Comments Thread For: Wilder's Trainer Praises Parker: They Had a Hell of a Game Plan, We Had an Awful Night

[Lefty0616]

Scott is garbage! If Wilder knew boxing, he'd realize this.

Wilder looked like an old bag of bones going into that fight too. That must've been part of the game plan - to fight a heavyweight as a super middleweight.

[tomhawq]

Fight jarrel Miller next. He don't move head. That's a lovely tough chin.on your resume wilder and will give credence to the idea you punch hard.
No point in just beating cans. But beating cans with tough chins is the order of the day........jarrel miller.

Funny that Malik was worried about AJ saying that he should have fought Miller, instead of a risky fight with Wallin.

[Oshio]

Dear Malik Scott, was he not suppose to come with a game plan? What was your own game plan for Parker and why couldn't you adapt fight night.

[mjh1969]

Wilder looked average in the fight. He was moving well and doing the things he typically does. He does not box, doesn't set up attacks, leans back on a lot of punches, throws windmills and has no strategy when he fights. Parker came in with a plan which was to move, avoid the right hand and set up angles. He did get caught a few times with Wilder's right hand and took it well. When Wilder did catch Parker and didn't hurt him, it messed up Wilder's head. After that he was lost for the rest of the fight.

Malik Scott is more of an assistant trainer. A guy that makes sure that Wilder does his running, sparring and conditioning for his fights. He needs to make sure that Wilder's meals are being prepared and that Wilder is resting sufficiently. But that's where it stops. Malik Scott is no Dundee, Ray Arcel, Stewart, Goosen, Cus D Mato or accomplished trainers like that. He doesn't create gameplans, work on Xs and Os (foot placement, jab placement, inside fighting, etc) with fighters. He hasn't improved Wilder's horrible boxing skills one bit since being brought on as Wilder's trainer. To me seeing Scott train Wilder is like the "blind leading the blind".

Wilder will be a nice future gatekeeper for the heavyweight division with Malik Scott by his side.

[dannnnn]

As a huge Wilder fan, him versus perennial top 100 contender Mark de Mori is the fight I really want to see. With a combined record of 84(78)-6-3 and both men similar in age, skills and the amount of padding on their record, us fans are sure to be in for an absolute treat!

Somebody is getting knocked out in this one and should it be The Viking on the receiving end, then I think we can all confidently assert that The Bronze Bomber is well and truly back (again) and can safely recommence discussions of how easily Deontay Wilder would KO AJ and any other top heavyweight, just so long as he doesn't actually fight them. Buuuuuumsquaaaaaad!!

[Smash]

AJ is doing the right things staying active and at least looking good at that level, wilder is toast but he may try to squeeze another payday out of himself, if he was serious about it he would need to stay active looking good and stopping guys, whoever they may be fairly regularly and he may find some form that way, cant see it tho hes too old and chilled out now, the bomb squad has been stood down

[MrShakeAndBake]

To me it looked like Wilder was too scared all niight... Constantly circling around and never did anything

[CPNUTKnockoutFreshMart]

You can't sit there and hope that a guy makes a mistake all,night , you have to make him make mistakes. At 38 , Wilder,isn't going to reinvent himself. He ought to bow out before something bad happens to him. It's not like he's ever going to be on top of the division. He doesn't need the money ,so he might as well get out healthy and wealthy.

[Alan Smithee]

Wilder has always given away rounds and relied on the big right hand to end it. He did start boxing late in the game but he never improved his boxing skills. Would a top name "real" trainer have helped? We will never know and the guy is 38 so it may be too late!

[ShoulderRoll]

Whose brilliant idea was it to have Wilder fight by moving backwards? Against a smaller guy with a short reach?

That game plan has the stench of Malik Scott all over it.