"I'm not blown away by his record and I'll tell you why," stated Don House, world-class trainer of WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne, who made it clear that they're not impressed with the 32-0 record of heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder. Despite the fact that Wilder has won every fight via knockout, House insists that they have no concerns about his power and expects the skill of Stiverne to be in the difference when the two fighters step into the ring on January 17.
"If you could pick who you want, man, you should be 32-0 with 32 knockouts. But the pressure is not on us. Listen, my guy done went the distance, he's been beat, we got a draw, he's been hurt and he keeps coming. That's a fighter, man. That's what fighters do. No one on this planet is perfect; nobody," House explained during a recent conversation with FightHype's own Percy Crawford. "How come you didn't fight Bermane when you was 21-0 with 21 knockouts if he that good. Go look for a title fight at 21-0 with 21 knockouts. 32-0, that's unheard of. But I'm taking it as this, he's either great or he's not. There is no in between. He's either what he say he is or he not. It's very simple."
He continued, "I think the difference in the fight will be skills; his speed and power. Wilder hasn't had to fight anyone like Bermane before and that's unfortunate for him. I think they did him a disservice. I would always want my fighter tested before I go and put him in there with somebody real. This game is about being tested and unfortunately, now they are trying to test him or get lucky at this level. This ain't luck. We didn't get here by luck; not us."
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