One of the sporting world’s best-kept secrets lies within a gargantuan heavyweight 6-foot-7 frame, hidden behind two of the most lethal hands in all of boxing.
Even though he has fought professionally 33 times, never lost and has knocked out all of his opponents save for only one man, Deontay Wilder remains an unknown commodity to the casual sports fan.
That certainly should change within a year, as Wilder appears destined to quickly find himself on a collision course with undisputed heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. And, provided the “The Bronze Bomber” can do what no man has done in a decade in defeating the hulking Ukrainian, Wilder should become that inaccurately-labeled “overnight sensation.