Deontay Wilder is known as one of hardest hitting heavyweights of all time.
The 39-year-old from Tuscaloosa, Alabama has scored a stoppage in 42 of the 43 fights he has won during his career, which is an incredible 97% win-to-knockout ratio for the former long-reigning WBC heavyweight champion.
Wilder is preparing to make his return to ring after suffering back-to-back losses against Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang, as boxing fans are left wondering whether ‘The Bronze Bomber’ can actually bounce back and prove himself to be a major player in the heavyweight division once again.
Speaking to Bloody Elbow as he looks to find the ferocity once more, Wilder didn’t hesitate to reveal the one knockout victory that he favours over the rest, highlighting his devastating 2019 stoppage win over Dominic Breazeale is his overall favourite.
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“My favourite one I think it always goes back to the Dominic Breazeale knockout, because of the intensity of and the storyline that led up with it, you know all of that stuff, I was really being lied on about a lot of things and you know people try to take my character inside of boxing and press conferences try to judge me off of who I am truly. You know you gotta get to know a person.”
‘The Bronze Bomber’ blasted Breazeale out in the opening round of their bout which took place at the Barclays Center in New York six years ago. It was Wilder’s first fight after that memorable draw with former rival Tyson Fury, who would go on to defeat the 39-year-old in their second and third encounters.
Wilder returns to the ring against Tyrrell Herndon in a non-title heavyweight bout at the Charles Koch Arena in Wichita on June 27, in what will be his first outing since that brutal loss to ‘Big Bang’ Zhang last June.
