Actually Stiverne was a fat slob in the fight, started the camp weighing 290 pounds, spent a week in the sauna before the weigh-in and immediately called for liquids after stepping off the scale. And he was Wilder's best opponent so far by a mile.
Nah , Stiverne was in solid condition preparing his first defense of his belt. He weighed the same for Wilder as he did when he sparked Arroela out. Remember Arroela? One of Vitali Klitschko's best wins.
He weighed the same because he dehydrated the hell out of himself. Read: ''Bermane Stiverne came into this camp at nearly close to 290lbs. He also spent all week in the sauna last week leading into this bout so he definitely tried to crash his weight down to a certain weight. Third of all, Ken Miller, today when we taped the Ten Count out in Santa Monica, flat out said, on the record, that Bermane Stiverne as of a couple of weeks ago was his own words ''Making it rain with Floyd Mayweather at the strip clubs.'' So when it's all said and done.. and this is on you Bermane... You had possession of the most important title in all of sports still and you just didn't give a damn.'' ---Steve Kim ''The thing that noticed the most and I worried about with Stiverne is, I kept seeing a lot more pictures of him with people and at places other than the gym.'' ---Gabe Montoya
Nobody would except these ridiculous excuses for losing. Dude had plenty of sweat in the 12 round and had time to rehydrate. Dehydration didn't make Stiverne not know how to cut off the ring. He's not a pressure fighter. **** his excuses. Also why are you quoting the exact same words as the poster Serge, you're one of his alternate accounts? The psychosis with some of you posters, you must be afraid to death what will happen to your boy Povetkin already with the alt account saying the same exact ****.
Obviously he is not a pressure fighter (Povetkin is) but that doesn't change the fact that Stiverne was in hospital after the fight and he was treated for severe dehydration. He was in terrible condition. "The doctors at the hospital of the UMC (University Medical Center) said that he had a severe case of dehydration. His muscles were not working and they thought he had blood in his urine, so they took some tests and held him in the hospital until this morning. "Stiverne was diagnosed with a condition called rhabdomyolysis, according to a report by Yahoo!Sports." Last time I checked those were Steve Kim's and Gabe Montoya's words. And I am quoting that because that is RELEVANT in the discussion, genius. And no, I am not Serge's alt, mods can check my IP and confirm that, I am not British and I am not an alt. So you failed again just like your boy will fail against Povetkin.
This whole GGG vs Wilder resume debate is plain stupid There is no argument to be made. Period. Anyone who knows anything about boxing knows that Wilder has tremendous flaws in his game. Wilder started late and has very little amateur experience. Wilder has been dropped and noticeably hurt by opponents ranked top 40 while we have never seen GGG even buzzed for a second.
The only fighter who ever gave Gennady a dizzy spell for a moment is Amari, from a check hook. It lasted 6 or 7 seconds, then normal service resumed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76AX1HrdB64
Their records are similar. Wilder will surpass Glovkins record if he beats Povetkin. Who is the better boxer if a different argument. Glovkin exits in a wasteland. You can't say he has a better record cos he is the higher skilled boxer.
Their records are nothing alike at all. Although if Wilder does beat Povetkin he will have the better lone victory. As it stands Golovkin's resume is much better than Wilder who has faced 1 ranked fighter in 36 starts.