Comments Thread For: Hearn on Wilder: 'He's Great For The Sport of Boxing'

[Phase III]

Translation…Eddie is desperate as the Matchroom house goes up in flames. He’s hoping the Saudis can’t figure out his ridiculous purse demands. Wilder and AJ are both finished. AJ is so afraid of getting KO’ed so Eddie is just looking to cash out asap. The Matchroom stable has seem many fighters leave for greener pastures or decimated with drug cheats.

[P to the J]

Yeah, I’ve been a hater for years cos he’s ****e, but I watched all of his fights in that time and he adds an unpredictable variable to every single bout that keeps the suspense high.

Issue is his ego will never recover from Fury. I say he needs to pick himself up because he might find himself with a shot at undisputed soon

[edpboxing]

"Great for the sport of Boxing"? Wilder has been so inactive. Hearn must know Wilder is close to calling it a day. I know I do.

But when he’s active, his fights are entertaining & usually lead to KOs, hence, he’s good for boxing.

[nixxter]

Parker gets hit a bit, so where are these elite boxing skills you speak of? Joyce had no problem crushing Joe. Emporer Zhang crushed Joyce twice. Your math does not add up.

Wallin is boxing AJ's head off. I'm putting money on it with DraftKings. My only fear is that Eddie cooks the scorecards.

Both Zhang and Joyce would wreck Wilder if they ever fought, which of course would never happen, as Wilder would never take those fights.

Parker had the wrong gameplan vs Joyce, trying to trade with him and knock him out. He put on too much muscle and came in too heavy, which affected his stamina, movement and speed. Joyce ate all his punches, wore him down, broke him down and finally KO'ed him.

Joyce is a 270-pound juggernaut with one of the best chins in the division, along with Zhang, Hrgovic and Parker. Wilder is a 220-pound bridgeweight with chicken legs, china chin and no fundamentals.

Wilder won't be able to knock Parker out, as Parker unlike all of Wilder's opponents has a great chin. To stop him Wilder will have to wear & break him down like Joyce did and when was the last time Wilder did that to anyone? Wilder is a one-punch knockout artist specialized in KO'ing glass jawed D & C level fighters, old men & cabbies.

As for Wallin, he's a solid, durable guy with good fundamentals, but he's not elite. If AJ has his head right, he will knock him out, and if not he'll win on points in a frustrating fight like vs Franklin.

[BlackRobb]

Both Zhang and Joyce would wreck Wilder if they ever fought, which of course would never happen, as Wilder would never take those fights.

Parker had the wrong gameplan vs Joyce, trying to trade with him and knock him out. He put on too much muscle and came in too heavy, which affected his stamina, movement and speed. Joyce ate all his punches, wore him down, broke him down and finally KO'ed him.

Joyce is a 270-pound juggernaut with one of the best chins in the division, along with Zhang, Hrgovic and Parker. Wilder is a 220-pound bridgeweight with chicken legs, china chin and no fundamentals.

Wilder won't be able to knock Parker out, as Parker unlike all of Wilder's opponents has a great chin. To stop him Wilder will have to wear & break him down like Joyce did and when was the last time Wilder did that to anyone? Wilder is a one-punch knockout artist specialized in KO'ing glass jawed D & C level fighters, old men & cabbies.

As for Wallin, he's a solid, durable guy with good fundamentals, but he's not elite. If AJ has his head right, he will knock him out, and if not he'll win on points in a frustrating fight like vs Franklin.

Parker is likely going to sleep. Joe was never an elite boxer, even at his best. Andy Ruiz was able to touch him pretty good years ago and no, he doesn't have a granite chin. He has a decent chim that's never been touched by Wilder.

Deontay has his flaws, but punching power and heart are not two of them. The only man to truly put a dent in him is Fury. No shame in that.

AJ is almost done at the top level. Wallin will totally outbox him. There's no doubt about that. Not only is AJ unsure of his current style,ost of his confidence is gone, which is why he got geeked when the Wilder fight was offered.

Joyce is a big, lumbering mummy who was exposed twice by Zhang. Wilder would starch Juggernaut. Zhang would present a more formidable test.

[Lefty0616]

But when he’s active, his fights are entertaining & usually lead to KOs, hence, he’s good for boxing.

He was at least great for the heavyweight division at one point in time. I don't know if he has anything left after his trilogy with Fury. Sure, he had a half a round bout after the trilogy, against an overrated boxer who's name I can't even remember. All I know is it starts with an H.

[MulaKO]

Slow Eddie says Wilder is good for boxing but AJ still won’t fight him
Slow Eddie just jumping on the bandwagon and getting his name out there

[nixxter]

Parker is likely going to sleep. Joe was never an elite boxer, even at his best. Andy Ruiz was able to touch him pretty good years ago and no, he doesn't have a granite chin. He has a decent chim that's never been touched by Wilder.

Deontay has his flaws, but punching power and heart are not two of them. The only man to truly put a dent in him is Fury. No shame in that.

AJ is almost done at the top level. Wallin will totally outbox him. There's no doubt about that. Not only is AJ unsure of his current style,ost of his confidence is gone, which is why he got geeked when the Wilder fight was offered.

Joyce is a big, lumbering mummy who was exposed twice by Zhang. Wilder would starch Juggernaut. Zhang would present a more formidable test.

Parker may not be elite but neither is Wilder. Parker is not a chinny Cuban senior citizen, he'll be the second best guy Wilder's fought after Fury (and that's saying something). He's younger, more active, has a way better chin and he actually has a better resume as well than Wilder.

Wilder won't be able to KO Parker and most likely will get KO'ed himself. And he won't put a dent on guys like Zhang, Joyce and Hrgovic, he'll just get run over by them, he has no defense and cannot take a punch.

This fight will expose three things about Wilder, which are not really secrets:
1) his power is overrated, he's never fought anyone durable with a good chin
2) he has a china chin and cannot take a punch even from guys with average power like Parker, that's why he never fought punchers
3) he was very carefully matched and protected throughout his whole career

[BlackRobb]

Parker may not be elite but neither is Wilder. Parker is not a chinny Cuban senior citizen, he'll be the second best guy Wilder's fought after Fury (and that's saying something). He's younger, more active, has a way better chin and he actually has a better resume as well than Wilder.

Wilder won't be able to KO Parker and most likely will get KO'ed himself. And he won't put a dent on guys like Zhang, Joyce and Hrgovic, he'll just get run over by them, he has no defense and cannot take a punch.

This fight will expose three things about Wilder, which are not really secrets:
1) his power is overrated, he's never fought anyone durable with a good chin
2) he has a china chin and cannot take a punch even from guys with average power like Parker, that's why he never fought punchers
3) he was very carefully matched and protected throughout his whole career

The only things I agree with you on are that Wilder is not elite and that he was matched very carefully before Stirvaine. I'm not sure he beats Zhang, but he will most definitely put Parker and Hrgovic to sleep.

I can't believe you brought up a bum like Hrgovic. He got a gift against Zhang, refused a rematch and has sat on his undeserved ranking since.

No, Wilder is not elite, but anyone he hits cleanly on the chin is going to sleep. You can take that to the bank.