By Alex Hedges: Deontay Wilder (25-0) turns 27 this month, and as the years continue to roll by the level of opposition continues to stay the same. No longer a novice, a young man new to the professional ranks, Deontay Wilder needs to either put up or shut up.
So far in his career, Wilder has been drip-fed a steady diet of perennial losers, no hopers, guys that are just happy to be there. His last fight was a case in point, Wilder took on the 5’11” 39 year old Damon McCreary. Clearly a fighter past his best McCreary was a former super middleweight with one fight in 5 years. He was grossly overweight and had no business being in a boxing ring, Wilder Blasted him out in two rounds in a performance that meant nothing.
I would love to see Wilder take a huge step up in class, and fight David Price, or perhaps Tyson Fury. But I fear that is much too big of an ask for Wilder, wou would be horribly outmatched and outclassed in every aspect against those guys. Wilder trades on his size and youth, but would be dwarfed by the 6’9″ Fury and 6’8″ Price, who are far too young to fall into the age range Wilder likes to fight.
Perhaps Wilder could take on one of the guys that Price or Fury had already softened up? John Mcdermott would be a good step up in class for Wilder, having been stopped by both Fury and Price in recent years, Wilder could hope to use his height and reach to keep Mcdermott at bay, it would be a risky fight though, and I see Mcdermott closing the distance and landing a big right hand, leaving Wilder quivering and convulsing on the canvas.
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