DEONTAY WILDER appears to have bulked up considerably ahead of his trilogy fight with Tyson Fury this weekend.
The 35-year-old American came in at a career heaviest 231 pounds for his rematch with The Gypsy King in February 2020.
But the extra weight did not pay off for him as he was dominated by Fury before eventually being stopped in the seventh round.
However, the latest pictures of Wilder seem to show that he has added even more weight ahead of another huge heavyweight dust-up in Las Vegas.
In their last fight, Wilder was 42 pounds lighter than Fury, who also came in close to his heaviest ever weight as a professional.
And the extra bulk seemed to pay dividends as he threw Wilder around the ring, manhandling him throughout the fight.
But some boxing fans do not believe Wilder adding even more weight will be beneficial for the American.
One person sarcastically said: “Because less mobility is definitely what he needed.”
While another added: “Pictures can be deceiving but I can see it being because he doesn’t wanna be ragdolled around the ring.
“But his power never came from size so this may make it harder for him.”
And someone else agreed with that assessment, saying: “Think that benefits Fury not him. His [Wilder’s] power is natural so it does not matter how much he weighs, it’s still freakish!
“He would be better having the speed IMO.”
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Fury is looking to successfully defend his WBC title for the first time this weekend.
The winner of the fight has then been ordered to take on mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte providing he beats Otto Wallin and Fury/Wilder cannot agree terms for an undisputed clash against Oleksandr Usyk.
And a fight with the Ukrainian appears near-impossible in the near future as Usyk is contractually obligated to rematch Anthony Joshua.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
