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Deontay Wilder

1985 - Today

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Deontay Leshun Wilder ( WYLE-dər; born October 22, 1985) is an American professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020. 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. Wilder had a late start to boxing, taking up the sport at 20 years of age. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Deontay Wilder is the 183rd most popular boxer (down from 116th in 2024), the 10,538th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,920th in 2019) and the 59th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Deontay Wilder ranks 183 out of 496. Before him are Mustapha Moussa, Bob Foster, Franco De Piccoli, Anton Josipović, José Gómez Mustelier, and Ted Morgan. After him are Frankie Genaro, Søren Petersen, Dariusz Michalczewski, Jean Delarge, Henry Maske, and Amir Khan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Deontay Wilder ranks 171. Before him are Lily Allen, Marcell Jansen, Chace Crawford, Lee Kwang-soo, John Isner, and Akira Ishigame. After him are Gary Cahill, Caroline Polachek, Arjun Kapoor, Aja Naomi King, Jemima Kirke, and Laura Haddock.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Deontay Wilder ranks 10,540 out of 20,380. Before him are Frances Perkins (1880), Roy Estrada (1943), June Anderson (1952), Dan Marino (1961), Brandon Routh (1979), and James Dickey (1923). After him are Daniel Cormier (1979), Steve Prefontaine (1951), Dennis Johnson (1954), Don Gordon (1926), Tim Miller (1964), and Henry Ward Beecher (1813).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Deontay Wilder ranks 59. Before him are James J. Jeffries (1875), Pete Rademacher (1928), Pernell Whitaker (1964), Ray Mercer (1961), James Smith (1953), and Bob Foster (1942). After him are Frankie Genaro (1901), Michael Moorer (1967), Hasim Rahman (1972), Miguel Cotto (1980), Tyrell Biggs (1960), and Wilfred Benítez (1958).

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