But not even the legendary Tyson started his career with the string of consecutive knockouts like Wilder has (Tyson's streak stopped in his 20th fight against James Tillis). With 17 knockouts coming in the first round, Wilder appears to be the next big thing in the heavyweight division. Prior to Wilder, there were fighters that started their careers with more impressive knockout streaks, including Billy Fox (43), George Gunther (41), Rodolfo Gonzalez (35) and Acelino Freitas (29). So what does Wilder's knockout streak really mean? The reality is that Wilder's unbeaten and consecutive knockout streak has come against a legion of tomato cans. His latest victim, Siarhei Liakhovich, had been stopped by lesser fighters in his previous two fights before getting shelled by Wilder. You'll be hard-pressed to find a worthy competitor on Wilder's resume and with 29 fighters stepping up to get knocked down, it is time for Wilder to get a major step up in competition before anyone can believe the hype. A padded record will allow the fight to be built up as America's next big heavyweight taking on one of the dominant Klitschko brothers. Which is why it is important that Wilder be built up as a worthy competitor. Let's get back to Wilder for a moment. After smashing Liakovich, Wilder absolutely must face stiffer competition if he is to be taken seriously as a contender. Physically, Wilder has the size and strength to combat the Ukrainian brothers. Wilder won't be undersized. A showdown between Wilder and the winner of Seth Mitchell vs. Cristobal Arreloa makes sense. But if the goal for the Golden Boy Promotions fighter is to not put the American heavyweight division further in shambles, perhaps a fight against Ruslan Chagaev or Bermane Stiverne would help push the 27-year-old heavyweight along.

Already up by a staggering seven shots through 36 holes thanks to a career-tying best of 61 in the second round, Woods shot a solid 2-under 68 on Saturday in the Bridgestone Invitational to maintain that same seven-stroke lead. Woods, by the way, is 41-2 when leading after 54 holes in a PGA Tour event. Woods also could capture his 79th victory on the PGA Tour, drawing him within three of Snead's record of 82. "Any time you can go into a major tournament or any tournament with a win under your belt, it's nice," Woods said. Of course, Woods has failed to win his last 17 major championships. Woods began the third round with a seven-shot lead after rounds of 66 and the career-best 61 -- the fourth time he has gone that low, also matching the tournament record originally set by Jose Maria Olazabal in 1990. Jason Dufner was third, eight strokes back after a 67, and Luke Donald (68), Bill Haas (69) and Chris Wood (70) followed at 6 under. Dufner said Firestone isn't all that unique because it is just one of a number of places where Woods dominates. "Yeah, he has a pretty good track record here," he said. Torrey Pines comes to mind, Bay Hill comes to mind, the Memorial. Rounding out the top 10 were 2011 Bridgestone winner and reigning Masters champ Adam Scott and Zach Johnson. Woods has overwhelmed everyone in a glittering field that includes 48 of the top 50 players in the world ranking. At the par-4 13th, he airmailed his iron shot over the green and into heavy, grabby rough. It landed on the green and rolled right to the pin, clanging off it and into the hole for birdie from 40 feet away. Of course, the ball often happens to just go in for Woods at World Golf Championship events like the Bridgestone. He has won 17 times in 41 starts -- a success rate of 41 percent -- while finishing in the top 10 an amazing 32 times in WGC events.