pissed and angry at Dominc Breazeale. While Whyte is the number 1 contender; They made Dominic Breazeale the mandatory challenger for competing in and winning a Final elimination bout against Eric Molina on the undercard of Wilder/Ortiz; Which is something that Dillian Whyte constantly avoids. He doesn't do Final eliminators.

Exactly thats why I can't stand "***** Shyte" he has the most entitled diva attitude without having done anything to remotely justify it on his resume. Him beating parker is legit the most hes done in his entire career & he barely survived that one,yet he acts like hes too big for eliminators. All he needs to do is fight who they tell him to once & he would've been mandatory.