By Dan Ambrose: Deontay Wilder says he is in top physical condition for his return on October 15 against Robert Helenius (31-3, 20 KOs) at the FOX Sports pay-per-view at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Deontay has trimmed down his physique with the help of a lot of training on the track and hard work in the gym.
Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) has a lot to prove to the boxing public after his back-to-back losses to Tyson Fury, and he can’t afford another loss right now if he wants to remain one of the top players in boxing. heavyweight division.
Choosing to fight Helenius is a gamble on Wilder’s part, given that he comes into the fight with three straight knockout wins.
Helenius’s last two wins came against Adam Kownacki, and he looked especially impressive in those fights.
If Helenius lands the kind of punches on Wilder that he did against Kownacki, he’ll probably get an early knockout on Oct. 15.
“I’ve been training very, very hard, and I’ve been doing things that I’ve never done before. There are no limitations for me,” Deontay Wilder told The Schmo. “I thought I was fit, but this is true shape.
“I can’t wait until October 15, me against Robert Helenius. It’s going to be an incredible fight. You can find it on FOX pay-per-view. You don’t want to miss this one.
“Right now, we’re trying to cool things down. I am very advanced. We’re trying to figure out how to ease things up, so we don’t get injured.
“I am a man of my word. I put out my heart, and I fight with my heart. So I am willing to walk through the fire with whatever I believe in. I die for what I believe in, and for me, the greatest lesson of all is not to have limitations.
“Deontay Wilder is back, and what blew up the heavyweight division was knockouts. The thing that has the energy so high is the knockouts, and the thing that has the fans on the edge of their seats every time I fight is the knockouts.
“So I’m looking forward to showing and continuing my knockouts and giving the fans what they want to see.
“I’m back, the excitement is going to continue, and I look forward to bigger and better things with the second reign to the end,” Wilder said.
