Deontay Wilder: People want me to go rounds; I prefer KO’s instead

wilder4411By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder (29-0, 29 KO’s) says that a lot of people want to see him fight longer fighters in order to see more of him, but he prefers to get the job done quickly as possible when he’s in the ring by knocking his opponents out in speedy fashion.

Deontay is quickly approaching the world’s record of 44 consecutive knockouts by a heavyweight set by Lamar Clark. But not only is the talented 6’7” Deontay heading for that record, he’s also within reach of breaking the great Rocky Marciano’s record of 49-0 for a heavyweight.

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Deontay Wilder wants sparring session with Liakhovich to show KO win was legit

001WildervsLiakhovichIMG_3333(Photo credit: Tom Casino/Showtime) By Scott Gilfoid: In response to the appeal that Sergei Liakhovich (25-6, 16 KO’s) is making to the California State Athletic Commission to have his recent 1st round knockout loss overturned and changed to a “no contest,” his conqueror Deontay Wilder (29-0, 29 KO’s) is suggesting that they have a nice little sparring match so that Deontay can show him that the win wasn’t controversial.

Liakhovich feels that he was hit on the back of the head by Deontay in getting knocked out last Friday, August 9th at the Fantasy Springs Casino, in Indio, California, USA.

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Sergei Liakhovich files a formal protest regarding his loss to Deontay Wilder

807(Photo by Michael Snyder / The Desert Sun) By Ivan Ivanov: According to a press release in “fightnews.com” and other sites, Liakhovich and his attorney will file an official protest with the California State Athletic Commission citing illegal rabbit punches that have caused his stoppage in the first round at the hands of D. Wilder. Photos of the fight show that they have a point, Wilder clearly landed on the back of Liakhovich’s head. Whether it was intentional or not, Deontay managed to get his very long arms around the guard of his opponent and behind the legal punching area.

Boxing battles should not be won in court and modern technology allows for instant replays. Even if a referee sees the foul, he may not be qualified or determined enough to make a call that could alter the outcome of a fight.

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Liakhovich files protest about KO loss to Deontay Wilder

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (August 15, 2013) – Former World Boxing Organization (“WBO”) Heavyweight Champion Sergei “The White Wolf” Liakhovich is filing a formal protest, regarding the final outcome of his fight last Friday night against undefeated Deontay Wilder, due to illegal punches that led to him being knocked out at 1:43 of the first round at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California.

Liakhovich’s advisor, Attorney Anthony Cardinale, is preparing the formal protest to file with the California State athletic Commission, seeking the outcome be ruled a “no contest.”

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Haye still wants Deontay Wilder for sparring help for Fury

wilder04By Scott Gilfoid: David Haye (26-2, 24 KO’s) is still holding out hope that the 6’7” unbeaten heavyweight Deontay Wilder (29-0, 29 KO’s) will lend a hand in preparing him for Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) by working as a sparring partner for Haye’s September 28th fight in Manchester, UK.

Maybe Haye didn’t get the word, but Deontay already said that he’s interested in staying in the U.S to sit at ringside for the September 6th fight between Chris Arreola and Seth Mitchell.

Deontay will be facing the winner of that one. Besides that, Deontay is heading towards super stardom and mega riches in the next 2 years. Deontay is going super rich in the near future, and he’s not going to need to be spending time in between fights helping out Haye every time he takes on a huge heavyweight.

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Deontay Wilder – The Stats Behind the Streak

wilder99Knockout punchers fascinate us, especially when they are heavyweights. Breathing life and debate into the big boys division is Deontay Wilder, the Alabamian who earned America’s last medal in (men’s) boxing at the Olympics, taking home the bronze from the Beijing games of 2008.

Currently, Wilder is 29-0 with all 29 victories coming by knockout. He holds the WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title, a top 10 rating and in his last two outings dispatched Audley Harrison and Sergei Liakhovich inside a round each.

According to the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Wilder’s current knockout streak of 29 places him fourth all-time for a heavyweight.

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Deontay Wilder still not ranked in top #10 in Ring ratings

wilder4411By Scott Gilfoid: The boxing world was impressed with unbeaten heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder’s sensational 1st round knockout victory over Sergei Liakhovich last Saturday night in Indio, California, but it doesn’t look like the victory did anything for Deontay as far as the Ring ratings goes.

For some reason the Ring ratings still don’t have Deontay in their top 10 of the best heavyweights in the world today. I think that’s crazy. How do you ignore a talent like Deontay, and have a top 10 ranking filled with flawed heavyweights?

Here are the Ring’s top 10 heavyweight rankings:

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Deontay Wilder: I feel like I have better power than Mike Tyson

deontay11By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight Deontay Wilder (29-0, 29 KO’s) has been getting a lot of comparisons to former heavyweight great Mike Tyson with his incredible power, and with the fast start of his career in terms of consecutive knockouts.

Tyson started his career out by knocking out his first 19 opponents, which was obviously very impressive, but it pales in comparison to the 29 knockouts that Deontay has put together.

Deontay is heading for the world’s record of 44 consecutive knockouts, and it doesn’t look like he’s going to have many problems adding another 16 consecutive knockouts to eclipse that record by starting his career at 45-0, with 45 knockouts.

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Who should Deontay Wilder fight next?

American Heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder took a step up in class last night in Indio, California in a single round destruction of fading heavyweight contender Siarhei Liakovich. In the aftermath of the impressive victory boxing media blew up with the question “Who should Wilder fight next,” and also where does Wilder rank among American heavyweights. In examining the current batch of American heavyweights I ,in no particular order, made a list of 5 fighters that Wilder could fight and also guys that are around him in the rankings of American Heavyweights.

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David Haye wants Deontay Wilder for sparring to get ready for Tyson Fury

wilder4411By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder (29-0, 29 KO’s) is debating whether he should take the time to fly over to the UK to work as sparring partner for former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (26-2, 24 KO’s) to help him get ready for his September 28th fight against the big 6’9” Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) at the Manchester Arena.

Haye reportedly wants the 6’7” Deontay to help with sparring to get him ready for Fury. The problem is if Deontay says yes to working as Haye’s sparring sessions, he’ll miss out on scouting out the September 6th fight between Seth Mitchell and Chris Arreola in Indio, California, according to RingTV.

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