Szpilka isn't saying Wilder can't punch, but if you see Wilder's KO of Liakovich and the likes he himself probably expected to be put down early in the fight instead he took some heavy shots without being hurt. Szpilka had obviously over estimated the effect Wilder's power would have on him. Let's not forget Artur walked in to the KO punch and AGAIN this isn't to say Wilder can't punch.
nah i think the dude, forgot his name, was shakin all over the floor... that was pretty creepy!
Sergei Liakovich.
I think that was worse than this because unlike Szpilka, Liakovich didn't walk in to the punch, but took it while standing, hands up high and of course how he was shaking after falling on the ground, which was quite disturbing man.
He took many of Wilder's shots well but also almost died in the ring. I think being laid out and leaving the ring on a stretcher (even if precautionary) means Wilder has top notch power.
Wilder's issue is being able to land high quality punches rather than his punching power.
Wilder has speed and power, but not much else. Szpilka didn't even deserve to be fighting for a world title and he was still cracking Wilder hard enough to stun him repeatedly. As soon as a top class opponent who can match his size, he's done. Szpilka couldn't even catch him with a flush power punch and he still stunned Wilder.
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