Deontay Wilder names ‘the one thing’ about Usyk’s style that makes him confident he’ll KO him

Oleksandr Usyk She shockingly revealed plans for a confrontation Deontay Wilder In 2026, but the American has reason to believe he can pull off a surprise and stop the Ukrainian mastermind.

Wilder has gone through a difficult phase recently, as he lost four of his six matches since 2019 and fell in the hierarchy, and it seems that he is out of the frame for a return to the heavyweight throne.

but, Usyk’s appeal It opened the door for “The Bronze Bomber,” who is unranked with three of the four sanctioning bodies but may still be just one victory away from challenging for the title.

In an interview she resurfaced with Combat Center TVWilder remained confident he could knock Usyk out, admitting he “would love to face the southpaws” when discussing how to beat the unbeaten heavyweight ruler.

“[I will need to use] Punches, using lateral movement and doing what I do best – using the right hand. I feel like if I reached out to anyone with the right hand, it would be devastating. It will be a knockout blow.

So, I have to strategize to get him, but one thing about him is he’s a southpaw and I love southpaw.

I’m always coming to give people what they want to see as a heavyweight and this is the knockout punch.

It was Wilder Kicked out by left-handed Zhilei Zhang last year, but he won by knockout in all seven of his other contests against southpaws, including two arguably the best victories of his career against Luis Ortiz.