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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]
| Glenn McMorris | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Sport Karate edit
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 edit
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 5 March 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 24 February 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 edit
| Result | Record | Opponent | Weight | Method | Date | Round | Time | Event | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 7-6-0 |  Coleman Johnson
|
168 lbs. | KO | 1979 | 1 | 0:14 | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
| Win | 8-6-0 | Emile "Big Macon" Taylor
|
168 lbs. | KO | 1979 | 1 | 0:17 | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
| Win | 9-6-0 | Bice Milford
|
168 lbs. | TKO | 1980 Jan. | 1 | 1:03 | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
| Win | 10-6-0 | Don Wilson
|
168 lbs. | TKO | 1980 Mar 5 | 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 | Ray McCallum
|
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 |  Wade Woodbury
|
168 lbs. | KO | 1980 Nov | 2 | 1:36 | Non-Match | Clearwater, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 10-9-0 | Jean-Yves Theriault
|
178 lbs. | KO | 1981 Feb 24 | 6 | Non-Title Match | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Karate Point Fighting record edit
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Date | Round | Time | Event | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | John Keating
|
188 lbs. | Draw | 1970 | 3 | New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
| Win | Jimmy Tabares
|
PTS | 1975 Jul | 1 | Houston, Texas | Source:Black Belt Magazine July 1975. | |||
| Unavailable | Louis Arnold
|
1975 | Source:Black Belt Magazine July 1975. | ||||||
| Loss | Harold "Nature Boy" Roth
|
168 lbs. | PTS | 1975 | 3 | New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
| Unavailable | Ernest Smith
|
1976 | Galveston, Texas | Source: Black Belt Magazine July 1976. |
Full-Contact Karate Record edit
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Date | Round | Time | Event | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unavailable[8] | Burnis White
|
160 lbs. | 1976 Oct 1 | Tommy Lee promoter | Aloha, Hawaii,Braisdell Memorial Arena | Source: |
Footnotes edit
- ^ "Don Wilson". Starsystemkickboxing.net. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ "Living Legends of Sport Karate". Sportkaratemuseum.org. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ "Magazines". MA-Mags. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ 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 7 November 2012.
