Stiverne vs. Wilder – an appraisal

deontay333333(Photo credit: Sumio Yamada) By John Stevens: Now that the dust has settled somewhat its time to have an unbiased appraisal of this WBC heavyweight title fight, look at the performances of each man, and see what the future potentially holds for them.

Firstly in my earlier post I was predicting a slug-fest. What we got wasn’t exactly that, but it certainly had its moments and it was always very interesting to watch. Stiverne, as I suspected, was the aggressor throughout, barely taking a step backwards whilst wilder was mostly back-peddling and working from the outside as Stiverne came marching in; and most effectively too I might add.

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Deontay Wilder impresses George Foreman

wilder66666(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda) By Scott Gilfoid: Former heavyweight world champion George Foreman got a chance to see Deontay Wilder 33-0, 32 KOs) fight last Saturday night in his bout against WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne (24-2-1, 21 KOs), and Foreman came away very impressed with what he saw from the huge punching Wilder.

What especially impressed Foreman was how Wilder was able to box Stiverne for much of the fight instead of him just going out and looking to bludgeon the Haitian heavyweight into submission like he’d done his previous 32 opponents.

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Deontay Wilder: “This is just the beginning”

Bermane Stiverne vs Deontay Wilder(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Scott Gilfoid: After having beaten up and captured the WBC heavyweight title with a win over Bermane Stiverne (24-2-1, 21 KOs) last Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) sees this as just the beginning for him.

Wilder’s not satisfied and resting on his laurels like you see with some fighters who replay their victory over and over again instead of getting back in the gym and looking to accomplish more with their careers.

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Tyson Fury trashes Deontay Wilder, but in no rush to fight him

fury5555By Scott Gilfoid: Well, it didn’t take Britain’s heavyweight Tyson Fury (23-0, 17 KOs) to come out of the woodwork and start dumping on newly crowned WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) after his fine performance against Bermane Stiverne last Saturday night.

In response to Wilder’s fine job he did against Stiverne, Fury called Wilder a “Hype job”, and said that he could fight him down the road after his fights against Christian Hammer (17-3, 10 KOs) on February 28th and IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. In other words, we’re probably talking about the Wilder-Fury fight only taking place if Wilder is interested in fighting Fury after he gets knocked out by Wladimir later in the year.

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Tyson Fury calls Deontay Wilder a “Hype job”

European heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has expressed his delight at seeing Deontay Wilder lift the WBC world heavyweight title last weekend and now seeks to dethrone the heavy-handed American later this year.

Wilder outboxed Bermane Stiverne for 12 rounds in Las Vegas on Saturday night and, in doing so, became America’s first world heavyweight champion since 2006. Fury, who boxes Christian Hammer on February 28 at London’s O2 Arena, couldn’t have been happier with how it all worked out.

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Deontay Wilder wants to fight 3 or 4 times in 2015

deontay102(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) (Bermane Stiverne seen here tackling Deontay Wilder in the 2nd round on referee Tony Week’s blown call on a missed knockdown of Stiverne) By Scott Gilfoid: For boxing fans wanting to get a chance to see newly crowned WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs), they could be seeing him three, possibly four times in 2015. Wilder says he wants to fight four times this year if possible.

Wilder’s immediate goal is to fight three times if he can. Given that he wants to fight both Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, it’s highly unlikely that Wilder will fight more than one more time this year unfortunately.

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Wilder believes he’s the man to end Klitschko’s heavyweight rule

deontay101(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Scott Gilfoid: A day after battering WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne (24-2-1, 21 KOs) to take his WBC title in a 12 round unanimous decision, Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) is setting his sights on IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 53 KOs) as the guy he wants to face most of all in 2015.

Wilder, 6’7”, feels he’s ready to end Klitschko’s long heavyweight rein as the champion in the division. Klitschko has held one or more titles since 2006, and he’s not had any serious competition during all those years.

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Stiverne had to go to hospital after fight, says Wilder

stiverne566By Scott Gilfoid: Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) badly punished WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne (24-2-1, 21 KOs) last night in beating him by a 12 round unanimous decision by the scores of 118-109, 119-108 and 120-107 to take his WBC title.

Stiverne stood up to the big shots that Wilder was landing, but afterwards Stiverne looked in bad shape when being interviewed briefly after the fight. Wilder says that Stiverne had to be taken to the hospital after the fight. It’s unclear whether this was just a precautionary measure or if it was due to him having any after effects from all the punches he’d been hit with by Wilder.

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Trainer Mark Breland stamps his signature on Deontay Wilder victory

deontay105(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Sizzle JKD: Here’s the thing, Deontay Wilder came with a game plan and executed it to perfection Saturday night to capture the WBC Heavyweight title at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Former champ Bermane Stiverne had no answer for Wilder’s jab, and was thoroughly outclassed as the longer and stronger Wilder showcased what trainer Mark Breland was hired to teach him. Even more impressively, Wilder showed he had the stamina to box a complete 12 rounds and maintain the intensity and focus to win the championship rounds of a championship fight against a legitimate threat who could knock him out at any given moment.

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Deontay Wilder wants Tyson Fury next, then Wladimir Klitschko

deontay200(Photo credit: Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions) By Scott Gilfoid: Following his impressive masterclass performance last night against WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne (24-2-1, 21 KOs), America Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) said he’d like to make his first defense of his WBC title against Britain’s Tyson Fury if he’s up to the challenge. Deontay said that he wants to face the 6’9” Fury next followed by a big unificiation match against IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko later in the year.

Deontay, 6’7”, is putting it on Fury to see if he’s interested in the fight, or if he prefers to face Wladimir for the title instead of him. Fury is Wladimir’s WBO mandatory challenger. However, you’ve got to figure that a Fury vs. Wilder fight would be a much bigger bout than Fury vs. Wladimir.

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