So hey, just follow the welter weights instead, and stop bitching about hw boxing - there are plenty of us who enjoy and like to discuss the fighters and bouts in the crown division.
A good point.
However, I want the division to be the premier one. Not to the point where people are just marvelling at the physique of a fighter and not his skill level.
This should only be labeled a mismatch if a young boxer with a 28-0 (28 by KO) record had been fighting good opponents and proved to be an elite fighter. That's not the case here. Wilder is still very raw and untested. He hasn't even been past four rounds yet. Wilder has not in any of his fights demonstrated any great boxing skills. He has basically been knocking out a bunch C+ boxers with his wild telegraphed punches inside three rounds.
Tonight he's up against the biggest test so far in his career. Liakhovich is still a solid boxer and never been stopped early. I wouldn't call this a mis-match because of the fact that none of us know exactly how good or terrible Wilder is. Let's see what Wilder brings to the tabel tonight.
I agree. This is Wilder's first test. Winning tonight doesn't prove that he's a contender but it will be his first test against a good fighter. (Even if that fighter is several years past his prime.)
I do think he's got potential but I've come to mildly dislike him at the moment due to the pathetic level of opponent. This will be a small step up but christ almighty how long until he gets in there with somebody anyway decent at all?
lets see him in there with ... chisora, helenius, pulev, scott, thompson, fury ... hell even david price would make for an interesting bust up. There's plenty of options a few levels above the guys he's fighting now, go through two or three of them and then lets see a klit fight
I agree with this^^^^^^ I can't wait for the next american heavy weight champ but their taking him a little to slow, step up the opposition already.
Boxing isn't a bodybuilding contest, pecker. The hype job would get straight killed by either klitschko.
Of course he wouldn't beat the Klits but from a physical standpoint just like Wlad Wilderlooks the part. This is how we want our HW champion to look like. Big strong and athletic...
People can say what they want about his opposition but once that right lands, it's ovah. Fury gets put to sleep, so does Price, so does Arreola.
his punches are so telegraphed though. I dont think those punches will be effective against the better defensive fighters. hes going to need to shorten them up unless he wants to be another sam peter
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