Comments Thread For: Wilder: I Felt Like A Zombie Against Fury; I Wasn't There From First Bell

[IRONCHINHAGLER]

Wilder picked up boxing at the age of 20. He started boxing in 2005 and won Olympic bronze in 2008. That doesn't happen unless you have some form of athleticism bud. Think before you speak. You can sh#t on Wilder’s boxing skill cuz he’s nowhere near a complete boxer that much is clear, but don’t say he has no athleticism you’re making yourself look dumb.

He had an amateur record of something like 30-5 before turning professional. I personally know guys who had more amateur boxing experience than Wilder had. Actually, a lot more.

You don’t just pick up boxing and in 3 short years win a fu#king Olympic metal without some form of athleticism. Most of the top guys in the sport were boxing since they were little kids. 8 or 9 yrs old. Had hundreds upon hundreds of amateur bouts. Wilder had nowhere close to 100, was inexperienced, started super late in the sport, and he won an Olympic metal that most of those guys couldn’t win. But yeah. Wilders not athletic. Sure.

Wilder is uncoordinated and literally clumsy with his footwork....ur talking about hw boxing Bro - where sloppy fat men like Ruiz can become champ!! Where old fat men like Foreman and Holmes can win the title. Never said Wilder couldn’t fight or is not in shape....just lacks the footwork, balance, and coordination of a top athlete. Give him credit for winning a Olympic medal with headgear and 3rds....but that’s obviously not as big as an accomplishment as it used to b back in the day.

[Bandman]

I agree. Wilder looked drugged that night. Wilder has always recovered from being hurt. since when did Fury turn into George Foreman? very weird how Wilder never recovered from being hurt ONCE.

[archiemoore1]

I actually like this excuse, because if he's saying he was flat b4 the fight, he's basically admitting that Fury's gloves had nothing to do with his loss. He's blaming it on himself. Carrying 20lbs more than your last fight can make anybody feel sluggish. To put on 20lbs of fighting weight, is different than just gaining 20 lbs.You need a mackie shilstone kinda guy in your camp to do it correctly. I'm not sure how Deontay went about putting that 20 lbs on, but one thing is for sure- to gain 20lbs, something was different in his camp from previous camps. Let's say a guy is cheap. He don't wanna pay a specialist, plus he's plus he's in love with his power. So he's eating good but still not optimal. He's training but not to the limit. Plus he's a little hard headed and stubborn. He's hanging around the lady friend too much. He thinks it doesn't matter, because he's gonna land the hammer anyway at some point in the fight. Asswhipping waiting to happen

[ELPacman]

No he didn’t lol. He fought like he didn’t have a heart beat!

Compare the first fight to the 2nd fight. I was saying out loud to the people I was with, “somethings wrong with him.”

I’m not saying he’s a great boxer, far from it, but he has athleticism and I would argue is the most athletic heavyweight right now. His natural athleticism and punching power has made up for his lack of boxing skill.

But we’ve seen him hurt before. We’ve seen him comeback from being hurt. He never recovered from being hurt in this match. And Fury isn’t a world beater he’s not a KO artist.

Take nothing away from Fury he did what he said he was going to do and he did what he wanted to do. He brought it to Wilder and won. And Wilders is a dumbass for wearing an unnecessary heavy costume during a ring walk. Especially not knowing how heavy it was before the ring walk.

But watch the fight. You can see he wasn’t all there. To be completely gassed by the 2nd rd, a puncher with no punching power at all, no.

He didn’t look like he always looks.

I've been posting this exact same posts. Careful for the red K coming your way, lol. The Floppy fans strain a vein when they read these type posts.

We all know Wilder has crap technical ability and nobody watched him to learn something. We watched him because he could end a fight in the blink of an eye during ANY rd.

Same thoughts when in my head when I saw Wilder in the first rd, he didn't even look right and he kept blinking his eyes during I think the ref instructions. Just something looked off about him. The same way we had to hear all about AJ being off that night against Ruiz.

Wilder gets his chance to redeem himself as AJ did. Let's see what happens if he comes in WITHOUT a damn costume and send someone into Floppy's room to inspect the gloves this time. FEEL THEM. STICK A KNIFE IN IT. MAKE SURE FURY SQUEEKS! Only THEN, only THEN, should Wilder go through with the 3rd fight.

[b Murphington]

Wilder is uncoordinated and literally clumsy with his footwork....ur talking about hw boxing Bro - where sloppy fat men like Ruiz can become champ!! Where old fat men like Foreman and Holmes can win the title. Never said Wilder couldn’t fight or is not in shape....just lacks the footwork, balance, and coordination of a top athlete. Give him credit for winning a Olympic medal with headgear and 3rds....but that’s obviously not as big as an accomplishment as it used to b back in the day.

Fat people can be athletic too dude. Are linemen in football not athletic? A lot of them can bench press 400 pounds. Can you? Ruiz being fat means nothing here. The dude KOed a top ranked heavyweight.

George Foreman is possibly a top 10 heavyweight of all time. Him winning a title when he was fat and in his 40’s just proved how great he was and how much power he had.

Holmes lost his title to Spinks in ‘85. He was 34 at the time and never got the title back. I don’t think he was old and fat at any point when he was the champ

What are you trying to prove here? That the heavyweight division is soft or an easy division to win a title? Or that fat people cant be athletic? Or that winning an Olympic metal in a sport you only have 3 yrs of experience in isn’t a valid accomplishment? I really don’t know.

[Dasmius Shinobi]

The excuses still go.

Another excuse from the book by Deontay Wilder. Bermane Stiverne use this same excuse in the rematch against Deontay Wilder.

[Akutalee]

One tricky pony was exposed.. he didn't fight those who will be on him all day till 12 round... He was thinking Fury is gone wanted to use him to build his hype and got exposed

[Akutalee]

Whyte will annihilate him

[Akutalee]

Ruiz beat wilder with ease

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How can anyone look at a picture of Wilder and say he isn't an athlete? lol