Deontay Wilder: Are some boxing fans jealous of his success?

wilder23By Scott Gilfoid: Without a doubt unbeaten heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder (26-0, 26 KO’s) is the best heavyweight prospect in the game right now. The late trainer Emanuel Steward realized this and many other people increasingly believe this as well after seeing the kind of incredible talent that the 6’7” Wilder possesses. However, there is a certain segment in the boxing world that seem angry and almost spiteful about Wilder’s increasing success.

These fans don’t like him, they say he’s no good, and they think he won’t ever amount to anything. It just appears that some of them can’t stand to see a fighter with Wilder’s talent succeeding because it almost seems like they want him to fail. I know it’s hard for some fans because they have their heroes and when I knew guy like Wilder comes onto the block they see their heroes forgotten about with Wilder hogging a lot of the good press.

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A perspective on American heavyweights: Wilder, Arreola, Banks, Mitchell, More!

wilder213 - CopyBy Chris Bax: American heavyweight boxing is in a bit of a rut at the moment. The country where greats such as Muhammad Ali, George foreman, Joe Frazier and Mike Tyson, currently has no one capable of winning world honours.

The American journalists and boxing fans have been banging on about unbeaten Deontay Wilder. Whilst he has some skill and a big right hand, anyone half good could look world class against the opposition he has been facing in his 4 year pro career. The fodder that wilder has faced so far has been awful and some weren’t fit to grace the ring in all honesty.

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Deontay Wilder to make his run for a heavyweight title in 2013

wilder23By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder (26-0, 26 KO’s) is ready to make his move for a world title shot in 2013, and he’s going to be going after the big names real soon. His promoters at Golden Boy are on board with matching him against the best to see how the talented 27-year-old Wilder does against quality opposition.

Oscar De La Hoya wants Wilder to make some immediate changes in his game in terms of using his jab and moving his head a lot more, but beyond that he sees him as the finished product ready to kick backside and take names.

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Deontay Wilder’s 2013 Title Hopes: This Time The Truth

wilder52By Rusty Nate: I was planning on leaving the writing until the New Year now and just taking in some of the other articles and discussions that BN24 were posting, however I read an article earlier which compelled me to write my own view of the fighter and the writer. It was relating to Deontay Wilder fighting for a World Title in 2013. I think that tells all the hardcore fans out there which writer I am referring to.

I’ll just start by saying, as many of you will know from my previous pieces, that I don’t show bias towards one fighter or another when discussing a subject and I certainly don’t dislike or rip on any up and coming contenders for the sake of it because I truly believe they are the future of our sport.

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Deontay Wilder: I’m ready to go after a heavyweight world title now

wilder777By Scott Gilfoid: The unbeaten heavyweight talent Deontay Wilder (26-0, 26 KO’s) showed why he’s so heavily hyped by boxing experts last Saturday night in his 3rd round destruction of previously unbeaten Kelvin Price (13-1, 6 KO’s) at the Sports Arena, in Los Angeles, California.

Using only his right hand, Wilder was able to knock the 6’7” Price out with a peach of a right hand in the 3rd that left Price lying flat on his back with a stunned look in his eyes.

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De La Hoya to step Deontay Wilder up against some talented fighters in 2013

wilder54By Scott Gilfoid: Oscar De La Hoya wants to step the talented unbeaten heavyweight prospect up against some excellent fighters in 2013 to see how Wilder reacts. De La Hoya wants to see if Wilder can handle the adversity of being in the ring with someone that is trying to take his head off in the same way the he’s trying to take there, but most of all De La Hoya wants to see whether Wilder has the talent to become a world champion someday. The best way to do that is to put him in with a top 15 contender to see how he reacts.

De La Hoya said to RingTV “It’s time for him [Wilder] to have a taste of hostile territory. It’s time for him to step it up, which we’re going to do. We have to take him out of his element. Deontay needs to be in there with a guy that’s going to push him back.”

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De La Hoya: Deontay Wilder needs improvement

wilder2By Allan Fox: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya thinks unbeaten heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder (26-0, 26 KO’s) has a couple of flaws in his game that he needs to fix before he can become a really superb heavyweight and move onto to capture a world title. De La Hoya told RingTV that Wilder needs to work on these flaws in his game if he wants to be able to get to the next level.

De La Hoya said to RingTV “Deontay Wilder has to work more on his jab, because he has a tremendous jab. He has to work more on his head movement. I don’t see many flaws in him other than the ones.”
De La Hoya didn’t look pleased with Wilder’s performance last Saturday night in watching De La Hoya’s body language while he was observing Wilder fighting an over-matched Kevlin Price at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California.

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The Weekend Action Reviewed: Khan-Molina, Groves-Johnson, Donaire-Arce, Wilder-Price

wilder23By Rusty Nate: Having watched the weekend’s events I thought I would put something to paper and just review the bouts as they happened.

I was present this weekend at the Excel event for George Groves’ next installment and what a great show it was regardless of the Burns fight being cancelled.

George Groves Vs Glen Johnson

This was a great fight. Groves really impressed me with his increased speed in this fight. He put together some great combinations and was able to handle Johnson in a better fashion than both Bute and Froch managed to. I am not saying Groves is at that level just yet but he is definitely moving in the right direction and it wont be long for him now I don’t think.

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Deontay Wilder showcases his one-punch power with KO win against Kelvin Price

wilder322By Dan M: In a packed-out arena on the Amir Khan undercard last night, the latest outing for Deontay Wilder [26-0 – 26 KOs] was a feature, in which the Bronze Bomber once again beat what was put in front of him with an emphatic stoppage. The credibility of his opponent, Kelvin price, [13-1 – 6 KOs] is very much open to interpretation and depends largely on which side of the Wilder fence you’re on. The pro-Wilder observer would insist that their man had disposed of a world ranked opponent who was brave enough step up to the task, unlike a plethora of names in the division.

The avid critic would see things very differently, perhaps drawing attention to how the unbeaten Price had a padded record, the fact that he was a 37 year old “prospect”, and possibly even savoring the amusement of watching a 6’7″ 17 stoner / 240lber trying to box like Roy Jones JR.

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Tyson Fury not impressed with Deontay Wilder’s win over Price

wilder3By Scott Gilfoid: Undefeated heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO’s) wasn’t impressed with the performance of American heavyweight knockout artist Deontay Wilder’s 3rd round demolition of Kelvin Price (13-1, 6 KO’s) last night in Los Angeles, California. Fury thinks that his last opponent Kevin Johnson would beat the 27-year-old Wilder, and Fury suggests that Wilder fight unbeaten British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion David Price.

Fury said on his twitter “Just watched Wilder fight! Not impressed at all. He couldn’t beat Kevin Johnson! Very raw and open to big shots! [Wilder has a] Long way to go, [but] big punch. Wilder and [David] Price are the same, untested hype! To be a top fighter you need more than a punch! They have a long way to go. Why not fight each other. [It] would be good.”

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