I think he's skilled and a natural athlete that is probably above average in most sports. I have fixated on the guy and delivered my share of contempt on how he's being handled. In large measure he represents one of the reasons I don't care much for the division. Has there ever been a more Ripe heavyweight division? Maybe Marciano's.

Its the coddling that disturbs me today above all else and in may cases its done by those who most likely could sweep the field. Its hard to say when this phenomenon started, perhaps it was with the advent of the sport but today its almost a way of life. Fighters in many cases don't get into the sport to fight, they get into it to get rich and famous. Jermaine Taylor has been the only one to admit that and yet he has one of the best resumes in the sport. Somewhere along the line the very ideal of the sport has been lost while its still being practiced. Its always been about economics but not to this extent. Its a selfie world and its more about the creation of stars then sorting out the sport.

An elephant in the room here is that he's American and if people don't think that skews the proceedings then I don't now what to say. Its not meant as an anti-american statement but its a fact. The division is an anomaly. Historically the weakest and yet the most prestigious. Its been a long drought for a division they have historically owned. He's just as much a marketing tool on steroids as he is a fighter. Its as much about reality tv as it is about the sport. Had David Price been in the States he would been handled quite differently and most likely would have got to 30+ in a row all by ko. He would have been hailed as the second coming of Gerry Cooney with better boxing skills.

Fact of the natter is there is more money today in the bluff that is oddly sustained by mediocrity. Much of the "buying" public laps this shit up. Deontay Wilder wont even mention Wlads name. He should have called him out or handed in his belt. He's got a bit of a dilemma now though. I'd wager he'd rather unify with Wlad then fight Povetkin.