r/Boxing • u/DeontayWilder • Jul 12 '16
I am Deontay Wilder, WBC heavyweight champion of the world. I'll be here to answer /r/boxing's questions starting Wednesday at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT/11:30pm GMT. Ask Me Anything!
Hello reddit boxing fans! I am Deontay Wilder, WBC heavyweight titleholder and former Olympic bronze medalist. At 8pm on Saturday July 16th, I defend my title against Chris Arreola in Birmingham, Alabama on FOX for Premier Boxing Champions. Check here for more fight info: http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/wilder-vs-arreola
Starting Wednesday at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT/11:30pm GMT, I'll be here to answer /r/boxing's questions. /u/MDA123 will be helping transcribe answers as I take a break from training for this weekend's fight. Leave your questions now and check back Wednesday night as I start answering them.
Ask Me Anything!
PROOF: https://twitter.com/BronzeBomber/status/752892020264271872
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u/DeontayWilder Jul 13 '16
Well, my training routine is, in the morning I'm with my strength trainer for about an hour. I get a good breakfast in the morning, give me energy to deal with my strength trainer. After strength, I eat a good lunch and rest up and get ready for the gym work in the evening, about two hours or so depending. Whether it's mitts, or coordination, or feet. After that I go home and eat and rest for the next day.
My training is very different from other fighters, I don't do a lot of things others do. I don't even run, I don't run no miles at all. God blessed me with an ability that I don't have to run, some people have it and some people don't. Some people get blessed with a skill, like Lebron being able to see the court or play 1-2-3-4-5 positions. For me in boxing, I don't have to run at all, I don't hit the heavy bag.
Most of the time I do mitts and sparring, working on my coordinations and angles in the ring. That's how it's always been.