
Originally Posted by
brownsugar
Wow I just caught the fight on Youtube, most entertaining fight I've seen involving WK the ring.
He fought with the movement skill, stamina and effectiveness we havent seen from heavyweights since the "Golden Era". Of course you can't expect a man that big to be a fluid as the former 215 pounders but he came very close.
For the first time, I witnessed WK fighting without the tentativeness, and ultra caution exhibited in previous bouts.
He did everything Stewart used to have to scream, holler, persuade and beg him to do without being told.
It wasn't even necessary for Banks to be in his corner because he was on autopilot the whole fight.
Honestly I don't know what the Wach camp was thinking as they watched their man take a brutal beating for 99% of the bout.
While they were hoping for a Wach to land a hail mary right hand.... they may have reduced Wach's career by 2 years as that kind of beating is almost always associated with side effects later on. ( I truly believe the fight would have been stopped for non-competitiveness and safety reasons if it had happened in the Garden or MGM).... in Europe however they don't stop heavyweight matches as long as the other guy has pulse and can stand up,..remember Vitali vs Briggs?)
WK's not slowing down, he's actually getting better, looking good enough to welcome him back on HBO and Showtime.
I have to re-assess my previous statements about guys like Price, Wilder and Mitchell meeting him in within a year or so.
After watching Wilder barely make it past a horribly mediocre Harold Sconiers, and barely surviving a knockdown it's evident Wilder needs much more work.... and while Price is probably more fluid, has better punch selection, and is a very competent body puncher... I don't think he could survive a fighter with a fighter who has as strong an offense, and solid 12 round stamina like WK does... Probably after Wk gets a few more gray hairs..... but not at this current stage of his career.
Mitchell will have his hands full with Banks...
If Mitchell can keep from having too many defensive lapses against Banks he should overpower him by the mid rounds but he's in no ways ready for a title shot.
Anyway like the readers have already said,.. WK did the memory of Stewart proud.. and opened up the eyes of many fans.