Gary Wilder: Who Is Deontay Wilder’s Father?
Deontay Leshun Wilder (born October 22, 1985) is an American professional boxer. From 2015 to 2020, Deontay held the WBC heavyweight title and successfully defended it ten times. Wilder began boxing in October 2005, when Deontay joined the Skyy Boxing Gym in Northport, Alabama, and began training with Jay Deas. Wilder was 20 years old…
Deontay Leshun Wilder (born October 22, 1985) is an American professional boxer. From 2015 to 2020, Deontay held the WBC heavyweight title and successfully defended it ten times.
Wilder began boxing in October 2005, when Deontay joined the Skyy Boxing Gym in Northport, Alabama, and began training with Jay Deas. Wilder was 20 years old at the time. By 2007, Deontay had defied the odds to win both the National Golden Gloves and the US championships at 201 pounds (91 kg). In the finals of the Golden Gloves, Deontay defeated highly regarded cadet world champion Isiah Thomas, a southpaw from Detroit, and David Thompson, of Brooklyn. At the US Championship, Deontay defeated Quantis Graves and won the final 31-15 over San Jose, California’s southpaw James Zimmerman.
Deontay defeated Graves twice more at the Olympic trials, winning the competition in only 21 bouts. Early in 2008, Deontay set a career-high by defeating world champion and future Olympic champion Rakhim Chakhiyev in Russia. At the qualifier, Deontay defeated Deivis Julio 6:5, Jorge Quinones of Ecuador on double countback, and Brazilian Rafael Lima 6:5. Wilder was knocked out by Evgenyi Romanov in a Russia-USA dual match on February 29, 2008, in Novosibirsk.
Gary Wilder: Who Is Deontay Wilder’s Father?
Gary Keith Wilder is the father of heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and three other children. Gary worked hard as a responsible parent to help his children develop their skills. Gary resides in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Gary is a preacher.
