A biography for Deontay Wilderhasn’t been written yet.
“I am very comfortable travelling and going into other territories.”
“I always picture my grandkids looking at their grandfather and saying, 'My grandfather was the last or the first to do something.' There's nothing like setting goals and watching yourself get there, accomplishing that goal and putting your name to a part of history.”
“Nothing has been given to Deontay Wilder. So with that being said, nothing is going to be taken from me. So I must stay focused. I must. I must. It is an absolute must to stay focused.”
“At the end of the day, I am going for all the belts, so I am going to have to go through all of them. And I would live to fight the U.K. guys - even in the U.K.”
“I'm definitely an active champion. I'm looking forward to defending my belt as many times as possible.”
“You have to, as an individual, know how to tune that stage of your life that's in the past out.”
“People have to realize that God has blessed me with power. He hasn't got me this far for no reason. I feel like God has a plan for me in this sport. That's how I have came up this fast.”
“Fury made a name for himself in America, and as a fighter, you have to establish yourself there, first and foremost, to be known worldwide.”
“I'm always getting confused with LeBron James. Everywhere I go, I'm LeBron James.”
“I decided to do something I've been wanting to do for a long time - go get a chef and a nutritionist - and I brought them on board.”
“When they throw punches, the breathing, the sparring. The heavy bags being hit. All of that - it was a heavenly sound to me.”
“If I have to go through Fury after my Povetkin fight - and I never look past my next fight; I am not that foolish - to get those belts, I would love to fight him next.”
“Going to Russia is going to be nothing for me. I'm going to treat it like it's the U.S. because, at the end of the day, it's one man, one ring.”
“There is no bigger fight than Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder.”
“If Bronze Bomber got loose in the streets, it won't be something nice.”
“I think Joshua has been doing a good job winning his fights and beating the guys in front of him. You got to congratulate him for his success.”
“The craziest thing about it, I used to hate fighting, but you had to show how tough you was; you had to show you wasn't no punk.”
“I'm looking forward to the fighting with no headgear - I'm jealous. I kind of want to go back to the Olympics to experience no headgear.”
“I can adapt to any environment or any situation I need to, so I am ready to go to Russia. You take what you get or start crying about it, but I am re-doing 'Rocky IV.' I am doing the black 'Rocky.'”
“I had a lot of great moments with David Haye.”