Deontay Wilder looks ahead to comeback fight against Robert Helenius: It just feels great not to feel the pressure

Deontay Wilder's journey to fight once more has been a long one, but the former WBC world heavyweight champion has learnt plenty of lessons along the way. 

The 36-year-old fighter was knocked out in his last two outings - the only defeats of a career in which he had a 42-0-1 record with 41 knockouts - by England's Tyson Fury, but after a year's absence he will return on October 15 to face Robert Helenius in a world championship eliminator bout in Brooklyn.

"I learned a lot and trained very hard. Losing to Fury showed me how much of a warrior I can be, but that doesn't mean I have to change my essence. I don't want to get in the ring and try to be perfect. I just want to be me, because I'm worth it," Wilder said in a media workout. 

Wilder revealed that the recognition by the people of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, who made a statue in tribute to his career, inspired him to lace up the gloves and reclaim a world heavyweight title. 

"I'm in a different position now and it just feels great not to feel the pressure. I don't need the business anymore. When I fight, I fight for personal reasons. For my people and for the titles," Wilder continued. 

After training under Malik Scott for several months, the 36-year-old has been fine-tuning his hard-hitting style which has made him one of the most feared names in the heavyweight division, and now believes that the best is yet to come. 

"I can't go and try to cover someone else's standards for me. I have to be happy, I have to be at peace. When you have a happy, peaceful fighter, the best comes out of him. There are too many people in the world to please everybody. You can't please them all. I can only do what I can do and do what God has given me the ability to do and that's great," Wilder concluded.