Deontay Wilder

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Deontay Wilder, Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield, reflecting back on ...

In watching Fundora vs Ocampo, I felt (my opinion) that there was a bit of the unwritten contract going on that Fundora was willing to go to the distance. So during the fight, his EQ, and especially his fighter’s ego could be difficult to control, he will not only want to win, but he will want to do it in devasting fashion. I write in about what I think could be a factor in the mega fight Crawford vs Spence, it’s the fact that it will be the first fight for Crawford as a free agent. The second point that make me think it can have a negative impact, is that he will be ultra implicated in this fight and he will want to prove all doubters wrong. It could be positive, because Crawford like to have the control and with this he can control what will happen inside the ring but also the modalities of the fight. We all make mistakes but I have to live with that for the rest of my life. Do you agree with the comments from the time that Jofre was the best fighter in the world? I saw the thread about the Fighter of the Decade of the 1980s. I read 2 SI articles where he is mentioned as the best in the world. That is the fight I am excited about and I think if the fight earlier there could be a chance for a trilogy. It’s the fighter who has the combination of the best and biggest wins who’s also the best fighter for the most part. I know who the Fighter of the 1980s was.

Deontay Wilder knocked out Robert Helenius in the first round on Saturday night, punching his way back into the win column after consecutive losses.

The fight featured plenty of holding and wrestling and occasional lengthy stretches with little punching, bringing down boos in Brooklyn. Plant lost his belt in his previous fight when he was stopped by undisputed champion Canelo Álvarez. “I allowed him to reach and when he reached, I attacked. It made no difference in his fist. He knew it was over, posing against the ropes even before the fight had been stopped. Other names that will be mentioned include former champions Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr.

Former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder marked his much-anticipated return to the ring with a thunderous knockout punch that stopped Robert Helenius in ...

In the closing seconds of the first round, Helenius tried to land a combination on Wilder from a distance. Anthony Joshua, another former champion who lost his belts to Usyk, was someone Wilder mentioned during the prefight buildup, but he didn't reference Joshua after dropping Helenius. Leading up to the bout, Wilder stated he intended to fight until 2025, when he turns 40 years old. "I allowed him to reach," Wilder told Fox. "Deontay Wilder is back," he said in his postfight interview on Fox. Fury then proceeded to win the next two fights by knockout, including their bout last year that featured five knockdowns between them and was considered by many as the fight of the year.

Former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder marked his much-anticipated return to the ring with a thunderous knockout punch that stopped Robert Helenius in ...

In the closing seconds of the first round, Helenius tried to land a combination on Wilder from a distance. Anthony Joshua, another former champion who lost his belts to Usyk, was someone Wilder mentioned during the prefight buildup, but he didn't reference Joshua after dropping Helenius. Leading up to the bout, Wilder stated he intended to fight until 2025, when he turns 40 years old. "I allowed him to reach," Wilder told Fox. "Deontay Wilder is back," he said in his postfight interview on Fox. Fury then proceeded to win the next two fights by knockout, including their bout last year that featured five knockdowns between them and was considered by many as the fight of the year.

Deontay Wilder knocked out Robert Helenius in the first round, powerfully punching his way back into the win column after consecutive losses to Tyson Fury.

The former champion from Puerto Rico had dominated the fight and knocked Russell (19-1) down late in the eighth round. The fight featured plenty of holding and wrestling and occasional lengthy stretches with little punching, bringing down boos in Brooklyn. He improved to 5-0 in Brooklyn with five KOs — the last two coming in the first round. Plant lost his belt in his previous fight when he was stopped by undisputed champion Canelo Alvarez. “I allowed him to reach and when he reached, I attacked. Wilder, wearing trunks that looked like sparkly bottoms of a gladiator outfit, was posing against the ropes even before the fight had been stopped.

In the post-fight interview, former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder said that he was back and the heavyweight division was exciting again.

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). The bout with Helenius was his first since his defeat against Tyson Fury last October, his second defeat in what turned out to be the fiercest trilogy in the history of the sport. The victory over Helenius takes the former world champion's stats to 43-2-1, which includes a staggering 42 knockouts. Helenius was Wilder's sparring partner during his fights with Fury. The bout took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, and turned out to be Wilder’s first win after his multiple wars with the undisputed heavyweight champion, [Tyson Fury](/topic/tyson-fury). The victory served as a strong reminder that the former champ was still one of the scariest men ever to walk this side of heaven.