No Saturday, Jan. 17, Nyob hauv 10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. ET / PT rau SHOWTIME® Los ntawm Lub MGM Grand vaj Arena nyob rau hauv Las Vegas

Las Vegas (Jan. 15, 2015) - Nyob rau hauv ib tug heev sib ntaus hais tias tsis muaj ib tug kwv yees yuav mus qhov kev ncua deb, Qhov Heavyweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib Kub Khob (24-1-1, 21 Kos), ntawm Las Vegas, yuav tiv thaiv nws title tiv thaiv unbeaten knockout kws thiab tsis. 1 yuav tsum tau challenger Deontay Wilder (32-0, 32 Kos), ntawm Tuscaloosa, ALA., no Saturday, Jan. 17 nyob rau ntawm lub MGM Grand vaj Arena nyob rau hauv Las Vegas nyob rau SHOWTIME^® (10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT).

Tsis li uas lub hnyav-tes laug sluggers yuav yeej xwb nyob rau hauv lub feem ntau tseem ceeb, yuav tsum-saib Heavyweight sib ntaus nyob rau hauv lub tebchaws United States nyob rau hauv ib xyoo caum?

Yuav nws yuav ntau txog tej Stiverne, thawj-puas Haiti-yug boxer rau muaj tej feem ntawm ib tug Heavyweight yas uas yog tswv rau ob lub victories tshaj Chris Arreola, prefers cia nws ruaj ruaj ua lub tham thiab yog ib tug me ntsis betting underdog nyob rau hauv no ib tug?

Los yog yuav nws yog tus outspoken Wilder? Lub 2008 U.S. Olympic bronze medalist thiab tus kawg American txiv neej boxer rau puav pheej nyob rau hauv Lub Olympics tau khob qhov rooj tawm tag nrho 32 ntawm nws tw thiab yuav ua kom dhau los ua lub thawj US-yug Heavyweight champion txij li thaum Shannon Briggs nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis 2006.

Cov tshwm sim ntawm cov 42 xov xwm uas tau koom tes nyob rau hauv ib tug twv ua ntej chaw xaiv favored Wilder los ntawm ib tug razor-nyias ntug. Lub challenger yog tus xaiv ntawm 22 kws txawj, Stiverne tuaj tos ntawm 20.

Yuav ua li cas rau hauv xov xwm pom "XA ROV MUS RAU KOOB MEEJ: Stiverne vs. Wilder":

Tim Dahlberg, Associated Xovxwm, (Wilder): "Wilder tau tau pub tw yuav tsum tau khob qhov rooj tawm txij li thaum nws muab pro. Tab sis yog tsis muaj tsis nws yuav ntaus, thiab tag nrho cov, nws yuav tsum tau ua yog av ib ob peb zoo-muab tso rau txhaj tshuaj. Kuv nyiam Stiverne tab sis ntseeg hais tias Wilder yuav av cov txhaj tshuaj nyob rau tej taw tes. Wilder yeej los ntawm ib tug thib plaub-round TKO uas yuav ntxiv ib Jolt ntawm kev zoo siab los rau hauv lub Heavyweight faib. ''

Kevin Iole, Yahoo, (Stiverne): "Kuv xav tias Stiverne yog ib tug zoo dua boxer, ntsib zoo dua tsis sib xws thiab no yuav muab siv mus rau lub siab ntawm sib ntaus sib tua rau lub Heavyweight title. Nws yeej los ntawm TKO 10. "

Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, (Stiverne): "Stiverne nyob rau hauv ib tug yim-round TKO. Vim hais tias nws tau muaj ntau zaus nyob rau hauv lub nyuaj sawv daws yuav. ''

Bob Velin, Teb chaws USA no, (Wilder): "Wilder lub tiv thaiv tau zoo, thiab nws muaj ntau xuas nrig ntaus hwj chim tshaj Stiverne. Kuv xav tias nws yuav ntes Stiverne nrog ib tug nyuaj sab tes xis uas yuav muab tso rau lub yeej lawm thiab tawm nyob rau hauv lub thib rau puag ncig. ''

Gordon Marino, Phab ntsa Street Journal, (Wilder): “I am picking Wilder by a knockout before round six. The Bronze Bomber boasts extraordinary power. Thaum nws hits koj, koj mus. Thiab Stiverne tsis yog nyuaj rau tag. ''

