Tattoos

Deontay Wilder’s 33 Tattoos & Their Meanings

25. ‘Cross’ Tattoo

‘cross’ tattoo on the left side of his neck

26. ‘Olympic Bronze Medal’ Tattoo

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Tattoo: ‘Olympic Bronze Medal’ Tattoo on his right arm.

Meaning: Deontay won the bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the Olympics 2008 which led to his popular name, ‘The Bronze Bomber’. To pay tribute to this huge success, Deontay got the tattoo of ‘Olympic Bronze Medal’ inked on his right arm.

27. ‘Matching’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Matching’ Tattoo on his left hand.

Meaning: Deontay along with her current girlfriend, Telli Swift, got these matching tattoos inked on their respective hands. Deontay got the letters ‘L’ and ‘V’ while Telli got ‘O’ and ‘E’ inked on their hands. The couple is blessed with a beautiful baby girl, Kaorii Wilder.

28. ‘Unidentified’ Tattoos

Tattoo: ‘Unidentifed’ Tattoos on legs.

Meaning: No clear piece of information regarding these tattoos is available.

29. ‘Rose’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Rose’ Tattoo on his right forearm.

Meaning: Rose tattoos signify hope, new beginnings, promises, and feelings. It also signifies a mature love and protection from an envious lover.

30. ‘Children’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Children’ Tattoo on his right biceps.

Meaning: This tattoo of a father holding the hand of a child has special significance for the boxing star. He got this tattoo for his daughter ‘Naieya Wilder’ who was born in 2005 with ‘Spina Bifida’. She has successfully overcome her health problem and this tattoo signifies a child holding her father’s hand moving towards a path of successful recovery. In an interview, Deontay said,

While she was going through all the different obstacles that she had to go through, I was going through the same thing with my career, trying to build this, trying to support her. The tattoo indicates me and her walking to the road to success. She was successful in overcoming spinal bifida and still being able to be a normal child and do normal things. I overcame the adversity of the things that I had to sacrifice as a young man, becoming a man and taking care of what I had to do. We both were successful.”

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