“I zoned out,” Deontay Wilder makes shocking admission about losing focus and dazing out against Joseph Parker

Heading into his fight against Joseph Parker, former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder had a lot on his mind. Wilder and Anthony Joshua were finally on a collision course to fight after several years of back-and-forth. However, after appearing in the co-main event and main event of the ‘Day of Reckoning’ event, their fight looked inevitable. Furthermore, it was mentioned that if both fighters win their respective fights, they will face each other in March 2024.

However, Parker unexpectedly foiled the plans for the highly anticipated heavyweight clash by defeating Wilder. The New Zealand pro boxer stunned the crowd with a massive upset and won the unanimous decision. While many boxing fans and experts believe he won every round, his best moment came in the 8th round. In the eighth round, Parker was able to get within striking distance of Deontay Wilder and land a series of powerful shots.

While speaking about his moment, Wilder stated:

I knew he was coming for an overhand right which I’d been blocking him all night but I, at some point in the time I went into a fu**ng, I zoned out for one minute. I don’t know what the f*k happened.” 

Deontay Wilder via 78SPORTSTV

In an interview with 78SPORTSTV, Wilder spoke about the eight rounds when Parker caught Wilder with a flurry of punches. Subsequently, Wilder claims that he had anticipated an overhand right hand, which he had been blocking for seven rounds.

However, Wilder stated that he zoned out for a brief second during that moment and got caught by those punches. In addition, Wilder mentioned that Parker’s punches caught him off guard but did not hurt or faze him.

Fans react to Deontay Wilder’s bizarre explanation

Wilder was outboxed by Parker, who skillfully neutralized Wilder’s all-time great punching power, and Parker secured a unanimous decision victory. After the fight, Wilder gave a bizarre explanation in an interview, claiming he zoned out for a minute during the fight. Wilder’s claim that Parker’s punches did not hurt can be true since Wilder was able to survive the onslaught and keep the fight going.

However, his claim of briefly zoning out for a minute has drawn a lot of criticism from fans. Furthermore, fans reacted by stating, “Lol boy, I was dreaming.”

Fans reacted to Wilder’s statement by pointing out how bizarre and contradictory it was. Subsequently, fans pointed out that Parker’s punches caused Wilder to be stunned and zone out. In addition, fans found it contradictory that Wilder was dismissing Parker’s punches.

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