Robert Morales, Los Angeles Txhua hnub Xov xwm, (Wilder): "Kuv yuav nrog Wilder los ntawm TKO nyob rau hauv lub thib ob ib nrab ntawm cov sib ntaus. Wilder tej zaum yuav tsis muaj ib Rev ntawm cov hnub qub rau nws ntiv nplhaib cov ntaub ntawv, tab sis qhov kev xav no yog hais tias nws yog ib tug tsim nyog knockout artist thiab Stiverne yuav nws tom ntej no neeg raug tsim txom. ''

Lyle Fitzsimmons, CBS kev ua si, (Stiverne) - "Nws yog ib tug zoo matchup thiab kuv li siab los ntawm lub zeem muag ntawm nws raws li kuv twb tau hais txog kev sib ntaus nyob rau hauv ib tug ntev lub sij hawm. Uas hais tias, Kuv tsis paub tseeb nws mam li yuav ib tug tshwj xeeb kev sib tw tau ib tug thaum jab los mus rau nqai. I’d love to see Wilder become the next star of the heavyweights, tab sis kuv tsuas tsis tau pom txaus kom deb li deb yuav tsum tau ntxias nws mam li tuav ib tug txiv leej tub zoo li Stiverne tau proven yuav. Muab kuv Bermane nyob rau hauv nruab nrab-ib ncig, los ntawm TKO 7. "

Ron Borges, Boston Herald, (Stiverne): "Wilder yog 32-0 nrog 32 Kos. Kuv tsis tu uas nws tau nyob rau hauv nrog, nws txhais tau tias nws yuav ntaus. Tab sis yuav nws tua yog hais tias nws tus nrog sib ntaus fights rov qab? Uas yog lub unanswered lo lus nug thaum nws tawm mus untested heavyweights thiab yog li ntawd nws yog nrog Wilder.
Stiverne tsis tau raws nraim nyob rau hauv nrog cov heaviest hlau los, tab sis nws txoj kev mus rau lub title lawm deb ntau nyuaj thiab nws ob zaug tsawg kawg yog ntsib cia (thiab yeej mus) Arreola thaum kawg yeej Qhov pluaj. Kuv ntseeg tias Wilder yuav mob Stiverne thaum ntxov tab sis hais tias yog thaum lub sib ntaus yuav pib tsis xaus thiab hais tias yuav Wilder lub undoing. Ntsib nrog ib tug relentless tus nrog sib ntaus uas yuav ntaus ib tug me ntsis rau nws tus kheej, Wilder yuav nws thiaj li khiav mus rau hauv cov teeb meem zoo li nws yeej tsis ntsib ua ntej thiab, zoo li Michael Grant ib tug xov tooj ntawm lub xyoos dhau los, muaj tsis muaj lub tswv yim yuav ua li cas kom tau tawm ntawm nws. Stiverne los ntawm TKO 10. "

DC Reeves, Tuscaloosa News, (Wilder): "Qhov no yuav tsum yog ob leeg Wilder thiab Stiverne lub toughest xeem nyob deb, uas tej zaum yuav qeeb qhov kev txiav txim nyob rau hauv thawj ob peb rounds. Tab sis nws tsuas yog hais tias ib tug haum sib ntaus ntawm no ob hnub nyob rau hauv ib tug KO. Wilder yuav tau txais ib lub caij nyoog mus cuag uas rau txim rau txoj cai txhais tes, thiab zoo li ntau ntawm cov 32 tw ua ntej kawm, nws yog feem ntau ntau heev los mus kov yeej. Wilder yeej los ntawm KO 6. ''

Mark Whicker, Los Angeles News Group, (Stiverne): "Rau Wilder, nws yog nyuaj mus los ntawm nplua Pob Zeb rau lub Southeastern sablaj. Stiverne nyob rau hauv xya. ''

