Moses Itauma vs Prime Deontay Wilder

Wilder is not hrgovic. He’s never been anywhere near as durable as him at any point in his career and Zhang is a miles better win than anything on Deontay’s resume. Even mediocre boxers have went 9 or 11 rounds with wilder and he’s not lasting long enough for Itauma to gas out anyway.

 

Itauma would starch the limited Wilder. He had neither the chin, nor the skill to avoid Itauma's onslaught. I give Wilder a 20-30% chance of catching Itauma and stopping him. But, no more than that. Itauma is a MUCH better boxer than Wilder. He also hits more than hard enough to get Wilder out of there.

 

Those are the two factors that make me favor Wilder here.

Itauma has to strike early AND finish it early or else the evidence we have says he gasses and becomes vulnerable.

I think he maybe gets Wilder down around the sixth, goes all-out for the finish and can’t quite get it done.

Somewhere between seven and 10, Wilder lands the big right hand.

And when Wilder does that, it’s curtains. He parts Moses like the Red Sea.

 

What’s “ awfully strange “ is you mentioning Bermane Stiverne’s loss to king as if it has anything to do with his punching power. And wilder was shot by the time he fought Zhang. Luis Ortiz had a punch to put someone through a brick wall. Let’s not forget the gut wrenching trilogy that wilder had with Fury where both men took as much they gave and the last two fights of their meetings wasn’t a prime wilder either.

Deontay Wilder wasn’t stopped until he was around 34 years old with over 40 bouts behind him and to a true linear champion. Moses Itauma got stopped in his 15th pro fight by a fringe contender. This comparison should draw some obvious conclusions to pretty much anyone

 

Excellent post. I would also add, unlike Hrgovic, Wilder has deadly power, and that right hand will likely make Itauma apprehensive once he tastes it. Don't see him opening up on Wilder like he did Hrgovic.

 

How come he didn't hit Charlie Zelenoff like that?

 

Wilder wasn't stopped earlier due to his shitty level of competition. It's easy to avoid getting stopped if you won't fight anyone in the top 10.
And Zhang was older than Wilder when he blasted him out.

If Hrgovic is a fringe contender than what does that make Wilder?

 

double like

Said it then and I'll say it now: Ortiz and Stiverne were no-hopers going into the Wilder fights.

 

Ortiz who couldn't stop Malik Scott is now apparently some amazing puncher. This is bonkers.