In what would shape up to be an all time classic back and forth battle, who do you guys have winning, I'd give a slight edge in power to Deontay, slight edge in chin to Fedor... Fedor has the experience, technique and ring saavy. There's a huge height discrepancy, but Fedor had ktfo guys similar size. Who wins?
Fedor had quick hands...... Could see him catching Wilder at his best. But he'd take him down and submit him asap, he wouldn't mess around with him on the feet. Kind of like when he fought Schilt. edit. in boxing Wilder wins, in MMA fedor wins. could see Fedor catching Wilder with small gloves in MMA though.
Wilder would win under boxing rules. Fedor had good hands for MMA, but I don't think he would have nearly as much success in boxing. However, he did have heat, and he could flatten Wilder if he landed on him.
It's not a "back-and-forth" fight, its a "forth" fight with a fat 40 year old wrestler falling on his face in 60 seconds.
He's actually not terrible, he'd have a chance against, say Cam F. Awesome in the US Amateur Championships, but he basically had a cruiserweight walking through his punches and walking him down. Wilder would murder him.