Will Deontay Wilder be the heavyweight champion someday?

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  1. TheRoadWarrior

    TheRoadWarrior Active Member Full Member

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    with as many belts as there are now a days. Yea he'll pick one up. He still needs time to develop. Needs to add some muscle on his legs and should go work with Stewart once Klitchkso retires.
     
  2. pong

    pong Boxing Addict Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XeH5v6Al0c[/ame]
    he produces nice funny kos
     
  3. irishny

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    Dont think he'l ever be built like Lewis or te Klitschkos. Hes just naturally skinner.

    But he should definately be up around 230.

    Just get a good strength coach and he'll be fine. Pretty sure Mackie ever worked with Haye though
     
  4. shimmy

    shimmy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He looks like a HW Paul Williams. He's going to need to add some weight to be competitive with the better HW's out there. He's a work in progress, but I could see him picking up one of the abc belts someday. Highly doubt he's the next dominate HW though after Wlad retires.
     
  5. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

    Win a title? He struggles with stiffs. His handlers know he has a glass jaw, which is why they are keeping him away from live bodies.

    Wilder is a KO waiting to happen. The only question is whether his management will let him near anyone who might do it. Truth be told, one of these palookas he's fighting might even do it, if his management actually selects someone with a pulse.
     
  6. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Who's he struggled with?
     
  7. pahapoisu

    pahapoisu Superman! Full Member

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    Exactly. Only trouble ive seen him in was when he got knocked down.
    He has blasted everyone in his path so far.
     
  8. Reppin501

    Reppin501 The People's Champ Full Member

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    Struggles? Like with who?
     
  9. Zakman

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  10. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    yes by the time he is 32 and in the middle of his prime Vitali will be gone Wlad will be in his 40's or gone if he is safely maneuvered and developed properly he can become a champ

    anybody as young as he is has a chance cause they will hit their prime when the Klits are gone

    as long as he doesnt get lured by the dollar signs and get in the ring with a klitschko he is ok
     
  11. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    I watched this fight, thinking it was Wilder vs Julius Long, the tall guy being Julius and Wilder the smaller dude (hadn't seen Wilder for a while, ratios made sense). When I saw the left hook at 0:51 I thought "damn that Long is uncoordinated, will be KO'd soon". Then a few seconds later, it turns out that the tall dude was Wilder and it was some other "Long" guy he fought. :nut
     
  12. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    To be fair, Wilder is young and... Ray Leonard & De La Hoya also suffered early career-knockdowns when they were young, both proved to have very strong jaws later on. Not saying this is guaranteed to be the case for Wilder, but it's too early to write him off.

    First, he needs to step up to face at least some journeymen/gatekeepers/former contenders.
     
  13. Sir Will Wigan

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    This, plus he needs to start stepping up the level of competition.
     
  14. Joe_MacKenzie

    Joe_MacKenzie Boxing Addict banned

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUlfI5VlZuY&feature=related[/ame]

    He needs to step up his opposition, fighting these guys won't help him improve.
     
  15. MaliBua

    MaliBua Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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