The low regard for Deontay is insane

He fought Jason Gavern in his 32 th pro fight and still hasn't fought anyone. Untill he fights a real, living opponent, I won't support him. It's sad though, because he could have star potential. He's just very, very irrelevant in this sport right now.

 

sorry that i dont award extra points for stroking polish egos. i have to rate him on what i see.

 

Since you brought up Tyson let's use him as an example,
Mike went from debut to world champion over the course of 26?
fights in a little over a year and a half. He then over the next 2 years from
the time of becoming a titlist, proceeded to beat the "lineal" champion and
usurp the other titles becoming the undisputed champion.

Wilder took 8 years to go from debut to titlist (which he won from the lowest
hanging fruit), Then over the next 2 years (nearly 3) proceeded to fight 5 times,
against literally no one in the top 15 of the HW division.

There's a reason why people went crazy over Tyson and don't over Wilder.

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Speaking of special people...

 

There's a reason he is undefeated he hasn't fought anyone.

 

I agree the low regard is insane. Problem is, it's Team Wilder that's most guilty of it.

It's about time someone slipped his squad some anti-crazy pills so they grow a pair and match him up better. He's got the nuclear-powered right hand to upset better fighters than him, but his handlers are so apprehensive about him being upset himself that we'll never know what he's really capable of. Too bad. I believe he'd show plenty of heart even if he were outmatched and remain dangerous.

The smartest thing they've done is keep him in the dark about their concerns so his confidence stays sky-high. As long as they keep pinning the big fights not happening on everyone else, he won't see how little faith his team's got in him.

 

I was going to pick up on the Tyson comparison, but you've pretty much covered it right there.

 

I like him. I think the best thing about him is that he's had the level of success that he has had with this shitty ass technique of his, relying mostly on one of the most devastating natural right hands I've ever seen. Give him some elite level training for many years and it's easy to see how his potential for improvement is very high.

 

Wilder's been outboxed by many of the guys he's faced including Szpilka. That big stiff footballer Washington had him reeling from his jabs. Wilder has very good power ... it's his only saving grace. But he needs to step it up from winos and cans and face somebody with a pulse, and no, Wawrzyk doesn't count. I'd like to see him against Wach, who is a very tough guy who has only failed when facing the highest calibre of opponent. If he beats somebody like that I'll take notice. Or, he could face one of the other belt holders which would be even better.

 

Bottom line is until Wilder stops talking about it and actually does step up to fight some world level opponents, he's gonna carry on being ridiculed by ex pro's (Tyson), trainers (Atlas) and the fans and, until he does step up, he can't have any complaints.

 

The low regard is perfectly justified, but it's also something that Wilder could dispel in an instant simply by getting in the ring against a legitimate top guy. He did it against Stiverne and gained massive credit for winning, but since then he's not capitalised on the goodwill he garnered from the fans. He's supposedly one of the best fighters in the world. Well, get in there with a top level fighter then.