LOS ANGELES—Deontay Wilder has perhaps the most devastating equalizer in boxing history with his unprecedented punching power.

However, Wilder doesn’t think he’s a one-trick pony, especially ahead of his huge heavyweight showdown against Tyson Fury.

“Of course I can win a fight on the score cards. Anything is possible in boxing. I’m not worried about my boxing IQ or my level of skill. I’m very confident in what I do and say and that makes me who I am,” said Wilder. “That’s why I’m still undefeated, and every fighter has tasted the canvas. You’re witnessing history.”

Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KOs) meets Fury (29-0-1, 20 KOs) on Feb. 22 in a highly anticipated heavyweight showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as part of an unprecedented Fox and ESPN pay-per-view promotion.

A calculated Wilder, the WBC champion since 2015, was down on points on all three judges’ scorecards when he destroyed Luis Ortiz with one punch in the seventh round during his last fight. Ortiz was outboxing Wilder and perhaps could have even sneaked by with a decision had he played it more safe and avoided Wilder’s right hand. Many believe Fury did enough to win the first fight, despite the pair of knockdowns he suffered.

“When I go in there, it’s not like I’m trying to play with fire or lose rounds or whatever. No one wants to lose rounds,” said Wilder. “When you have devastating power like I do, you don’t really worry about it too much. It’s a 12-round fight. Thirty-six minutes. Somebody is going to have to make a mistake, and guess what, you’re going to make more than one mistake. They have to be perfect for 12 rounds. I only have to be perfect for two seconds.

“My fists are wrecking balls. I told Fury I was going to baptize him. His nerves come from being knocked down before. Just imagine if you were the opponent that night, and you don’t know how f--- you got up … It’s scary, not only to you, but to your family, your friends -- everybody. That’s why they don’t want him to take it again. My last two outings didn’t make it any better for him because I knocked out two guys in devastating fashion. His outings versus my outings are day and night.”

Manouk Akopyan is a sports journalist and member of the Boxing Writers Assn. of America since 2011. He has written for the likes of the LA Times, Guardian, USA Today, Philadelphia Inquirer, Men’s Health and NFL.com and currently does TV commentary for combat sports programming that airs on Fox Sports and hosts his own radio show in Los Angeles. He can be reached on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube at @ManoukAkopyan or via email at manouk.akopyan@gmail.com.