Deontay Wilder introduced himself to British boxing fans when he viciously KO’d Audley Harrison as Anthony Joshua watched from ringside

Deontay Wilder made quite the impression when he fought in the UK for the first time, knocking out Audley Harrison in one round.

By 2013, Wilder had put together a 27-0 record, knocking out every single of one of his opponents, but he had been fighting relatively unknown heavyweights in the USA and Mexico.

I had him in camp for sparring a year before we fought and he was over for about five weeks to prepare me for David Price,” Harrison said.

“He almost had my eye out in sparring one day — he caught me with this shot and it nearly detached my retina and suddenly I had to stop training for eight or nine days.

“Aside from the power, Wilder is unique. He is very tall, very fast and very unorthodox in how he moves — you cannot pin him down.

“He can actually be quite ungainly but he is effective because he has that explosive hand speed.”