Deontay Wilder’s Equilibrium Was Never The Same After The Third Round, Reveals Trainer

Deontay Wilder‘s equilibrium never recovered from being dropped in the third round, says his trainer, Malik Scott.

Fury dropped Wilder in the third and he had uneasy legs, despite dropping Tyson Fury twice in the fourth round. Wilder ended up getting dropped three times with the third being a vicious KO loss to Fury in the 11th-round. For Scott, he says his pupil’s equilibrium was never the same which played a role in the fight.

“The first knockdown wasn’t like how the other ones were. It was like; he must have gotten hit with something because he looked wobbly,” Blue Blood Sports TV (via BoxingScene). “It was like, he got hit with a good shot, and it knocked his equilibrium off, which is good, but that’s not an excuse. His equilibrium was off from Tyson hitting him with a very good shot, and he got up. Stop trying to attack Deontay. Cut that sh!t out. The man just gave you a hard guts gory passion.

“Please give him a break for the first month. Back off with that sh!t. He didn’t say anyone cheated, and he didn’t say ‘He caught me off guard.’ He said, ‘No, no, no.’ In boxing, people get hit in the ear,” Scott continued about Wilder. “This is heavyweight top-quality boxing at the highest level. It’s not an excuse. He got hit in the ear, which is fair play to Fury. Fury is fighting, and he’s trying to get him out of there like we were trying to do him. Those narratives that come out about Deontay are so unfair. ‘Ah, that’s another excuse.’ He didn’t say nobody did nothing wrong. He just said that ‘after I got hit with a good shot, my equilibrium was off, which is factual.”

Deontay Wilder is now on a two-fight losing streak with both losses to Tyson Fury. Who and when he will box next is uncertain.

What do you make of Malik Scott saying Deontay Wilder’s equilibrium was never the same after the third round?