Deontay Wilder enters his trilogy bout against Tyson Fury this weekend as the significant underdog, but with 41 emphatic stoppages on his 44-fight record, his freakish one-punch power cannot be overlooked.
Arguably the most devastating puncher in boxing history, the Bronze Bomber has proven time and time again that even a momentary lapse in concentration can be a recipe for disaster for those taking on the 6ft 7in giant.
Wilder will seek revenge when he and Fury take to Las Vegas once more this weekend, after the Gypsy King delivered a career-best performance to stop the American in seven brutal rounds back in February 2020.
The match-up came after their controversial draw in December 2018, where Fury was evidently the more polished boxer but was put to the canvas twice, miraculously rising from a heavy knockdown in the 12th and final round.
All the talk has been of an undisputed showdown between Fury and either Anthony Joshua or his recent conqueror Oleksandr Usyk, but to rule out Wilder would be nothing short of foolish.
Yes, he might have just a puncher's chance, but what a punch it is he possesses. Sportsmail analyses Wilder's top 10 most devastating knockout wins below.
Deontay Wilder (right) takes on Tyson Fury (left) this weekend as they complete their trilogy
The American suffered a brutal stoppage defeat in their previous meeting in February 2020
We start with Nikolai Firtha, otherwise known as the 'Stone Man', who retired after his stoppage defeat to Wilder back in 2013.
Firtha had also been stopped by Fury two years prior to his match-up against Wilder, though in entirely different fashion.
The American had Fury in all sorts of trouble in a highly one-sided third round but by the fifth it was Firtha who was taking the sustained punishment, with the referee calling a halt to the bout. Wilder's future opponent was still standing, however, and looked bitterly disappointed with the decision.
Firtha had also previously gone the distance with Alexander Povetkin, who won by unanimous decision, showing quite how durable he was.
Wilder's power proved too much to handle as he dismantled Nicolai Firtha back in 2013
But against Wilder it was a different story. He simply couldn't handle the power and was knocked to the canvas on three occasions in what would prove to be his final-ever bout.
Wilder was actually rocked slightly in the opening seconds of the encounter, but he recovered well and had Firtha down in the first round.
Firtha nearly fell through the ropes as he was knocked down in the third round and was utterly flattened by a whopping right hand in the fourth, with the referee immediately calling a halt to proceedings.
It was Wilder's 30th successive victory by knockout.
9) David LongUp next is David Long, who was Wilder's 20th knockout victim in as many outings.
Despite fighting against significantly lesser opposition than what we've become accustomed to in more recent times, Wilder was slowly but surely developing a reputation as a fiercely hard-hitting heavyweight.
His performance against Long back in 2011 certainly added to his ever-building stature, claiming his 13th first-round stoppage.
Fighting on the undercard of Adrien Broner vs Vincente Rodriguez, the early seconds of the round saw both fighters feeling each other out, as to be expected.
But in one punch the fight was immediately over, as a thudding right hand saw Long momentarily frozen in mid-air before falling to the canvas almost in slow motion.
Long was visibly in distress following the emphatic shot but he recovered well and fought on another four occasions.
He had just one defeat before getting into the ring with Wilder; he subsequently lost three of his final four.
8) Kesley ArnoldSticking with Wilder's early career, and the American brushed aside Kesley Arnold in one destructive round back in their 2009 meet.
It was an utter mismatch from start to finish, with Wilder throwing bombs from the opening bell as he looked for another highlight reel knockout.
It didn't take Wilder long to find one, with a right hand to the temple once again momentarily freezing his opponent, who dropped face first onto the canvas.
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Arnold lay face up with his arms sprawled across the ring as Wilder celebrated the sixth victory of his short career to date. He had still reached round two just once.
Again, Wilder was fighting poor opposition, but it was the manner in which he was stopping his opponents that was so frightening.
The 23-year-old Olympic bronze medalist was clearly very raw; his fundamentals are still not the best 12 years later. But he showed improvements with a sharp and powerful jab, before the main show - his right hand - came into play.
7) Eric MolinaMore recently in 2015, Wilder delivered another spectacular knockout as he defeated Eric Molina. This time, however, he did it as a heavyweight world champion.
Wilder had become America's first heavyweight champion since 2007 in his previous outing against Bermane Stiverne, where he went past four rounds for the first time in his career.
Having put in a classy performance to win the WBC strap via unanimous decision, Wilder made the first defence of his title against Molina in his home state of Alabama.
Wilder made the first defence of his WBC belt against Eric Molina in Alabama back in 2015
Molina was sent crashing to the canvas four times before the fight was eventually stopped
Molina enjoyed some early success, catching his opponent a number of times in the opening three rounds, even wobbling Wilder with a thunderous left hook that saw the American's legs buckle.
But Wilder changed the course of the fight with a scintillating left hook of his own that saw Molina crash to the canvas in the fourth round.
Molina was saved by the bell but was down on his back twice more in the fifth, first as another left hook caught the retreating and cowering American, before a right hand sent him down again.
Molina somehow managed to make it to the ninth round but another huge blow saw him down once more, with the referee stopping the fight this time. It was a brutal display of Wilder's sheer tenacity, spite and power.
6) Siarhei LiakhovichIn 2013, Wilder delivered perhaps the most gruesome punch of his career as he defeated Siarhei Liakhovich by first-round stoppage.
Having landed little of note in the opening exchanges of the bout, Wilder connected with two quickfire straight-rights, the second of which saw Liakhovich drop immediately to the
