Johnny Davis (kickboxer)
| Johnny Davis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Johnny Morris Davis July 15, 1962 Dillon, South Carolina, United States |
| Other names | Superfoot |
| Nationality |  American |
| Division | Welterweight Middleweight |
| Style | Karate, Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Rocklin, California, United States |
| Rank | 6th degree black belt in Karate |
| Years active | -1988 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 31 |
| Wins | 25 |
| By knockout | 13 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 0 |
Johnny Morris Davis (born July 15, 1962) is an American former kickboxer who competed in the welterweight and middleweight divisions. Nicknamed "Superfoot", Davis held numerous titles including two world championships.
Career
[edit]Johnny Davis was born in Dillon, South Carolina, and currently resides in the Carolinas. He began martial arts training in karate and eventually reached the rank of second degree black belt. After a successful run competing in point fighting tournaments, he made the jump to full contact[broken anchor] kickboxing.[1]
From 1980 to 1984, he won numerous regional kickboxing titles before beating Alvin Prouder for the PKA World Welterweight Championship in Denver, Colorado on February 2, 1985.[2] In 1987, he won the FFKA Championship and also won the ISKA U.S. Middleweight Championship that year in a bout featured on ESPN. Davis' final record was 25 wins and 6 losses, with 13 wins by knockout.
Davis retired in 1988 but continued to stay involved in martial arts. In 1996, he promoted several kickboxing matches in California and became involved with the IKF. In 2002, he released an autobiographical training manual entitled The Art of Kickboxing, and started his own promotional company, AK Promotions.
Championships and awards
[edit]Kickboxing
[edit]- Fight Factory Karate Association
- FFKA World Championship
- International Sport Karate Association
- ISKA United States Middleweight (-75 kg/165.3 lb) Full Contact Championship
- Professional Karate Association
- PKA North Carolina Light Middleweight Championship
- PKA South Eastern Welterweight Championship
- PKA East Coast Welterweight Championship
- PKA World Welterweight Championship
Kickboxing record
[edit]| 25 wins (13 KOs), 6 losses, 0 draws | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-02-02 | Win | Alvin Prouder |
Denver, Colorado, USA | |||||
| Wins the PKA World Welterweight Championship. | ||||||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "AK Promotions profile". Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
- ^ Superfoot Davis Back In Dillon
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 1962 births
- American male kickboxers
- Kickboxers from South Carolina
- Kickboxers from California
- Welterweight kickboxers
- Middleweight kickboxers
- American male karateka
- People from Dillon, South Carolina
- People from Rocklin, California
- Sportspeople from Placer County, California
- African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen