Comment Thread For: Turki: “Boxing Will Be In a Different Place if We Have a Black Heavyweight Champion”

[ELPacman]

I think he underachieved.

He had insane power, very good speed, good reach, good athleticism.

He was unfortunately also about as ignorant a person as it's possible to be.

If he had even learned some basic things like a half decent jab and a bit of defensive subtlety he could have been a lot better than he was.

He was a fighter that got by on pure talent and very little else, and he never improved from a technical standpoint in 15 years as a pro.

To be fair, Deontay started LATE. He didn't have an extensive pedigree, and I believe was actually looking to be in football. Though due to his daughter's illness, he changed up gears. He made the most with his limited talent. You might say, he only had 1 trick up his sleeve, but it was a hell of a trick.