Wilder's ego is fragile as his chin. I bet he would cry if you told him esb says you're a bum and fraud.
Here’s what I see. Is wilder great fundamentally? No. Has he improved though? Yes. Now as far as AJ. His weight gain disturbs me. He looks slower and less explosive. He needs to correct that. Hearn thinks DW is too light but given his size, I think it will be an advantage over AJ. I never liked muscle and felt it’s overrated.
Yes AJs muscle thing bothers me to the point where I can’t believe his team haven’t addressed it,Wilder has the advantage in the Atheletic stakes for sure but I’m not sure why you’d think Wilder has improved,are you basing it off his win over Stiverne? As good an athlete as Wilder is though I’d of thought in a big unification fight it’s gonna come down to boxing ability,AJ took some bombs off Wlad and answered in kind,Wilders not fought anyone yet who could take advantage of his sloppiness in the ring,how many times have we seen him with chin in the air,off balance and no defence,any decent HW would not miss that,granted he talks a good game but for a world champion he’s fought some awful opposition and made em look good in the process,I could be wrong but I wouldn’t be surprised if he went down like Charles Martin just from some well timed punches early on.
The corpulent version of Stiverne who hadn't fought in two years, and had the look of a man who'd done his 'training' at McDonalds? It's not as if Wilder knocked out a prime version of Vitali last weekend.
Said Wilder in the immediate aftermath of his win over Stiverne last weekend, referring to Joshua: "No more hiding. Let's see who's the best. I'll go to England to prove it." In the first part of that quote, he was presumably referring to himself and his being mollycoddled since becoming WBC champion. Now, read the bold and underlined part of the quotation very carefully. Let it sink in. Because I seriously hope Hearn and Joshua remind Wilder of this quote -- especially the third and final part -- and call his bluff by challenging Wilder to fight Joshua at Wembley or Cardiff. If Wilder doesn't back up this talk, he will prove -- once again -- that he is nothing more than a fraud and a conman who is only too happy to hold the WBC title hostage and milk his title in defences against soft touches, and is not bold enough nor confident enough in himself and his abilities to truly dare to be great.