Comments Thread For: Deontay Wilder: Legacy Is More Important Than The Business

[Roberto Vasquez]

Got to be honest. Wilder has had 40+ fights and from his record he doesn't seem to care about legacy at all. He dodged Wlad. He has had one belt for years and never tried to get the others

To be fair he needed stepping up slowly so I will give him the beneifit of the doubt if he fights only top opponents form now on. This is his time now. His chance to get that legacy and take up on all the top fighters

[REDEEMER]

I'm a Wilder fan and I gotta say he obviously has no idea what comes out of his mouth sometimes. The heavyweight division isn't exactly deep but he's far from fought just the best since winning the title. We've all been patiently waiting to see him fight AJ and were still waiting. Honestly that's the fight the boxing fans wanna see

Wilder again contradicts himself he said he doesn’t believe in the business of boxing and everyone should fight the best but then says everyone needs to be patient on that fight with AJ. His moto has always been boxing is a business ,he’s lying and just lying straight up because he’s made it clear over and over that fight won’t happen .

The division is stacked he just chooses not to go after the relevant fights , Fury went after him not the other way around .

[DaNeutral.]

Maybe he had one of them Come to Jesus moments.

Nope, he just lies.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Wilder never cared about legacy. he never tried to get the fight against Klitschkos, Vitali or Wladimir. He also ducked top 10 contender Whyte regardless huge payday. He was busy fighting guys like Szpilka and Duhaupas.

Wilder is carefully managed PBC product. The only reason he even fought Fury first time was they all believed Fury was done and just desperate for retirement money.

[Straightener]

Took wilder 27 fights to fight audley Harrison level of opp’s

That’s not to say he could not go on to build a decent legacy .... there’s plenty of decent fights for him if he can hold on to his belts Saturday

[daggum]

this guy is full of hot air. at the press conference the other day he said he plucked fury out of nowhere when he was doing coke and fury should thank him for giving him another chance at big time boxing. what kind of legacy is that? hes admitting he went after a coked up opponent on the skids just because of his former success. then turning down joshua. pathetic

[OldTerry]

Wilder could actually build a legacy if he can beat Fury then Joshua and defend his titles a couple to a few times against up and coming fighters before retirement. It would at least make a good story and give boxing fans something to debate about later on in life. He's 34 with a a couple more good years in him so its possible if he just goes for broke from here on out in his career

Wilder has publicly stated he intends to fight six more years (until he's 40). This seems reasonable as heavyweights often remain excellent longer than the lighter weight fighters. Also (and this could change) Wilder has not taken a lot of damage in his career. At a two fight a year pace it would mean only 12 more fights before Wilder retires. Entirely possible unless he changes his mind.

[texasboi15]

I believe him

You don't walk to ring dressed like a sci-fi zulu warrior king unless you have some crazy Alexander the great Atilla the Hun Achilles shit going on in your psyche.

[MH brit]

Wilder and legacy ? Oh please give me a break !

[MulaKO]

Sorry Wilder , but you are going about it all wrong , especially with this legacy bullchit