Comments Thread For: Deontay Wilder-Malik Scott in Play For March 15

[New England]

Even leading up to Matty, Canelo has a better run than Wilder. Wilder went to the Olympics, that's a better start than Canelo had. Please, just stop, you're makin yourself look ****** now and this coming from a guy who never stands up for Canelo.

alvarez turned pro early, but he did have an amateur career. wilder went to the olympic qualifying tournament after 14 fights. wilder hardly knows how to box. alvarez' needed to grow up a bit before they stepped him up, but he was already a polished boxer. he was young, but he had been pro since he was 15. at 22-23 he was in with trout, and then it was on to mayweather. alvarez has almost 300 rounds under his belt as a pro. there's rumor that he actually has another 10+ fights in mexico that don't show on his record.

wilder still needs to fill out himself, but his main issue is that he needs to learn to box. he needs rounds. he has gone only 53 rounds as a pro.


i catch a lot of crap for it, but i'm realistic about wilder's movement early in his career. there's no reason to rush him, unless you want to see him lose and not make any money.

[SkillspayBills]

Could have swore Wilder said he and Scott were as close as boxers get. Money talks though.

[Danny Gunz]

Why wouldn't they put Wilder up against Chisora?

[KingTito]

I don't think this is a bad fight. It's definitely a step up. I understand not wanting to rush things in the HW division, but it is time for Wilder to make his move.

[Hougigo]

Update

Peter Clarke @Pacman453323 11m
Deontay Wilder confirmed with me his fight with Malik Scott will be March 15th, likely in PR. Story to come soon

So he confirmed it

[ShoulderRoll]

Yeah, that was phony controversy.

No, it wasn't. The guy got up before the 10 count and was ready to continue.

British refs don't know what they're doing half the time.

[Hougigo]

No, it wasn't. The guy got up before the 10 count and was ready to continue.

British refs don't know what they're doing half the time.

A fight was just called back for ref incompetence or something like that

[New England]

No, it wasn't. The guy got up before the 10 count and was ready to continue.

British refs don't know what they're doing half the time.

scott just barely beat the count, and he certainly wasn't doing everything he could to prove he was ready to continue. refs don't watch your knees, hands, etc. they watch your eyes, and want to see you standing and ready at 7 or 8, the way you're taught in the gym and in the amateurs. that's what the ref wants to see you do, and that's how you prove you're ready to continue,

technically, there wasn't anything but the soles of his shoes on the canvas, but that doesn't mean he had proven to the ref that he was ready and willing to continue.


you don't count to 10. you count to 9, and wave the fight off at 10.

[TOBYLEE1]

I like Scott chances in this fight. He simply has more skills

[bojangles1987]

Update

Peter Clarke @Pacman453323 11m
Deontay Wilder confirmed with me his fight with Malik Scott will be March 15th, likely in PR. Story to come soon

So he confirmed it

Might be too big a jump in quality. I'm very interested.