Podcast host and UFC commentator Joe Rogan highly praised the knockout artist Deontay Wilder in 2022.
With fighters like Mike Tyson, George Foreman, and Joe Frazier, there are plenty of choices regarding who the greatest finisher in boxing is.
However, Rogan felt strongly that former heavyweight champion Wilder deserved the crown.
Despite being a much more modern name compared to other potential knockout kings, it was the ‘Bronze Bomber’ who got the nod from Rogan.
Deontay Wilder is the most impressive finisher in boxing history, according to Joe Rogan
Speaking on his Instagram account, the podcast host spoke of Wilder following the fighter’s win over Robert Helenius in 2022.
Wilder had just suffered his first career losses as he was stopped twice by Tyson Fury in back-to-back bouts. However, he was able to bounce back in a significant way as Wilder knocked out Helenius in a brutal fashion.
The bout between Wilder and Helenius would not see a second round, as the American dispatched his opponent in the opening three minutes.
As Helenius attempted to close the distance, a short left hook from Wilder would send his opponent flat to his back, ending the bout.
Posting about the finish online, Rogan said, “It’s absolutely f****** amazing the power that @bronzebomber can generate.”
“He’s truly unlike anyone I’ve ever seen in the history of the heavyweight division. You can make no mistakes with this man.”
“There have been many incredible KO artists in the history of boxing, but for my money, he’s the most impressive.”
Rogan would also go on about how he was particularly impressed with the finish of Helenius, describing the punch as the “touch of death.”
Deontay Wilder recalls Tyson Fury fight with Joe Rogan
Wilder was a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience in December of 2018. The episode was recorded shortly after Wilder’s first fight with Fury, a bout in which the two discussed.
The two spoke about Fury’s incredible moment against Wilder, where he got up from seemingly a knockout punch in the 12th round.
“I don’t know how the f*** he [Fury] got up,” Rogan told Wilder. “I remember watching on TV being like, wow, he knocked him out in the 12th round.”
Wilder responded by saying that he “definitely knocked him out,” and that Fury did not get up in time.
The boxer claimed that the referee of the bout had “delays” in his count, which he believes allowed Fury to get up and continue fighting. “9 out of 10 [referees] would have waved it off.”
Fury would get up from his 12th-round knockdown, going on to finish the round with Wilder. The fight would end in a split draw.
Wilder would also go on to explain that he felt the commentary in the bout was biased and unfair, feeling his good work was not mentioned as much as Fury’s.