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It's been four and a half years since Deontay Wilder turned professional at the end of 2008, and it's been an interesting journey so far.
Wilder has notched up an impressive looking 27-0 record, all inside the distance, the kid can obviously punch, and he has impressive height to add to that power.
The problems with Wilder are for me, two-fold.
First, his impressive record, really isn't worth a lot. So far Wilders people have spent almost 5 years proving the same point over and over again, Wilder can knock out poor opposition. His 27-0 record has only just positioned him inside the top 30 of Boxrec heavyweights. Compared to his peers with less visually appealing records, he is lagging behind by a distance. He is also learning very little, other than to throw a right hand over and over again.
Second, try as he might, Wilder has not grown into a "big" man. Although he is 6'7" he simply does not have the frame to translate height into size. Two fights ago he turned up ridiculously bulky, looking like a 6'7" bodybuilder from the waist up, he weighed only 229lbs.
I think these issues are going to cause him problems. I already have question marks about his durability, I have seen him on the canvas, and I have seen that he gets those spastic leg movements when hit that I associate with very poor punch resistance. At around 225lbs, how is he going to react when he gets hit by a Klitschko? I do not belive he is solid enough to take punishment.
Wilder has his advocates, and i'd like to hear the plus side of him.
How do you feel he will develop, can he be the champ?
Wilder has notched up an impressive looking 27-0 record, all inside the distance, the kid can obviously punch, and he has impressive height to add to that power.
The problems with Wilder are for me, two-fold.
First, his impressive record, really isn't worth a lot. So far Wilders people have spent almost 5 years proving the same point over and over again, Wilder can knock out poor opposition. His 27-0 record has only just positioned him inside the top 30 of Boxrec heavyweights. Compared to his peers with less visually appealing records, he is lagging behind by a distance. He is also learning very little, other than to throw a right hand over and over again.
Second, try as he might, Wilder has not grown into a "big" man. Although he is 6'7" he simply does not have the frame to translate height into size. Two fights ago he turned up ridiculously bulky, looking like a 6'7" bodybuilder from the waist up, he weighed only 229lbs.
I think these issues are going to cause him problems. I already have question marks about his durability, I have seen him on the canvas, and I have seen that he gets those spastic leg movements when hit that I associate with very poor punch resistance. At around 225lbs, how is he going to react when he gets hit by a Klitschko? I do not belive he is solid enough to take punishment.
Wilder has his advocates, and i'd like to hear the plus side of him.
How do you feel he will develop, can he be the champ?
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