Deontay Wilder
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Wilder in 2015
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| Real name | Deontay Leshun Wilder | ||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Bronze Bomber | ||||||||||||
| Rated at | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Reach | 83 in (211 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
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October 22, 1985 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
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| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 38 | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 38 | ||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 37 | ||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||
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Deontay Leshun Wilder (born October 22, 1985) is an American professional boxer. He has held the WBC heavyweight title since 2015, and in doing so became the first American world heavyweight champion in nine years, which was the longest period of time in boxing history without an American heavyweight champion. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 2008 Olympics. This led to his nickname of "The Bronze Bomber", which Wilder coined after Joe Louis, who was also from Alabama and was known by the nickname of "The Brown Bomber".
Wilder is known for being a knockout artist, having finished all but one of his fights inside the distance; his knockout-to-win ratio is currently 97.3%, with 18 knockouts in the first round. As of January 2017 he is ranked as the world's third best heavyweight by The Ring magazine and BoxRec, and fourth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.
Wilder started boxing in October 2005 when he entered Skyy Boxing Gym in Northport, Alabama and began training under Jay Deas. Wilder was 19 at the time, which was considered late to start training.
By 2007 he upset the favorites to win both the National Golden Gloves and the US championships at 201 lb (91 kg).
At the Golden Gloves he defeated highly touted cadet world champion Isiah Thomas - a southpaw from Detroit - and David Thompson, of Brooklyn, N.Y in the finals. At the U.S. championship he defeated Quantis Graves and won the final 31-15 over southpaw James Zimmerman of San Jose, Calif.
At the Olympic trials he beat Graves twice more and won the Olympic trials in only 21 bouts. Early in 2008 he scored a career-best win by edging out World Gold medalist and future Olympic champion Rakhim Chakhiyev in Russia. He qualified for the Olympics by beating Deivis Julio 6:5 Jorge Quinones from Ecuador on double countback and Brazilian Rafael Lima 6:5 at the qualifier.
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