Bronze Bomber here to cheer Barons

There's one fan at Riverwalk Stadium that we hopefully won't see take any of his usual swings tonight.

Deontay Wilder, an Olympic bronze medalist boxer, is here to watch the Barons and Biscuits. He was at the State House today for the passage of a bill creating a state boxing commission.

Wilder, who said he's cheering for the Barons, played baseball when he was in junior high in Tuscaloosa. His pitching and his height left him with an easy nickname.

"They called me the Wild Thing," Wilder said. "I had speed on my ball and I was a tall kid."

Wilder is now known as the Bronze Bomber -- a play on Joe Louis' Brown Bomber -- and is 4-0 as a professional. His next fight is May 23 in Cincinnati. He hopes to have the first fight in his home state some time in August.

"We made a big issue that we can fight for our country, but we can't fight in our state," Wilder said. "We've been working for this for a few years and they finally passed it."

If you want to watch a sports writer, a Tuscaloosa News sports writer, stand up to Wilder, click HERE.