Wilder vs. Liakhovich

(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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(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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By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight Deontay Wilder (29-0, 29 KO’s) is enjoying himself today after destroying Sergei Liakhovich (25-6, 16 KO’s) in a 1st round KO last night at the Fantasy Springs Casino, in Indio, California, USA. Deontay smashed Liakhovich to smithereens with two sledgehammer right hands to the head that ended the fight in leading Liakhovich on his back on the canvas.

With the victory now behind him, Deontay is enjoying how his many critics are suffering today due to his success. It’s sad that a talented fighter like Deontay would have so many critics, but it’s actually quite normal when you have someone as talented as him. Many fans tend to pick out their favorite fighters from the same country they’re from, and they simply can’t enjoy a talented fighter like Deontay.

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(Photo credit: Tom Casino/Showtime) By Scott Gilfoid: WBC Continental Americas heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (29-0, 29 KO’s) is now gunning for a world title to bring it back to the United States after his sensational 1st round knockout victory over former WBO heavyweight champion Sergei Liakhovich (25-6, 16 KO’s) last night at the Fantasy Springs Casino, in Indio, California, USA.

It only took the talented 6’7” Deontay a jab followed by 2 concussive right hands to put Liakhovoch down on his back on the canvas. Referee Tom Taylor immediately stopped the fight at 1:43 when he saw that Liakhovich was badly hurt on the canvas.

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By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight talent Deontay Wilder (29-0, 29 KO’s) scored his 29th straight KO win with a 1st round knockout win over former WBO heavyweight champion Sergei Liakhovich (25-6, 16 KO’s) on Friday night at the Fantasy Springs Casino, in Indio, California, USA.

The 6’7″ Deontay nailed Liakhovich with a big right hand that drove him backwards from the force of the sledgehammer blow. Deontay added another right hand, and then put the coup de grace with a tremendous right hand to the head that sent Liakhovich down on the canvas. Liakhovich stayed down for a long time before getting up.

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(Photo Credit: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME) By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBO heavyweight champion Sergei Liakhovich (25-5, 16 KO’s) expects to take the talented American heavyweight Deontay Wilder (28-0, 28 KO’s) into the deeper rounds tonight to try and expose his chin and possible stamina problems at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif.

If Liakhovich can withstand Deontay’s huge right hand bombs in the first three rounds, this fight could be an interesting one. But that’s going to be tough for Liakhovich to be able to handle getting hit by a monster puncher like Deontay without hitting the canvas face first at some point in the first three rounds.

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(Photo credit: Tom Casino/Showtime) By Thomas Cowan: Unbeaten American heavyweight Deontay Wilder (28-0, 28 KO’s) will be facing former WBO champion Siarhei Liakovich tonight in Indio, California. Wilder was going to fight Dereck Chisora in July, but that fell through because Wilder is not currently allowed to travel outside the States for legal reasons. Wilder said he would be facing a Russian heavyweight who was “much better than Chisora”. As it turned out, neither of these statements were true.

Liakovich is not from Russia, he’s from Belarus. Obviously, this doesn’t make him a bad opponent, I just wouldn’t let Deontay book his own flights if he’s flying to Europe anytime soon. The main disappointment though, is that Liakovich isn’t a good opponent.

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(Photo credit: Tom Casino/Showtime) By Scott Gilfoid: We could be seeing the future of the heavyweight division tonight with unbeaten American knockout artist Deontay Wilder (28-0, 28 KO’s) on the hunt for his 29th straight KO in his scheduled 10 round fight against Sergei Liakhovich (25-5, 16 KO’s) at the Fantasy Springs Casino, in Indio, California, USA.

The fight will be televised by Showtime, so it’s going to be a great opportunity for Deontay to showcase his talent in front of a huge national audience in the U.S. The 6’7” Deontay has already been pegged by IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko as the future of the heavyweight scene.

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