By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight Deontay Wilder (29-0, 29 KO’s) has been getting a lot of comparisons to former heavyweight great Mike Tyson with his incredible power, and with the fast start of his career in terms of consecutive knockouts.
Tyson started his career out by knocking out his first 19 opponents, which was obviously very impressive, but it pales in comparison to the 29 knockouts that Deontay has put together.
Deontay is heading for the world’s record of 44 consecutive knockouts, and it doesn’t look like he’s going to have many problems adding another 16 consecutive knockouts to eclipse that record by starting his career at 45-0, with 45 knockouts.
Can you imagine the amount of money and fame Deontay will have when and if he accomplishes that task? He’s going to be a big, big name if he can pull that off.
Deontay said this about the Mike Tyson comparisons as quoted by RingTV “A lot of people compare me to Mike Tyson with my power, but I feel I have more power than Mike Tyson, and my arms are longer, too.”
It’s not just that the 6’7” Deontay has longer arms than the 5’10” Mike Tyson; Deontay also has a much longer frame than him, and he uses that long frame for leverage in generating a ton of power. Long arms are just one part of Deontay’s incredible knockout power, but perhaps the most important part of where he gets his power is from his 6’7” frame.
Deontay is able to use his height to generate power that shorter fighters like Mike Tyson could never dream of being able to put together due to his shorter height. When you get hit by a guy that has the kind of frame that Deontay has, it’s pretty much all over. He hits way too hard, and there’s no coming back once he’s nailed you with one of those big rights.
Deontay flattened former WBO heavyweight champion Sergei Liakhovich in one round on August 9th of this month in Indio, California. That win woke up the heavyweight division and the boxing world, because it showed them that Deontay is on his way to super stardom.
It’s scary to think about the kind of money Deontay will be able to make if he can knockout his first 45 opponents to break the knockout record. As American’s number #1 heavyweight, Deontay Wilder would take over the role left behind by Mike Tyson many years ago. Tyson made huge money as a knockout artist in the U.S, and Deontay Wilder appears to be on the same path as him.
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