Lapin: “Wilder good, but not great”

“Wilder isn’t Holyfield, he makes a lot of errors,” said Fiodor Lapin, the esteemed Polish trainer who worked corners with – among others – current top cruiserweight Krzysztof Głowacki, former WBC/IBF cruiserweight champion “Diablo” Włodarczyk, heavyweight contender “The Pin” Szpilka and now works with Andrzej Wawrzyk.

Preparing Wawrzyk for the WBC title fight against the undefeated Deontay Wilder, Łapin is fairly confident… but he also knows how big the challenge is.

“It’s a great challenge for Andrzej, for me, for our promotional group,” said Lapin when Polsat TV, the leading Polish network, visited Wawrzyk’s training camp at the KnockOut gym in Warszawa. “Fighting for the world championship in the United States, in front of millions, is a dream of every boy who ever picked up the gloves. We have to win.