Deontay Wilder boxing news
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder gets a lot of flak from people in the boxing world because they can’t figure out why he’s able to do the things that he can do in the ring.
At 6’7”, Wilder has the perfect combination of hand speed, one-punch power, and mobility that other fighters would die for. Fans don’t understand how a fighter that only weighs 228lbs is able to generate so much punching power that heavier fighters in the heavyweight division can only dream about.
By Scott Gilfoid: With a little help from Tyson Fury, WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs) expects to unify the division in 2016 to hold down 3 of the 4 heavyweight titles. Wilder wants Fury after he is done with Artur Szpilka (20-1, 15 KOs) on January 16th, in their fight on Showtime Boxing at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
If Wilder can get the Fury fight later this year, then the only title not in his grasp will be the IBF title that was recently stripped from Fury by the IBF organization. Charles Martin and Vyacheslav Glazkov will fight for the IBF title on 1/16 on the undercard of Wilder-Szpilka.
(Photo Credit: SHOWTIME) By Scott Gilfoid: After WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (35-0, 31 KOs) takes care of business with challenger Artur Szpilka (20-1, 15 KOs) on January 16th of this month, Deontay would like to face IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in a unification fight, provided that Fury gets past Wladimir Klitschko in their rematch.
Wilder believes that the light hitting Fury will take the fight with him. In a sign of how confident he is that he would beat the 6’7” Fury, Deontay says he would even travel to the UK and fight Fury in London to give him home advantage, because he does not think it would help him one bit.
By Scott Gilfoid: If you’ve had the opportunity to see some of #8 WBC Artur Szpilka’s past fights, you’ll note that he’s not one of the fastest heavyweights in the division. He’s got decent hand speed for a plodder, but he is definitely not fast of hand or foot. This is why it was interesting to see some of the 26-year-old Szpilka’s comments about him being faster than WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs), who he’ll be facing in less than two weeks on January 16th on Showtime Championship Boxing at the beautiful Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
“I will leave everything I’ve learned in the ring. For the first time, he’ll face someone who isn’t afraid of him, is faster and throws combinations. I know what I can do. I wish him great health and a win for myself,” Szpilka said to Fightnews.com.
By Scott Gilfoid: Johnny Nelson of Sky Sports is really hoping that WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury can win their next fights so that they can face each other later on in 2016, because he feels it would be a huge fight. However, Wilder has a much better chance of winning his next fight against Artur Szpilka than Fury does in beating Wladimir Klitschko a second time.
Fury looked horrible in barely beating Wladimir by a 12 round unanimous decision last November. An impressive performance it was not by Fury. He squeaked by the 39-year-old Klitschko in that contest, and in some ways he looked even older than him.
“Deontay Wilder has been shouting he wants to fight Tyson Fury once he’s had that defence, but for him, he is king of the hill,” Nelson said to skysports.com. “He thinks Tyson Fury shouldn’t even belong in the same ring as him. In this defence he will want to put on a show, prove he is the real deal.”
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs) complains that the other top heavyweights do not want to fight him because they realize how serious he is about the sport. Deontay, 6’7”, remarks about how he is different from the other heavyweights in the ring due to his athletic skills that he has going for him.
Deontay is right. When you look at the other heavyweights like Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko, they all look flat-footed for the most part. Wladimir used to be able to move pretty well in the prime of his career, but he has definitely slowed down now that he is nearing 40.
“I’m just a different fighter than these guys in the heavyweight division. My athletic skills, the way I move in the ring, my speed, the power that I have, the awkward style that I have,” Wilder said. “Do I need to say more? These guys know I am very serious about this. Nobody wants to fight [me], they already know what the results will be.’’
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs) says he’s ready right now to take on challenger Artur Szpilka (20-1, 15 Kos) for their fight this month on 1/16. Wilder says he didn’t need this last week of training, because he’s already prepared for their fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The last week of sparring, Wilder felt was unnecessary because he’s totally primed and ready to go against the 26-year-old Szpilka. Wilder is one of those fighters who train year round.
By Jonnyboy: The ever changing landscape of the boxing world has experienced serious movement in the last few months. Closing out the year, we witnessed the changing of the guard in multiple divisions with multiple champions with many new faces stepping into the limelight. With so many established names and newcomers in the mix, there’s an interesting slew of fights to look forward to in the coming year.
The question of whether or not all of these fights can be made remains unanswered, but the possibility still excites us. Here are five (possible) fights that we hope make the cut, but not the only ones that should be made:
By Scott Gilfoid: There is now less than two weeks to go before WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs) puts his unbeaten record on the line against Polish knockout artist Artur Szpilka (20-1, 15 KOs) on January 16th at the Barclays Center in beautiful Brooklyn, New York.
Wilder says he’s totally ready and dialed in for his fight against Szpilka for this important fight on Showtime. Wilder, 6’7”, has fined tuned his skills to be ready for a shorter fighter in the 6’3” Szpilka, as he’ been fighting taller guys in the 6’5” range in his last couple of fights, but for this title defense, Wilder needed a shorter guy to get him ready for his arguably tougher fight against the 6’2” Alexander Povetkin in the first quarter of this year.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs) is eager to get inside the ring to defend his WBC title against his talented challenger Artur Szpilka (20-1, 15 KOs) in two weeks from now on 1/16.
Wilder, 30, hasn’t fought since wiping out Johann Duhaupas last September in Alabama. Wilder figures to get more of a test for his defense against Szpilka, who is one of those fighters who constantly comes forward looking to put his opponent’s lights out.