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So, for some interesting reason people are now saying Wilder is better than Fury and Klitschko and would knock everyone out, on the back of his fight vs Szpilka.
I've just rewatched the fight and was sat with the exact same feeling I had when watching it live. Wilder simply isn't that good.
Did you forget how static and stiff he was? He's standing in the middle of the ring and by the 5th round his feet literally looked like they were planted in cement. For such a supposed athletic guy, which he does look like, his feet are exceptionally awful. For god's sake, he kind of looked like Stiverne in there.
Now, let's get to his balance. It is also exceptionally bad. The guy has his upperbody in front of his lead foot about 70% of the time, and his punches are thrown when completely square quite often.
I mean, he threw a 'swing' I choose to call it and ended up on the floor HIMSELF because he swang around himself. Szpilka just kind of looked there and thought "WTF mate?".
Don't let me start off on his loading up. He loaded up on every single punch he threw from rounds 2-8. Swinging like he was supremely angry because he was getting tagged by left hooks all the time. As said above, he loaded up so badly that he was swinging around himself and was so off balance that he ended up in a whirlwind straight to the floor in the 8th round. Why?
Now to stamina - Whilst carrying exceptional power all through the fight, he actually looked gassed by the 6th round. Starting to become sloppy, not moving, puffing a little bit and swinging like a mad-man.
Before anyone tells me it was because he fought a southpaw, please. Don't be silly. Szpilka did good though in his best Pacquiao impersonation.
Of course the guy has fight ending power at any moment, but I can't see anything but Fury being an overwhelming favourite should they ever fight.
Same if he ever fought Klitschko.
It seems like the stunning KO automatically erased the rest of the fight and the other intangibles in it. People love power, so do I. But the skills are lacking, and the dude has 36 fights and has been a pro for 7-8 years now, no more of this "work in progress". He's a world champion.
Also, the scores. How in the hell could Wilder ever be 2-3 points ahead in that fight? Simply disgusting.
Thoughts?
Take a look:
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I've just rewatched the fight and was sat with the exact same feeling I had when watching it live. Wilder simply isn't that good.
Did you forget how static and stiff he was? He's standing in the middle of the ring and by the 5th round his feet literally looked like they were planted in cement. For such a supposed athletic guy, which he does look like, his feet are exceptionally awful. For god's sake, he kind of looked like Stiverne in there.
Now, let's get to his balance. It is also exceptionally bad. The guy has his upperbody in front of his lead foot about 70% of the time, and his punches are thrown when completely square quite often.
I mean, he threw a 'swing' I choose to call it and ended up on the floor HIMSELF because he swang around himself. Szpilka just kind of looked there and thought "WTF mate?".
Don't let me start off on his loading up. He loaded up on every single punch he threw from rounds 2-8. Swinging like he was supremely angry because he was getting tagged by left hooks all the time. As said above, he loaded up so badly that he was swinging around himself and was so off balance that he ended up in a whirlwind straight to the floor in the 8th round. Why?
Now to stamina - Whilst carrying exceptional power all through the fight, he actually looked gassed by the 6th round. Starting to become sloppy, not moving, puffing a little bit and swinging like a mad-man.
Before anyone tells me it was because he fought a southpaw, please. Don't be silly. Szpilka did good though in his best Pacquiao impersonation.
Of course the guy has fight ending power at any moment, but I can't see anything but Fury being an overwhelming favourite should they ever fight.
Same if he ever fought Klitschko.
It seems like the stunning KO automatically erased the rest of the fight and the other intangibles in it. People love power, so do I. But the skills are lacking, and the dude has 36 fights and has been a pro for 7-8 years now, no more of this "work in progress". He's a world champion.
Also, the scores. How in the hell could Wilder ever be 2-3 points ahead in that fight? Simply disgusting.
Thoughts?
Take a look:
https://<iframe width="640" height="...reen></iframe>
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