Glenn McMorris

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

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
Win 7-6-0 United StatesColeman Johnson 168 lbs. KO 1979 1 0:14 New Orleans, Louisiana
Win 8-6-0 United StatesEmile "Big Macon" Taylor 168 lbs. KO 1979 1 0:17 New Orleans, Louisiana
Win 9-6-0 United StatesBice Milford 168 lbs. TKO 1980 Jan. 1 1:03 New Orleans, Louisiana
Win 10-6-0 United StatesDon Wilson 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 United StatesRay 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 United StatesRobert Biggs 168 lbs. KO 1980
Loss 10-9-0 CanadaJean-Yves Theriault 178 lbs. KO 1981 Feb 24 6 Non-Title Match Ottawa, Canada

Karate Point Fighting Record

Result Record Opponent Method Date Round Time Event Location Notes
Draw United StatesJohn Keating 188 lbs. Draw 1970 3 New Orleans, Louisiana
Win United StatesJimmy Tabares PTS 1975 Jul 1 Houston, Texas Source:Black Belt Magazine July 1975.
Unavailable United StatesLouis Arnold 1975 Source:Black Belt Magazine July 1975.
Loss United StatesHarold "Nature Boy" Roth 168 lbs. PTS 1975 3 New Orleans, Louisiana
Unavailable United StatesErnest Smith 1976 Galveston, Texas Source: Black Belt Magazine July 1976.

Full-Contact Karate Record

Result Record Opponent Method Date Round Time Event Location Notes
Unavailable[8] United StatesBurnis White 160 lbs. 1976 Oct 01 Tommy Lee promoter Aloha, Hawaii,Braisdell Memorial Arena -

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Don Wilson". Starsystemkickboxing.net. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  2. ↑ "Living Legends of Sport Karate". Sportkaratemuseum.org. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  3. ↑ "Magazines". MA-Mags. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  4. ↑ Cover of Karate Illustrated July 1979 (Vol.10, Number 7)
  5. ↑ "The Palm Beach Post - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
  6. ↑ Martial Arts: Traditions, History, People by John Corcoran and Emil Frarkas 1988, page 353.
  7. ↑ "Jean-Yves Theriault". Starsystemkickboxing.net. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  8. ↑ 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.
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