Deontay Wilder VS Nicolai Firtha on the Hops undercard..

[Master]

They must be worried about him, maybe that's why no step up.

Stamina issues? Chin? Who knows.

I agree something is up as to why he is not stepping up. There must be an issue like a weak chin or he cannot go past 8 rounds.

[Silkeyjoe]

Jesus this is one shit card. Fight will end in round 1. I cant imagine who would want to go see this card

[TitoFan]

Are we talking about THE... Nicolai Firtha??

[p4pking]

Obviously there is something off about either Wilder or his management; but in his defence at least he hasn't underperformed against any of the stiffs he's been in with. Liakovich might have still been a half decent test for many young hopefuls, it's hard to know for sure. Opposition aside, he's clearly got far more upside than any other HW prospect, he is a huge athletic guy and a serious puncher. Definitely time to find out whether he can fight though.

[Spicoli]

El Bump: take two

Anyone see Wilder standing on the scale eating that pie? I didn't get that, but its certainly not his first cream puff

[Freedom]

Firtha isn't a very good opponent for a 29-0, 29 KO boxer. Here he is against Tye Fields:

[Beanflicker]

Yeah I wouldn't classify anyone who gets KO'd by Tye Fields to be much competition. Hopefully now Deontay has had his share of stiffs and is ready to take it to the next level.

[ross]

Fucking hell!

Wilder was hurt by the first JAB that Firtha threw!

He got a bit of exeperience against someone who is fairly tough but this is someone Fury fought in his 15 th fight not his 30th and in the Fury fight Firtha looked in better condition to boot.

Wilder is soooo sloppy when attacking. Wide open and most of his shots completely miss. The knockdowns he was awarded were more pushes.

He needs more of these tough men type opponents in quick succession. Any talk of Arreola or anyone imside the top 15 is too soon based on what I saw. He will end up like Price if they jump too high too fast. You can see hes still learning. Hes not terrible but he should be far better having 30 fights. He fights like hes had just a handfull of bouts rsuhing his own work.

[TitoFan]

Maybe we should just resign ourselves to the fact that Deontay Wilder has found his own niche, and neither he nor his handlers are in any hurry to venture away from the safety of that niche. Maybe Wilder will end his career at 50-0, with 50 KO's..... and will be happy being nothing more than a curious footnote in the pages of boxing history.

I for one, am tired of waiting for anything more.

[Memphis]

@ross at it again. You mean Wilder was momentarily knocked off balance from a jab right? You want to see hurt from a jab look at about a minute into the first round, Firtha stops coming forward after eating one.

Firtha did OK with the 60 seconds of fight he had in him. Areola would be a serious test for Wilder. Not sure how well he copes with a guy that keeps marauding forward. Take away Wilders punching room and he looks pretty useless.

[J_Undisputed]

Never Saw wilder before last night. Thank God. Part michael grant, part kayode, with a sprinkle of dawson. Yeesh. Wide winging shots, loading up, overextending, carrying his hands low... A lot of mistakes stem from his attitude. The next attraction in the size + athleticism sideshow in the HW division as long as they keep restocking the plodders, weathered journeymen, timid guys that like to pace themselves, etc.. Keep him the hell away from sharp counter punchers, straight punchers with reach, guys with head movement that know how to circle out, and guys with stubby hooks that will throw with him on the inside. Anyone else see some ugly KO's coming to this guy when glancing into his future? This decade's Derrick Jefferson. Just my opinion of course.

[Spicoli]

He makes mistakes and they are becoming repetitive and he's digging a deep hole growing stale at this level, not correcting and not learning. He has a casual false confidence thing going on, the kissing the camera, the electric boogaloo dancing after a ko, dropping hands and smirking at this level. A ko of a Firtha was 100% expected and a confident self aware guy should react composed. The dude is getting way to far ahead of his actual accomplishment and I think he is standing on the track using the light of the oncoming train to read his own headlines. I see him getting badly beat when he finds the stones to go from the kiddie pool into the ocean. He's losing the gradual transition opportunity most fighters get and has enough cans on his record to open a soup kitchen.

[J_Undisputed]

...... and I think he is standing on the track using the light of the oncoming train to read his own headlines...

Couldn't have said it better myself. Golden boy knows this. Wilder is golden boy working an angle in a barren American heavyweight division. Find a big Kid, build him up and make him a star, get him a title fight and bet against him and cash out.

[jon09]

Wilder is the new Butterbean.

[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.