Deontay Wilder knocked out a rival in the fourth round, who extended Tyson Fury into the fifth.
‘The Bronze Bomber’ returns to action on Friday evening against Tyrrell Herndon inside the Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas, USA.
Coming off the back of two losses, Wilder knows he needs a Dominic Breazeale-level knockout to breathe life into his career.
With the power puncher looking hesitant in recent times, fans hope to see the version of him that was obliterating his opponents, en route to winning the WBC world title.
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Deontay Wilder finished Nicolai Firtha quicker than Tyson Fury did
On September 18, 2011, Tyson Fury went toe-to-toe with Nicolai Firtha at King’s Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
‘The Gypsy King’ dominated from the start, covering his opponent in blood inside the opening round. However, by the third, he was in serious trouble when his adversary rocked him with a humongous shot.
As he so often has, Fury battled back, eventually getting the stoppage in the fifth. However, Deontay Wilder didn’t need to go to the well when he faced Firtha on October 26, 2013, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
Aside from an early scare, when his countryman made him stumble with a jab, the power puncher was dominant.
Firtha went down twice in the opening round, before later hitting the canvas off a monstrous right hand in the fifth that resulted in the end of the contest.
Deontay Wilder knocked out fighter who was showboating in front of him
With ferocious power in his hands, few would recommend showboating in front of Wilder.
However, on one occasion, a brave fighter tried his luck.
Unsurprisingly, he was quickly made to pay.
In an explosive moment, Wilder finished an opponent who was dancing in the ring.