Via Brian Webber: Deontay Wilder looks solid, training hard with coach Malik Scott this week, training his endurance and left hook for his return match against Robert Helenius on October 15 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
An up-and-coming Wilder ran out of gas early in his final fight in October against Tyson Fury, and he can’t let that happen to him against Helenius.
Former WBC Heavyweight Champion Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) might need that left hook to save him from a tough fight against Helenius heavyweight (31-3, 20 KOs) if he can’t finish. His right hand work is praised.
It’s no secret that Wilder has always been one-sided on offensive behavior, as he never had a good backup weapon to use when he couldn’t land his lethal right arm. Though Wilder tried to develop his hook and left shot, he failed to improve them enough to be the kind of weapon his right had been.
“We will find out on October 15, how I feel when it comes out and comes out,” Deontay Wilder told. 78SPORTSTV. “I can’t wait, especially with Robert [Helenius] is a longtime partner of mine.
“I am still young at 36. My birthday is coming up and I will be 37. I did 307 rounds in 12 days. I ran 12 800 meters.
“My training was crazy. I’ve never done so many sets, but I have to do it for the credit of my coach and my doctor,” Deontay said.
It was important for Wilder to go into the match against Helenius as thin as possible because he couldn’t carry the weight other heavyweights could.
For example, in Wilder’s last two fights with Fury, he’s been up to 230s and looks sluggish and sluggish. The speed Wilder had in his first fight with Fury was missing due to all the weight he had put in.
“I returned by popular demand. Many times, I was asked, ‘Champ, are you coming back?’ I really don’t have an answer,” Wilder said.
“I am living my life and enjoying myself, enjoying my family. I am enjoying the wealth of this growing generation. As a fighter, when you’re away from the gym for too long, you feel like hitting something,” Wilder said.
