Id say that Stiverne was hugely over rated from beating Arreola.
Iv been saying for ages Stiverne isn't that good. Cant move his head out the way of a punch. Cant move on his feet fast enough and gets hit far too much. A heavy Berto.
Wilder proved he is not as fragile as we thought, although lots of the punches it looked like he took we saw on replay he actually rode because he saw them coming as Stiverne telegraphed them. Stiverne was so poor at being in range to punch he nearly fell through the ropes!
See the times Wilder was pressured? Just put his gloves up and stood in front of Stiverne. No skills to hold, turn or move. Someone taller, quicker feet, better defence with the confidence to be in range to actually land and does Wilder do much back?
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