Well now that is not much of a debate down here in Texas. None of us Texans would be so unwise as to sick one dog of anykind on one wild boar with his long tusks.
However, some Texans are known to chase them wild boars and run them to ground in the woods with six or seven or eight or nine catch dogs. A group of pit bulls acting as catch dogs sure makes a worthy opponent for Mr. wild boar and his long tusks. However, Mr. wild boar can do a lot of damage to several of the catch dogs (even though he is outnumbered) before the catch dogs finally pin him to the ground and hold him down for the hunter to come shoot him with a rifle and if the hunter doesn't arrive in time with his rifle, you can be sure that the team of pit bull catch dogs will finish Mr. wild boar off ---no matter how long his tusks are.
If you should ever witness one of these displays of prime evil combat between Mr. wild boar and the catch dogs, you will understand why it is very unwise to pit one dog of any kind against Mr. wild boar and his long tusks.
No sir, it is not much of a debate at all as to who will probably win the fight between a wild boar and a lone dog. However, if there is any dog that can take a wild boar down by himself it definitely is the pit bull (no doubt about it). Just for anyone that may not familiar with the pit bull, Mr. pit bull is not afraid to take on an Africian Lion --- even though he ( Mr. Pit Bull ) will probably be defeated in combat with an Africian Lion.
I venture to say that a lot of you men never knew that this type of hunting (hunting a wild boar with catch dogs) ever existed. It is certaintly a type of hunting that I do not sanction. It becomes extremely brutal to all involved.
If you are going to kill something, kill it swiftly. Don't stretch it out into a blood sport as described above.
J. W. Kilpatrick
