The fallout continues from Deontay Wilder‘s second back-to-back loss in the heavyweight division.
Wilder was once the most fearsome fighter in the sport. He put together a long string of devastating one-punch knockouts on his way to becoming the WBC world champion and reigned for several years until he came up against Tyson Fury three times, drawing once and losing twice by knockout.
It seems those contests have taken plenty away from ‘The Bronze Bomber’ as he has now suffered two more losses. One came on points to Joseph Parker last year and most recently he was stopped by Zhilei Zhang on June 1.
His trainer Malik Scott told The Second Wind Sports Media that mistakes in the way Wilder threw his own punches proved costly.
“This is why it’s so important to drill when you’re tired. This is why it’s so important to drill when you’re extremely fatigued cause these mistakes you make at a high-level cost you. Deontay wasn’t extremely fatigued but he was going in that direction. He threw a right hand in a way we told him not to do. He dropped his left hand which is the side of a left hook from a southpaw.”
Scott then spoke of what made the final blow ‘so bad’ for his man.
“He paid the price dearly.
Not just did he get hit with a left hook by a southpaw, he got hit by his best shot, and then he turned around. Just imagine someone getting their best shot off on you when you’re in a whole different kind of state, that’s what made the knockout so bad.”
Despite Wilder’s recent form, he’s been offered a potential route to becoming a two-weight world champion by Lawrence Okolie.
