What do you think of Deontay Wilder?

[4Corners]

The division is terrible. I don't care that some people were saying Samuel Peter was really good, he was never that good. He was good in this era, that's not saying much. Aside from the Klitschko's, the 00's hasn't really had anybody that good, at all.

Shavers, Lyle, Norton, as well the Klitschko's, would be far and away the best HW in the 00's.

[vacon04]

Impossible to tell if he's going to be good or not. He has good skills, but his opposition has been absolutely terrible. Boxrec says he has only fought for 31 rounds, saying that even though he has 20 fights he has almost no experience.

He should step up a little bit this year and try to get stronger legs, the guy has skinny legs and that could be a problem against heavy hitters.

[MJ223]

Disappointment until he steps up the comp.....

[Forza]

He got his ass kicked by a 5'10 201lb fighter

[Banderivets]

The division is terrible. I don't care that some people were saying Samuel Peter was really good, he was never that good. He was good in this era, that's not saying much. Aside from the Klitschko's, the 00's hasn't really had anybody that good, at all.

Shavers, Lyle, Norton, as well the Klitschko's, would be far and away the best HW in the 00's.

I really do believe that if the klitschkos where not in the division no one would be *****ing about the HWs.

On the contrary, it would be a truly united nations division with good fights taking place and no one *****ing.

But that is my opinion...

You would have had Peter hold or belt or two for a while, Haye would make noise, Povetkin fight Peter or something... It would be a competative division.

[welcometosaigon]

I'll start caring about this guy when he starts fighting opponents with pulse. Until then...meh

[chiguy91]

Deontay Wilder needs to step up his level of opposition soon.

- he was US national Golden Gloves champion in 2007.

- he won an Olympic bronze medal in 2008.

It's now 2012, he's had 20 pro fights, and so there's no excuse for him to continue to avoid decent journeymen. He needs to be fighting people like Michael Grant, Jason Estrada, and Dominick Guinn.

agree, he's nothing to talk about until he faces a decent opponent. he said in an interview with boxingscene that he and his team are planning to step up the comp this year so we'll see what happens. he needs to though

[ShoulderRoll]

He has the highest KO percentage at heavyweight.

[Heru]

He's one of the more talented heavyweights currently in the division. He's 6'7, has fast hands and reflexes, explosive, seems to be powerful, and has decent timing and accuracy.

He does seem to lack some skill (footwork), foot speed, experience, and somewhat on his technique. His chin, defense, and mental strength are still a question marks too.

He needs to continue to work to improve on the skills mentioned above, but his performances have been good enough to inspire enough confidence in his team to step up the quality of his opposition. He should begin to face top 100 opposition at least and finish the year having fought a prepared top 50 opponent, not a short notice or replacement opponent.

[Hitman932]

He needs 2 more years before he is ready. He's similar to Chavez Jr. in that he had almost no amateur background and has fought often against limited opposition since turning pro.

A lot of people were critical of the way Chavez was brought along having more than 40 fights before he met a legit challenger but it worked for him.

Wilder probably needs about 35 fights before he will even be ready at the pace he is going. People will be hard on him for it, but he is a lot better off if he isn't rushed into a fight he isn't ready for and gets knocked out.

Wilder should be able to put on about 20 lbs of muscle without giving away his athletic advantages. Right now he is just too fragile looking.

If they fought right now Seth Mitchell would go straight through him in 2 rounds, but I also see Wilder as having as high or even higher upside than Mitchell does.