Michael Rosenthal, Nplhaib Hauv internet, (Wilder): "Qhov no yog ib tug nyuaj ib. Stiverne yog qhov ntau-tej, ntau-advanced fighter txawm Wilder tau muaj ntau pro fights. Lub Haitian-Canadian muaj ib tug pib xyaum ua hauj lwm cov khoom, ua hauj lwm nws txoj kev mus rau ntawm lub Heavyweight ibyam thiab tau muaj ib co loj sib ntaus. Wilder, ib tug Olympic medalist, kuj muaj pib xyaum ua kev tab sis yog tseem ua nrog raws li ib tug boxer thiab tsis tau ntsib ib tug tseem ceeb xeem. Nws txoj ntsiab cai riam phom yog tsis zoo xuas nrig ntaus hwj chim, uas nws tau nres tag nrho 32 ntawm nws tw. Kuv xav tias nws los mus rau qhov no: Leej twg yuav av thawj loj punch? Kuv muaj ib tug xav hais tias nws yuav Wilder uas yuav raug mob Stiverne thiab tiav txoj hauj lwm. Wilder los ntawm thib tsib-round knockout. ''

Mathais Aguilar, El Paso sij hawm, (Stiverne): "Wilder muaj ib co zoo sib xws rau Gerry Cooney — loj, haib, exciting thiab undefeated. Tu siab, nws txoj ib yam dab tsi lwm tus nrog Cooney — ib tug tsis muaj sab saum toj-flight txheem. Thaum koj biggest yeej yog ib tug questionable blowout ntawm Malik Scott, muaj ib co lus nug rau teb. Stiverne, thaum lub sij hawm tsis Larry Holmes, muaj ib tug profoundly zoo resume. Uas yuav pab tau nws kov yeej ib tug tseem ceeb loj disadvantage. Nws mam li ciaj sia Wilder thaum ntxov-rounds quab yuam rau tes Alabama nws ob loj poob ntawm lub xyoo, flattening Deontay nyob rau hauv lub xya. "

Damian Calhoun, Txiv kab ntxwv County Register, (Stiverne): "Qhov no yuav tsum tau ib tug heev sib ntaus kom ntev li ntev raws li nws kav. Wilder yeej muaj lub hwj chim KO mus xaus kev sib ntaus thaum ntxov raws li nws 32 knockouts yuav attest. Txawm li cas los, nws tsis tau ntsib ib tug dav hlau tua rog li tiav raws li Stiverne. Stiverne yuav tau nkag mus hauv mus pab txhawb lub ncav cuag kom zoo dua ntawm Wilder. Ib zaug uas tshwm sim, nws tsis ib txoj hauj lwm Haiv Neeg nws nres, theem saum toj thiab lub cev. Nyob rau hauv lub kawg, saib rau nws defeat Wilder los ntawm lig stoppage. ''

Martin Rogers, Teb chaws USA no, (Wilder): "Qhov no yog kom meej meej Wilder lub biggest xeem rau hnub tim tab sis kuv xav hais tias nws lub hwj chim yog qhov tiag deal thiab hais tias xav paub ntau tshaj loj tej yam rau yav tom ntej. Kuv mam li coj nws mus rau yeej los ntawm KO 5. ''

Colin Hart, Lub hnub, London (Wilder): "Wilder yuav khob tawm Stiverne nyob rau hauv round peb. Nws yuav muab America nrees rov qab nyob rau hauv lub Heavyweight daim ntawv qhia. Nws yuav kuj txhais hais tias Wilder tau tsis tau txais ib tug Tuam Tshoj lub puab tsaig. "

Tus cwj Satterfield, Nplhaib Hauv internet, (Wilder): "Kuv xav tias yuav lub 6-taw-7 Wilder mus tua siab nyob rau hauv no sib ntaus thiab siv nws athleticism nyob ntawm ib tug deb, cia nws chav maneuver lub 6-taw-3 Stiverne rau hauv ntev-ntau txhaj tshuaj. Yog hais tias Wilder tsis tau kawm yuav ua li cas clinch — thiab tsis muaj tseeb tias txoj kev paub txog hais tias raws li nws fights — uas yuav sau ntawv teeb meem rau nws yog tias Stiverne yog muaj peev xwm mus rau av yaug. Tab sis kuv xav tias Wilder yuav ntiav cov kev kawm tau ntawm kev yav dhau los sparring zaug nrog Wladimir Klitschko, raws li zoo raws li hais tias los ntawm nws 6-taw-2 co-tus kws qhia, Mark Breland, ib tug qub Olympic kub medalist thiab Welterweight champion. Wilder yeej los ntawm KO 6. "

