So does Deontay Wilder have a shot at being really good?

[Mary Jane]

He needs to add weight, but he sure does have the height and reach down. Is he going to make a dent in the division in a couple years? Not that you necessarily have to be good to make a dent in the HW division today, but how much potential does he have?

[Guest]

He needs to add weight, but he sure does have the height and reach down. Is he going to make a dent in the division in a couple years? Not that you necessarily have to be good to make a dent in the HW division today, but how much potential does he have?

He has potential for sure but he's still a novice. He's only been boxing for a couple of years.

I wish him the best but it will be a long time before he's anyone.

He can punch a bit too, and seemed to handle himself decently against very good amateurs at the Olympics.

Did you check him out at UIC when he was there on FNF?

[The Gambler1981]

I want to see where he is in 25-30 fights, that is about how many he needs to polish his skills. Then I will start really judging him.

He is a real specimin, we need to find out if he has the desire to really improve and work hard at his career.

[Silencers]

He has a lot of potential, he's very raw right now but he has a good right hand, he's developing his jab, he has height, reach and really good handspeed for a guy his size. Breland should be able to teach him a thing or two about a stiff jab and how to make that right hand brutally effective.

[Mary Jane]

He has potential for sure but he's still a novice. He's only been boxing for a couple of years.

I wish him the best but it will be a long time before he's anyone.

He can punch a bit too, and seemed to handle himself decently against very good amateurs at the Olympics.

Did you check him out at UIC when he was there on FNF?

No I was still in school in Indiana then. Has his chin ever been tested?

[Guest]

No I was still in school in Indiana then. Has his chin ever been tested?

He hasn't fought anyone as a pro but he fought much better guys in the amateurs and it seemed to hold up fine.

It will be a while before we know about his chin. I think he will have a ton of fights before he meets someone to question his chin.

But what I've seen and from talking to him, that kid has a good head on his shoulders and plenty of motivation.

[jcarr71]

He's got the physical tools required, but he has no idea what he is doing. He needs to be moved at a snail's pace. I'd give him 30 fights before even dreaming about moving for a title.

[MJ406]

well right now he's 5-0 and Golden Boy is planning (at least what I read on ESPN)

to have Delontay fight at the end of June, again in July (maybe even on the PBF-Marquez card) and in August.

so he is being moved along pretty slowly, but at least he's getting fights in.


**it would be fun to see him and Tyson Fury fight sometime down the line if both can stay winning.

[rj_ct]

i don't think so. i hope so, but i don't think so.

[Klitschko2011]

Wilder is just another American bum. He can't fight, he has too many flaws. He will never amount to anything.