Deontay Wilder, who is popularly known as ‘The Bronze Bomber’, is an American professional boxer who has got a number of tattoos all over his body. Each tattoo of Wilder holds a special meaning to him. Deontay said,

Everything that I’ve got on me has meaning to it, from my neck down to my feet. I’ve easily got over a thousand hours on me. My body tells its own story with all the art on there.”

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Let’s read further to know more details regarding his body tats along with their meanings.

1. ‘Psalm 27’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Psalm 27’ Tattoo on his back.

Meaning: Since Deontay is a religious person, so he got inked the ‘Bible Verse: Psalm 27’ on his back in June 2015. Psalm 27 says,

The LORD is my light and my salvation– whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life– of whom shall I be afraid? When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.”

On June 4, 2015, Deontay uploaded the picture of this tattoo on his Instagram account with the caption,

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh, my enemies and foes, they stumbled and fell.” Psalm 27:1-2?

Along with this tattoo, Deontay got inked the tattoo of angel wings.

2. ‘Alabama’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Alabama’ Tattoo on his back.

Meaning: Deontay Wilder started his boxing career in October 2005 after entering Skyy Boxing Gym in Northport, Alabama. So, he got inked the name of the place ‘Alabama’ on his back. Along with this tattoo, he got inked the word, ‘The Beautiful’.

3. ‘The World Is Mine’ Tattoo

4. ‘Celtic Cross’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Celtic Cross’ Tattoo on the center of his chest.

Meaning: The Celtic Cross tattoos represent the person’s faith in God and Christianity. Since Deontay is a religious person, so he got the tattoo of ‘Celtic Cross’ inked on the center of his chest. Such tattoos also represent the event of the crucifixion of Jesus.