Comments Thread For: Deontay Wilder?s prime ? when exactly was it?

[letsgochump]

Hate for wilder here is weird. It’s not like he has an army of vocal fanboys overrating him. One dimensional but top 5 AT HW KO power.

It’s racism towards extrarestrial hybrids. Till this day.

[wrecksracer]

Hate for wilder here is weird. It’s not like he has an army of vocal fanboys overrating him.

Wilder’s fan base believed he belonged on the p4p list back in the day. They deserve to be mocked at every opportunity.

[SouthpawRight]

the rematch with Fury ended Deontay's prime

[RockyKO]

The peak of his career was when he KO Domini Breazeale in about 3 seconds lol.

[SteveM]

His prime was Fury 1. He was able to time Fury twice, not an easy thing to do, and send Fury to the floor in a way that if it was any other fighter they'd have stayed down for close to a minute.

[daggum]

His prime was Fury 1. He was able to time Fury twice, not an easy thing to do, and send Fury to the floor in a way that if it was any other fighter they'd have stayed down for close to a minute.

and that was when fury was at his worst lol and fury has been knocked down many times: usyk, cunningham, ngannou, pajkic etc...a cruiserweight, a ufc fighter, a nobody etc...

[elfag]

up through Fury 1.

Fury 1 he mostly got outboxed

Fury 2 when tyson realized he could back up wilder and wilder wasnt used to being crowded and backed up he got really beat down that fight, that took at lot out of him and the 3rd fight as well.

[adamjones]

The man had no prime and has always been a fraud; fake/scripted fights here and there. When for once he left the comfort zone of the PBC and took serious fights outside the control of his crafty handlers, he got exposed for who he is.

Now all we hear is "he is past it", " he is shot", "he can't let his hands go anymore". Everyone seem to forget when he let it all out and became aggressive against Zhang seconds before he got knocked out. I guess he didn't let his hand go in that instance too?

So he wasn't shot when he KO'd (Palm Out) Hellinuis in what was clearly scripted.

Men like Zhang and Parker were always the favourites, regardless when they fought Wilder, regardless what the odd makers think. Some people focus on statistics or numbers, whether it’s fight stats or something like painting cost per square foot in USA, to try to make sense of things. But of course, who needs such a viewpoint when excuses can always be made and easily lapped up.

A lot of the criticism seems unfair. Fighters often get labeled “past it” after a loss, even if earlier performances proved their skill. Context matters, and one fight doesn’t define their abilities. Excuses and narratives can overshadow the reality of their full body of work.

[kafkod]

"In the case of Wilder, no amount of experience accumulated, or new skills learned, can force those with eyes to ignore the fact that he has lost four of his last six pro fights"

What new skills?

[MalevolentBite]

the rematch with Fury ended Deontay's prime

I think the 3rd fight was the nail in the coffin for his prime. 3rd fight he did better then the 2nd fight.