LAST FIGHT:
In the space of 137 furious seconds,
Wilder showed off his best and worst,
hurting Dominic Breazeale early only
to get overzealous and tagged himself,
before ending matters with one mighty
swipe of his right.
NEXT FIGHT:
We’re told it will be a rematch with
Cuban Luis Ortiz in September. No date
or venue has been set, but the veteran
is a dangerous foe. Ortiz came close to
upsetting Wilder before being halted in
the 10th of their March 2018 humdinger.
BEST ATTRIBUTE:
Wilder need never worry about forgetting
his house keys. That right hand of his can
break through doors and - if they stand
in front of him for long enough - any
heavyweight on the planet.
WORST ATTRIBUTE:
Wilder is not difficult to hit nor is he
particularly adept at boxing to orders.
He overreaches and is far too reliant on
his knockout ability. It defies all logic
that he remains unbeaten with such
obvious flaws, but that bloody-minded
gargantuan power, that more than
balances out those flaws, also sets him
apart from so many.
TRAINER:
Jay Deas is the lead trainer and won
Wilder’s trust a long time ago. Mark
Breland is also involved.
COULD COME UNSTUCK AGAINST:
Ortiz, Fury, Anthony Joshua, Andy Ruiz
Jnr, Oleksandr Usyk. Anyone who can
box and move, or punch hard and fast
without carelessness. But how many of
those mentioned can survive his power?
Only Fury, who got up twice to end their
contest in total control, has so far offered
any real evidence to suggest he can.
HALL OF FAME BOUND?
Easy to scoff given that perceived lack
of boxing skill. But what Wilder, a 2008
Olympic bronze medallist, has achieved is
huge. WBC champion since 2015 and with
nine successful defences under his belt,
Wilder’s bare statistics measure up when
compared to some of history’s finest. A
win over Fury would further strengthen
his case.DEONTAY WILDER
USA, 33 years old, 41-0-1 (40)VYWEIGHT FORM GUIDE
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