Deontay Wilder is looking to make some adjustments ahead of potentially rematching Tyson Fury in 2019.
One aspect of his game he's looking to alter is his weight.
Wilder weighed in at a light 209 lb (14.9 stone) on fight night. In comparison to Fury who tipped the scales at 256 lb (18.2 stone).
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He's now looking to bulk up, targeting a ideal weight of 245 lb (17.5 stone) when he meets with Fury again.
"Yeah, we gonna adjust the weight," he said. "We gonna do a lot of things. You know, especially with the weight. Because these guys have out-weighed me the majority of my career."
Wilder added: "You know, I never worried about weight because I have the power to substitute for it. I have devastating power that these guys don't have. So I never worried about weight, because I felt like weight is just an image.
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"At the end of the day, how many times, over and over again, have guys out-weighed me and they were left on their back? None of them could put me on my back, being so [light] of a fighter.
"That'll just tell you everything. These guys can't put me on the ground, but I can put them on the ground, and I know that.
"Just because of my team. My team want me to do it, and we work as a team. So me and [co-manager] Shelly [Finkel] talked about this and of course I'm gonna do what I wanna do.
"But I went back and said, 'You know what? If y'all wanna see certain things, then I'm gonna give it to you.'
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"I'm never the one's that just solely sold on what I wanna do. There's certain things, but we work as a team and we've been working for this long and if it's adjustments to be made, I'm willing to do that, just to see.
'The Bronze Bomber' continues by saying: "My goal was always to be 245. That's what my goal has always been.
"But somebody's gonna get hurt. If weight brings big-man power, and I already had the power and the speed, somebody gonna get hurt.
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"So if people wanna see me put on weight and someone get hurt, then so be it. But you never wanna see no one like Adonis Stevenson. I'm always thinking about him and I tell people all the time - we risk our lives in the ring. We risk our lives. And I know I have the power to hurt anyone - anyone."
Despite standing at a huge 6 ft 7 in, Wilder doesn't carry a lot of weight considering he's a heavyweight.
He's not done too bad thus far. Racking up 40 professional victories but after coming up against one big man too many, he's now set to make a big call by bulking up.
It's a smart move considering the upper-echelon of heavyweights are fighters who carry some serious weight and power.
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What will he weigh in his next fight? Watch this space.
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