Deontay Wilder
"The Bronze Bomber"
Division: heavyweight
Nationality: USA
Hometown: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Birth Date: 1985-10-22
Height: 6.7 cm
Reach: 83 cm
Stance: orthodox
Professional Record
43
Wins
(42 by KO)4
Losses
(3 by KO)1
Draws
48
Total Fights
Biography
Deontay Leshun Wilder is an American professional boxer. He held the WBC heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020, making 10 successful defenses. By winning the title, Wilder became the first American world heavyweight champion since 2007, which was the longest period of time in boxing history without an American heavyweight champion. As of April 2023, he is ranked as the world's third-best active heavyweight by The Ring magazine, ESPN and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and fifth by BoxRec.
Wilder had a late start to boxing, taking up the sport at 20 years of age. 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 known by the nickname of "The Brown Bomber".
Wilder is known for his exceptional punching power, having knocked out every opponent he has defeated. His knockout-to-win percentage stands at 97.67% (69.23% in world heavyweight title fights, the fifth-highest in heavyweight history), with 20 knockouts in the first round. He is a three-time winner of the Premier Boxing Champions Knockout of the Year award (2016, 2017, 2019) and a winner of the Ring magazine Knockout of the Year award (2019).
Deontay Wilder’s recent loss against Joseph Parker has become a pivotal moment, casting uncertainties on the future of the American heavyweight superstar. As reflections on Wilder’s illustrious career trajectory unfold, questions linger regarding his next steps in the sport. The outcome of this decisive moment adds intrigue to the ongoing narrative surrounding Wilder’s legacy in the ring, sparking contemplation among fans about the indelible mark he will leave on the world of boxing.
Technical Overview
Deontay Wilder’s not-so-secret weapon is his nuclear straight right hand. In order to land this right hand on any trained boxer, he needs to set it up and he has done so to achieve all of his knockout victories. The main tool he uses to set up his right hand is his probing lead left hand. Most of his opponents are so afraid of the right hand that they keep their distance so they can see it coming and step back to avoid it. Wilder offsets this strategy by sticking out his lead hand between his opponent’s gloves to temporarily blind them, then sneaking in the right hand that they cannot see. The punch that you don’t see is the punch that hurts you the most. Another way Wilder sets up his right hand also involves his lead hand and it’s by using his lead hand to forcefully pull down his opponent’s gloves so he can shoot the right hand in the opening. He also does another variation of this by shooting a left hook to his opponent’s gloves to move them out of the way for his right hand to land.
Fight History
06/01/24 vs. Zhilei Zhang, L-TKO, 5/12
12/23/23 vs. Joseph Parker, L-UD, 12/12
10/15/22 vs. Robert Helenius, W-KO, 1/12
10/09/21 vs. Tyson Fury, L-KO, 11/12
02/22/20 vs. Tyson Fury, L-TKO, 7/12
11/23/19 vs. Luis Ortiz, W-KO, 7/12
05/18/19 vs. Dominic Breazeale, W-KO, 1/12
12/01/18 vs. Tyson Fury, D-SD, 12/12
03/03/18 vs. Luis Ortiz, W-TKO, 10/12
11/04/17 vs. Bermane Stiverne, W-KO, 1/12
02/25/17 vs. Gerald Washington, W-TKO, 5/12
07/16/16 vs. Chris Arreola, W-RTD, 8/12
01/16/16 vs. Artur Szpilka, W-KO, 9/12
09/26/15 vs. Johann Duhaupas, W-TKO, 11/12
06/13/15 vs. Eric Molina, W-KO, 9/12
01/17/15 vs. Bermane Stiverne, W-UD, 12/12
08/16/14 vs. Jason Gavern, W-RTD, 4/10
03/15/14 vs. Malik Scott, W-KO, 1/12
10/26/13 vs. Nicolai Firtha, W-KO, 4/10
08/09/13 vs. Siarhei Liakhovich, W-KO, 1/10
04/27/13 vs. Audley Harrison, W-TKO, 1/12
01/19/13 vs. Matthew Greer, W-TKO, 2/8
12/15/12 vs. Kelvin Price, W-KO, 3/10
09/08/12 vs. Damon McCreary, W-KO, 2/10
08/04/12 vs. Kertson Manswell, W-TKO, 1/10
06/23/12 vs. Owen Beck, W-RTD, 3/8
05/26/12 vs. Jesse Oltmanns, W-TKO, 1/8
02/25/12 vs. Marlon Hayes, W-TKO, 4/8
11/26/11 vs. David Long, W-KO, 1/8
11/05/11 vs. Daniel Cota, W-KO, 3/8
08/27/11 vs. Dominique Alexander, W-TKO, 2/6
06/18/11 vs. Damon Reed, W-KO, 2/6
05/06/11 vs. Reggie Pena, W-TKO, 1/6
02/19/11 vs. DeAndrey Abron, W-TKO, 2/6
12/02/10 vs. Dan Sheehan, W-KO, 1/6
10/15/10 vs. Harold Sconiers, W-TKO, 4/6
09/25/10 vs. Shannon Caudle, W-KO, 1/6
07/03/10 vs. Dustin Nichols, W-RTD, 1/6
04/30/10 vs. Alvaro Morales, W-TKO, 3/6
04/02/10 vs. Ty Cobb, W-KO, 1/6
11/28/09 vs. Jerry Vaughn, W-KO, 1/6
08/14/09 vs. Travis Allen, W-TKO, 1/4
06/26/09 vs. Kelsey Arnold, W-KO, 1/4
05/23/09 vs. Charles Brown, W-KO, 1/6
04/24/09 vs. Joseph Rabotte, W-KO, 1/4
03/14/09 vs. Richard Greene Jr, W-RTD, 1/4
03/06/09 vs. Shannon Gray, W-TKO, 1/4
11/15/08 vs. Ethan Cox, W-TKO, 2/4
