In the heavyweight division you can be deficient in some areas and still be great. If you have power in that division you can ride that a long way.
Vitali would have knocked Stiverne out. Stiverne has been knocked out before, yet Wilder could not even hurt him, so Wilder ran around the ring off balance. 7 foot 287 muscular former kickboxing champion Taishan would knock Wilder out with his jab and he has had only three fights. Buddy McGirt is trainer him now. He is extremely strong, strong chin, great stamina. Fury would beat Wilder, Vitali or Vlad knocks Wilder out, Wach would walk through Wilder's punches. Wilder can't punch hard against a boxer who can fight back. Wilder is very easy to hit....................Wilder is off balance, his jab is a joke, left hook no good, right hand has some power, but he has to throw it a mile away from his opponent. Sconiers and a couple other knocked Wilder down and Wilder was knocked down and out in the amateurs by some midgets..............
#1 Vitali wasnt ever really a big one punch KO artist. Adamek,Charr,Sam Peter,Briggs were all left on their feet. Ref stoppages mostly. #2 Stiverne was stopped quite controversially. Nearly everyone believed it was a premature stoppage,which it was. Stiverne was clear eyed and on his feet. #3 Wilder hurt Stiverne mutliple times,dont exaggerate just to try and take shots at Wilder. Be honest. We have the fight on film. Also,Wilder hurt his hand in the fight. If Vitali fought with a busted hand, all you biased guys would be praising his toughness. Ya know you guys make me laugh. Before the fight Wilder was a glass jawed bum with no stamina who couldnt box. But after the Stiverne fight,you cherry pick every minute item there is to try and degrade the guy's performance. Deontay Wilder decisions Stiverne Updated: January 19, 2015, 7:27 PM ET By Dan Rafael | ESPN.com "Wilder had a huge seventh round, hurting Stiverne and sending him into the ropes with a right hand..."
Stiverne was a B level opponent and Wilder did not stop him, and from my recollection he was rocked himself a couple of times, even though Stiverne did not land clean and was suffering from a life threatening illness. And we'll judge Windy is a KO artist when he actually KO's one rated name.
I never said Stiverne was stopped by Wilder. Stiverne was stopped controversially by Demitrice King. And just because you dont stop someone,doesn't necessarily mean the win was less meaningful. This is the case when you win a fight 11 rounds to 1. Before the fight,Wilder couldnt box,take a punch or go 12. After the fight,excuse excuse excuse excuse. Anything to hate on the man.