Deontay Wilder's power is overrated

I was one of many who bought into the hype that Deontay Wilder's power is legendary. Looking back at Wilder's record I've come to the conclusion that his power is overrated.

vs Fury: Wilder knocked down Fury twice in the first fight, once in round 11 I think. If Wilder's power was as great as he says it was, Fury would have stayed down due to his body already soaking up punishment for 10+ rounds and being tired from already going 10+ rounds.

vs Spilka: Chisora knocked out Spilka just as bad. Wilder even connected a few right hands on Spilka which did nothing. It seems Wilder needs a punch to be perfectly placed and timed in order for it to have the desired effect.

vs Stivern: Joe Joyce also knocked out Stivern.

vs Washington: Washington has a glass chin, and has been knocked out several times.

vs Ortiz: Luiz Ortiz had 300+ amateur fights and as a heavy weight southpaw, he has been eating right hands for his entire pro and amateur career. That takes a toll on a fighter's chin, so I think it's fair to say that Luis Ortiz chin was cracked by the time he fought Wilder. Ortiz is also old and gets tired after 6 rounds which makes him more likely to go to sleep when his chin is checked.

vs Brezeal: Brezeal's defence is atroscious, he basically walked into Wilder's right hand wide open the way a heavy bag swings back ready to be blasted again with a full force right hand. Despite taking the full force of such a hard shot, Brezeal still got up at the count of 10. Yes Brezeal was still wobly after the knock down, but if Wilder had legendary knock out power, Brezeal would have still been sleeping if the count was up to 200, and only smelling salts would have woken him up any sooner.

People like Tyson Fury lie that Wilder is the hardest puncher in boxing history because it makes Fury look better. Sure Wilder punches hard but he commits fully to every right hand he throws, his right hand punching power is overrated. Wilder realized this in his two fights against average chinned Fury, and that's why Wilder took a hiatus from boxing. He no longer believes in his power, and so will not commit 110% to straight right hands like before, this alone is enough to drop Wilder's power from a 10 out of 10 to an 8 out of 10.

If Wilder ever returns to the ring he should avoid Fury, Joshua, Ruiz, and Joyce like the plague because he will not be the same knock out puncher he once was.

The bronze bomber is now the bronze bb gun.

 

Wilder needs to get back in the ring and win back fans. The longer he stays inactive the more people start to think he was a fraud.

 

Inoue did the same in round 1 against Payano. Unlike Ortiz, Payano is youngish and was completely fresh in round one, had taken zero punishment from Inoue up till that one shot right hand or should I say, gunshot right hand. Most importantly, Payano stayed down.

Inoue is the true one punch man, not Wilder.

 

Good point. I think Wilder's consistency in getting knockouts is partly due to his explosiveness, aggressiveness, and athleticism. Hrgovic, Yoka, and Ajagba are all slow twitch, Zhang to a lesser extent since he can be very explosive. Wilder is all fast twitch and once he hurts you he goes all in to get the knock out.