Episode 1027
Deontay Wilder
Mon, 2020-Feb-24 01:01 UTC
Length - 2:25
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With 624,697 views on Sunday, 23 February 2020 our article of the day is Deontay Wilder.
Deontay Leshun Wilder (; born October 22, 1985) is an American professional boxer. He held the WBC heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020, 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.
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 particularly known for his formidable punching power, having knocked out or knocked down almost every opponent he has faced. His knockout-to-win ratio stands at 98%, with 20 knockouts in the first round. He is a two-time winner of the Premier Boxing Champions Knockout of the Year award, in 2016 and 2017, and the winner of the Ring magazine Knockout of the Year award in 2019.
As of December 2019, Wilder is ranked as the world's second best active heavyweight by BoxRec, The Ring magazine and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:01 UTC on Monday, 24 February 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see Deontay Wilder on Wikipedia.
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