Comments Thread For: Photos/Weights: Khan-Diaz, Wilder-Harrison in Top Form

[Gypsy John Fury]

Can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm rooting for Audley! WAR Audley!

Ogogo massive for a 160.

[SN!PER]

Wilder is not 6'7, he's 6'5.

It's crazy how his promoters have fictionalized his abilities, size, power, everything.

Fans are supposed to believe this is a black Hercules, lol.

[RonnieHornschuh]

Wilder is taller than Wlad, who is a legit 6'6. Audley probably has sneakers with very high heels or something. There are also pics where Wilder is taller.

[Levity]

Maybe Wilder is closer to 6'5" than 6'7", but the weigh-in pictures and video hardly prove it. Harrison may be wearing shoes that account for much of the height difference, or Harrison may be taller than listed rather than Wilder being shorter, or both.

I think it's unlikely that Wilder is only 6'5".

He is clearly taller than Wlad here, and other photos show neither was wearing footwear that would account for a significant portion of the height difference.



Hard to see how any type of footwear could account for a significant part of this height difference.



Wilder is clearly taller, despite slightly lowering his head while Audley isn't. I'm not sure of their respective footwear, but if claims that Wilder isn't 6'7" are based on Audley looking taller in a photo of them together, why ignore a photo in which Deontay is taller?

[boxingbrain28]

Yea Wilder is definitely 6'7, It has to be that Harrison is wearing some footwear making him appear taller

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

Wilder sparred Haye too? Man, this guy has gotten some great sparring. Klitschko and Haye...


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[New England]

How is Deontay looking smaller than Harrison? I thought he was 6'7.

perhaps it was the footwear. harrison is 6'6" himself.

[New England]

Wilder sparred Haye too? Man, this guy has gotten some great sparring. Klitschko and Haye...


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yes, he's probably gotten much better sparring in the past few years than he would have gotten if he were considered more of a finished product. those guys would likely school him in sparring, and if he were complete it wouldn't be good for him. because he was developing, and saw himself that way, he went into these sessions expecting to get touched up a bit, and to learn something.

given his talents, all but the best of the best will fall to him if you gave him an infinite time to develop. he doesn't have an infinite amount of time, though, and as it is he'll be making his step up as far less than a finished fighter. we'll see how far his talents go. that right hand is no joke.


i can see why he got all this work with top guys. he's 6'7" and athletic. it's not like he's andrew golota, either. i'm sure he was a good kid to have around for sparring.

he's not a sparring partner anymore, though. when he gets tagged now these guys are going to try and flatten him.

[FeFist]

Well, both guys constantly talk about reinvention and redemption. Both guys have been KO'd and eaten a lot of crow. Both guys continue to talk about reinvention and redemption. Both guys don't seem to mind being the butt of countless jokes.

It's ironic to me they are fighting on the same card, spewing the same nonsense.

What does being American have to do with anything?

You need to distinguish between irony and a coincidence.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

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Originally Posted by .:: JSFD26 ::.

Wilder sparred Haye too? Man, this guy has gotten some great sparring. Klitschko and Haye...


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yes, he's probably gotten much better sparring in the past few years than he would have gotten if he were considered more of a finished product. those guys would likely school him in sparring, and if he were complete it wouldn't be good for him. because he was developing, and saw himself that way, he went into these sessions expecting to get touched up a bit, and to learn something.

given his talents, all but the best of the best will fall to him if you gave him an infinite time to develop. he doesn't have an infinite amount of time, though, and as it is he'll be making his step up as far less than a finished fighter. we'll see how far his talents go. that right hand is no joke.


i can see why he got all this work with top guys. he's 6'7" and athletic. it's not like he's andrew golota, either. i'm sure he was a good kid to have around for sparring.

he's not a sparring partner anymore, though. when he gets tagged now these guys are going to try and flatten him.

That's awesome stuff. Young prospect getting some sparring from two of the best in the division. It can only benefit him like you said.


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