Deontay Wilder

2022 - 10 - 16

wilder vs helenius

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Deontay Wilder blasts out Helenius in first to roar back into title picture (The Guardian)

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.

Deontay Wilder returns with first-round KO against Robert Helenius ... (Sky Sports)

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I allowed him to reach and when he reached, I attacked. Other names that will be mentioned include former champions Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr. He used his roughly 40-pound edge to move Wilder back for much of the round and had him back in the corner when Wilder unleashed the right that ended the Finnish fighter's hopes of moving closer to a title shot.

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Former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder made a spectacular triumphant return after a year-long layoff, knocking out Finland's Robert Helenius in ...

The excitement is back in the heavyweight division." Helenius, a former Wilder sparring partner whose record fell to 31-4, eventually departed the ring under his own power. "I wanted to be mobile, agile and hostile.

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Deontay Wilder bursts into tears discussing the dangers of boxing (MARCA.com)

Deontay Wilder broke down in tears during his post-fight press conference after his first-round knock out of Robert Helenius in New York on Saturday.

This man will never have a natural child. This man will never know what it feels like to be somebody's father. But he may never be somebody's father man.

'I love you, I'm sorry' - Deontay Wilder gets emotional after KO, has ... (Bloody Elbow)

"A sport is something you play. You don't play (boxing)."

“I love you bro, I’m sorry,” Wilder said as they share a long embrace after the contest. “This man will never have a natural ability of living again because got in the ring to support his family. And that’s some of the (most) precious things in the world, to be somebody’s father. I don’t care what the record is, I don’t care who they are or where they come from, it demands respect, because if not, then you see things like that happen. I just did a job. “We risk our lives for you guys’ entertainment and I speak that forever. He fell into a 221-day coma and has since Because you don’t play this. “We demand respect at all times, every fighter that steps in the ring. You can’t play this. This is why I tell people, you’ve got to respect all fighters. A sport is something you play.