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Deontay Wilder is an American professional boxer. He is the current WBC heavyweight champion.
He was born on October 22, 1985, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Deontay’s mother wanted him to be a football player as well, and she enrolled him in various football camps when he was still young. He would often play with his father, Gary Wilder.
He is a native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and turned pro in 2008. He has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title since 2015. He is now the current WBC world heavyweight champion and the WBA world heavyweight champion, following his successful defense against Tyson Fury on December 1, 2018.
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17 Most Inspiring Deontay Wilder Quotes
“I don’t have any doubt in my mind: I could knock out any man in the heavyweight division.” ― Deontay Wilder
“It doesn’t matter if I got a broken hand, got a torn muscle: I’m going to fight like heavyweight champions do.” ― Deontay Wilder
“It’s contagious to do great. But once that one bad apple falls, everybody else will fall, and that’s how it is.” ― Deontay Wilder
“Nothing has been given to Deontay Wilder. So with that being said, nothing is going to be taken from me. So I must stay focused. I must. I must. It is an absolute must to stay focused.” ― Deontay Wilder
“To build my legacy and be that person I want to be, this is what it’s going to take: to get on the road and travel. Let’s do it that way.” ― Deontay Wilder
“When one guy is doing good, it makes all the others want to achieve greatness.” ― Deontay Wilder
“You have to, as an individual, know how to tune that stage of your life that’s in the past out.” ― Deontay Wilder
“I don’t care what you have done before or what you are capable of: if you come up against a guy like me, you are in trouble.” ― Deontay Wilder
“No matter how many fights I got into, I was always the victor. I didn’t like it, though. I remember being 12 years old, and I looked in the sky, and I said, ‘God, I don’t want to fight no more. I’m tired of fighting. I know what I want to do in my life, and fighting’s not going to get me there.’” Deontay Wilder
“I was born a leader, never a follower. I never felt peer pressure. If the group goes left, I go right.” ― Deontay Wilder
“I don’t have to build up strength; I have been blessed with it. I do lift weights and train hard, but I am a very special individual – a very special man with very special talent and very special power. I can get any man – any man – out of there in a matter of seconds. That is the thing I love about myself.” ― Deontay Wilder
“God definitely blessed me with power. I still don’t know the limits of my own power.” ― Deontay Wilder
“I could put everything I got in the bank on my abilities and skill and will, and what I’m capable of doing in the ring.” ― Deontay Wilder
“People have to realize that God has blessed me with power. He hasn’t got me this far for no reason. I feel like God has a plan for me in this sport. That’s how I have come up this fast.” ― Deontay Wilder
“Working with one of the best strength trainers in the world, I’m getting more dangerous. I’m getting stronger and stronger.” ― Deontay Wilder
“My goal is to unify the division. Whoever got that belt, that’s who I want.” ― Deontay Wilder
“Everybody has their due season. And it’s all about what you do in your season.” ― Deontay Wilder
“I will be that guy to change this sport, especially in the heavyweight division. A lot of people have lost interest. I’m the right man for the job. I want to make it bigger and better than it ever has been before.” ― Deontay Wilder
