2. KO 3 Kelvin Price
It was finally time for Deontay Wilder to pick on someone his own size.
Kelvin Price, like Wilder, was undefeated. Also similar to Wilder, Price was a freak athlete who dabbled in basketball—playing one season in the NBA Development League.
But more importantly, Price was the first opponent to match Wilder’s physical tools. He stood 6’6″ and sported an 82-inch reach—one inch shorter than Wilder’s.
This fight wasn’t short on anticipation. The two were originally scheduled to fight four months prior. They finally hooked up in December 2012 for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title (whatever that is).
Price made Wilder work through the first two rounds, tagging the Alabama-native up and down and moving his feet well—something drastically different than the rooted-to-the-spot plodding his previous 25 opponents employed.
Wilder, though, eventually caught up to him.
Just over half-a-minute into Round 3, referee Ray Corona separated the two giants out of a clinch. Wilder strutted back to his opponent and unlatched an overhand right out of hell in direct route of Price’s skull.
The punch swept across the skyline and collapsed Price in a sudden heap. Corona didn’t even bother to finish his 10-count before waving the fight off.
