Johnny Davis (kickboxer)
{{short description|American kickboxer}}
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| birth_name = Johnny Morris Davis
| other_names = Superfoot
| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|07|15}}
| birth_place = Dillon, South Carolina, United States
| fighting_out_of = Rocklin, California, United States
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| weight_class = Welterweight
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| style = Karate, Kickboxing
| rank = {{color box|black}} 6th degree black belt in Karate
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| years_active = -1988
| kickbox_win = 25
| kickbox_kowin = 13
| kickbox_loss = 6
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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
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|date=2024-07-19|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Kickboxing#Full contact|reason=Anchor "Kickboxing#Full contact" links to a specific web page: "Full-contact". The anchor (Full contact) has been deleted.}} kickboxing.{{Cite web |url=http://www.akpromotions.org/JohnnyDavis.htm |title=AK Promotions profile |access-date=2013-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723095415/http://www.akpromotions.org/JohnnyDavis.htm |archive-date=2012-07-23 |url-status=dead }}
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.[http://www.dillonheraldonline.com/2012/12/08/superfoot-davis-back-in-dillon/ Superfoot Davis Back In Dillon] 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
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- 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
{{Kickboxing record start|norec=y|title=Kickboxing record|record=25 wins (13 KOs), 6 losses, 0 draws}}
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| 1985-02-02 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Alvin Prouder || || Denver, Colorado, USA || || ||
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! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Wins the PKA World Welterweight Championship.}}
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| colspan=9 | Legend: {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win |border=1px solid #CCFFCC}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss |border=1px solid #FFBBBB}} {{legend2|#c5d2ea|Draw/No contest |border=1px solid #c5d2ea}} {{legend2|White|Notes |border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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References
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External links
- [http://www.ikfkickboxing.com/JohnnyDavis.htm IKF profile]
- [http://www.akpromotions.org]
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Category:American male kickboxers
Category:Kickboxers from South Carolina
Category:Kickboxers from California
Category:Welterweight kickboxers
Category:Middleweight kickboxers
Category:American male karateka
Category:People from Dillon, South Carolina
Category:Sportspeople from Rocklin, California
Category:African-American sportsmen
Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen