Wilder is the perfect example...

Stop it. Wilder speed is still there. He was just never any good to begin with.
Yeah he obviously has declined, but he never had any boxing skill, so nothing to decline, and power, reach, height is for life, and he always been all about that.

The reality is and the reason why he is hesitant to throw shows up big time tonight. He actually decide to throw wild punches like he used to doing it, and it's shows the result. Against top opposition, they will make you miss and pay for it, just what Zhang did.
He was hesitant, as his opponent could box and not being an idiotic to allow Wilder to set his right hand.

And btw, WIlder has always and i mean always telegraphing his right hand. He has always been wide open when throwing that punch as well. He drops his left hand, and there is ZERO defense.
This ain't due to age, this is due to lack of any fundamentals.

It's funny watching how Fury fans trying to salvage this and claims Wilder is shot now.
Funny how Wilder at 38 is shot to pieces, but Usyk at 37,5 years old is somehow in his prime.

 

Same thing happened to Mike Tyson in his 30's, once his speed explosiveness diminished, he was a very beatable fighter.

 

This. Wilder was only ever good at koing tomato cans, very limited fighter, and has been beaten by every good boxer he has fought.

 

Anything except the very end version of Tyson would have beaten both Wilder and Zhang tonight. Both were hesitant and looked like ass. Tyson was never like that.

 

Come on he was never going to beat Parker or Zhang or any of the top fighters in that matter. He is terribly limited, always was.
His punch resistance is the same as always was. Nothing special.
His decline has nothing to do with the fact he kept moving to the right whole night, which just plays into Zhang hands and shots, who is a southpaw. He has no idea how to fight a proper southpaw fighter.
Wilder is just delusional, and had a full circle of yes men's around him.
He was always like that.

 

yup, just rewatched the Lewis-Tyson fight and despite being quite washed by his standards he showed more spark there than Wilder looked his last 2 fights.

 

What are his 3 best wins?

 

Wilder is hesitant to throw in fear of being open and getting countered. That is what have been throwing of his timing. Look at the Zhang fight. His right was cocked but he just wouldn't throw the right. He was hesitant against Parker too.

 

Exactly. I genuinely believe him to be a worse belt holder than Sam Peter. That he had a longer reign was due to a lull in America's heavyweight boxing scene, clever management with a fair amount of support from the WBC and good fortune.

 

Tyson had bested Wilder's entire resume by the time he was 23.

 

Didn't Breland say he tried to teach him things but he was just too much in love with the power in the right hand. Paraphrasing. He just didn't want to learn the skills etc. you pay for that in the long run. hope he retires and has lots of money.