Curtis Bush
| Curtis Bush | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 27, 1962 Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States |
| Other names | The Explosive Thin Man |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st) |
| Division |
Welterweight Super-welterweight Light-middleweight Middleweight |
| Reach | 72.0 in (183 cm) |
| Style | |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States |
| Team | NIMA Karate (1981-1988) Karate International (1988-1995) Bush Karate Club (1995-2003) |
| Trainer | David Miller George Kelly Tony Ornelas |
| Rank | 3rd degree black belt in Tang Soo Do |
| Years active | 1979–1999 |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 56 |
| Wins | 42 |
| By knockout | 30 |
| Losses | 10 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 2 |
| Amateur career | |
| Total | 17 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
Curtis Bush (born June 27, 1962) is an American world champion kickboxer who competed in the welterweight, super-welterweight, light-middleweight and middleweight divisions. A tall southpaw possessing dangerous spinning back kicks and spinning back fists, Bush competed entirely under full contact rules and was a two-time Virginia state champion as an amateur before turning professional in 1983. After knocking out Robert Visitacion to become the North American welterweight champion in 1987, he went on to win five world titles in four weight classes and retired from competition in 1999.
Curtis Bush was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 1962 and in 1976, at the age of thirteen, began practicing tang soo do, eventually earning his black belt after five years. He took up kickboxing at seventeen.
Bush began competing as an amateur kickboxer in 1979 and amassed a record of 15-2 with 11 knockouts over the next four years before turning professional in 1983. The highlights of his amateur career include decision wins over Darnell Studavent for the Virginia Welterweight (-67 kg/147 lb) title and Alphonzo Claiborne for the Virginia Super Welterweight (-70 kg/154 lb) belt in 1981 and 1982, respectively.
His professional kickboxing debut came on June 11, 1983 in Memphis, Tennessee when he knocked out the previously undefeated Jackie "Hollywood" Dixon 8-0 (5 KO's) in round two of a bout televised nationally on ESPN. He soon became the #9 ranked light welterweight by the PKA when he knocked out the PKA #5 world contender Ken Comer with a fifth round roundhouse kick to the head in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
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