Deontay Wilder aka ‘The Bronze Bomber’ is a force to be reckoned with. He is a former WBC Men’s heavyweight champion and is so powerful that he defended his belt on 10 occasions. He is feared in the boxing world because of his incredible striking abilities. However, he has not been burning up the boxing ring lately. Wilder has knocked out many fighters in the past but he too has been KO-ed in his career. On top of that when he fought Zhilei Zhang, the defeat was like the last nail in the coffin for his career.

Joe Rogan, who only spoke good things about him, commented on the same. He spoke about the fighter’s defeat on his latest JRE podcast with Tony Hinchcliffe, Brendan Schaub, and Brian Simpson.

Joe Rogan comments on Deontay Wilder’s defeat via KO

The KO loss against Zhang drew a lot of attention on the fighter and many veterans have spoken about it. This fight had taken place before UFC 302 and it marked to be one of the most devastating defeats in Wilder’s career.  Wilder has often made his opponent unconscious but his loss to 41-year-old ‘Bang Bang’ was a huge reality check.

He was the most fearsome power puncher before he faced defeat. Rogan spoke about the same and said, “You’re not talking about the guy who knocked out Deontay  Wilder. Yes, he just knocked out Deontay and he is 40! Dude’s 40. Yeah, with Deontay man it’s like well I just feel like with Deontay there are only so many times you can get ko-ed.”

His knockout power had given him an undefeated record and a world championship status. However, all of it came to a stop when he first faced Tyson Fury in a rematch. The ‘Gypsy King’ defeated him and achieved victory via TKO in round 7.

Fury again knocked out Wilder during a third match luckily the ‘Bronze Bomber’ bounced back by defeating Robert Helenius. However, then he lost to Joseph Parker and finally to Zhang. This was seemingly the nail in the coffin for his career.

This is why the color commentator reacted the way he did in his podcast. Nevertheless, he had complimented the boxer before.

Joe Rogan complements Wilder on his powerful punch

The podcaster and former comedian marveled at the heavyweight boxer and his prowess when it came to knocking out opponents from their senses. He also called the right hand of the fighter the “touch of death” in an Instagram post.

Wilder finished Helenius easily with a crisp right-hand KO. Rogan said, “It’s fuc** amazing the power that [Wilder] can generate. He’s truly unlike anyone I’ve ever seen in the history of the heavyweight division. You can make no mistakes with this man. There have been many incredible KO artists in the history of boxing, but for my money, he’s the most impressive.”

Rogan also added that Wilder’s punch was not even with full leverage and his opponent shut down. This is what the MMA coach Firas Zahabi calls ‘the touch of death‘.  For Wilder the match with Zhang was not just another match, it was a high-stakes one to reclaim his former glory. Now Wilder might even fight against Lawrence Okolie.

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