Breazeale is just so hittable. The ref randomly saved him in the second round against Joshua, so he can be hurt early against a big puncher. Hopefully Breazeale turns up in shape (he won’t) and has added a few strings to his bow (he hasn’t). Wilder by KO.
Unlike most Wilder opponents Breazeale is - big - hard-punching - motivated - primed - given a full camp - medically cleared It's uncharted territory for Deontay, could end up badly for him.
I'd love for the mild-mannered Breazealean guy to beat the horrible, loud-mouthed Yank, but if wishes were fishes we'd all be dying of mercury poisoning. To be fair to Dom he's improved quite a bit over the sloppy, awful brawler of a few years ago, though he's still slow as black strap and still turns up to fights with large drooping side-breasts and a total lack of muscle definition. Those things alone aren't necessarily going to scupper his chances irreparably, but he'll need to fight a perfect fight to beat Wilder, and that can be difficult if you're not in used to being tip-top condition or don't have the reaction speed to adjust on the fly to what your opponent is doing. Wilder is a total goon though, and it looks like he's been mentally tortured by the Fury loss, and that plus this new offer from DAZN that he's just turned down, plus all the brain-enhancing herbal remedies he's been supplementing with, could see him arriving in the ring in a mess, which would give Dom the perfect chance to pull the trick, if he can be bothered to train like a professional athlete for once. I'm hoping karma turns the trick, but Dom has to do his part as well.
As much as it would be hilarious to see, there really is no chance Breazeale beats wilder. Breazeale is too hittable and that’s not what you need against Wilder, I think he gets the KO quicker than AJ.
I think he might get a knockdown quicker than AJ, but I think Breazeale lasts longer overall, and maybe hurts Wilder at some point. Breazeale has a habit of fighting back stronger. It lights a fire up his ass.
Maybe, think we’ll have to see how badly the punches affect Breazeale. You’re right though, he does have a great attitude and he will come to fight - just can’t see him winning for me.
So I just got done watching the Breazeale vs Ugonoh fight on youtube to remind myself what Brezeale is all about. Very entertaining fight btw. I cannot see any situation where Wilder doesn't KO Breazeale early unless Breazeale improves immeasurably! Wilder has proven he has decent heart so putting him down is not going to be easy. And Breazeale seems so hittable and slow on attack. Wilders power and speed cannot be denied, if unorthodox. No way Breazeale can take many of those punches and I rate his chin. I will be amazed if this lasts past 3 rounds. Amazed.
I can't see Breazeale winning unless Wilder is foolish enough to stand and trade with Breazeale, but I see Breazeale taking Wilder some rounds, he won't get blown out early like you think. Wilder was taken 8 rounds by the very to easy to hit Arreola, 5 rounds by the weak chinned Washington, even Molina who is easy to hit took him 9 rounds. For all Wilder's power, he isn't very accurate it takes him several rounds to usually find that big punch, off all his defences only a shot Stiverne was stopped early. Plus Joshua was hitting Breazeale with bombs in the early rounds and couldn't put him away despite hurting him and Joshua is a much better finisher than Wilder. As easy to hit as Breazeale is, he's durable and when hit his response is usually to throw back harder, that's going to make it hard for Wilder to finish him.
another cherry pick from Wilder Breazeale is completely useless. Wilder will knock him out whenever he wants.
I voted Draw . Something tells me that Breazeale is gonna do something , I think Breazeale just might get a knockdown on Wilder and box well for some reason . I think the scoring will be tight and Breazeale will throw a huge spanner in the works . I got no evidence just a gut feeling . Breazeale has a huge heart and big chin on him and part of me thinks that Wilder will injure himself when hitting Breazeale . Remember Wilder has popped his hand 3 times and it only increases your injury chances . Yes I know he broke his arm before fighting Fury . Wilder has zero ring knowledge concerning movement and cutting opponents off , and that plays into Breazeale . I think Breazeale will be able to push and bully Wilder around for a while too remember Wilder has low punch output and you need to stay ontop of Breazeale or else . I just see it somehow that Breazeale is gonna pull off an upset and make an impact in this fight .
Plus he's probably really pissed at Wilder for not taking the DAZN deal he was going to make a 30% split on that fight according to Hearn, that's $8.5 mill, now he's going to be making probably 500K like most Wilder opponents to fight him on Showtime.