Deontay Wilder is now 34 years old. From the eyeball test, it still seems as though he’s getting better.
How many more years do you think he has before he starts to decline, and do you think he will ever lose by being outboxed or knocked out?
HWs generally have longer ring lives and Wilder hasnt taken punishment.
I dont see why he couldnt fight till 40..
Boxers tend to have longer careers than punchers. Wilder is a puncher.
It will only take a small drop in speed and he's no longer able to land. Or to avoid.
He's probably got to the point where if he takes a few big fights and looses then people will just call it aging.
Nothing magical about being a heavyweight as far as aging goes. 34 is still old. If he keeps fighting and fights the best I think he will lose within the next few years depending on who he fights. A heavyweight is stronger and faster at 27 than at 37 just like a middleweight or a flyweight. It varies from fighter to fighter not always by weight class. Pac is little and still very good at 40 but Dempsey and Louis were finished many years earlier and so was Ali. Just have to wait and see on Wilder but Ortiz almost KOed him and Fury outpointed him in the eyes of many viewers.
Probably will be a guy like that, if Wilder sticks around long enough...only takes 1 shot at HW
Yes
I don’t rate Kownacki super highly, but I think he’s got the basics down and is pretty durable. Watch him in any of his fights and he’s pretty good at measuring distance and slipping punches while throwing back — like Sweet Pea said, make them miss and make them pay. I could see him getting a decision against Wilder, although maybe tasting the canvas in the process. I think he’s better than Fury and Fury got a draw.
As for DuBois I could totally see him KO Wilder and finishing what Ortiz couldn’t. The guy is a beast and he’s got great confidence and power. He needs more development though but give him 2-3 years and I fully expect him to be championship material.
Yeah...
I personally think it’s gonna be Kownacki or DuBois who gets him.
Probably will be a guy like that, if Wilder sticks around long enough...only takes 1 shot at HW
yeah i hear you....
its just funny how these guys run around saying tank is waiting for loma to get old...and canelo waited(still is) waiting for golovkin to get old
yet they never mention wilders age and how fury has been stalling this unfinished business for some time now
Why are you the way you are?
People make fun of Wilder's legs...but he obviously has good/strong legs to be able to move the way he does in there at his size...once his legs start to slow down a bit, well then the power will fade some too...and he will be in some big trouble in those types of fights when that happens, since his boxing just revolves around setting up the one big shot really...I hope he gets out before then but I didn't even realize he is 34...guys are staying fresher longer now, but yeah I would bet that at some point in the next few years he will start to slow some.
It may not be one of the current guys who really gets him though...if Ortiz can't do it this time it may be a few years before some young unknown guy comes along that ends up being the guy who could really get him...Wilder is too fast for most of the SHWs right now, and too big for Usyk and Ruiz imo
Yeah...
I personally think it’s gonna be Kownacki or DuBois who gets him.
People make fun of Wilder's legs...but he obviously has good/strong legs to be able to move the way he does in there at his size...once his legs start to slow down a bit, well then the power will fade some too...and he will be in some big trouble in those types of fights when that happens, since his boxing just revolves around setting up the one big shot really...I hope he gets out before then but I didn't even realize he is 34...guys are staying fresher longer now, but yeah I would bet that at some point in the next few years he will start to slow some.
It may not be one of the current guys who really gets him though...if Ortiz can't do it this time it may be a few years before some young unknown guy comes along that ends up being the guy who could really get him...Wilder is too fast for most of the SHWs right now, and too big for Usyk and Ruiz imo
Point being Roy waited 10 years for a rematch.
point being...we didnt need to see them run that back...roy won a UD.....
fury/wilder was a draw and people wanted to see them settle it...one guy ran from it though...
no roy clearly won a UD
fury/wilder was a draw and the people wanted to see them finish business
but fury is fake fighting guys in tights and getting bloodied up by otto wallin...i guess he has better things to do
Point being Roy waited 10 years for a rematch.
He fought him, not sure how you are not getting this.
I guess Roy Jones ducked Hopkins by that logic.
no roy clearly won a UD
fury/wilder was a draw and the people wanted to see them finish business
but fury is fake fighting guys in tights and getting bloodied up by otto wallin...i guess he has better things to do
yeah thats weird...i looked up the result and there was no mention of that on google.....but hey...enjoy living in fantasyland
fury has been putting off the rematch the world wanted for some time now....doesnt sound like a guy thats too confident....
i mean, kovalev thought he was robbed but went back for a rematch ....golovkin thought he was robbed and he went back for a rematch......fury decided to fight guys ranked outside the top 30 for awhile and take a break after almost having his neck broken
He fought him, not sure how you are not getting this.
I guess Roy Jones ducked Hopkins by that logic.
Nope, Fury won fair and square.
Either way, Fury already fought him and beat him.
yeah thats weird...i looked up the result and there was no mention of that on google.....but hey...enjoy living in fantasyland
fury has been putting off the rematch the world wanted for some time now....doesnt sound like a guy thats too confident....
i mean, kovalev thought he was robbed but went back for a rematch ....golovkin thought he was robbed and he went back for a rematch......fury decided to fight guys ranked outside the top 30 for awhile and take a break after almost having his neck broken
thats weird..didnt see or hear that....i saw the world calling for an immediate rematch only for fury to run to espn and TR with arum saying they were delaying it for some time lol
Nope, Fury won fair and square.
Either way, Fury already fought him and beat him.
I didn’t realize he doesn’t even do road work.. does he do any replacement cardio, such as swimming, ballet or folk dance, or jump rope (like Mike Tyson) or basketball like Floyd?
Or does he just spar and hit the bag
He does all pool stuff. Better on the joints.
Last time I checked Fury already fought and beat Wilder only to get robbed.
thats weird..didnt see or hear that....i saw the world calling for an immediate rematch only for fury to run to espn and TR with arum saying they were delaying it for some time lol
yeah i hear you....
its just funny how these guys run around saying tank is waiting for loma to get old...and canelo waited(still is) waiting for golovkin to get old
yet they never mention wilders age and how fury has been stalling this unfinished business for some time now
Last time I checked Fury already fought and beat Wilder only to get robbed.
yeah i hear you....
its just funny how these guys run around saying tank is waiting for loma to get old...and canelo waited(still is) waiting for golovkin to get old
yet they never mention wilders age and how fury has been stalling this unfinished business for some time now
It aint been that long tho and he already fought him.... U cant compare those at all.
Tank aint fight Loma period.
Canelo waited a long time initially.
Depends whom he fights. If he fights such Breazeales and Stivernes, he is still able to win within next years.
A strong relentless puncher will make him lots of trouble even now. Wilder is very weak when dealing with lots of punches.
Stop making stuff up
I didn’t realize he doesn’t even do road work.. does he do any replacement cardio, such as swimming, ballet or folk dance, or jump rope (like Mike Tyson) or basketball like Floyd?
Or does he just spar and hit the bag
He says he swims a lot and has a lake on his property where he does it. I think in the last Fox special of him and Ortiz he was doing some work in the water