Aside from round six, he's fought like a guy content to cash a paycheck and afraid of taking real damage.

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He has his length advantage locked down too well, if anything Stiverne leaves himself open in a blitz.

Wilder might get knocked

Controversial decision coming

Wilder gets sloppy when he tries to throw extended combos, which leaves him open to a good counterpuncher. With that said, I'm trying to understand how a guy becomes known as a counterpuncher if his only form of defense is eating jabs and not moving or slipping punches.

He looked more to me like a piston searching to inflict damage inside meeting a guy who owned him totally with his feet and armspan.

He got outboxed

Stiverne was holding back for the rematch check

Even when he got sloppy his feet took him half a ring away.

One of the judges gave Wilder a 10-8 round? Interesting. Right decision, a little wider than I thought.

Wilder's chin is better than I expected. Power worse. Straight punches look legitimate. Hooks and uppercuts are wild. Footwork is meh, but his reflexes are solid.

He needs at least two years of seasoning before fighting someone like Wlad, even though I despise that Ukrainian bastard.

damn lol. i wonder if his strategy was to wither the early storm and turn it on late and he just got beat up too bad early on? or maybe finish him in the laye rounds? not sure, didnt get to catch it. I know wilders gas tank and chin were both unknowns coming in.

Wlad's busy with dat bae he nearly split Hayden in half with.

He's fighting Jennings in late April, IIRC. That should be a walkover, though, as Jennings has very little amateur or pro experience.

Wilder took a lead and had the tank, feet, and stature to hold a lead. Neither had the tank to go on offense.

The way Stiverne held back I wonder if this fight was influenced to drive boxing popularity

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