Deontay Wilder: Should he retire or not? | Boxen247 with Kristian | Talkin Fight

Graeme and Kristian discuss the future of heavyweight boxer Deontay Wilder in light of his knockout defeat to Tyson Fury last Saturday.

A bit of history, according to his interview with The Sun: Wilder had been a budding high school football and basketball star — but when he discovered he was going to become a father at the age of 19 his career as a college sportsman was over.

He worked three jobs at IHOP, Red Lobster and driving a beer truck to make ends meet.

It was only when the couple were told their daughter might have spina bifida — and with exorbitant medical bills looming — that Wilder decided to get in the ring.

"I was just a guy in college, was on the basketball team," he tells Sun Online.

"I’d do it — in terms of getting into boxing — all over if I had to for my daughter. She’s the one that got me into boxing."

A scholarly article related to concussions and their impact on amateur boxers: https://www.clinicalcorrelations.org/2019/01/18/is-traumatic-brain-injury-preventable-in-amateur-boxing-competition/#:~:text=Boxers%20are%20at%20risk%20for,repeated%20blows%20to%20the%20head.&text=Still%2C%20amateur%20boxers%20may%20be,into%20the%20ring%20for%20competition.

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