http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deontay_Wilder
Undefeated pro boxer 29 wins 29 KO's.
6 ft 7
84 inch reach
Next great heavyweight contender?
has he beaten anybody of worth?
He would have done well to stay amateur for another year or two and polish his skills. He looks pretty raw to me.
The new Michael Grant.
FCM - The new Michael Grant.
He has a better amateur background than Grant, but not quite as physically gifted. He does remind me a little of Grant or McCline, raw and powerful.
Oh and I do think he has a much bigger killer instinct than Grant, which was his biggest problem. He didn't even like fighting. Well, that and he fought Lennox Lewis who tore his ass up like he was his daddy.
I enjoyed his "fight" yesterday but I'd like to see him against some higher caliber fighters before I start calling him great.
Video of his KO last night:
http://deadspin.com/sergey-liakhovich-gets-kod-in-the-first-round-convuls-1090146711
bout as legit as a 3 dollar bill
Eh, super big dudes living up to their hype is well.
In the last twenty years who really reached the top level being that tall?
Kitschkos and Lewis, all of whom were excellent amateurs.
The fuck haha. Meant to type well... Rare.
Thanks epwar VU.
The only boxer I ever seen him KO that I know of was Audley Harrison (or Audrey as James Toney likes to call him).
He definitely has a great record no matter how bad the HW div is but I'd like to see him against Arreola or Chisora before putting against one of the Bitchko sisters (another James Toney gem)
That Showtime bout last night Deontay put down a guy in the first round that had never been knocked out before.
To me that dude looks like he hits way too hard from what you would expect out of a Jon Jones like condor wingspan of 84".
He looks pretty damn good, to the point I don't see a lot of HW's at all being able to handle him.
he is raw and hasn't fought the best comp but he has very few ameteur fights even though he is a bronze medalist but he has long reach and one of the hardest right hands I have ever seen
His opponent was 25-5 but had lost his last 2 decisively.
Pure -
Oh Fuck
Damn!.
Right on the temple left him looking like fish outa whater.
*water
I wish I could see him fight Vitale.