LAS VEGAS (Jan. 19, 2015) – Two nights after being hospitalized following his loss to unbeaten challenger Deontay Wilder on SHOWTIME® from the MGM Grand Garden Arena, former WBC Heavyweight Champion Bermane Stiverne, his Hall of Fame promoter, Don King, and his trainer, Don House, hosted a press conference late today at the MGM Grand.
(Photo credit: Sumio Yamada) By Allan Fox: It’s reported that Deontay Wilder suffered a broken right hand in his win over WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Wilder had X-rays done on his right hand and the fracture was noted on his ring finger of his right hand, according to the Tuscaloosa News. Wilder will be meeting with hand surgeon Dr. Joseph Sherrill this week to have him examine his hand and come up with a treatment plan.
(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.
(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.
(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.
By 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.
(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.
(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.
(Photo credit: Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions) By Scott Gilfoid: If you’re wondering why heavyweight knockout artist Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) was unable to score a knockout last night against the badly beaten and weary WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne (24-2-1, 21 KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, you only have to know that the 6’7” Wilder injured his right hand in the 4th round.
From that point on, Wilder had pain in his right each time he would land it. Eventually, Wilder rarely threw right hands after the 7th round. The pain was obviously a huge factor, because he couldn’t land his shots the way he did before hurting it.