Glenn McMorris

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	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 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	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	Robert Biggs	168 lbs.	KO	1980
Loss	10-9-0	Jean-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 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

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

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