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SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 05: WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder takes a break during his media day workout at Churchill Boxing Club on November 05, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

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SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 05: WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder takes a break during his media day workout at Churchill Boxing Club on November 05, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Deontay Wilder, the former WBC heavyweight champion, has the most powerful hands in the current generation of boxing. Though they are good at headhunting, they don’t carry the same skill across sports because when Wilder took a golf club, he became a subject to ridicule.
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Michael Benson of talk sports shared a video clip of ‘The Bronze Bomber’ on Twitter in which the latter showcased his golf skills. He wrote, “Deontay Wilder’s power transfer over to golf.”
Deontay Wilder’s power transfers over to golf…
[🎥 @BronzeBomber] pic.twitter.com/FOotEcnXA4— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) November 9, 2022
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In the clip, the 36-year-old sported a black t-shirt with camel-brown trousers. The jest of the video showed Wilder swinging a golf club with immense power and taking a long-range shot.
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Though he succeeded in hitting, his swing did not leave an impression on fans.
How did fans react to Deontay Wilder?
A fan wrote, ““Mid. Jake Paul has a more powerful swing, fresher clothes, and is more jacked”.
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Mid. Jake Paul has a more powerful swing, fresher clothes, and is more jacked.
— LukaLEGEND (@goat_pierce) November 9, 2022

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 23: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder looks on as he waits for the start of his title fight against Luis Ortiz at MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 23, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wilder retained his title with a seventh-round knockout. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images)
Another fan mocked Wilder’s leg. He wrote, “Ruiz has skinnier legs than Wilder.”
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Ruiz has skinnier legs than Wilder 🤣🤣🤣🥲 pic.twitter.com/pIqwMwRgOW
— James Becker. (@JamesBecker1999) November 9, 2022
Notably, Wilder has faced heavy criticism for his legs before. His legs are too skinny compared to his upper body.
Another fan wrote, “His back swing is horrendous lmfao. Doesn’t open up at all. Even dips the dirt before contact. Dude can’t learn to box properly and now he doing the same in golf lol.”
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His back swing is horrendous lmfao. Doesn't open up at all. Even dips the dirt before contact. Dude can't learn to box properly and now he doing the same in golf lol
— 🖤Dennis Wilson💛 (@InkbyDennis) November 9, 2022
Another fan admired Wilder. He hyped Wilder’s power and wrote, “Great drive and straight drive too. Wilder has power and precision.”
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Great drive and straight drive too. Wilder has power and precision
— Red Lantern (@RedLant12166889) November 9, 2022
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Another fan mentioned Anthony Joshua’s name. He wrote, ” AJ looks terrified every time he’s asked about Wilder!”
AJ looks terrified every time he’s asked about Wilder!
— MrBazza 🎬 (@MrBazza) November 9, 2022
The talks for this fight were floating earlier. Wilder was ready for this contest, but it did not work out.
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Another fan wrote, “Golf ball was winning on points until this shot.”
Golf ball was winning on points until this shot
— Daniel Auton (@DanAuton2590) November 9, 2022
Another fan wrote, “Awful.”
Awful 😂
— James Moremon (@MoremonJ) November 9, 2022
Another fan mocked Wilder.
Hopefully he wins the game! Can you imagine the excuses!?
— ss (@MATT_B12345) November 9, 2022
Wilder’s excuses after losing to Tyson Fury had caught the attention of the boxing world.
What do you think of Wilder’s golf skills? Let us know in the comments below.
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