Deontay Wilder vs Robert Helenius: Bronze Bomber's boxing resume torn apart

Deontay Wilder is back in action on Saturday night, making his first in-ring appearance in just over a year, when he lost to Tyson Fury in their third fight after a brutal knockout from The Gypsy King.

He controversially drew with Fury in their opening bout of the trilogy, before back-to-back wins saw him in good form for the rematch, but Fury was too good, winning by technical knockout before that final fight.

It’s been a long road back to the ring for Wilder, but he takes on Robert Helenius as he aims to get his career back on the right path after his perfect 40-0 record was wiped out by Fury.

The opening bout with Fury was Wilder’s 41st fight, following on from a victory over Luis Ortiz. In his career, he now has 42 wins, which include a remarkable 41 knockouts, which on the face of it, looks very impressive.

However, his toughest test, Fury, saw him come up well short on all three occasions, with The Gypsy King unlucky not to win the first fight despite being out for the count at one point.

Such a record sees him have over 90% knockout rate, with the 6’7” man making many of his opponents look small and leaving them sprawled out on the canvas.

Despite boasting such an impressive record, Wilder’s first 39 opponents have been broken down, and it doesn’t read well for the former heavyweight champion.

Of his opening 39 opponents, Wilder faced a staggering 19 boxers who were unranked, with 12 more fighters ranked outside the top 100 in the world.

His toughest matchup in the first 39 fights was against Artur Szpilka, who was ranked 24th in the world at the time, with Wilder’s KO against him making him think he had killed his opponent. However, despite his ranking, that’s still not a major test for someone aiming for the big