Of course, with a sport that's as violent as boxing, there is always going to be some negativity. She's very smart, she's running around. Their relationship lasted for a long time and together, they had their first daughter Naieya in 2005.

Ahead of the sporting event of the year, as Wilder, 34, battles Tyson Fury for heavyweight supremacy at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on February 22, SunSport looks at the making of the man who once said he "wants a body" on his impeccable fighting record. 'He said, '[t]he basketball court is down the street.'. In December 2015, he defended his title against Artur Szpilka, a Polish boxer. A 19-year-old Wilder with a young Naieya shortly after her birth in 2005.

These days Wilder is fighting for low seven-figure purses in hopes of hitting a major eight-figure payday with a unification bout against the IBF and WBA heavyweight champion, England's Anthony Joshua. The rest of Wilder's story is well-known to boxing devotees. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Wilder beat Stiverne to win the WBC crown in 2015.

A bout between Wilder and Luis Ortiz had longed been negotiated since 2017, but plans fell through as a result of Luis Ortiz failed drug tests. Boy, 14, latest victim of child kidnap attempt amid fears of snatch gang, Bus driver who sent 'creepy' texts to woman using test & trace info is sacked, Anger over 'idiotic' curfew as clip shows 50 drinkers dancing in street at 10pm, I’ve a £5k stockpile in my spare room – I’ve swept shelves & it’ll last til Feb. Who is Croydon police shooting suspect Louis De Zoysa? Wilder's children know how he makes a living, although he wonders if they truly understand the dangers involved. Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Deontay Wilder was born in poverty as the son of a preacher man, Wilder became a professional boxer after his daughter was born with life-threatening spina bifida, Wilder was brought up religiously by mum, Deborah, The Bronze Bomber grew up with three sisters and brother Marsellos, who is also a boxer, When he was a kid Deontay Wilder was nicknamed Sticks by pals because of his skinny appearance, Wilder dreamed of playing college basketball or American football, Aged 19, Wilder found out he was going to be a dad and dropped out of college, Wilder walked into Jay Deas' Skyy Gym when he was a teenager, Deas saw raw potential in Wilder, acknowledging his power from his first sparring session, Deas recalled how Wilder knocked out a heavyweight boxer on his first sparring session at the Skyy Gym, When Wilder's first daughter Naieya was born, he made an extraordinary pledge to turn pro, Naieya was born with spina bifida, and Wilder needed to make it in boxing to pay for her medical bills, Wilder promised Naieya he was going to be heavyweight champion of the world, Here is all you need to know about the much anticipated rematch between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas, a daughter born with the life-threatening condition spina bifida, Wilder, 34, battles Tyson Fury for heavyweight supremacy at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on February 22, Wilder has had trainer Jay Deas by his side, Wilder made an extraordinary pledge to his daughter, Naieya, fighting a depression that left him contemplating taking his own life, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).

In May 2019, he defeated Dominic Breazeale by knockout to retain his WBC heavyweight title. That was Wilder’s first fight in the UK. His father Gary, a preacher, mum Deborah, and his grandmother Pastor Evelyn Loggins initially put him on a path to religion, taking him to Helping Hand Holiness Church every week. The theory in boxing circles is that Joshua will eventually fight Wilder, but not anytime soon. But while Wilder hopes to fight Joshua in 2018, the 28-year-old Englishman has been slow to commit. "There’s a lot of things in life that we don’t want to do, but we have to until we get to a certain point in our lives and we can say ‘I can live my life’. Trump wanted to name Ivanka as his running mate in 2016, new book by Rick Gates claims, Famed Napa Valley winery Chateau Boswell is destroyed by the Glass Fire as it spreads across 2,500 acres and forces 2,000 people to flee their homes, 'Maybe the Clintons won't get away with it after all': Trump reveals John Durham's probe into the FBI's Russia investigation has expanded to look into corruption allegations at the Clinton Foundation, Trump accuses Michael Bloomberg of 'bribing ex-prisoners to go out and vote for Sleepy Joe' amid federal probe into billionaire's £16m donation in Florida, Trump's tax records show he's 'carrying $421million in loans, his properties are in debt and he wrote off $70,000 for his haircuts on The Apprentice and $100,000 for Ivanka's favorite stylist', Biden capitalizes on Trump's $750 income tax payments with ad campaign showing how teachers typically pay ten times as much and even Abraham Lincoln paid more in 1864, Ivanka got paid millions as a 'consultant' on family hotel deals in move which saved her father tax, Trump tax returns reveal, 'Can you believe how f***ing stupid the IRS is?' First, Wilder says, he never lost a fight growing up. He brought boxing’s glory back to America in 2015 when he claimed the WBC heavyweight title, thus becoming the first American boxer to hold a heavyweight championship title in 9 years. Following his recovery in November 2016, he was set to face Andrzej Wawrzyk for his title defence. Wilder fought seven times in 2009, winning all the fights in round one. Deas works out of Skyy Gym in Northport, where Wilder still sculpts his impressive physique to this day. He can't claim to have a classic style, but Wilder possesses what some consider the sport's best right hand, and at times he's been absolutely terrifying. Unfortunately he had to drop out of school, which effectively ended his dream of being a basketball or football player. It's a process to get to that point. In 2019, he earned $30 million from his fights. He faced Ethan Cox (2-2-1), winning by second-round technical knockout (TKO) after knocking Cox down three times. At SportyTell.com, we strive for fairness and accuracy. ', Despite picking up the sport in 2005, Wilder managed to qualify for the Olympics by 2007. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. I’m just very proud of her. He then fought Luis Ortiz in a rematch and defeated the boxer in the 7th round by knockout. Now he's heavyweight champion. 'You're going to have ups and downs,' he said.