By CompuBox
Despite his bad footwork & balance, Deontay Wilder (last 8 fights) landed 40.9% of his total punches- #1 among CompuBox Categorical Leaders. Wilder landed 53.8% of his power punches- also #1 among CompuBox Categorical Leaders.
Wilder landed 32.5% of his jabs- #1 among CompuBox Categorical Leaders. His 7.9 landed jabs per round ranks #3. Wilder opponents landed just 5 power punches per round- half the heavyweight avg. Only 10.8% of Wilder's landed punches are body shots.
Tyson Fury (53.1 thrown per round) is busier than Wilder, but not nearly as accurate. Fury's selective punch output and lateral movement limited opponents to just 5 power punches landed per round. 30.1% of Fury's landed punches are body shots (CompuBox avg.: 25.8%).
Fury is a different fighter since the Cunningham fight, where Cunningham landed 13 punches per round, including 10 power shots, dropping Fury in round two. Klitschko landed just 4.3 punches per round vs. Fury. Klitschko landed 14.5 punches per round in 15 other fights (Joshua, plus 14 before Fury fight).
WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39KOs) faces lineal champion Tyson Fury (27-0, 19KOs) live on SHOWTIME PPV (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
Wilder vs. Fury tests the raw power of the 6-foot-7 Wilder against the unmatched size and mobility of the 6-foot-9 Fury in the most significant heavyweight event in the U.S. in more than 15 years. The SHOWTIME PPV undercard features unified 154-pound world champion Jarrett Hurd returning to take on Jason Welborn, Cuban heavyweight slugger Luis Ortiz facing-off against Travis Kauffman and rising heavyweight Joe Joyce battling Joe Hanks.
In addition, SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION will stream live on SHOWTIME Sports social channels beginning at 7:45 p.m. ET/4:45 p.m. PT and feature one-fight coverage from Canada as boxing’s longest-reigning world champion Adonis Stevenson makes the 10th defense of his WBC Light Heavyweight Title against unbeaten mandatory challenger Oleksandr Gvozdyk. SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION will air live on SHOWTIME and stream for free on the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Facebook page immediately preceding the Wilder vs. Fury SHOWTIME PPV.