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Boxing – Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder – WBC Heavyweight Title – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. – October 9, 2021 Deontay Wilder is given the count REUTERS/Steve Marcus

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Boxing – Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder – WBC Heavyweight Title – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. – October 9, 2021 Deontay Wilder is given the count REUTERS/Steve Marcus
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In a little more than a week, ‘The Bronze Bomber’, Deontay Wilder will make his way back to the ring. Wilder, 36, will fight Robert Helenius, 38, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. It has been a year since Deontay Wilder fought his last. His last two fights were against Tyson Fury and he lost both fights.
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At the same arena in 2017, Wilder fought Bermane Stiverne for the second time. Although the first bout went the entire distance of the scheduled twelve rounds, Wilder slept Stiverne in the first round in their second meeting.
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Ahead of his bout with Helenius on October 15th, the brief clip of Wilder knocking out Stiverne went viral one more time. Looking at Wilder’s aggression and ferocity in the fight, fans are calling it ‘the most disrespectful knockout in all of boxing.’
Fans react to Deontay Wilder scoring a first-round KO against Bermane Stiverne in their second fight
Speaking of the knockout, fans talked about various aspects of Wilder’s fighting. A fan shared a screenshot where Wilder looked Stiverne in the eye as the duo occupied the center of the ring.
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The fan wrote, “He just stared at him.”
He just stared at him pic.twitter.com/Kkx5NNYv0D
— ᴛʜᴇᴀʀᴛᴏꜰᴡᴀʀ🗿🏝 (@TheArtOfWar6) October 5, 2022
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On the other hand, speaking of Wilder’s footwork, one spotted Wilder executing a Euro-Step midway in the fight. He said, “Doing a Euro step mid-fight is crazy.”
Doing a Euro step mid fight is crazy pic.twitter.com/h1xTlccxdd
— Gmane (@GmaneBoxing) October 6, 2022
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Boxing – Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder – WBC Heavyweight Title – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. – October 9, 2021 Tyson Fury in action against Deontay Wilder REUTERS/Steve Marcus
In another fan’s opinion, Wilder was entertaining, but in Stiverne, he fought a ‘can’. They said, “Wilder is entertaining AF. He should keep fighting cans.”
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Wilder is entertaining AF. He should keep fighting cans
— Jay Manalo (@MrJayManalo) October 5, 2022
Meanwhile, another fan felt Wilder vs. Stiverne was a “Total miss-match!!” In addition, they wrote, “My favorite “Disrespectful Knockout” would be the iconic image of Ali standing over Liston. 🤜💪”
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Total miss match!! My favourite "Disrespectful Knockout" would be the iconic image of Ali standing over Liston. 🤜💪 pic.twitter.com/BIChjpeLHw
— Gee 🗣 (@Global_Mess) October 6, 2022
Another found a savior in Deontay Wilder’s boxing. They commented by saying, “Wilder saved the heavyweight division. It was absolutely piss boring until fury came back on drugs and ruined everything again.”
wilder saved the heavyweight division it was absolutely piss boring until fury came back on drugs and ruined everything again
— Boxin_fanatic (@boxin_fanatic) October 5, 2022
Meanwhile, a fan said, “Wilder’s greatness cannot be denied no matter how embarrassing the fury defeats were.”
wilder’s greatness cannot be denied no matter how embarrassing the fury defeats were
— noah! (@litz_412) October 6, 2022
Another wrote, “PRIME WILDER WAS A PROBLEM.”
PRIME WILDER WAS A PROBLEM
— Where’s Waldy? (@walcruz3) October 6, 2022
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Can we expect to see a similar performance against Helenius in his comeback fight? Share your thoughts in the comments below.