Comments Thread For: Deontay Wilder Knocks Artur Szpilka Out Cold in Nine

[PunchyPotorff]

Wilder just made a huge statement. That was a hell of a Knockout. Reminds me of the Knockout of Paul Williams and James Kirkland. Wilder keeps improving. Great way for him to start 2016. Bomb Squad!!!!

Wilder looked like a clumsy amateur first few rounds, and Szpilka made him miss a bunch.. and back up. Most aren't seeing any improvement, me included. Yeah, exciting KO, but what else? Not much.

Wait people actually think wilder looked bad? He looked quite good against a world class caliber guy and he iced him. Wilder is clearly one of the top 5 heavys in the world. Is he the best? No. But he's quality. Time for people to accept that. And to further make the point, he can pretty much do that to most of the top heavys plus David Haye, because they are all chinny. His power puts him in any fight against any heavy weight right now.

Friend, some of us watch alotta boxing. Maybe you should do some catching up. His power is his only chance, because Boxing 101 fundimentals the guy simply doesn't possess.

'Wilder keeps improving'
This guy is so one dimensional it's not even funny. All he has is his right hand. Fair play for the KO, that was a good counter, but Szpilka was making him look silly. His reign ends the day he fights Povetkin.

Yep. Szpilka had some great moves til he made that one mistake. Outside of that, it was going to be a close SD for Wilder or a draw.

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Originally Posted by Cuban Linx View Post
It was a fun fight. But a really low quality performance by Wilder.
I just can't see him beating some of these top guys, including Haye. He's too wild. Has very poor technique and is constantly off balance. Love watching him fight though, but he's not a P4P quality fighter.

Exactly, he's off balance a lot. That's why i said Haye would demolish him. He's quick enough to get in range to exploit someone who is off balance and swinging and missing. Then if he connects it will be game over. To beat Haye you would need excellent balance and very technically sound, like Wlad was.

I'm just amazed the Wilder fans don't see his flaws. There are so many of em, over and over.

Scary knockout. I give Wilder props for not gloating over his win and showing concern for Szpilka. I'd love to see him kick Fury's ass .

Fury will easily UD or KO Wilder. It would be more interesting than Fury/Klit, but it would not end well for Wilder.

Another poor performance for Wilder. Fury can calm down because Povetkin is knocking him out. But Fury beats him as well. Wilder has huge problems with a guy whos fast and can move, all of his wide looping punches were missing until he landed that lucky KO.

Agreed. Wilder will always be an interesting fighter to watch, especially as he steps it up, but not for any reason that's a benefit to him. He always has that right, but is always susceptible to getting caught. It seemed in this fight he made even more foolish misses than the previous 2. And vs Joshua, Fury, Ortiz, Povetkin, Wlad... it's goodnight Irene for him.

[Kagami Taiga]

Wilder looked like a clumsy amateur first few rounds, and Szpilka made him miss a bunch.. and back up. Most aren't seeing any improvement, me included. Yeah, exciting KO, but what else? Not much.



Friend, some of us watch alotta boxing. Maybe you should do some catching up. His power is his only chance, because Boxing 101 fundimentals the guy simply doesn't possess.



Yep. Szpilka had some great moves til he made that one mistake. Outside of that, it was going to be a close SD for Wilder or a draw.

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Originally Posted by Cuban Linx View Post
It was a fun fight. But a really low quality performance by Wilder.
I just can't see him beating some of these top guys, including Haye. He's too wild. Has very poor technique and is constantly off balance. Love watching him fight though, but he's not a P4P quality fighter.



I'm just amazed the Wilder fans don't see his flaws. There are so many of em, over and over.



Fury will easily UD or KO Wilder. It would be more interesting than Fury/Klit, but it would not end well for Wilder.



Agreed. Wilder will always be an interesting fighter to watch, especially as he steps it up, but not for any reason that's a benefit to him. He always has that right, but is always susceptible to getting caught. It seemed in this fight he made even more foolish misses than the previous 2. And vs Joshua, Fury, Ortiz, Povetkin, Wlad... it's goodnight Irene for him.

Yea, I guarantee u don't watch more boxing than me. I'm not even a wilder fan, but he didnt look bad. He has flaws, all of the top heavyweights do. But he knows what his game is and when he uses it, he excels. He didn't look bad at all. He looked like himself and finished spectacularly. I'm not sure why people are expecting him to suddenly become this skillful guy, that's not his game. Just like it wasn't George Foreman's game. But this is heavyweight, you don't need to be the most skillful guy in the ring to win. I mean look at Tyson Fury went from almost getting KOed by Cunningham to beating the best heavy in the last 10 yrs. All of these guys have flaws. Every single one. But the fact that there is 5 or 6 guys who probably can beat each other at the top on any given night is refreshing.

