Deontay Wilder reveals key ‘recipe’ for beating Oleksandr Usyk as super-fight closes in

He now boasts double victories over Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois. With his career coming to a close soon, he now has his eyes on the final great of this heavyweight era in Wilder next year.

Deontay Wilder reveals key factor for beating Oleksandr Usyk

Despite the fact that boxing maths would dictate Deontay Wilder lost to Fury and as such would lose to Oleksandr Usyk, it doesn’t always work that way. The Ukrainian is technically perhaps the greatest fighter in the world, while the American has always been known for having a limited arsenal.

However, there is no denying that Wilder’s right hand is still one of the most feared weapons in all of boxing. And he intends to make that the key ‘recipe’ as he prepares to take on Usyk in a fight that appears to be moving ever closer.

“I would think that would be the main recipe of it,” Wilder admitted in an exclusive chat with Bloody Elbow earlier this month at the IBA World Championships in Dubai. “I’m not going to give away too much on this interview because people are looking and I don’t want nothing to be heard.

“They might send something back and try to correct certain things, but I will keep it basic. I do have the speed and the height and the athleticism which are three things that give me an advantage.”

Oleksandr Usyk’s team offer positive Deontay Wilder fight update

After years of fighting in Riyadh and the UK as part of Riyadh Season under Turki Alalshikh, it seems that Oleksandr Usyk is finally coming back to America. He is reportedly in talks with a US-based outfit to stage what would be his first non-Saudi backed show since 2023.

Providing an update on the potential clash, Usyk’s manager Egis Kimas told The National: “It’s very likely (we will see Usyk vs Wilder). Because right now we’re working on it, and we’re working on some multi-fight agreement for Oleksandr.

“As soon as we’re going to confirm that, we’re going to jump in. And some talks are already going on with the team of Wilder. We’re looking at Las Vegas or Los Angeles, and the dates are the end of April, beginning of May.”

For his part when we spoke to Wilder three weeks ago, he said: “You’re dealing with my team in America and his team wherever they’re based at. Sometimes if they’re doing email and stuff like that it takes a little while.

“Negotiations take time because he wants something and I want something so we’ve got to meet in the middle and see what’s going on. He is the champion and I have to be a bit more lenient on certain things because of the opportunity.

“I’m very grateful for that and I have no problem with it, so negotiations are going very well and in the end we will see what happens.”