Deontay Wilder vs Robert Helenius: Bronze Bomber has lost muscle since Tyson Fury fight

Deontay Wilder’s return to the ring draws ever closer and he appears to be in leaner condition for his October 15 battle with Robert Helenius.

As we all know, the former WBC heavyweight champion of the world hasn’t been in any competition since his KO loss to Tyson Fury last year in Las Vegas.

Looking to bounce back, Wilder will square off with The Nordic Nightmare in a WBC title eliminator bout as he looks to be on the war path to regaining heavyweight gold.

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Wilder has been pictured in the gym numerous times in preparation for his comeback, but comments on those recent images seem to think that The Bronze Bomber is dropping too much weight.

He’s definitely been training hard, but it has been said that the Alabama native is undertaking too many rounds of sparring.

Let’s take a look at his physique right now ahead of the fight.

Now let’s take a look at some photos of Wilder for his third fight with Tyson Fury.

The difference is pretty eye-opening.

World Boxing News’ tweet probably does the most justice of the difference, which can be seen below.

Deontay Wilder, without a win since 2019, looks like a cruiserweight https://t.co/Uaw8W02DK4 #DeontayWilder #WilderHelenius

In just 27 days, Malik Scott has presided over an astronomical 598 three-minute stanzas which has subsequently led to Wilder into something that resembles cruiserweight shape.

Speaking about his new regime, as per WBN, Wilder confessed that he was going all in come October 15: “We’ve been doing 30 or 40 rounds nonstop. The only time I get water is during the break.

“I’ve just been doing things like this to challenge myself. You are doing something that has never been done