Is Deontay Wilder Retiring?
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Deontay Wilder has arguably achieved it all in his boxing career and has cemented his name in the history books. Having tasted the Olympic Bronze medal and the WBC world title, Wilder is one of the scariest heavyweight punchers of all time. His vicious power puts him amongst the group of elites, with the likes of Gorge Foreman, Mike Tyson, and others who were known for knocking people out.
However, it hasn’t been a fairy tale ride for ‘The Bronze Bomber’ for the past few years. After suffering his maiden defeat against Tyson Fury in 2020, Wilder lost the trilogy fight yet again with a 11 round KO in October this year. The end of the Fury-Wilder rivalry showcased a 2-0-1 scoreboard in favor of Fury in all three fights.
As the WBC world title is now far from Wilder’s sight, there are chances that we may have seen the last of Deontay ‘The Bronze Bomber’ Wilder. Wilder has teased at retirement and can rightly hang up his gloves. In a chat with Kevin Hart, the Alabaman native revealed how he has fulfilled his dreams in boxing. He said he is well off to bid goodbye to the sport.
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Deontay Wilder said “I have accomplished my goals in this sport. I told my daughter when she was one that I’d be a champion and able to support her beyond belief. I’ve done that. Should I give it a go one more time, or should I just retire and focus on other things?”
36-year-old Wilder has an active record of 42-2-1, with 41 KOs under his name. He is still a top-tier boxer and can look to enter the title race anytime. But he has enough reasons to retire and some of them are legitimate.
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Before entering the ring against Fury for the third time, Wilder’s reported net worth stood at $40 million. In the recent fight, he amassed a guaranteed $20 million with the 40% PPV shares. Hence, his current net worth has seen a sheer surge with some additional millions. Financially, Wilder is in a stable position to retire.
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But his boxing legacy can demand a few more tests from him. From Dillian Whyte, Anthony Joshua to Oleksandr Usyk and Andy Ruiz Jr., ‘The Bronze Bomber’ hasn’t faced many of the A-listers of his division. After his second loss to Fury, his trainer Malik Scott explained how Wilder can remain active. So, we can still expect him to compete. But looking at several other factors also justifies his decision of retirement at this point.
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