Deontay Wilder has been doing 'over 500 rounds on the pads'

09/23/2022

Deontay Wilder has been doing ‘over 500 rounds on the pads’ and ’30-40 rounds of NON-STOP’ boxing to ‘challenge himself’ ahead of his return to the ring against Robert Helenius following his trilogy defeat to Tyson Fury

Deontay Wilder will return to the ring on October 15 to face Robert Helenius
The Bronze Bomber hasn’t fought since his trilogy defeat to Tyson Fury last year
He will be hoping to claim his 42nd KO against Helenius at the Barclays Center
Wilder has been pushing himself in training, doing over 500 rounds in the ring
Helenius will head into next month’s bout on the back of consecutive victories

Deontay Wilder has put in ‘over 500 rounds on the pads’ ahead of his heavyweight showdown with Robert Helenius and is said to be doing ’30-40 rounds of non-stop’ boxing with trainer Mailk Scott.

Wilder will return to the ring for the first time since his trilogy defeat to Tyson Fury last year. He will be hoping to claim his 42nd KO against Helenius on October 15 despite being stopped in the 11th round of his fight with the Gypsy King.

Meanwhile, The Nordic Nightmare will head into next month’s bout on the back of consecutive victories over Poland’s Adam Kownacki.

Deontay Wilder (above) will return to the ring on October 15 to face Robert Helenius

Wilder will return to the ring for the first time since his trilogy defeat to Tyson Fury, while Helenius will head into the bout on the back of consecutive wins over Adam Kownacki

Wilder has been pushing himself to the limits during his most recent training camp. He has been working on his power – which brought about 41 knockouts in 43 bouts before his pair of defeats against Fury.

The Bronze Bomber has also been training his body to cope with high volumes of exercise with very little break. Wilder has said he is doing ’30 or 40 rounds non-stop’ to ‘challenge himself’.

Speaking to Fight News, Wilder said: ‘We’ve been doing 30 or 40 rounds non-stop. Only time I get water is during the break.

Wilder says he has been doing ’30-40 rounds of non-stop’ boxing without water breaks

Wilder has been doing ‘over 500 rounds on the pads’ and copious amounts of shadow boxing

‘I’ve just been doing things like that to challenge myself, doing things that have never been done before, or that you don’t really do in boxing.

‘I wanted to see how my body adjusts to the long length of time without a break. When you can go a long time without taking a break, you’re in shape.’

Wilder’s trainer Scott added that the Bronze Bomber had ‘put in over 500 rounds on the pads’ in the build-up to his heavyweight clash with Helenius on October 15.

Scott – who boxed professionally from 2000 to 2016 – said: ‘We’ve put in over 500 rounds on the pads and 500 rounds just with intent shadow boxing.

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‘What I’m impressed with the most by Deontay, whatever it takes to make himself a complete fighter, he’s willing to try. He’s willing to put a gallant effort into that, and that’s what we’ve been doing.’

Scott recently shared a video of Wilder hitting the pads during their training camp. It was clear to see the Bronze Bomber had not lost his frightening power despite his absence from the ring.

A victory over Helenius would propel him closer to the heavyweight summit once more and tee up potential showdowns with the likes of Anthony Joshua, Andy Ruiz Jr and Dillian Whyte.

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