Cai Frauenheim, Lub nplhaib/15rounds.com (Wilder): "Wilder yeej los ntawm KO 4: A smaller Stiverne wins if his better skillset takes the fight beyond the sixth round, tab sis nws yuav tsis tau muaj vim hais tias Wilder lub pov thawj hwj chim yuav av heev thaum ntxov thiab tawm nws qhib rau ib tug KO txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv ua ntej lub tog taw tes. ''

Kelsey McCarson, Bleacher Daim ntawv qhia txog, (Wilder): "Kuv nyiam Wilder los ntawm knockout nyob rau hauv puag ncig 6. While it’s true Wilder hasn’t faced anyone the caliber of Stiverne yet in his career, nws kuj yog muaj tseeb hais tias Stiverne tsis tau puas tau ntsib ib tug neeg raws li feemxyuam li Wilder. Wilder yog loj, muaj zog thiab ib qho zoo kawg ua kis las. Ntxiv, nws coj nrog maj mam los ntawm tus neeg saib xyuas Jay Deas thiab tus kws qhia Mark Breland li hais tias nws yuav ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv lub finer cov ntsiab lus ntawm lub qab zib science. Nws khees me ntsis lawm ntau tshaj qhov kawg ob peb xyoos, thiab kuv xav tias nws yog luam los ua ib tug tseem ceeb quab yuam nyob rau hauv lub Heavyweight faib. ''

Ken Miller, Los Angeles Sentinel, (Stiverne): "Kuv paub tias Wilder muaj ib tug unblemished cov ntaub ntawv thiab yog sawv cev los ntawm cov haib Al Haymon, but he’s just an amateur masquerading as a professional heavyweight. Tag nrho cov ntawm ib tug Sudden nws boisterous bold hau kev ntawm yog dab tsi nws yuav ua rau Stiverne tau dwindled mus raspy whispers thiab nyob rau Jan. 17 nyob rau ntawm lub MGM Grand lawv yuav mus ntsiag to thaum nws tumbles mus rau lub hom ntaub khov heev tsis pub dhau tsib rounds. Stiverne los ntawm resounding KO. ''

Jeff Powell, Txhua hnub Xa ntawv UK, (Wilder): “Stiverne will have to settle for the satisfaction of being the first heavyweight to take the Alabama banger beyond four rounds, tab sis tus luj ntawm America txoj kev ntshaw yuav qab li cas yog twb heaviest punch nyob rau hauv boxing. Wilder los ntawm thib rau-round knockout. ''

Tim Smith, Co-party Mus Tus Distance, Sirius XM xov tooj cua, (Wilder): "Wilder yeej los ntawm thib tsib-round TKO. Kuv xav tias Wilder lub untested puab tsaig yuav tuav mus ntev txaus rau nws unleash nws tus kheej tej tawg hem. ''

Steve Kim, Undisputed Network Live, (Stiverne): "Kuv xav tias Wilder yog yeej ib natural Puncher tab sis kuv nyiam lub seasoning thiab kev Stiverne rau steadily hnav down Wilder thiab yeej los ntawm nruab nrab-rau-lig KO. ''

Karl Freitag, Fightnews.com, (Wilder): "Nyob rau Jan. 17, peb mam li paub hais tias puas Wilder yog tiag tiag los yog tsis yog thaum nws kauj ruam nyob rau hauv chav kawm ntawv cam Qhov champion Stiverne. Yuav ua li cas loj ntawm ib kauj ruam yog nws? Teem tseg nws ob tug sib ntaus nrog Chris Arreola, Stiverne lub resume tsis yog hais tias ntau ntau tshaj Wilder thiab lub champ tau kayoed los ntawm journeyman Demetrious King thiab tiv thaiv mus rau ib tug kos nrog journeyman Charles Davis. Nws hais no hais tias Wilder yog tiag tiag txaus mus rau 33-0, 33 Kos thiab nqa mus tsev lub Qhov siv. ''

