Did Deontay Wilder have elite ATG power or was his power overrated?

[The D3vil]

oh yeah that sounds very credible. 5 times harder than wlad? 6 times harder than joshua? thats obviously not true and is silly. this is all just part of his hype machine. this is another quote from towers

"Me and Deontay are friends; we sparred in Sheffield, London, even my kitchen," added the Yorkshire born fighter. "We're very close"

i bet malik scott would say wilder is the hardest puncher ever too even though he clearly took a dive. these are just yes men and friends of his saying things that they know wilder likes to hear. his record shows his power evaporated when faced with the better fighters now whether that was because he couldnt land it or because it was mostly hype doesnt really matter but if you only have a 25% ko ratio against top 10 foes you arent a huge puncher definitionally

Obviously, he was being hyperbolic, genius

And why would he need to lie about who hits the hardest?

Like, what's in it for him?

You have ZERO proof that he's lying.

So, he's friends with Deontay Wilder, he's also British, so why wouldn't be inclined to lie for his own countrymen?

He also gave AJ props and said that he put him down and is very conditioned.

He was complimentary of all of the people he sparred with, no need to lie about who hits the hardest.

Matter of fact, give me the name of ONE person who's sparred AJ & Wilder who said that AJ hits harder.