Stiverne vs Wilder on at last (?)

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Stiverne vs Wilder on at last (?)

 

 

The long-overdue mandatory fight between heavyweight titlist Bermane Stiverne and Deontay Wilder appears to be set.

 

Two sources involved in the fight told ESPN.com that the fight is ticketed for Jan. 17 on Showtime at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
 

Multiple purse bids were postponed, and then it was finally canceled as the camps slogged through a brutal negotiation. When they finally made a deal, they still didn’t have an exact date or site, but the fight had to take place no later than the first quarter of 2015.

Stiverne (24-1-1, 21 KOs), 36, a native of Haiti living and training in Las Vegas, knocked out Chris Arreola in the sixth round on May 10 in Los Angeles to win the world title vacated in December when Vitali Klitschko retired to focus on his political career in Ukraine.

Wilder (32-0, 32 KOs), 29, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was a 2008 U.S. Olympic bronze medalist and the last American man to medal in Olympic boxing. He has rolled to a perfect record and mandatory status despite never facing any opponent remotely close to being a top contender or going past the fourth round.

 

Do any of you lads have Stiverne winning this? If so, school me on why that is so........................

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Both fighters are a little hyped, but I would probably edge toward Wilder for this one....its potentially a good fight!! 

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Do any of you lads have Stiverne winning this? If so, school me on why that is so........................

 

 

I favor Stiverne because he appears to be more "technical" and he has more experience in the later rounds than Wilder.