Despite all of the questions facing Deontay Wilder entering the biggest test of his career on Saturday, the WBC heavyweight champion had the most violent answer of all.
In a career-defining performance against the most avoided fighter in the division, Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) rallied from the brink of defeat to finish fellow unbeaten Luis “King Kong” Ortiz in a dramatic, all-action fight in Brooklyn.
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