Deontay Wilder is one of boxing’s hardest punchers right now. The former WBC heavyweight world champion won 41 of his 42 victories via knockout. What makes his power all-the-more impressive is the fact that Wilder is by no means the biggest heavyweight. Thus, many experts suggest that the power is a natural blessing for the ‘Bronze Bomber’. Wilder himself agrees with this assessment.

In a video with

GQ Sports in 2019, Wilder spoke about his power and revealed his first knockout came when he was in kindergarten. Yes, you read that right, Deontay Wilder’s first knockout came when the former champion was still a child. However, we will never know who was on the receiving end of his first knockout.

Wilder was answering the internet’s most searched questions about himself when he came across a question about his power. He said, “I’m definitely blessed with ‘a freak of nature’ power. You know, I’ve had it ever since I’ve known me. Ever since my first fight in kindergarten, I’ve been knocking people out.” Thus, he confirmed that he indeed was knocking out his opponents before his fifth birthday.

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Deontay Wilder says his own power scares him.

Wilder went on to add, “In all seriousness, sometimes, I think about the extent of my power and I don’t know the measurement of it. And then, sometimes it makes me scare that I have it because I know I can seriously hurt someone.” Possibly he himself, has no way to measure or explain his power.

We have seen on multiple occasions that Wilder is capable of generating unnatural power from nothing. A good example of this was his re-match with Luis Ortiz. The Cuban dominated the whole fight but was knocked out with a powerful right hand. This was the best example of Wilder’s insane power.

We now know that the former champion has been at it since he was in kindergarten. What do you think of Deontay Wilder’s power? Is he the most powerful fighter right now?

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