Why tf does Wilder not focus on the body more!

[EDDIE SPERM]

Maybe he doesn't have enough skill to?

[champion4ever]

Hearns had a tremendous hook to the body. One of the best body shots I've ever seen. By the time he reach Light Heavyweight he was a very complete fighter, equipped for fighting on the inside. While he lacked the size advantage he'd enjoyed earlier in his career, he was very much a fight who was effective going to the body while possessing a wirey build.


Oh yea, and then there was that guy named Robinson...

Name me a better punch than Robinson's uppercut.

I get all of that! Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Robinson were aberrations to the norm.

Tall, lean fighters who fight at mid to long range very rarely throw body punches because they are typically not in position to throw them. They usually have longer arms; Which means they would need more distance and space to land their shots and also to get more leverage on their power punches.

However, for the most part; Short, stocky guys with shorter arms typically go to the body more because it's easier due to their builds. They are forced to fight on the inside and at short range due to the lack of height and reach.

[Scipio2009]

He is trained by Breland. He is trained to jab and throw the right hand at distance. Plus he is tall and they are not going to have him trying to dig down.

At this stage of his career I don't think he can learn the art of body punching.

He body punched just fine with Duhaupas tbh, but it's definitely a style thing.

You get a guy that big, that long, and make him heavy handed, you mold with the tools that he has.

Work the jab, placing the right hand, using that lead hook to deal damage and clear space, work to learn how to best use punching range, work on being defensively aware.

As you get the basics down, you add the extra stuff in (learning where/when to throw that uppercut, walking guys onto shots, body punching when it makes sense, etc).

Breland's basically had a decade to get Wilder as far as his gifts will take him, and he's still got a ways to go.

Beyond that, look at Breland's career; he knew how to body punch just fine, but being a 6'2 welterweight, just sitting there, digging to the body, wouldn't have made much sense for his skillset

[KingHippo]

Wilder has 40 kos and at least knockdown in all of his fights. Sloppy technique, still was able to medal with 3 years of experience. We're looking at something totally different here. No need for him to get in the line of fire anyways, given how long spry and mobile he is.

You just want to see him knocked out.

[Blue54]

He doesn't need to change anything because him and his team knows that 100% of all his fights will end with his opponent on the canvas so deontay's team focuses on his power.working on improving those twitch fiber powers which is already insane.no need to focus on the other crap just put that fist in his mouth and get him outta here.

Yea but with that mentality he will lose you cant just go off power it will only take you so far eventually you will meet a guy who knows how to avoid your power and take it away then what 🤷*♂️.

[LetOutTheCage]

Because he hasn't mastered the basics. If he focused on improving his job he would be a far more dangerous fighter

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Because he's a skill-less bum who isn't technically capable of mounting an effective body attack.

[STREET CLEANER]

He body punched just fine with Duhaupas tbh, but it's definitely a style thing.

You get a guy that big, that long, and make him heavy handed, you mold with the tools that he has.

Work the jab, placing the right hand, using that lead hook to deal damage and clear space, work to learn how to best use punching range, work on being defensively aware.

As you get the basics down, you add the extra stuff in (learning where/when to throw that uppercut, walking guys onto shots, body punching when it makes sense, etc).

Breland's basically had a decade to get Wilder as far as his gifts will take him, and he's still got a ways to go.

Beyond that, look at Breland's career; he knew how to body punch just fine, but being a 6'2 welterweight, just sitting there, digging to the body, wouldn't have made much sense for his skillset

I agree to have a skill set in going to the body. It would open more the head shots especially with power like that. But they know that Wilder's strength is at a distance. Body blows also helps with the inside fighting. To his credit he does jab to the body at a long distance away.

[giant_king]

Yea but with that mentality he will lose you cant just go off power it will only take you so far eventually you will meet a guy who knows how to avoid your power and take it away then what 🤷*♂️.

i doubt it you see what he did to fury knocked him clean out and that guy is a pro at movement and avoiding punches but yea if and when dee gets to the point where he stops knocking people out then he'll retire because that's his specialty

[Ray*]

I think his better performance was the first stiverne fight, he actually box when he realise he couldn’t stop him. He mixed his punches and use variety. Since then he has been head hunting and telegraphing his punches.