Deontay Wilder VS Nicolai Firtha on the Hops undercard..

[Spicoli]

No wonder they keep feeding him shrimp. He's got more holes then a block of Swiss cheese. And the way he commits to fighting somebody with a pulse leaves a lot to be desired. He's a hype job with a punch who throws it from the next town over.

Really sounds like they are going to let him waltz through the backdoor and fight Stiverne for vacant Vitali trinket.

[IamInuit]

No wonder they keep feeding him shrimp. He's got more holes then a block of Swiss cheese. And the way he commits to fighting somebody with a pulse leaves a lot to be desired. He's a hype job with a punch who throws it from the next town over.

Really sounds like they are going to let him waltz through the backdoor and fight Stiverne for vacant Vitali trinket.

Well you can add prophet to the resume.

The next fight for unbeaten heavyweight Deontay Wilder (30-0, 30 KOs) could be for the WBC title that is expected to be vacated by 42-year-old champion Vitali Klitschko who has been out for all of 2013 with an injury and already has plans for 2014 and beyond. “With the news we got last week that Vitali Klitschko was going to be running for president of the Ukraine, I anticipate he will no longer fight and that the title will become vacant,” said Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer. “My goal is to have Deontay fight in his next fight for the WBC heavyweight championship against Bermane Stiverne. And after that go for Wladimir Klitschko, unify all titles and become undisputed heavyweight champion.” Wilder is currently rated WBC #3.

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[p4pking]

I thought Wilder looked like crap last night, but a fight with Stiverne would be a good thing whether it's for a belt or not. Wilder could easily lose that and would imo, it's a massive step up for him as Stiverne is a decent fighter who can counter punch.

[beenKOed]

I thought Wilder looked like crap last night, but a fight with Stiverne would be a good thing whether it's for a belt or not. Wilder could easily lose that and would imo, it's a massive step up for him as Stiverne is a decent fighter who can counter punch.

I'd like to see him fight somebody! He should have had Firtha out of there in the first round, but he was too busy flexing his pecs. He is in his 30s isn't he? he acts like he just turned 15. Talk about arrested development.
He looks the same as the first time I saw him, green as hell. His jab did seem to get Firtha's attention and he has a strong right hand, but they need to start pushing him.
He was missing wildly with rights, lefts and continually out of position.
30 wins, 100% KO record and we still don't know what he can do.
All we know is that he looks green, he's the mystery man .
Deontay 'Bronze Mystery' Wilder

[palmerq]

No wonder they keep feeding him shrimp. He's got more holes then a block of Swiss cheese. And the way he commits to fighting somebody with a pulse leaves a lot to be desired. He's a hype job with a punch who throws it from the next town over.

Really sounds like they are going to let him waltz through the backdoor and fight Stiverne for vacant Vitali trinket.

:S it does seem a bit dodgy :S.... but if that does happen at least he would be taking on someone who earned the shot and if he did wiin the title he couldnt hide anymore...

[ykdadamaja]

The FACT on Wilder is that no one wants to fight him at this stage, seeing what they have seen from him. His handlers went to a few of the top HW's and they didn't want the fight- BECAUSE it was high risk and no cash reward to fight him.

I think they latter part is becoming less and less of an excuse, because everyone is wanting to see Wilder step it up with an active guy.

But he has been asking around for fights. This is simply a case of too few HW's wanting to get in the ring with him at this stage.

The only time we WILL see Wilder tested, in the ring with a top guy, is when he is either a 1. title eliminator, where he will have to fight a guy between the 1st and 3rd contender spot; and 2. is if he fights for a title, whether left vacant or one of the belt holders that happen to be a Klit, until something changes like Vitali retiring before the end of 2014.

So this is where we have it now. It reminds me of the Tyson years before he jumped in there with Berbick. Aside from Mitch Green (which really is a stretch) and James Tillis (a very good journeyman on the fringe at the time) all of Tyson's other fights were against stiffs and inexperienced lambs to the slaughter. Even Ferguson, which you may say was a step up, really wasn't a step up for Tyson.

So, let's see Wilder unferl.