Deontay Wilder reminds me of the HW in the movie "The Harder They Fall"

[Freedom]

He beat Stiverne very convincingly. He was a legit contender.

Since then his opposition has regressed, but I do believe he will fight Povetkin.

Then we will see what he is made of.
I think he can beat Povetkin.

Stiverne was sick that night, and wasn't really a top HW anyway (only ever beat Arreola, who has needed shady judges to get past journeymen). Even 40-something Ray Austin, who was called a bum after Klitschko beat a somewhat younger version years before, was dominating Stiverne before the KO.

In a fair fight, Povetkin will beat Wilder easily. However, they will try to get the fight in the USA so they can use a crooked ref (Jack Reiss or Lawrence Cole) or a nationalistic American ref (Steve Smoger) and there will be shady judges to help Wilder if it goes to the cards.