Deontay Wilder’s power is different from Lennox Lewis’, says old rival… ‘It felt like something I’d never experienced’

Deontay Wilder has outrageous power, says Malik Scott

It took Deontay Wilder less than a round to finish Malik Scott, who’d eventually become his trainer.

The retired fighter has candidly discussed why the Alabama brawler’s punches stand out from the pack.

In an interview with First Round TV, he said: “I used to spar with Lennox Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko.

“Deontay Wilder’s power gets there so quickly with the heavy hands. You got some people who say it felt like a truck, or a bat; I just knew that it felt like something I’d never experienced at that time.

“All power is different. Lennox had thudding, heavy bag power; Wladimir had striking power. Vitali Klitschko is a whole monster with his power, the best shortest puncher that can hurt you from the six-inch range.

“But Deontay, is putting everything into, we all know the shot, I wouldn’t say a master, but he got very good at getting his shot there, even if you knew it was coming.”

Deontay Wilder reveals his favorite knockout from his entire career

Scott isn’t the only boxer who’s succumbed to Wilder’s bombs.

In fact, very few fighters who’ve set foot inside the squared circle with the power puncher have emerged unscathed.

Reflecting on his career, Wilder revealed his favorite knockout.