Deontay Wilder

Deontay Leshun Wilder, born in 1985, is an American professional boxer who held the WBC heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020. By winning it he became the first American world heavyweight champion since 2007, ending the longest period in boxing history without an American heavyweight champion. He took up boxing late, at 20, and won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 2008 Olympics, which gave rise to his nickname the Bronze Bomber, coined after Joe Louis, the Brown Bomber. He is known for exceptional punching power, with a knockout-to-win percentage of 95.55 percent, the highest in heavyweight championship history, and 20 of his knockouts coming in the first round. He is a three-time winner of the Premier Boxing Champions Knockout of the Year and won the Ring magazine Knockout of the Year in 2019.