Wilder with Sugar Hill.

Hill or Banks, maybe, yeah.

Banks in particular due to his experience with another long tall super heavy with a chin in sore need of protection (for many years as Steward's right hand and for the last couple wearing the full mantle as Wlad's chief 2nd) could be perfect for Wilder.

...though it would be a severe conflict of interest should Wlad have any intention of unifying with the WBC champ prior to retirement. :think

 

No.

 

I don't known if he was nominally 2nd in command @ Kronk, period, but he absolutely was 2nd in command in Wlad's camp and the appointed successor to Manny in the final years of Manny's life. :good

Given that Klitschko was Steward's de facto #1 client I'd say that effectively trumps whatever confidence was placed in Hill, though he seems a competent trainer in his own right. Adding that Wilder bears many similarities to a raw Wlad (circa when he linked up with Manny) the pieces just fit.

 

Hill may have been trusted with a wider array of styles and physiques but it was Banks that was given the very important torch-bearing responsibilities with the long tall powerful but chinny super heavyweight that was the star of the stable and bearing the most similarities, at least superficially, to Deontay Wilder.

 

Neither did Wlad, before Manny.

 

Blacker. :hey

 

Like Wlad holding promotional interests over his trainer isn't? He fed Banks to Mitchell to try to line Mitchell up as an opponent in the US.

 

Wilder certainly isn't even remotely as athletic as Wlad is/was.

 

Why do almost all Y'ALL FIGHTERS have chin issues.

Because there is more for them to defend and it takes there hands longer to go return to defence.

Always been the case.

Then you got freaks like Vitali valuev and Wach.

Typically....And usually the case....the taller the man....the father the fall.

Steward was a master AT instilling that fact in his big men.

Yah...banks has continued with Wlad thru his run.....But I just don't think hill or banks or anyone can teach the vertical line defence....the jab and grab like Manny

 

Yeah....banks seriously fukked Wlad and Mitchell out a HUGE PAYDAY.
SHIIT....WLAD EVEN SENT HIM BACK WITH FULL CONFIDENCE HE'D LOSE.

Banks Literally had to let Mitchell survive to keep it alive.

Then when Vitali retired they allowed areola to take him out.

Funny shiit. You can't make THIS stuff up either

 

To be honest, I think Wladimir stuck with Banks primarily because Banks knows the exact formula for wrapping his (Wlad's) hands. Of course there are probably more intangibles at play, but since the adjustment to Banks has been successful, they've probably seen no need to change it.

At 38 and after 60+ pro fights, Wlad really has enough knowledge to get by on just the intangibles that Banks brings at this point... but Banks isn't going to "teach" him anything he doesn't already know. Emanuel Steward is the one who actually taught Wladimir things

I don't think Wlad would have gotten where he is today if he had started his career with someone like Banks training him, whereas Steward is/was a legendary trainer. Emanuel would have guided Wladimir all the way to ATG status, had they started together from the beginning. Emanuel was instrumental in Wlad picking his boxing career back up and dominating for a decade (following his last loss).

 

To me, Banks wouldn't be a good fit for Deontay Wilder. Aside from being a conflict of interest, I'm just not seeing it. :think

In my opinion, Wilder -at this point in his career- needs a LOT more work than Wladimir did comparatively speaking. Wlad might have been prone to gassing out and getting caught back in the late 90's/early 2000's, but he was still fundamentally superior to Wilder even then.

Wilder needs better defense, better footwork, and better punching technique. I actually think the Mayweathers could help him straighten his game up quite a bit.... but he'd need to be a full-time client though.

Currently, Deontay has Mark Breland in his camp to help him prepare closer to the date of his fights, but Breland is only brought in part-time. Wilder's full-time trainer is actually his manager, Jay Deas. With all due respect to Mr. Deas, they should seek to think about making some changes.