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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Deontay Wilder wants Bryant Jennings for next fight

wilder213By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight superstar on the rise Deontay Wilder (26-0, 26 KO’s) is looking for his next victim after easily dispatching 6’7” Kelvin Price (13-1, 6 KO’s) with a single right hand shot to the head that knocked him out in the 3rd round last Saturday night in front of a large national television audience in the U.S on Showtime at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California.

It was a good finish to what had been an unusually reserved performance from the young 27-year-old Wilder, but that’s why he’s so special. He’s got tremendous power that he holds in reserve and even if he’s not looking good, he can make up for his mistakes with a single shot to the head.

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Deontay Wilder destroys Kelvin Price in 3rd round TKO!

wilder23By Scott Gilfoid: The talented unbeaten heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder (26-0, 26 KO’s) captured his 26th consecutive knockout tonight in destroying Kelvin Price (13-1, 6 KO’s) in a 3rd round knockout on Saturday night at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California.

After a slow first two rounds where Wilder did very little, he finally unloaded with his first meaningful punch of the fight by tagging the 6’7″ Price with a long right hand that knocked him flat. Price was too hurt to get up and fight was halted right then and there.

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When will Deontay Wilder step up?

wilder213By Mark Calooke: To look at unbeaten heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder’s record the average fan would be impressed. Unbeaten after 25 fights and all coming by stoppage. At 6 foot 7 inches tall and clad in tattoos, he looks the part. He can talk the talk but has always failed to walk the walk.

It’s not that he can’t fight or that he isn’t entertaining. But he is fighting well against mediocre opponents. Could he fight so well against a good boxer? What does he have to gain by stepping into a ring with Kelvin Price? Anything can happen in the heavyweight division but after 25 fights, it’s clear Wilder has wasted alot of time and not made much money. Most boxers have fought for a world title by his age. Throughout history there has been protected boxers. But none after 25 fights to this extreme. The sad thing is I don’t think Wilder wants to be protected. He is a fighter, he’s proud.

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Khan defeats Molina; Angulo, Wilder, Santa Cruz all triumph

wilder322By Jim Dower: Amir Khan (27-3, 19 KO’s) did what many people expected him to do and that is easily defeat Carlos Molina (17-1, 7 KO’s) by a 10th round TKO in what meant as a confidence building fight for the down in his luck Khan at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California.

The fight was stopped after the 10th round with a badly beaten Molina still on his stool in between rounds at the request of his corner people. The fight was stopped due to Molina’s badly cut up left eye, but it was also stopped in part because Molina wasn’t throwing many punches in the last six rounds and was taking a horrendous beating from the taller Khan.

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Deontay Wilder faces Kelvin Price tonight in Los Angeles on Showtime

Kelvin Price and Deontay Wilder(Photo credit: Tom Casino/Showtime) By Scott Gilfoid: The fighter that many boxing fans see as the future of the heavyweight division Deontay Wilder (25-0, 25 KO’s) will be showing off his talent for the American fans tonight against Kelvin Price (13-0, 6 kO’s) on Showtime at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. This is the first fight for the 6’7′ Wilder where he isn’t the bigger man.

Wilder, 27, is vowing to really go after the 6’7’ Price to turn the fight into a war and win impressively. For Wilder winning in style means an early knockout, because that’s been the norm for him since he turned pro in 2008 after winning a bronze medal in the Olympics that year for the United States.

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Weights: Khan-Molina, Wilder-Price, Santa Cruz-Guevara

005WilderandPriceIMG_0128(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Scott Gilfoid: Undefeated heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder (25-0, 25 KO’s) weighed in today for his fight on Saturday night against Kelvin Price (13-0, 6 KO’s) at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The 6’7” Wilder weighed a light 223 pounds for the vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title.

The fight is scheduled for only 10 rounds, but Wilder likely won’t need half of those rounds to get the 6’7” Price out of there. The weird thing about this fight is that both Wilder and Price look in incredible shape with nothing but pure muscle.

I’m not used to seeing two in shape heavyweights because much of the time heavyweights look so badly out of shape or just have weird looking physiques. These two fighters actually look like athletes.

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Wilder: I’m going to whip somebody [Price] on Saturday

Image: Wilder: I’m going to whip somebody [Price] on Saturday(Photo credit: Esther Line/Showtime) By Scott Gilfoid: Talented heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder (25-0, 25 Kos) is ready to show his stuff on Saturday night on Showtime by hopefully thrashing big 6’7” Kelvin Price (13-0, 6 KO’s) at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California.

This fight is special for Wilder because it’s going to be beamed nationwide by Showtime in the United States, so a lot of boxing fans will get a real treat by seeing him fight for the first time. The Wilder-Price fight will be on a heavily stacked card with Amir Khan vs. Carlos Molina headlining it with Leo Santa Cruz vs. Alberto Guevara as the co main event.

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Deontay Wilder: Kelvin Price could be the hardest fight of my career

Image: Deontay Wilder: Kelvin Price could be the hardest fight of my career(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder (25-0, 25 KO’s) will be looking to extend his knockout streak to 26 on Saturday night on Showtime against big 6’7” Kelvin Price (13-0, 6 KO’s) in this important fight for the 6’7” Wilder at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California.

Wilder doesn’t know if Price will give him problems but he thinks it’s possible it could be the toughest fight for him thus far if Price fights to the best of his ability. Wilder says he won’t be looking to knock him out.

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Deontay Wilder and Kelvin Price to fight for vacant WBC Continental Americas title on Saturday, 12/15

Image: Deontay Wilder and Kelvin Price to fight for vacant WBC Continental Americas title on Saturday, 12/15By Scott Gilfoid: This Saturday’s fight between powerful unbeaten heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder (25-0, 25 KO’s) and Kelvin Price (13-0, 6 KO’s) just got a little bit more meaningful now that the two huge 6’7” heavyweights will be fighting for the vacant WBC Continental Americas title at the Sports Area in Los Angeles, California.

The two big heavyweights were just going to be fighting in a simple 10 round fight with nothing on the line other than pride, but now that this title is up for grabs in the fight it just got little more interesting because it’ll be the 27-year-old Wilder’s first attempt at grabbing a heavyweight strap in his still young four year pro career.

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