[hitking]

Deontay seems to have regressed since the Stiverne fight. In the Molina fight, I kinda chalked it up to preparation because he weighed in about 10lbs heavier. And he's continued to weigh in 10lbs or so heavier than he did for Stiverne. And while I think he may not be handling being the "champ" very well and isn't fully prepared every time out. But he's also developing some very bad habits that are gonna bite him in the ass against better fighters.

[Real King Kong]

Yea, I guarantee u don't watch more boxing than me. I'm not even a wilder fan, but he didnt look bad. He has flaws, all of the top heavyweights do. But he knows what his game is and when he uses it, he excels. He didn't look bad at all. He looked like himself and finished spectacularly. I'm not sure why people are expecting him to suddenly become this skillful guy, that's not his game. Just like it wasn't George Foreman's game. But this is heavyweight, you don't need to be the most skillful guy in the ring to win. I mean look at Tyson Fury went from almost getting KOed by Cunningham to beating the best heavy in the last 10 yrs. All of these guys have flaws. Every single one. But the fact that there is 5 or 6 guys who probably can beat each other at the top on any given night is refreshing.

He finished spilka spectacularly alright...only cuz spilka becided to wade in while switching his stance and squaring up right in front of wilder. It was a gift. I question if wilder would have been able to figure out how to finish the fight without it being handed to him on a silver platter. He never really looked to have a plan or like he was trying to build off anything and set his shots up. I don't think wilder is much of a thinking fighter...he just throws in mechanical fashion or capitalizes on his opponents mistakes. It's not necessarily a bad thing given his physical gifts...i just don't think it'll be enough against a experienced opponent who can push him out of his comfort zone.

[Zaroku]

But in **** slow mo, PAC KO'ed everyone.... In the ring. Wilder was also Knocked out by PAC. So was the ref!

I hope Wilder fights Haye then Fury.

[mbase1235]

He finished spilka spectacularly alright...only cuz spilka becided to wade in while switching his stance and squaring up right in front of wilder. It was a gift. I question if wilder would have been able to figure out how to finish the fight without it being handed to him on a silver platter. He never really looked to have a plan or like he was trying to build off anything and set his shots up. I don't think wilder is much of a thinking fighter...he just throws in mechanical fashion or capitalizes on his opponents mistakes. It's not necessarily a bad thing given his physical gifts...i just don't think it'll be enough against a experienced opponent who can push him out of his comfort zone.

We will see in the future. I like vulnerable HWs. All we can say for sure about Wilder is that he's KO'd all but one opponent, which is not bad no matter what he looks like. If he does this to his mandatory, ppl will then be calling Povetkin a bum. He's knocking cats out in exciting fights, and there are great matchups that can be made in the division. This fight felt like anything could happen, and the fans were on the edge of their seats.

the HW division was boring for a long time. Now - Wilder, Fury, Ortiz, Povetkin, Wlad, Haye, Joshua, Parker, even Martin. A lot of great matchups. Both Fury and Wilder's next fights are no joke, anything can happen, and that's great for the fans. I don't care who wins, just want to see the fights. What's not to like?

[SweetPbfAli]

I've seen improvements in Wilder but you can tell he started late. He lacks a certain muscle memory fighters have at this level and his coordination leaves a lot to be desired. With that being said, his physical advantages make him a tough out for most heavies. I just cringe when I watch him and feel like he's a brutal KO waiting to happen. I really like him as personality and he has a good story.

[b Murphington]

I've seen improvements in Wilder but you can tell he started late. He lacks a certain muscle memory fighters have at this level and his coordination leaves a lot to be desired. With that being said, his physical advantages make him a tough out for most heavies. I just cringe when I watch him and feel like he's a brutal KO waiting to happen. I really like him as personality and he has a good story.

He's definitely one of the most awkward looking heavyweights in recent years. The way he throws and the way he moves his head. His physical gifts are where he shines. If he had sharper defense and better punching mechanics, he would be unstoppable, but I don't know if he'll ever get to that point. I'm a fan though and I want him to succeed.

[koolbreez12]

No, he didn't

He did not look good at all. Wilder himself knows it, look at his demeanour post-fight.

His demeanor post fight was that of a man truly worried about the condition of the man he sent halfway into a coma.

[vitali1999]

In Wilders defense he did reach out previously to Povetkin, Klitschko, and Fury and was ignored and brushed off. Its not Wilder's fault the top guys wanted nothing to do with him.

You and alot of guys believe in the same fairytale. But I can't fix ******