Glenn McMorris
Glenn McMorris | |
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Born |
Glenn McMorris Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Nationality | American |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
Division | Middleweight, Lightheavyweight |
Style | Kickboxing, Karate |
Fighting out of | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Rank | Black Belt |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 19 |
Wins | 10 |
By knockout | 9 |
Losses | 9 |
By knockout | 7 |
Other information | |
Occupation | Kickboxer, Karate Point-Fighter |
Glenn McMorris is a retired kickboxer, a former Professional Karate Association Full-Contact Middleweight United States Champion, a sport karate Hall of Famer, and the only fighter to have knocked out Martial Arts Hall of Famer Don "The Dragon" Wilson.[1]
Sport Karate
Glenn McMorris started in martial arts competition in sport karate. He fought in numerous point-fighting matches which earned him a place in the Sport Karate Hall of Fame.[2] One of McMorris's rare defeats in point-fighting was to Harold "Nature Boy" Roth in New Orleans in 1975.
McMorris appeared on the cover of the magazine Karate Illustrated in July 1979 (Vol.10, Number 7).[3][4]
Kickboxing
McMorris branched off into kickboxing. He had an early reputation in the WSMAC (World Series of the Martial Arts Championships) as a knockout artist; knocking out "Big" Macon Taylor in 15 seconds. McMorris possessed a great right hand, but he didn't have much of a defense.
McMorris was billed as the number 1 contender for the Professional Karate Association (PKA) Middleweight U.S. Title in March 1980.[5]
McMorris challenged Don "The Dragon" Wilson for the PKA Full-Contact Middleweight U.S. Title on March 5, 1980. McMorris had a record of 9-6 (8 knockouts) going into the title fight, while Wilson was 25-3-1 and was riding a 2-year, 17 bout winning streak. McMorris scored a stunning upset by knocking out Wilson in the first round to capture the title. This would be the only knockout defeat suffered by Wilson in his 6-decade career.
Four months later, McMorris lost the PKA Full-Contact Middleweight U.S. Title to Ray McCallum by 2nd round knockout.[6]
Next, McMorris attempted a comeback and was knocked out by Robert Biggs.
On February 24, 1981, McMorris met PKA World Lightheavyweight Champion Jean-Yves Theriault in a non-title match. In a brutal slugfest, McMorris lost by knockout in the 6th round. McMorris retired after this bout.[7]
Kickboxing Record
Result | Record | Opponent | Weight | Method | Date | Round | Time | Event | Location | Notes |
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Win | 7-6-0 | ![]() |
168 lbs. | KO | 1979 | 1 | 0:14 | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
Win | 8-6-0 | ![]() |
168 lbs. | KO | 1979 | 1 | 0:17 | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
Win | 9-6-0 | ![]() |
168 lbs. | TKO | 1980 Jan. | 1 | 1:03 | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
Win | 10-6-0 | ![]() |
168 lbs. | TKO | 1980 Mar 05 | 1 | P.K.A. Full-Contact Middleweight U.S. Title | West Palm Beach, Florida | Won P.K.A. Full-Contact Middleweight U.S. Title | |
Loss | 10-7-0 | ![]() |
168 lbs. | KO | 1980 Jul | 2 | P.K.A. Full-Contact Middleweight U.S. Title | Lost P.K.A. Full-Contact Middleweight U.S. Title | ||
Loss | 10-8-0 | ![]() |
168 lbs. | KO | 1980 | |||||
Loss | 10-9-0 | ![]() |
178 lbs. | KO | 1981 Feb 24 | 6 | Non-Title Match | Ottawa, Canada |
Karate Point Fighting Record
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Full-Contact Karate Record
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Footnotes
- ↑ "Don Wilson". Starsystemkickboxing.net. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ↑ "Living Legends of Sport Karate". Sportkaratemuseum.org. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ↑ "Magazines". MA-Mags. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ↑ Cover of Karate Illustrated July 1979 (Vol.10, Number 7)
- ↑ "The Palm Beach Post - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
- ↑ Martial Arts: Traditions, History, People by John Corcoran and Emil Frarkas 1988, page 353.
- ↑ "Jean-Yves Theriault". Starsystemkickboxing.net. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ↑ Michel Durand. "USA karate story : Chuck Norris - Joe Lewis - Bill Wallace: Tommy Lee's World Series of Martial Arts Championships". Karate-in-english-lewis-wallace.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07.