Is Deontay Wilder a heavyweight prospect joke? Can he fight anymore bums?

Anyone who knows anything about Boxing can take one look at Fury and know he's a bum. Savarese achieved more than he ever will

hes a heavyweight says it all

Fury is dreadful, he'll amount to nothing. Wilder I haven't seen but he's got to be better than Fury

A final note, Deontay is managed by Shelly Finkel, who I'm pretty sure has a reasonable grasp on the boxing industry.

Wilder has a lot of natural tools but he really needs to take his time and hone them because he is very raw. I think he can be a good fighter but he really needs to work at his craft and really he should not appraoch any kind of top opposition for year he should just fight consistently for a couple years always staying in the gym woking on his game gradually stepping up in opposition. If they rush Wilder he will not ammount to much but if they take their time and develope him the right way he could be a diamond, it is way to early to tell with him though.

Wilder winning a medal (the only US medal) in the '08 Olympics on less than 2 years of boxing experience is absolutely phenomenal in my opinion. He hasn't done much as a pro, but his amateur achievements are off the charts. He won the national golden gloves, US Championships, and the Olympic qualifiers, all in less than 25 amateur fights. He's now only 24, with a lot of time to build his career. He's also 6'7, and weighs in at around 215, which is crazy. He may easily be the best athlete in the heavyweight division. Also lets not forget the tremendous natural power which he possesses. Would I like to see him step up? Fukk yeah I would. But to qualify, given the current state of the boxing industry, a loss weighs heavily on one's career, so it could be argued that in protecting him his management is doing the right thing. I personally feel that he could certainly measure up against better competition, and that he would benefit greatly from the challenges which would be presented. As for Fury, he has more in the experience department, but I think he would end up on his back in this one. I think Wilder would rise to the occasion and knock him the fukk out, perhaps in the middle rounds. I can't see this fight being made though, which is a shame really.

Deontay has only been boxing for 4 years going on 5, he's beeing brought along slowly but he's by far better than that stiff Fury

you should have an answer for neither. they both suck.

he reminds me of another 6'7 american heavy, Michael Grant He has a good right but he can't even throw a hook, he was winging them like a tough man competitor tonight

You can also see most of Ali's and Holyfield's early fights if you look around.

You don't have to hate Fury to find the guy punching himself in the face hilarious. I don't really expect anything out of Fury, but I do hope he does well and becomes a star in the UK.

Who gives a ****, lets look at vids of ali, tyson and holyfields first couple of fights and see if theres any goofs, oh no we cant cos no youtube back then. You definitely can watch all of Tysons fights. Only goof he had was one time he bit some dude's ear. That followed him around for the rest of his life.

oh yeah the uppercut lol cos thats new isnt it The uppercut to the face will follow him around the rest of his life.

He started boxing in 05 and won the National Golden Gloves and the US Championship in 2 year an Olympic medal in 3, that sounds like some prodigious shit to me. The guy is bigger than 95-99% of the heavies at 6'7 and he was 205 a few months ago now he's 215 and counting they're trying to get him to 230+. He also has what 99% of today's heavies don't have... Heart and discipline. If you don't believe me about the heart, go watch his Olympic run and how he'd come from behind and win despite his crude technique. These things and his athletic ability alone will get him a title level.

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Amateur Career The very tall 6'7" Wilder who possesses a powerful right hand hails from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He started boxing in October 2005 and seemingly came out of nowhere in 2007 (just 14 bouts going in) to upset the favorites and win both the National Golden Gloves and the US championships at 201 lbs(91Kg). At the Golden Gloves he defeated highly touted cadet world champion Isiah Thomas a southpaw of Detroit and David Thompson, of Brooklyn, N.Y in the finals. At the US championship he defeated Quantis Graves and won the final 31-15 over southpaw James Zimmerman of San Jose, Calif. At the Olympic Trials he beat Graves two more times and won the Olympic Trials with only 21 bouts. At the first round of the world championships 2007 he dropped a 20:23 decision to Poland's Krzysztof Zimnoch. Early in 2008 he scored a career best win by edging out World Silver medallist Rakhim Chakhiyev in Russia in a Duals. He qualified for the Olympics by beating Deivis Julio 6:5, Jorge Quinones from Ecuador on double countback, and Brazilian Rafael Lima 6:5 at the qualifier. In each bout he was trailing going into the final round. Olympic results 2008 (as a heavyweight) * Defeated Abdelaziz Toulbini (Algeria) 10-4 * Defeated Mohamed Arjaoui (Morocco) 10-10 * Lost to Clemente Russo (Italy) 1-7 World amateur championships results * Lost to Krzysztof Zimnoch (Poland) 20-23 Professional Career * Deontay is managed by Shelly Finkel and Jay Deas. He is trained by former welterweight champion Mark Breland, 'who moved from Brooklyn, New York to Northport, Alabama to train Deontay. He is promoted by Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions. http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:468841#Amateur_Career Here's his amateur record: http://www.boxing-scoop.com/show_boxer.php?boxer_ID=859

People forget that Wilder has been boxing for about 4 years including amateur period. It's amazing that he was able to medal in the Olympics as it is, he needs a lot of work and he knows it, he's virtually learning fight by fight. And even so, his level of opposition is where it's at for normal prospects with 6 fights.

Combined record of Deontay Wilder's first 5 opponents: 13-23-2 Combined record of Mike Tyson's first 5 opponents: 14-24 Virtually the same.

Yea let him get some experience. He didn't have a long amatuer career by any means, it actually shows signs of promise that he actually came away with a medal at the olympics. I think he'll be good. But he'll have a shitload of fights before he steps up to challange for a title. Hell be there though. He should step it up against a little better opposition now though. Better than that dude tonight.

Deontay's got the build of a basketball player and was playing college ball before he started boxing. He boxed at 201 at the Olympics and he captured bronze basically on raw talent alone. When you consider all the fat slobs populating the heavyweight division, wilder is rare simply for being in shape.