Deontay Wilder's fight moved out of the professional boxing arena when he made the news headlines recently as "The Bronze Bomber," a heavyweight boxer from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, chose to serve swift justice on fellow boxer and Internet troll, Charlie Zelenoff.
Deontay Wilder's fight against Charlie Zelenoff began when the latter released a video of him challenging "The Bronze Bomber" to a fight.
Charlie Zelenoff has made a small name for himself through his Youtube channel. It is through this digital medium that he claimed to be "The Best Boxer in The World, The Greatest Of All Time."
He also claims to hold a win-loss slate of 35-0, with 22 knockouts, although these fights have not been confirmed by any state athletic commission.
In 2011, Zelenoff was involved in a similar situation when he engaged Floyd Mayweather Sr. in an informal sparring match. Mayweather Sr., who was 62 years old at that time, landed the majority of punches. But Zelenoff threw one sucker punch while the elder Floyd had his back turned, causing all the other members of the camp to rush in and beat him up.
TMZ Sports caught Deontay Wilder's fight against Charlie Zelenoff on video, which happened at the Hollywood Boxing Gym in Los Angeles, Wednesday night.
Deontay Wilder is a 2008 Olympic Bronze medalist with a flawless 31-0 professional record, all of which ended by knockout. A high-profile WBC Continental Americas heavyweight champion like him is easily an open target for Internet trolls.
What made this case an exceptional one was that Zelenoff has been harassing "The Bronze Bomber" for a few years already. Wednesday night became the last straw for Wilder, as he began dropping bombs, and knocking Zelenoff down twice, in the process.
The fight ended after Deontay Wilder's corner men stepped in to intervene. Still irate, The Bronze Bomber screamed out, "Don't you ever call me a n***** again. Don't you ever say you're going to tape my daughter" as Zelenoff was still trying to get his bearings straight.
While the confrontation ended, Zelenoff tried to get the last laugh by saying "I'm the best. I'm still the best" before sprinting out of the building.
