What do you guys think of Deontay Wilder

doesnt seem like his promoter has confidence in him

 

He has a pathetic glass jaw and will be exposed as soon as he steps up in competition. He's essentially the black David Price only he's a lot more sloppy and has worse fundamentals than Price.

 

Deontay's very good but his manager is being over-protective of him.

He's fully capable of beating better opponents.

 

Well, they are being smart but too patient.

Rush a guy and you'll have a Michael Grant, but move him too slowly and he'll run out of time.

 

I think he's pure hype. He talks too much for me and he doesn't fight anyone worth a damn. I don't like Broner's talk but he's also calling out the best fighters.. Burns, etc. So I give Broner props. Wilder wants nothing to do with either Klit or anyone even remotely talented.

Arreola/Povetkin/ and really any other ranked HW will ice Wilder

 

Exactly. If Wilder would actually fight anyone other than a complete tomato can, people might take him seriously.

But he won't - until it's time to cash out. His management knows full well his mandible is made of pure china, and will get shattered against the first live body he faces.

 

I think after Mitchell and Price the exposure of Wilder as a hypejob would ruin my fantasy boxing league picks.

 

The Price comparison is very apt here, and even more applicable in Jonty's case.

He's faced terrible competition thus far, and his glacial rate of progress is totally at odds with his supposed ambitions of fighting for a world title sometime this year or the next. His team claims this is due to his lack of amateur experience, but rather than put him in with decent mid-level opposition who'd take him rounds, they seem more interested in continuing his meaningless KO streak with flashy demolitions of completely overmatched foes, which raises questions as to their true opinions of the man's abilities.

To make matters worse, Jonty appears to be buying into his own hype, and has shown a childish defiance to any (legitimate) criticism of his level of opposition. Stylistically he's prone to showboating, and seems to fight in a way to please the crowd, which makes him reasonably exciting I suppose but is ultimately going to be to his detriment. He has a lot of flaws, a sloppy defence and terrible balance being the main ones, and fights in an over aggressive amateurish fashion that leaves his chin exposed.

What happened to Price last weekend is more or less what's going to happen to Jonty at some point, whenever he steps up. You simply cannot expect to become a champion unless you're willing to lay the groundwork first.

 

Not much of him...

That said, I'd pick him to KO Price at the moment.

 

I might have laughed that off a week ago, but seeing as how horrendous Price's punch resistance is, I believe you may be right.

 

Ha, funny how things change...

Honestly, it's still a 50/50 fight to me... but I would pick Wilder I guess ahaha.

 

Seriously, when your jaw is that bad, any fight becomes fifty fifty.

 

1 hell of a nice guy who is always trying to improve. One of the best work ethics I have seen next to the brothers.