Anson Wainwright, Nplhaib Hauv internet, (Stiverne): "Heev ntawm nthuav cov kev sib ntaus; peb tsis tshua paub dab tsi Wilder yog ua los ntawm, qhov no yog ib tug lossis loj kauj ruam-up sib ntaus rau nws. Nws muaj lub hwj chim mus khob leej twg tawm tab sis xaiv mob txog nws lub puab tsaig thiab peb tsis paub txog nws lub zog. Uas hais tias, Kuv yuav nrog tried thiab qhabnias Stiverne, uas tej zaum yuav muaj mus saib nws txoj kev los ntawm ib tug ob peb lub sij hawm thaum ntxov dicey rau tab sis kuv saib nws clipping Wilder los ntawm nruab nrab ib ncig thiab yuam cov stoppage. Stiverne yeej los ntawm TKO 5. '

Mohammed Mubarak, Hluav taws xob Nroog Daim ntawv qhia txog (eurweb.com), (Stiverne): "Qhov no yog mus yuav cov biggest xeem nyob rau hauv Wilder txoj hauj lwm raws li nws yuav tawm tsam ib tug tiag tiag Puncher uas yuav tau siv sij hawm ib tug punch. Txawm hais tias nws tsis muaj ib qho impressive nplhaib cov ntaub ntawv nrog rau tag nrho knockouts thiab yog undefeated, txhua leej txhua tus paub no txiv leej tub tsis tau muab tso rau hauv sib sib zog nqus dej tsis tau raws li tsis muaj leej twg ntawm nws fights tau ploj mus yav dhau los plaub rounds. Rau lwm cov tes, Stiverne yog ib tug tiag tiag Puncher uas paub yuav ua li cas mus tua ib tug siab txiv leej tub li peb pom nyob rau hauv nws ob tug bouts nrog Arreola. Stiverne los ntawm knockout. ''

Armando Alvarez, Telemundo kev ua si, (Wilder): "Qhov no yuav tsum tau ib tug entertaining Heavyweight sib ntaus, and we all know the division is in need of one. Wilder is the Great American Hope for the maximum division in the sport, and he should claim a world title against Stiverne. It won’t be easy though. Stiverne has enough skills to give the taller Wilder trouble. He has solid movement for a big man, and can throw from several angles. Midway through the fight I think Wilder’s power, height and reach will become a major problem for Stiverne as he begins to slow. Eventually Wilder will catch Stiverne and drop him once, ob zaug, los yog ib tug ob peb lub sij hawm en txoj kev mus rau ib tug TKO yeej nyob rau hauv lub thib rau. ''

Percy Crawford, FightHype.com, (Stiverne): "Kuv tau mus nrog tus txiv leej tub uas tau hais txog nrog ib co kev nyuaj siab thiab kuj thaum lub sij hawm nws cov hauj lwm. Kuv xav tias nws tau tuaj txoj kev yooj yim heev rau Wilder ntawm no theem nyob rau hauv qhov kev ua si thiab Stiverne yuav tau capitalize on ib co neeg ua yuam kev los ntawm Wilder thiab nws tsis muaj kev nrog theem siab sib txeeb. Stiverne los ntawm TKO 7. '

Matt Richardson, Fightnews.com, (Stiverne): "Kuv yog super pog rau hauv no sib ntaus rau ib tug yog vim li cas: nws tag nrho tab sis guarantees ib tug zoo, old-fashioned heavyweight slugfest. Someone is definitely getting knocked out. Thiab thaum lub sij hawm kuv xav tias nws yuav zoo dua rau boxing yog Wilder — ib tug hnyav-tsoo, American Olympian uas tau los nyob rau hauv lub cev — yeej sib ntaus, Kuv tsis xav tias nws yuav. Muaj muaj los ua ib tug yog vim li cas vim li cas nws tau tiv thaiv thiaj li muaj coob Tijuana cab tsav tsheb thiab hais tias yog tej zaum vim hais tias nws muaj ib tug Michael Grant-theem lub puab tsaig. Tiv thaiv Stiverne uas yuav tshwm sai sai zoo nkauj. Tej zaum kuv tsis ncaj ncees lawm thiab Wilder yuav yog tus tom ntej loj American Heavyweight lub hnub qub tab sis kuv tsis xav tias kuv yuav. Stiverne yuav yeej ib exciting sib ntaus, twv yuav raug hu los ntawm knockout, tej zaum tsis pub dhau plaub rounds. ''

