Deontay Wilder- I'm in agreement with the board's consensus.

[ykdadamaja]

... he needs a tough fight. He may be able to go straight to an eliminator or title fight in his next time out. I think the current crop of guys is just not enough for him to be able to compete.

In his last six fights he only fought for 13 rounds out of all of them combined.

I don't feel they should bring Wilder back to the public unless it is against a live guy where he can compete strongly- with a tough guy in front of him.

... and there are options out there, Wilder is a little name to himself now, people want to see him fight and bang. So, they can find the money for him to get a good fight.

I think anyone in the HW division with half a brain would take a Wilder fight for $150 grand or so. I would.

Word to Jennings, Arreola, Ruiz, Pulev, Thompson, Povetkin, Fury, Chisora, Scott, Adamek, Chambers, Boystov, et al... a fight with Wilder for $150 G's ain't a bad. Because, at the end of the day, you HAVE to fight. Take it.


p.s.

Word on the streets is that Wilder was VERY frustrated in the Haye camp in Haye's preparation for Tyson Fury. Word has it that while he's good with tremendous power and speed, when faced with an elite or semi-elite fighter like a Haye and above, he can't turn it up, loses his balance and backs away and then starts to grab and hold.

We will monitor this.

[palmerq]

good post... wilder is still a noob at the top level... short amateur career and he really hasnt boxed many pro rounds either. His team need to get him in with guys who will put up a fight, I still think at this stage of wilders career kingpin johnson is the guy to go for, he's big very defensive and probably won't win but he will make wilder work and it seems he is looking for fights whereever he can get them.. Tony thompson is another guy who a fight could be made easily with , he might be a bit too tricky just now . I always thought he was quite underated but he is old now and was lucky to get past price the 2nd time and he is willing to fight anyone anywhere if the price is right, surely wilder and team can put together a good offer for him.

I definently want to see more of wilder but only against competent opposition..it's time for him now

[ykdadamaja]

good post... wilder is still a noob at the top level... short amateur career and he really hasnt boxed many pro rounds either. His team need to get him in with guys who will put up a fight, I still think at this stage of wilders career kingpin johnson is the guy to go for, he's big very defensive and probably won't win but he will make wilder work and it seems he is looking for fights whereever he can get them.. Tony thompson is another guy who a fight could be made easily with , he might be a bit too tricky just now . I always thought he was quite underated but he is old now and was lucky to get past price the 2nd time and he is willing to fight anyone anywhere if the price is right, surely wilder and team can put together a good offer for him.

I definently want to see more of wilder but only against competent opposition..it's time for him now

Yea. I forgot about Kingpin Johnson. All these guys mentioned, plus Johnson, are real, live, tough opposition that Wilder and his team can put the money up for him to fight.

Kudos to Kelvin Price for taking that fight with Wilder, even when he got blasted.

[Max Power]

Of course I can only agree with this. I think Wilder will turn a few tricks at the top. But ultimately I doubt he will be the "next big thing". He is definitely the Michael Grant of the 2010's.

He has a shaky chin, I have absolutely no doubt. And as soon as he faces a fighter who isn't afraid of his power and has the chin to handle it or the reflexes to test him he is gonna wear it. Against a puncher he is gonna go down!

I think he will enjoy much more success than David Price though... Now THAT is a waste of time right there! I think he should take on one of the other greenish giants like Tyson Fury or Robert Helenius and if he can handle himself there then maybe there will be some cause for excitement. Right now it's just hype!

[ykdadamaja]

Of course I can only agree with this. I think Wilder will turn a few tricks at the top. But ultimately I doubt he will be the "next big thing". He is definitely the Michael Grant of the 2010's.

He has a shaky chin, I have absolutely no doubt. And as soon as he faces a fighter who isn't afraid of his power and has the chin to handle it or the reflexes to test him he is gonna wear it. Against a puncher he is gonna go down!

I think he will enjoy much more success than David Price though... Now THAT is a waste of time right there! I think he should take on one of the other greenish giants like Tyson Fury or Robert Helenius and if he can handle himself there then maybe there will be some cause for excitement. Right now it's just hype!

Helenius is another big joke. He just dropped off of the radar. I was hoping he would take a title fight against one of the Klits. He worked for it and then all of a sudden he just stopped his progress forward.

Now Helenius is back to the bottom of the pile. In fact, he has been replaced by guys he was well ahead of for a title shot.

If a Klit gives him a fight, especially Wlad, he will be a very, VERY lucky man.

[El Kabong]

Deontay will step it up soon enough. He has been a sparring partner for Wlad so I think at the very least Wlad knows what Wilder can bring to the table.

Helenius had an injury vs Chisora and hasn't fully recovered one can assume.

[beenKOed]

Of course I can only agree with this. I think Wilder will turn a few tricks at the top. But ultimately I doubt he will be the "next big thing". He is definitely the Michael Grant of the 2010's.

He has a shaky chin, I have absolutely no doubt. And as soon as he faces a fighter who isn't afraid of his power and has the chin to handle it or the reflexes to test him he is gonna wear it. Against a puncher he is gonna go down!

I think he will enjoy much more success than David Price though... Now THAT is a waste of time right there! I think he should take on one of the other greenish giants like Tyson Fury or Robert Helenius and if he can handle himself there then maybe there will be some cause for excitement. Right now it's just hype!

I don't know if you are right or wrong about his chin, but I sure want to find out!
We've all been waiting for this fighter and his team to get off their behinds, step up to the big boy's sandbox, make some noise and put some excitement into the HW division.
It will probably never happen, he's too interested in flexing his pecs in the mirror. If he was really interested in being a champion he would be fighting every four months.
I've just about given up on the guy.