Bigger man George, bigger punch!
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Yeah but what does he say exactly when they mic the corner? In all seriousness you could stick Mr Potato Head in there atop a button box and most likely get the same results. Lets be honest here, Wilder is on borrowed time and is milking it with his athletic ability and not his boxing fundamentals.
That was a nice score against Stiverne but even a busted clock is right twice a day.
Does other sports have such amnesiac fans as boxing does?
What HOF'er HW hasn't been tested by an average Joe?
There is a thread here about how Bruno outclassed Lennox.
Paul Phillips, Riddick Bowe & Razor Ruddock all stopped Mike Dokes 4 or less, while Holyfield went life and death with Dokes taking ten rounds. Holy as a result was called a blown up cruiser...now you guys act as if Holy was bombing out everyone.
Some guy named uh....Wladimir K....didn't get rocked by a journeyman....he got knocked the fuck out by one.
Cassius Clay needed a ripped glove to survive his journeyman scare.
Joe Louis got outboxed and beat up by Conn LHW yet the history books call him a great.
Marciano damn near got his nose ripped out the socket by a nobody before winning.
Same with Wilder.
Every weight class has a great that wasn't challenged by a great but a nobody. Be it Pac man Agapito Sanchez, Cotto against Ricardo Tores...Same with Wilder.
These are the fights where Deontay has to hone his skills, you can't wait till he fights a Wlad to do it.
And no damn HW got to the title as a perfected warrior.
Wilder won by knockout and you guys criticize what occurred in what? One Round?
Last edited by SlimTrae; 06-15-2015 at 08:35 PM.
All's lost! Everything's going to shit!
Boxing fundamentals can be taught, practiced, and learned. Power, speed and athleticism can't. Which is why I think Wilder needs a next level trainer and he needs him now. If Wilder was a clumsy oaf who couldn't get out of the way of his own feet. Or if he had no power... or if the interest just wasn't there.... then I'd say it's a lost cause. But Wilder is like an unpolished diamond. All the necessary attributes are somewhere in there.... he just needs the right person(s) to bring them out.
Maybe the best thing that could happen to Wilder's career right about now is a loss.
Seriously.
While he's knocking people out with poor fundamentals, he's not gonna feel the need to change anything. Eventually that's gonna catch up with him. If he's really dedicated to the sport, and I've seen no reason to think otherwise, then he'll be willing to learn and make the adjustments necessary to continue getting better. Hell... he himself said repeatedly he's a work in progress during the post-fight interview on Saturday. Those adjustments could even mean a change in trainer, if necessary. He certainly won't the first to do it.
IMO he still has enough tools to beat Tyson Fury. But beating Wlad is a whole 'nother story. The way he fought Stiverne had me hoping.... but the way he fought Molina brought me back to Earth.
I worked the weekend so I'm watching the fight for the fight time right now. Looking forward to it. I know Deontay won but I like to watch him regardless.
Alright, I see a lot of what you guys are saying but I'm still big on Deontay. He got hurt, but took it in stride and recovered quickly. He also did that dope a rope thing for about thirty seconds where he was just eating punches with earmuffs on, made me a bit puzzled. The dudes power can't be denied. You are right, he still has a lot to work on but he's in a good position to do so. I'd love to see Deontay make it to the top. Actually, on these boards a large amount of criticism has been dolled out upon him since he arrived on the scene, be it his chicken legs, opponents, chin and everything else one could mention. The thing is a lot of what was said here had him written off some time ago and yet here he is. To be honest, I expect him to make the needed improvements and I think he'll be around for quite a while. Now I still need to watch both the Cotto and Khan fights. Was Cotto on network or was it HBO. Working fourty hours in three days over the weekend is completely ruining my enjoyment of boxing.
Last edited by walrus; 06-16-2015 at 10:37 AM.
Bigger man George, bigger punch!
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Stiverne should fight more regularly
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
Why does everyone want wilder to fail.
He had a bad day at the office.
Lets see how he performs next time.
Last edited by Master; 06-17-2015 at 01:59 AM. Reason: spelling
I don't think people want him to fail, it's just that he fought so many bums without really being tested and there are a lot of questions about him. He was fighting a Special Ed teacher on Saturday and the guy had him wobbled.
To be fair there's always an element of schadenfreude among boxing fans when a prospect is exposed, especially if it's his chin that gets cracked. The fact that Wilder is a big motherfunking heavy with a dynamite right hand increases the schadenfreude factor above and beyonf normal levels. If the teacher had sparked him it would definitely have been funny.
Wilders main problem is he is going to have to learn quickly as a champion or he will crash and burn.
Remember reality is an illusion caused by a lack of alcohol .
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