Jermell Charlo is the clone of Deontay Wilder at 154.

There's similarities in the sense that both have been down on the cards and came through with dramatic knockdowns / stoppages late in fights. Both are relatively low output fighters who are content to give away rounds knowing that they have fight changing power that can change the fight in one punch.

But from purely a punch technique stand point, they are very different. Mell is a far more ferocious and dynamic counter puncher capable of throwing powerful hooks and looping shots at odd angles that can surprise opponents. Wilder just has crazy power for a heavyweight but his punching technique is less dynamic and more standard based on timing, with Wilder it's less about throwing looping punches and more just straight one-twos down the pipe with the occasional standard hook. Mell has shown an ability to avoid shots with upper body movemet them come back with massive counters at crazy angles.

 

Jermell has sound fundamentals unlike Wilder. Really looking forward to Castano fight not only will the winner be undisputed champion but the matchup is great. Expect a war. Scientific war suit Jermell whereas an unscientific war suits Castano. Either way I see a late knockout.

 

Very true, you can expect Mell to be more dynamic as a puncher as he's a smaller guy, generally smaller guys have better technique. But I feel like Mell completely abandons the jab more than Wilder does. Mell has a good jab when he uses it but he just seems to have so much confidence in his power that he doesn't even try to establish it, like in Harrison 2 he was just giving away rounds by not using the jab at all. Now granted it worked out with his tremendous power punching but it was a very risky strategy. Wilder at least tries to work behind the jab at times. The punch technique is quite different and the upper body movement from Mell so calling him a clone of Wilder is a bit much but they are similiar in some ways in that they believe in their power, are content to give away rounds to conserve their energy for the late rounds, they both believe in their ability to get a late KO.

 

Yeah I get why you say that they do rely on power and yes Jermell's footwork is indeed atrocious, it might be even worse than Wilder's. Jermell also can be really wild with the right hand, I mean does he know how to throw a right hand without the rear foot lifting or being dragged forward lol, he puts so much into it, it over balances him, which Wilder is prone to do at times.

But there are differences. I think Jermell has far more variety, his combinations are more compact and effective he often throws wildly but sometimes it's clearly designed to open a guy up or move them into a shot. His defence is different too, he's not just all reach and head movement and trying to slip every shot, he adopts the high guard when he's looking to be aggressive can block then throw back.

 

That is why I referred to scientific war suiting Charlotte and unscientific war suiting Castano.

 

154 is a very strong weight class actually and Jermell is at the top. I have not been a big fan of him but give credit where it is due. If he beats Castano he is definitely a P4P guy and he will deserve to be.

 

I think Castano is aggresive and scientific.

 

Yes he is which is why Charlotte needs to make it scientific otherwise it could be tricky.

 

I hate to admit this but Mell has regressed as a fighter back when the twins first got started he was the better boxer of the two. When he left shields his boxing skills went down and his new trainer, Spence's trainer had him focusing on sitting down on his shots more. At first it seemed like a good fit but as he's had more fights under him he's started to fall in love with his power and like wilder is almost content to lose rounds looking to load up waiting for the perfect counter or opening to land his one hitta quitta. That works sometimes but it won't work all the time. He needs to start boxing more using the jab upping his workrate and that big shot will come to him instead of waiting on it while getting out worked With that said he's much more complete than wilder but I think the comparison is an accurate and fair one. Imo he made a big mistake leaving shields.

 

For the first time, I disagree with you. I will say he has fell in love with his power a bit. Coach James actually stays on Jermell about that. Jermell hasn't regressed in my opinion. He just love getting want the fans like, a knock out! He came to coach James wanting to increase his power, and coach James has helped him. The only comparison of him and Wilder is that they want to KO everybody. Jermell listens to his coach instructions and actually has skills. Wilder rely on power all the time and his athleticism. Go back and watch some of his fights like the Harrison first fight where he was trying to load up on punches. Coach James was telling him to stop loading up so much and use his jab more to get in closer.