Deontay Wilder fought 'fan' after reaching 5,000 likes on Facebook

Deontay Wilder has faced many tough opponents in thrilling heavyweight fights over the years.

He has faced the likes of Tyson Fury three times and also Cuban Luis Ortiz on two occasions.

His trilogy with world champion Fury was memorable in almost every possible way, but there is one opponent who gave the 36-year-old no trouble at all.

Back in the early stages of his career, he agreed to fight a fan if he was able to get 5,000 fans on Facebook.

When he achieved that goal, he did the honourable thing and fought a fan… but there was a catch.

The Bronze Bomber released a video when he hit the target and the result was brilliant.

When Deontay Wilder was coming up, he agreed to fight a fan if he got 5,000 'fans' on Facebook. After reaching the target, he uploaded this video… pic.twitter.com/JKbJWrdGfX

In the footage, he says: “Hey, this is Deontay, the Bronze Bomber, Wilder.

“I’d like to say thanks to all my fans for getting me up to 5,000 fans on Facebook.

“Now as promised, I’m gonna fight a fan.”

He then delivers a powerful right hand uppercut which decks an electric fan and he then smiles to the camera, proud of his knockout punch.

The brute force of the knockout is very similar to what did for Robert Helenius last night in the Bronze Bomber’s first bout since consecutive losses to Fury.

He started the first round slowly, before he crunched a fierce right hand to swiftly end the bout.

The referee on the night didn't even bother starting a count, as he noticed Helenius' face and realised he was out cold and in no shape to continue.

The slow motion footage that has since emerged showcases why the referee opted against counting and why Helenius was unable to recover.

It's safe to say the American can still pack a punch.

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