The former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (43-4-1, 43 KB) looked like a shell of his old self by eliminating the companion Tyrrell Anthony Herndon (24-6, 15 kos) in the seventh round in his return Friday evening to the Arena of Charles Koch in Wichita, in Kansas.
Wilder landed two right hands in club at the head of the herndon exhausted in the seventh, encouraging referee Ray Corona to stop the fight. The weather was at 2:16 a.m. from the seventh round.
Wilder’s power, the missing speed
Herndon, 37, was broken around 2 and 6. The Knockdown in the second round was with a left hand by Deontay who caught Herndon when he jumped to attract a blow. In the sixth, Wilder caught Tyrell against the ropes and turned him with gunshots, reversing him with a right uppercut.
Deontay’s deterioration
- Loss of hand speed
- Power left in the right hand
- Poor precision
- Shy
Wilder could not land with a degree of precision, even with Herndon standing right in front of him. On several occasions, Deontay would miss with his right and left hands.
What was noticeable was the loss of speed, power and precision with Wilder. Her right hand was much slower than before, and she did not have the same crushing power as before. He had declared in an interview this week that he had been faced with a right shoulder problem that affected his power in this arm.
He said the injury hea. However, the lack of power and the loss of speed of Deontay’s hand with his right showed that the injury was still there. If it is a permanent situation, Wilder will not well make heavy goods vehicles from the Top 15. Herndon is not a high -level fighter.
Wilder must fight Joshua now
It would be a good idea for “The Bronze Bomber” to try to fight with Anthony Joshua as soon as possible. It would be too risky for Deontay to get this fight because he cannot continue to fight against the low level opposition as he did this evening without the fans criticizing him.
Wilder’s left hand shines
Tonight, Deontay’s best weapon was his left hand. His blow and the left hook seemed as good as in the past. However, this would not be enough for Wilder to beat good heavy goods vehicles. The way he looked at this evening, he would lose against the lower eaters classified n ° 15 in the division.
Last update on 06/28/2025
