How tall is Deontay Wilder?

Deontay Wilder's listed height is 201 cm (6'7"). He is taller than about 99% of men in the United States.

Where 201 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1985 (average 177.5 cm).

About Deontay Wilder

Deontay Wilder is an American professional boxer, born on 22 October 1985 in Tuscaloosa. He had a late start to boxing, taking up the sport at 20 years of age. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 2008 Olympics, which led to his nickname, the Bronze Bomber, a name he coined after Joe Louis, who was known as the Brown Bomber.

Wilder held the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020. By winning it he became the first American world heavyweight champion since 2007, which ended the longest period in boxing history without an American heavyweight champion. He is known for his punching power, with a knockout-to-win percentage of 95.55%, the highest in heavyweight championship history, and 20 of his knockouts came in the first round. He is a three-time winner of the Premier Boxing Champions Knockout of the Year award, in 2016, 2017 and 2019, and won the Ring magazine Knockout of the Year award in 2019.

Wilder is listed at 201 cm (6'7").

Frequently asked

How tall is Deontay Wilder in feet and inches? Deontay Wilder is 6'7" tall, which is 201 cm, 79.1 inches or 2.01 m.

Is Deontay Wilder tall for men in the United States? At 201 cm he is taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1985, whose average height is 177.5 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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