Since he was a second tier amateur at best then it's not looking to good I guess. And about Tyson Fury and Wilder, Fury is an unknown quantity but Wilder is proven to be very mediocre against top opposition so I don't really get what people see in him. You people seem to forget what "level" he is fighting at right now.
No hate for him,but hate the fact that everytime his names brought up American posters see fit to also bring up Tyson furys name usually stating how Fury will be slaughtered despite outweighing him by 50 pounds.And the point i was making is that their really isnt anything that would lead me to believe that Fury would be out of his depth against Wilder as hes never been down,by all accounts has a rock solid chin,holds a win over Michael Hunter the top ranked US super heavy and has by some accounts tooled Mike Perez in sparring a Cuban prospect i would put on a higher stall than Wilder. Wilder by contrast was stopped by Romonov as an amateur,a Russian heavy whos not an elite talent by any means whos also about half the size of Fury.He was also beaten by Russo in the Olympics an Italian with practically no offence who would even be undersized as a cruiser in the pro ranks.Just trying to be as objective as i can when comparing the two even though i am slightly biased towards Fury.I know that Fury would jump at the chance of this matchup happening so hopefully its a fight that can happen down the line.
Fury ain't gonna get any better. He's Tye Fields all over again. He'll fight a bunch of nobodies and then get starched as soon as he faces a live body. it's hard to tell how good Wilder will be, but he's got more than enough to beat somebody like Fury. Fury isn't much better than the tomato cans Wilder's been fighting.
He needs a better trainer, and some solid solid sparring op. He'd do good to put in rounds helping spar guys like VK or Wlad. Fly over to Germany and get in the work. He'd learn a lot, a lot more than he is learning fighting **** guys like who he fought last night. He needs to get beat the **** up in the gym before he is going to learn to stop leaning over, and to stop punching and falling straight back.
I am defiently happy that he won but he's got obvious flaws like falling back and leaning forward and to the right.
About Wilder, I gotta say I like what I saw. The kid obviously has talent, legit HW size and HW power it seems. He needs to slowly mature his body, 10lbs more would be good. He has a few flaws, he is raw, but he is just starting, so no problem with that. 10 fights down the line we should see a much improved version of him, one that can make some noise. At worse he should have a M. Grant type of career, but I believe he can do much better.
There's tons of things wrong with this post. Size means nothing, being heavier than somebody doesn't mean they would win; it has nothing to do with it. The Amateur ranks don't mean anything when comparing two pros; even if they did, Wilder won a Bronze medal while Fury didn't make the team. Michael Hunter didn't make the team either. Russo hit and ran; if that was a real pro fight, Wilder would have won based on agression, harder punching and ring generalship. The amateurs are completely different than the pros anyway which is why the comparison of their amateur careers are invalid. Here's why Wilder beats Fury: Power- Wilder Speed- Wilder Footwork- Wilder Chin- Fury Head Movement- Wilder. I know they are still very young and are very green but these are advantages I can see after watching both fighters very closely.
"He is like unto a mahogany god!" Good lord, man; now tell us how you really feel about black Americans. :blood He's got a good 80-95 pounds to go for filling that frame out properly before fighting at the elite HW level. :rofl Nobody, and I mean nobody, takes a Tyson Fury flush uppercut like Tyson Fury can. It was very strange watching Wilder show off his flaws on cue whenever Atlas started talking about them. At this point, they're not too much of a concern and he seems to respond to his corner well. There's a lot of different directions his trainers can go, since his body appears well suited for a wide array of styles; I'll be sure to follow along as he develops. Whether he soars or crashes, it'll still be interesting to watch.
Wilder has a very long way to go. He is fighting the worst out there to build up his record. Teddy Atlas was correct about him. I hardly ever agree with Atlas on anything, but he was right about Wilder. I hope they will put Wilder in the ring with someone who can fight a little, but I will not hold my breath.