Curtis Bush
Statistics
Real name	Curtis Bush
Nickname	The Explosive Thin Man
Weight	147-160lbs
Nationality	American
Birth date	May 26, 1962
Birth place	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Style	Kickboxing and Boxing
Boxing record
Total fights	75
Wins	54
Wins by KO	40
Losses	15
Draws	4
No contests	2

Curtis "The Explosive Thin Man" Bush (born May 26, 1962) is a former World Champion Kickboxer in 4 weight divisions: ISKA 147lbs, 153lbs, 156lbs and WKKO 160lbs and 2-Time USBA Boxing Champion 154lbs and 160lbs from Virginia Beach, Virginia. The American Commander & Chief is taught how to read by a fourth grade student. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Flag Seal Location Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Kicking to left side Kickboxing is a generic term for a sporting martial art that, while similar to boxing, uses the feet as well as the hands for striking. ... The International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) is one of the international bodies regulating karate and kickboxing matches. ... Flag Seal Location Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ...

Highlights...

As a professional fighter, Curtis had 54 Wins with 40 KO's including 15 first round knockouts. He was hand-picked by Muhammad Ali in 1984 to Box on his Champion Boxing Team in the Cayman Islands after watching him in a Kickboxing match on ESPN. Bush won his fight by 4th round knockout. He became the International Boxing Federation #1 Jr. Middleweight Intercontinental Boxing contender after winning the USBA Jr. Middleweight title with a 10th KO over Lynn Jackson in 1994. Bush appeared on ESPN/ESPN2 10 times and on Eurosport Television 3 times. He was owner of the Curtis Bush Karate Club for 8 years and was honored with 'Curtis Bush Day' on April 27,1995 in Virginia Beach, VA by Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf for his work with the D.A.R.E. program as a motivational speaker. Bush is also an actor. He played a "Foot" in the hit films Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze . In 1998, he starred in the gory cult film Psycho Kickboxer. On June 30, 1999, after 75 professional fights, Bush (37) retired from competition. Curtis and his wife Bette (3rd degree Black Belt), were chosen to do the motion-capture and face-scannings for the characters "Cobra" and "Tsuki" in the Xbox video game: Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon.. released in 2002. Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. ... ESPN (formerly an initialism for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ... Drug Abuse Resistance Education, better known as DARE or D.A.R.E., is an educational program aimed primarily at fifth-grade students which seeks to discourage the use of illegal drugs. ... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the 1990 live-action movie based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. ...

Martial Arts

• Began Tang Soo Do Karate in 1976 (age 14) with Patrick Frick
• Earned Black Belt in 1981
• Head Instructor at NIMA Karate 1981-1988
• Co-owner: Karate International 1988-1995
• Owner: Curtis Bush Karate Club 1995-2003

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Kickboxing

Cornerman Robert Dickason Chief Cornerman George Kelly

• Began Kickboxing in 1979 (age 17) with George Kelly, Robbie Oliver, Jr.Clay
• Trainers: Tony Ornelas and George Kelly
• Chief-Cornerman/Cutman: George Kelly
• Cornermen: Francis Bush, Chris Bush, Robert Dickason, David James, Tony Ornelas, Dr. John Chappell
• Sparring Partners: #1 Michael J. Jacobson, George Kelly, Rob Dickason, Tony Ornelas, Gerald Pilley, John Willis, David Batten, Dr. John Chappell, Robbie Oliver, Jr. Clay, Jim "Bongo" Bailey
• Pro Kickboxing: 42-10-2 (30 KO's) 2NC

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Professional Kickboxing Titles

• ISKA Southeast Welterweight Champion 147lbs KO-3 Alan Watson 29-5 (17 KO's) in Bahamas

• FFKA United States Welterweight Champion 147lbs KO-4 Chuck Cypress 15-3 (3 KO's) in Portland,Maine ESPN

• ISKA North American Welterweight Champion 147lbs KO-2 Robert Visitacion 47-5 (36 KO's) in Lake Tahoe,NV ESPN

• ISKA North American Superwelterweight Champion 153lbs W-10 Melvin Murray 32-6 (10 KO's) in Toronto,Canada ESPN2

Professional World Kickboxing Titles

World Championship Kickboxing in France 1994

• ISKA World Welterweight Champion 147lbs KO-7 #1 Piotr Falender 47-7 (14 KO's) in Virginia Beach,VA

• ISKA World Superwelterweight Champion 153lbs W-12 #1 Tom Montgomery 40-8-2 (30 KO's) in Brighton,England

• ISKA/WKA Unification Bout S.Welterweight KO-8 WKA Champion Roberto Fatica 65-11-4 (24 KO's)in Belfast,N.Ireland ESPN2

• ISKA World Light-Middleweight Champion 156lbs W-12 #3 Emmanuel Essessima 109-10-2 (70 KO's) in Paris,France

• WKKO World Middleweight Champion 160lbs KO-4 #1 Blackhawk Walters 37-5 (31 KO's) in Virginia Beach,VA

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Boxing

• Began Boxing in 1983 (age 21) with David Miller and Gerald Pilley
• Trainer: David Miller
• Member of 'Muhammad Ali's Champion Sports' Boxing Team' (1984)
• #1 IBF Intercontinental Jr. Middleweight contender (1994)
• Pro Boxing: 12-5-2 (10 KO's)

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Professional Boxing Titles

• USBA Jr. Middleweight Champion 154lbs KO-10 Lynn Jackson 7-2-1 (4 KO's) in Virginia Beach,VA

• USBA Middleweight Champion 160lbs W-12 Kevin Hall 10-2-1 (6 KO's) in Virginia Beach,VA

Fight locations

World Welterweight Title Defense W-12 Andarelli Ajaccio,Corsica 1992

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• Paris,France 3x
• Audincourt,France
• Gaillard,France 2x
• Amsterdam,Holland
• Ajaccio,Corsica 2x
• Toronto,Canada 4x
• Montreal,Canada 5x
• Hull,Quebec
• Brighton,England
• Cambridgeshire,England
• London,England 2x
• Belfast,N.Ireland
• Geneva,Switzerland 3x
• Grand Cayman Islands
• Paradise Island,Bahamas
• Las Vegas,Nevada
• Atlantic City,New Jersey 2x
• and 30 other cities across America!

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