By Scott Gilfoid: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (59-3, 50 KO’s) paid the talented 6’7″ heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder (25-0, 25 KO’s) by mentioning how much slower Mariusz Wach (27-1, 15 KO’s) was compared to him and Wladimir’s other sparring partners during his recent training camp to get him ready for last night’s title defense against the previously unbeaten Wach in Hamburg, Germany.
Wladimir said to espn.com “He [Wach] was very slow compared to my sparring partners [Deontay Wilder].”
So true, so true. Going from the blazing fast Wilder, with his scorching right hand with one-punching power, to the slow punches from Wach must have been like night and day for Wladimir. I mean, the difference in speed, power and plain talent between Wilder and Wach had to have been pretty stunning for Wladimir. Wilder has got the best right hand in boxing and his left hook is lightning fast and now almost as powerful as his right.
Just getting through a sparring session with Wilder must have been like going through a wild hurricane because Wilder is so dangerous with his shots. Just having the incredible power in both hands is enough on it’s own for Wilder to be so difficult to spar with and of course fight, but having the incredible speed delivered from a 6’7″ frame with all that leverage, it must have been really tough on Wladimir just to get through training camp in one piece.
It doesn’t matter that Wilder was wearing huge gloves and Wladimir having protective head gear on, Wilder’s shots are mind numbing. Wladimir pointed out recently that Wilder is the fastest heavyweight he’s ever been in the ring with, and that includes David Haye among the bunch. Wladimir sees Wilder as even faster than him.
Wach never really had a chance last night because Wladimir was able to easily spot his right hands each time he’d get ready to throw one. Again, that goes back to all the training that Wladimir had with the much faster Wilder in getting ready for this fight. It helped him a great deal in being able to get out of the way of Wach’s big right hand shots. Wilder deserves a lot of credit for Wladimir’s victory.
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