Statistically TT will be out before 4 rounds, we have no reason to doubt Wilder proven capability of Stopping his opponents faster than they ever been stopped. This trend goes back in the last 6 fights of Wilder, it only stops with OWEN beck where he was KOed in the 3rd by 34-0 David Rodriguez, Wilder just came a bit short at RTD3 So its not outlandish to assume that Wilder will be able to KO TT. Pulev failed to do so because he lacked punching power as his record clearly indicates. TT was stopped twice by Wlad & he could have been stopped earlier if Wlad opened in the same reckless manner Wilder opens up
Yes my Brazilian friend, we should ignore facts & numbers and just insult each other whenever we don't like anything
So its not outlandish to assume that Wilder will be able to KO TT. I understand your point, but this is sort of my key area of scepticism about Wilder. What if it goes into later rounds? Pulev has proven that he can inflict a lot of damage in later rounds after big tall fighters gas out (TT [sort of], Dimitrenko and Ustinov) and hold off big punchers like Travis Walker to acculmilate later rounds points. This is a big difference IMO between Wilder and Pulev. Does Wilder have a plan B for the time he gets to round 5 and the opponent is still there?
Some good fighters are just one dimensional, but remember how people questioned Valero cause he never been past the 2nd round up until he won the title! For the title fight, He had to score the KO late in the 10th, later he also adjusted vs a prime De Marco & Stop him late We will find out, its unfair to assume...We only he is coming to score a KO I am not saying he is better than Wlad (at this point), all I am saying is that he will KO TT
Pulev is a little slow to start and Wilder will come out throwing Bombs. It would be nice to see wilder fight a legit HW though.
Legit is your own personal opinion...Pulev said he wants one more fight before Wlad. Wilder is always in shape and will take this fight on a heartbeat because his team knows its an easy KO...
Fighters I have no doubt Wilder would one punch KO: Price Chisora Mitchell Solis Banks Pulev who I don't rate nearly as high as many on this board isn't one of them. He seems to have a lot od scar tissue on his left eye though so I would not rule out a cuts stoppage.
So wilder stops a washed up lyak, who in his prime was never anything great to begin with, and people wax their pricks against his candle. I'm no Pulev fan, but he at least has earned his spot in the small limelight he has now and he did so in a short amount of time, while Wilder is pushing past 30 fights and has only showed to be a bum beater par excellance. Let's see him fight someone with a pulse before feeding him to Pulev.
Wilder stopped Lyak like nobody ever did before...That just makes him a Knockout Sensation just like advertised, nothing more or less He said he wants a fight before Wlad, what more exciting fight out there to make. If he gets stopped, its not the end of his career, by then it will be officially established that Deontay Wilder is a Beast, so no shame losing to a guy who Knocked out everybody he got in the ring with. It will not end Pulev career, if he survived past the 4th round, he will only gain respect & the fight will be exciting & do Pulev career good regardless of how it goes.
The risk/reward equation for Wilder would be good. A loss would be a genuine learning experince for him and he can say he wasn't really ready for #3. Goes without saying that a Wilder win would translate into a huge fight with Wlad. For Pulev, the fight could be a big money fight if it's hyped in the States. He's 60+/40 in it IMO and again a win would make the stocks of any Wlad fight rise. But Pulev is surely going to wait for the Povetkin fight to play out and see firstly who wins, and secondly how Wlad looks, then when Wlad would be looking to fight him.
Wilder has more to lose imo, if he can't KO Pulev. He will lose the Knockout Sensation fear factor that he will bring to the ring in the big day :yep
Yeah Walker cut him over both of his eyes. Cuts is going to be Pulev's downfall and his lack of power.