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How Deontay Wilder Uses Meditation to Visualize His Fights Before They Happen

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Sure, Deontay Wilder packs more power into his right hand than any other modern boxer. The blows that he delivers land like lightning bolts capable of splitting apart trees, leaving opponents sprawled out on the canvas, wishing they’d chosen another sport. And yet, for all his violence and all his fury, the so-called baddest man on the planet arrives at his knockout state through a practice that’s very new age not at all vicious. He meditates.

Wilder uses an app called Headspace to prepare himself mentally for fights. He particularly likes the visualization techniques the app teaches.