Lets have it real, Deontay Wilder is a glorified bum.

[Mr Ehrmantraut]

Must have been a lot of bums in the olympics then

You're completely right.

A full time policeman won the gold in the games Wilder fought at.

He won 2 fights at the Olympics before he was handed a bronze medal. It's the equivalent of a participation medal, i.e. it means jack ****.

[daggum]

wilder>liahkovich>brewster>wlad>byrd>vitali

deal with it. undisputed world champion. who necks?

[BostonGuy]

To call Wilder a "bum" is rather absurd to be honest. What have we seen that equates Wilder to being a "bum?"

Let's take a quick look at some of his attributes:

He's a got great size standing at 6'7'' and has a long reach as well. He's athletic, ripped, strong and doesn't have an ounce of fat on his body i.e he's in tip top fighting shape.

He's got tremendous punching power. Sure, he's fought a long list of tomato cans but you can see by the knockouts that his power is devastating.

He's got decent handspeed. I noticed his quick hands during the Liahovich fight up to knockout. There was a couple exchanges where his handspeed was quite apparent.

Lastly, Wilder's got that "killer instinct" that so many heavyweights, and fighters, today lack. He reminds me of a young George Foreman - a guy who fought with a 'chip on his shoulder' and really wanted to put a hurtin' on his opponent. Wilder has that quality - he wants to land his huge shots and get the KO.

I then ask - "are these the attributes of a bum?"

[Mr Ehrmantraut]

To call Wilder a "bum" is rather absurd to be honest. What have we seen that equates Wilder to being a "bum?"

Let's take a quick look at some of his attributes:

He's a got great size standing at 6'7'' and has a long reach as well. He's athletic, ripped, strong and doesn't have an ounce of fat on his body i.e he's in tip top fighting shape.

He's got tremendous punching power. Sure, he's fought a long list of tomato cans but you can see by the knockouts that his power is devastating.

He's got decent handspeed. I noticed his quick hands during the Liahovich fight up to knockout. There was a couple exchanges where his handspeed was quite apparent.

Lastly, Wilder's got that "killer instinct" that so many heavyweights, and fighters, today lack. He reminds me of a young George Foreman - a guy who fought with a 'chip on his shoulder' and really wanted to put a hurtin' on his opponent. Wilder has that quality - he wants to land his huge shots and get the KO.

I then ask - "are these the attributes of a bum?"

I don't literally mean he is a bum, as in homeless.

Does he have a better technique than a homeless man?, extremely debatable.

I don't deny the man is a decent specimen, but that's it.

[Danny Gunz]

Brits are still pissed from David Price getting sparked out.

Don't take it out on Wilder brah

[The Gambler1981]

Maybe he is a vagrant but he would be the hardest hitting vagrant I have ever seen and in the heavyweight division power is still a huge plus on top of that he has elite range to go with that power which is a beautiful combo for a heavyweight to have.

Wilder does have some pretty glaring flaws of that there is no doubt and they could get taken advantage of by the right guys. That said a guy who can punch from range like Wilder does not leave a ton of margin for error and I think a lot of his flaws will be very hard to expose~ but anyone who can take his power can beat him easy.


Wilder is never going to be an elite skilled boxer, he is a wrecking machine and that is another way to the top.

[BostonGuy]

I don't literally mean he is a bum, as in homeless.

Does he have a better technique than a homeless man?, extremely debatable.

I don't deny the man is a decent specimen, but that's it.

Thanks for the elaborate response; I guess I was too credulous to anticipate a serious answer.

It's troll thread, folks!

But seriously Ehrmantraut, look at da attributes

[Simurgh]

Very hard to say.

Might be a very good prospect, might be Price. Time will tell I hope.

[Your Mum]

[Mr Ehrmantraut]

Thanks for the elaborate response; I guess I was too credulous to anticipate a serious answer.

It's troll thread, folks!

But seriously Ehrmantraut, look at da attributes

Not sure what kind of response you was expecting, as you said yourself he's fought nothing but tomatoes.

I agree he is a fine physical specimen with power, but i don't see any boxing skill or technique.

He's just another Brunson or Oganov.

At least with Price he had a nice jab.