Postcast host Teddy Atlas feels that Deontay Wilder is just too reliant on his energy going into tonight’s combat towards Zhilei Zhang in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Atlas thinks that Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs) has depended an excessive amount of on his proper hand to win fights and has didn’t develop his abilities or use his athleticism in the way in which he ought to.
He’s turn out to be lazy and depended an excessive amount of on his proper hand to bail him out of conditions that he wouldn’t be in if he had developed his technical abilities.
Wilder vs. Zhang will meet tonight, stay on DAZN PPV on the Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The combat is taken into account a do-or-die one for each fighters, as they’re outdated and coming off defeats.
Wilder’s Method and Reliance on Energy
“Wilder wasn’t capable of preserve a constant tempo all through the Parker combat,” stated Teddy Atlas on his YouTube channel, speaking about Saturday evening’s combat between Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang. “Wilder has had points that he’s at all times had, however he’s overcome them along with his one nice asset, energy—that nice eraser that may eliminate a variety of errors actual quick. That right-hand thunderbolt.
“The issue is his method in different areas that isn’t that supportive, the place he’s out of place, he’s off steadiness. His method is something however what you’d need it to be to complement the nice property he has with athleticism with the facility in his proper hand and along with his coronary heart.”
What Atlas isn’t saying is that Wilder isn’t utilizing his proper hand like he used to, and has turn out to be petrified of throwing his punches since his second loss to Tyson Fury in 2021. That defeat took one thing out of Wilder, in addition to Fury.
“He’s bought an awesome coronary heart. He confirmed that within the Fury fights, he bought dropped and got here again, after which he dropped Fury. I believe these fights took so much out of him [Wilder], and so they do,” stated Atlas,.
Zhang’s Technique: Using the Jab
Zhang, 41 years outdated, I believe it’s arduous for him to take care of himself at a stage that you’d need to, and would most likely be capable to if he was 5 or 6 years youthful,” stated Atlas.
Zhang by no means had good stamina, even when he was youthful. He was capable of masks his poor stamina years in the past as a result of his opposition was so unhealthy. Now that he’s 41 and preventing top-level heavyweights, his stamina points have gotten evident.
“Zhang, I believe if he makes use of his jab, Parker confirmed that you may again up Wilder if you happen to do it fastidiously and well behind the jab. You possibly can preserve him off steadiness and preserve him from detonating that bomb, the precise hand to maintain him from getting set. I believe that may be the technique if I used to be with Zhang,” stated Atlas.
