Bryant Jennings 19-0 (10) 6'3", 84" 29 years old Deontay Wilder 31-0 (31) 6'6.5", 83" 28 years old Who ya got!?
Jennings looked like **** on Saturday. Not saying Wilder is the second coming of Muhammed Ali - BUT - I think Wilder with his length and power can take advantage of Jennings' defensive liabilities. Perez wasn't doing anything creative, he was just throwing a basic 1-2 from the Southpaw stance or he would just jab-n-grab. I swear, every time Perez started with his offense, Jennings would just stand there behind his high guard and lean back to avoid punches. Jennings had ZERO side-to-side head movement. None. It was frustrating watching Perez doing the same thing over and over again - and watching Jennings react the SAME way every time - pulling straight back behind his high guard with NO SIDE-TO-SIDE MOVEMENT. If I were Jennings' handlers, I'd keep him away from Wilder...
I'd favor Wilder in this one although it's a hard choice because Wilder is still annoyingly yet to fight a live body. Perez is a better win than anyone on Wilder's record IMO but we don't know how much that last fight took out of him mentally and he came in horrible shape so perhaps we should ignore that result. Difficult to predict indeed.
Jennings can slide and side-step and turn as much as he can and want but at some point s the Wall and the fight is all gone for him like it would be for anybody else. It takes a bigger puncher and a granite chin to handle a guy like Wilder, not a HW version of a Prima Donna.
i don't think perez or jennings can compete with the bigger guys of the division. too small...neither has the right skill set.
atsch I made the thread and can't even vote. I'm go on a limb and pick Jennings because I like him. Their size isn't too different, Jennings has a better skill set. I'd want Jennings to win because I don't like Wilder.
Some of the shots that Jennings hit Perez with would knock Wilder spark out.... I think it was a left hook that made Perez do a dance in the later part of the fight, that shot would have ANNIHILATED Wilder. Jennings by knockout.
