So is Otto Wallin suddenly a decent opponent now?

[sicko]

Yeah I'm seeing that Garbage! Dude is rated #50 Heavyweight by Boxrec but lately people been talking about him like he is a Top 10 Heavyweight

Wallin I do think is better than the "#50 Heavyweight"

[kafkod]

I've heard Otto's name being mentioned a lot recently, and some posters have suggested that they would like to see Wilder vs Wallin or Fury vs Wallin II

But hang on, i'm told by certain boxing experts such as Tyistall, that Wallin is a complete and utter tomato can & a disgrace to the sport.

So what it is? Is Wallin a bum? Or a reasonable contender?

He got lucky cutting Fury so early and so badly, which clearly handicapped Tyson and led to him taking more punches than he would have done otherwise. But the cut was caused by a punch, and Wallin withstood everything Fury threw at him trying to end the fight early. He is clearly on another level than the likes of Tom Schwarz, but whether he will turn out to be a legit contender, rather than just a tough, high level journeyman, remains to be seen.

I would class him as a good prospect, along with guys like Dubois, Joyce and Hrgovic.

[LoadedWraps]

I've heard Otto's name being mentioned a lot recently, and some posters have suggested that they would like to see Wilder vs Wallin or Fury vs Wallin II

But hang on, i'm told by certain boxing experts such as Tyistall, that Wallin is a complete and utter tomato can & a disgrace to the sport.

So what it is? Is Wallin a bum? Or a reasonable contender?

He could prove to be a decent contender, I think most people want to see more of him. I do.

He didn't win more than a round against Fury, the drama was all in the blood, but he still put up his best effort and I want to see guys compete and be hungry in the division. I want Fury haters to look for hope in other fighters. I don't want everyone to just say oh well Fury is champ now, it's over. No, they have to believe someone out there can beat him. It makes things exciting!

[1hourRun]

If Teo wins, he will be forever known as Neofimo Lopez, The One.

Actually, The SECOND.

[PRINCEKOOL]

Oscar Rivas or Andy Ruiz Junior.

[kafkod]

Actually, The SECOND.

Nah, Salido doesn't deserve any credit. It was shameful for a reigning world champion as experienced as him to deliberately give up his title on the scales to get a weight advantage over a one fight novice pro.

[1hourRun]

Nah, Salido doesn't deserve any credit. It was shameful for a reigning world champion as experienced as him to deliberately give up his title on the scales to get a weight advantage over a one fight novice pro.

Did you know that Vasily Bumochenko has a split-decision win over Albert Selimov during Vasily's WORLD SERIES OF BOXING career? What about Orlando Salidoe? I forgot.

[paulf]

For a showcase fight, he's fine. They're not putting Fury in with a top opponent now that the roadblock to Fury-Joshua has been cleared.

He's fighting someone to stay busy instead of sitting out the whole year, there is no place in the conversation for a dangerous opponent. That will come.

[Marchegiano]

He would be a step up for many guys. For example for Hrgovic, for sure.

Wallin -Wilder would be interesting. I think Wallin is not worse than Duhaupas, Washington, Szpilka..

Are any of those guys ranked anymore?

[Tails]

No one knows how good Wallin is at the moment and that is the absolute truth.

Fury proved he is levels above Wallin but then again, Fury is arguably the #1 Heavyweight at the moment according to most unbiased spectators.

Wallin could very well he a top ten guy or it could be a case where the guy from out of nowhere just happened to give one of the top guys out there a competitive fight. Only time will tell.

I personally think Wallin beats a good amount of people out there outside of say the top 10. He is not a small guy and from what I saw, he actually shows up to win.