(Photo credit: Tom Casino/Showtime) By Allan Fox: Unbeaten American heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder (30-0, 30 KO’s) will be looking to add his 31st consecutive knockout tonight in his WBC heavyweight eliminator bout against the once beaten Malik Scott (36-1-1, 13 KO’s) at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, in Puerto Rico. Wilder, 28, has been able to stop his first 28 foes during his 6-year pro career, but he’s not faced anyone as good as Scott.
It’s been easy for Deontay up until now because of the match-making that Golden Boy Promotions had done for him. Against the guys that Deontay has faced, most of the top heavyweight contenders. But there’s no denying the huge one-punch power that Wilder has in his right hand, and we should see that tonight unless Scott is able to get to his chin before Wilder can get his own offense going.