Gunnar Meinhardt, Lub ntiaj teb / World on Sunday (Lub teb chaws yelemees), (Stiverne): "Stiverne yeej byeighth-round knockout. Nws muaj ntau txoj kev thiab yog tus nyuaj Puncher. ''

Michael Zoov, Qab zib Science, (Stiverne): "Ib txiv leej tub yog ntsuab. Lwm yam yog tsis. Kuv yuav nyiam txoj kev tus txiv neej uas tau muaj pov thawj nws tau ko khoom pros, Stiverne, kom txog rau thaum yog thiab thaum Wilder qhia kuv nws lub hwj chim ua hauj lwm tiv thaiv cov khoom pugilists, uas Stiverne yog. Kuv nyiam Stiverne coj Wilder sib sib zog nqus thiab qhia nws nws xav tau tsis yog ib tug zoo npaj rau lub sij hawm no. ''

James Slater, Fightnews.com, (Wilder): “Qhov no yog qhov acid xeem rau Wilder. Nws lub hwj chim yog frightening tiam sis peb tsis paub yuav ua li cas zoo nws yuav siv sij hawm ib tug zoo txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv nws tus kheej. Tsis tas li ntawd, yuav ua li cas yuav Wilder lub zog tsa yog hais tias tus dua Stiverne muaj peev xwm coj nws mus rau hauv lub tom qab rounds? Nws zoo li Wilder sib ntaus thaum ntxov, Stiverne lub lig. Kuv mus rau Wilder kom tau lwm uas sov KO hauv tsib rounds.”

Marcus Villegas, Lub Boxing Channel/Sib ntaus Hub TV, (Stiverne): "Kuv xav tias yuav ib tug zoo heev thiab exciting sib ntaus. Hwj chim yog ib txwm tus X ceeb nyob rau hauv tej kev sib ntaus, tiam sis kuv xav tias Stiverne yog ib tug heev overlooked thiab underrated Heavyweight. Nws yog khoom nyob rau hauv ib tug ntau qhov chaw thiab kuv xav hais tias muaj peev xwm muab nws tshaj nyob rau hauv lub sib ntaus. Wilder, raws li ib txwm, muaj hwj chim raws li nws qus card tab sis kuv tsis xav tias yuav no sib ntaus mus rau tag nrho cov 12 rounds. ''

Tony Paige, WFAN xov tooj cua, (Wilder): "Wilder los ntawm thaum ntxov KO."

John Raspanti, Maxboxing.com, (Stiverne): "Kuv pom tej no ua ib tug 50-50 sib ntaus. Yog Stiverne lub puab tsaig muaj zog txaus los mus nqus Wilder lub txhaj tshuaj? Yuav Wilder thim yog hais tias nws yog yuam kom mus rau hauv lub tom qab rounds? Kuv yuav nrog Stiverne mus dai nyuaj thiab nres Wilder lig. ''

Miguel Maravilla, FightNews.com, (Wilder): "Qhov no yuav twv yuav raug hu tau ib tug heev, exciting Heavyweight sib ntaus reminiscent ntawm cov 70 lub, 80,'S, thiab 90 lub. Both fighters have a high KO percentage and promise to bring it. Kuv pom Wilder lub qhov siab thiab ncav cuag ua ib qho teeb meem rau Stiverne, uas yuav tuaj nyob rau ntawm lub siab Wilder qhov chaw nws tus kheej rau ib tug stoppage. Wilder los ntawm stoppage sis thib 5 ntawd los yog 6 puag ncig. ''

Steve Haywood, ESPN Wisconsin, (Wilder): "Tus thawj sab laug sib ntsib uas txuas yuav teem lub dav hlau tua rog li los yeej muaj kev sib ntaus thiab kuv xav tias yuav Wilder nrog nws loj thiab ncav cuag. ''

