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 |  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, Ontario, 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 | - |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Don Wilson". Starsystemkickboxing.net. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ↑ "Living Legends of Sport Karate". Sportkaratemuseum.org. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ↑ "Magazines". MA-Mags. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ↑ 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.
