Bob Arum: "Wilder is a horrible boxer"

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He was wild back in the day, think he's improved a bit since then but still has flaws...

Russo had quite a dominating performance over him, very 1 sided.



Romanov knocked him out, think there was a standing count before the knockdown too.




lol improved a bit? Wilder had been boxing for like 1 fukking year at the time and lost to a great amateur fighter, one who beat an eventual gold medalist at that.
 

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He is a terrible boxer. That's the truth. He knocks out guys but boxing isn't his strong point.

People always talk about his right hand but Wilder also has a great left hook which I feel is under utilised. There are many flaws in his boxing (guard to high leaving the body exposed, feet leaving the ground when throwing punches, telegraphing punches) but so far these things haven't caused him that much trouble.
 

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Wilder is 34, how many years does he have to depend on his power?
I can see the tail end of his career being rough as his reflexes and power wane and he doesn't have the fundamental skills to tough out bouts
 

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Wilder will ko Fury in Feb, ko Ruiz (with ease), ko Joshua, ko Usyk (with ease) and any other heavy.
Lol... They can knock him out too. He doesn't have a great chin.. I would check his hand wraps like B Hop did Tito..
 

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Lol... They can knock him out too. He doesn't have a great chin.. I would check his hand wraps like B Hop did Tito..

Wilder doesn't have a chin now? Since when? Ortiz unleashed an onslaught on Wilder in round 9 of they first fight and Wilder never dropped and Ortiz aint pillow fisted bruh.
 

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Wilder doesn't have a chin now? Since when? Ortiz unleashed an onslaught on Wilder in round 9 of they first fight and Wilder never dropped and Ortiz aint pillow fisted bruh.
38 year old didn't have enough in the tank to finish a defeated fighter.
 

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A baseball player with 40+ home runs, a .206 batting average doesn't make him a terrible hitter....just a power hitter.
 

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A baseball player with 40+ home runs, a .206 batting average doesn't make him a terrible hitter....just a power hitter.

An MMA fighter with 40 plus KO’s doesn’t make him a great MMA fighter if he’s fighting senior citizens. The level of competition is important to assess.
 
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