Deontay Wilder’s coach, Malik Scott, says he’ll battle once more and believes mega-fights in opposition to Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou are potentialities. Unfortunatly, Wilder hasn’t regarded good since Malik Scott began coaching him in 2021.
Wilder turns 39 in October, and he doesn’t seem to have something left within the tank after being knocked out in three of his final 5 fights. He made the slapper Tyson Fury seem like a KO artist, and that’s not straightforward to do.
Many followers really feel Deontay (44-4-1, 42 KOs) ought to have fired Scott way back as a result of he’s not throwing his proper hand or preventing aggressively like he as soon as did earlier than the 2 teamed up.
A brand new coach ought to be a precedence for Deontay if he’s critically taken with resuming his profession and getting the massive fights in opposition to Joshua and Ngannou.
Wilder’s fights Since Hiring Scott
- Zhilei Zhang: TKO 5 loss
- Joseph Parker: UD 12 loss
- Robert Helenius: KO 1 win
- Tyson Fury: KO 11 loss
Malik has Wilder transferring across the ring as a substitute of attacking his opponents, and elegance has been poison for the Bronze Bomber’s profession. He doesn’t battle properly when transferring and lacks the leg energy and stamina to make use of that method with out tiring.
Since taking over the function of Deontay’s coach, Wilder has gone 1-3, together with his solely win in opposition to his former sparring accomplice Rober Helenius in 2022.
The previous WBC heavyweight champion has misplaced 4 out of his final 5 fights and appears like a shadow of the fighter he was throughout his finest years from 2015 to 2017.
For Wilder to get a battle in opposition to Anthony Joshua, he’ll in all probability have to get a strong win or two below his belt to assist construct that match-up. Joshua and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, received’t be keen to drag the set off on a battle in opposition to Wilder, with him coming off consecutive losses to Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang.
It’s comprehensible why Malik Scott needs Wilder to proceed preventing. It’s an excellent-paying job, and he doesn’t have anybody he trains who can convey within the cash that Wilder did.
Why wouldn’t Malik need Wilder to proceed preventing? Nonetheless, the percentages of Deontay getting fights in opposition to Joshua and Ngannou are fairly low with out him redeeming himself in opposition to one or two of the highest 10 contenders.
Good choices for Deontay:
– Martin Bakole
– Agit Kabayel
– Filip Hrgovi
– Bakhodir Jalalov
– Jarrell Miller
– Jared Anderson
– Richard Torrez Jr.
🗣️ “𝐇𝐞’𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤!”
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— Boxing Social (@boxing_social) September 13, 2024
