3. Embarrass Wilder
In a recent interview with ESPN, Deontay Wilder stated:
“This is bad blood…you hear fighters all the time saying this is not personal, this is just business, but in this situation, this case, this is personal and business as well. So I definitely want to hurt him, and I can’t wait, man.”
This fight is business and personal? Wonderful. Nothing in the world can screw up a fight faster than a boxer who’s emotionally involved in it.
Getting publically embarrassed on business-stated relations is easy to shake off. It’s business after all. But receiving humiliation on a personal note is a quick way to infiltrate the mind (think back to 7th grade when Billy called you fat in front of that girl you liked).
If Bermane Stiverne can do anything to embarrass Wilder in the ring, it could turn the American from smart to animalistic. We might need to get creative here, but tactics from intense counter punching to knockdowns are a good start.
If it works well enough, we could see Wilder maybe lose control and focus of his technique and resort purely to his strength. If we’re able to witness this turn around, let’s hope that brains really does beat brawns.