Ariel Shnerer, Sib ntaus Network, (Wilder): "Wilder yog tus nyob deb xav paub ntau tshaj lub cev imposing tshem me me thiab nws mam li txaus siab rau ib sizeable siab thiab ncav cuag kom zoo dua tshaj qhov reigning champion. Stiverne pob khoom tseem ceeb hwj chim, tab sis Wilder lub technical kev txawj ntse yuav nqa nws thoob plaws hauv lub sib ntaus. Qhov hnyav-tes laug challenger tau yeej tsis tau coj mus rau hauv sib sib zog nqus dej, muaj tiav lawm tag nrho 32 ntawm nws foes hauv plaub rounds, tab sis nws yuav tsum sawv mus rau lub sij hawm, kom Stiverne ntawm bay ua hauj lwm tom qab ib tug txhav, ntev jab. Nws mam li muab tso rau hauv ib lub tsev kho mob ua ntej boxing punctuating tshaj plaws impressive yeej ntawm nws cov hauj lwm nrog ib tug showcase ntawm nyoos hwj chim, raws li nws nres Stiverne nrog ib tug muaj zog ua ke nyob rau hauv lub plaub puag ncig. "

Phil D. Jay, Lub ntiaj teb no Boxing News, (Wilder): "Kuv ntseeg hais tias Stiverne yuav sawv cev Wilder lub toughest xeem los ntawm ib tug ntev txoj kev, tab sis rau kuv qhov no yuav challenger lub breakout hmo ntuj. Stiverne muaj kev txawj ntse yuav ua li cas yog dab tsi tsis muaj lwm yam nrog sib ntaus tau ua ua ntej thiab mus yav dhau los plaub rounds nrog lub loj-xuas nrig ntaus Wilder, txawm hais tias ib tug nruab nrab-rau-lig stoppage yog nyob rau hauv cov ntawv teev lus nrog lub title Qhov hloov ob txhais tes. ''

David Ntiv tes, Fightnews.com (Wilder): "Tus tshaj plaws txog Stiverne yog hais tias nws yeej seb puas tsimnyog nws ua si mus rau ib theem tiv thaiv sab saum toj theem txheem, and I feel Wilder is hands down the best fighter he has ever stepped into the ring against. So we will be seeing the Stiverne who fought Arreola as opposed to the one who struggled with Willie Herring and Charles Davis. Muaj tsis muaj txoj kev Stiverne yuav tuaj mus rau hauv no sib ntaus hlwb unprepared. Uas hais tias, I really think there is something special about Wilder. Although some have questioned the caliber of his opposition, nobody is questioning his punching power. I think we will see a new superstar explode onto the scene on Jan. 17. Wilder los ntawm thib tsib puag ncig TKO. ''

Damon Bingham, Undisputed zus Network, (Stiverne): "Kuv xav tias Stiverne yog sib ntaus sib tua kuaj whereas Wilder tsis tau sab saum toj sib txeeb. Kuv xav tias Stiverne yog muaj zog.

Nick Chamberlain, SaddoBoxing.com, (Stiverne): “Stiverne looked good twice against Arreola, thiab txawm hais tias nyob rau hauv lub downward muab kauv, Arreola is still the best fighter on either Stiverne’s or Wilder’s resume. It would be pretty safe to assume that Wilder will look to use his height and reach advantage, stay on the outside and pick Stiverne off with the jab. Stiverne has gone into the second half of a 12-round fight on more than one occasion, thiab muaj stoppages muaj, while Wilder hasn’t gone past the fourth. Stiverne will go through the gears as the fight progresses and stop Wilder in the late rounds.’’

Corey Quincy, Boxing ntiaj teb Magazine/Ringnews24.com, (Stiverne): "Tsis meej ua rau kuv tuaj tos Stiverne. Stiverne ua rog los ntawm txhua yam uas Arreola yuav muab pov rau nws, thaum lub sij hawm Wilder muaj tsis tau kom tau xws li ib tug yeej nyob rau hauv nws lub hnab los. Kuv tsis paub yuav ua li cas nws yuav tiv thaum Stiverne av nws sab tes xis. Kuv kuj tsis paub yuav ua li cas nws mam li tiv nrog Stiverne lub counter-xuas nrig ntaus thiab qub tub rog dexterity. Nws yog haib, grizzled, tab sis kuj heev lo qhia nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib — ib tug awfully txaus ntshai puzzle kom daws tau yam tsis tau kev nyob rau hauv ua li ntawd. Tsis tsuas ntsais muag lawm! Stiverne TKO 5 tshaj Wilder. ''

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