Curtis Bush

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Curtis Bush
Born
Curtis Bush

May 26, 1962
Virginia Beach, Virginia
NationalityUnited States American
Other names"The Explosive Thin Man"
Statistics
Weight(s)147–160 lb (67–73 kg)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights75
Wins54
Wins by KO40
Losses15
Draws4
No contests2

Curtis "The Explosive Thin Man" Bush (born May 26, 1962) is a former World Champion Kickboxer in 4 weight divisions: ISKA Welterweight 147 lbs, Superwelterweight 153 lbs, Light-middleweight 156 lbs and WKKO Middleweight 160 lbs and 2-Time USBA Boxing Champion: Jr. Middleweight 154 lbs and Middleweight 160 lbs from Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Highlights...

His fighting career lasted from 1979-1999. He fought 22 times outside of the United States. As a professional fighter, he 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 Sports Pro Boxing Team in the Cayman Islands after watching him in a kickboxing match on ESPN knocking out his opponent with a head kick. Bush signed a six fight contract with Ali's lawyer, Richard Hirschfeld to box in the Caribbean with a final bout in London, England for a minor title. Bush won his boxing fight by 4th round knockout. The company folded right after the Cayman Islands fight for stock fraud. Richard Hirschfeld committed suicide in 1995 in a Miami, Florida jail cell after being re-arrested after an 8 year fugitive manhunt found him hiding in a Miami mansion closet. Hirschfeld had been wanted for various scams and fraudulent business ventures. Curtis became the IBF International Boxing Federation #1 Intercontinental Jr. Middleweight contender after winning the USBA Jr. Middleweight title with a 10th KO over Lynn Jackson in 1994. Bush appeared on ESPN/ESPN2 10 times, ESPN Classics 4 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. His first film role was playing a deranged poacher in the 1987 Canadian film Dragon Hunt filmed in Toronto, Canada. Bush was killed by the star Michael Mcnamara in a brutal fight scene. He played a "Foot" in the hit films Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze in 1989 and 1990. He starred in the locally produced UPN television series 464 Roadhouse in 1992. The series was based on the film Roadhouse starring Patrick Swayze. Curtis played Dillon where as Swayze played Dalton. The series lasted 4 episodes before being cancelled. He played a terrorist in the film Major Payne starring Damon Wayons in 1995. Curtis was scheduled to fight former 2-time world welterweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist Mark Breland in 1995. Two days before the fight, the show was cancelled by the Virginia Boxing Commission after the promoter was discovered to be a crack addict and phoney, with no money to pay the fighters. He starred in the gory, independent cult film Psycho Kickboxer. released by EI Cinema in 1998. On June 30, 1999, after 75 professional fights, Bush (37) retired from competition. In 2000, Curtis and his wife Bette 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. Curtis continues to act and played an Army Sargeant in the ABC series LOST in 2006.


Martial Arts

  • Began Tang Soo Do Karate in 1976 (age 13) 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

Kickboxing

Cornerman Robert Dickason Chief Cornerman George Kelly
  • Began Kickboxing in 1979 (age 17) with George Kelly, Robbie Oliver, Jr. Clay, David James
  • Amateur Kickboxing 1980-1983
  • Amateur Titles: Virginia State Welterweight and Superwelterweight Champion
  • Amateur Record: 15-2 (11 KO's)
  • Pro Kickboxing: 1983-1999
  • Trainers: George Kelly and Tony Ornelas
  • Chief-Cornerman/Cutman: George Kelly
  • Cornermen: Francis Bush, Chris Bush, Robert Dickason, David James, Tony Ornelas, Dr. John Chappell
  • Nutritionist: Dr. John Chappell
  • Sparring Partners: #1 Michael J. Jacobson, George Kelly, Rob Dickason,Luke Marshall,Tony Ornelas, Gerald Pilley, David James, John Willis, David Batten, Robbie Oliver, Jr. Clay, Jim "Bongo" Bailey, Dr. John Chappell
  • Pro Kickboxing Record: 42-10-2 (30 KO's) 2NC

Professional Kickboxing Titles

  • ISKA Southeast Welterweight Champion 147 lbs KO-3 Alan Watson 29-5 (17 KO's) in Paradise Island, Bahamas
  • FFKA United States Welterweight Champion 147 lbs KO-4 Chuck Cypress 15-3 (3 KO's) in Portland, Maine ESPN
  • ISKA North American Welterweight Champion 147 lbs KO-2 Robert Visitacion 47-5 (36 KO's) in Lake Tahoe, NV ESPN
  • ISKA North American Superwelterweight Champion 153 lbs W-10 Melvin Murray 32-6 (10 KO's) in Toronto, Canada ESPN2

Professional World Kickboxing Titles

  • ISKA World Welterweight Champion 147 lbs KO-7 ISKA #1 contender Piotr Falender 47-7 (14 KO's) in Virginia Beach, VA
  • ISKA World Superwelterweight Champion 153 lbs W-12 ISKA #1 contender Tom Montgomery 40-8-2 (30 KO's) in Brighton, England
  • ISKA/WKA S. Welterweight Unification Fight KO-8 WKA World Champion Champion Roberto Fatica 65-11-4 (24 KO's) in Belfast, N.Ireland ESPN2/Sky Sports
  • ISKA World Light-Middleweight Champion 156 lbs W-12 ISKA #3 contender Emmanuel Essessima 109-10-2 (70 KO's) in Paris, France
  • WKKO World Middleweight Champion 160 lbs KO-4 WKKO #1 contender Bubba "Blackhawk" Walters 37-5 (31 KO's) in Virginia Beach, VA

Boxing

  • Began Boxing in 1983 (age 21) with David Miller
  • Pro Boxing: 1984-1999
  • Trainer: David Miller
  • Chief Cornermen: David Miller, George Kelly
  • Cornermen: Gerald Pilley, Tony Ornelas
  • Sparring Partners: Gerald Pilley, David James, George Kelly
  • Member of 'Muhammad Ali's Champion Sports' Pro Boxing Team (1984)
  • #1 IBF Intercontinental Jr. Middleweight contender (1994)
  • #11 NBA World Middleweight contender (1998)
  • Final bout was for the NBA World Middleweight Championship L-TKO9 (1999)
  • Pro Boxing Record: 12-5-2 (10 KO's)

Professional Boxing Titles

  • USBA Jr. Middleweight Champion 154 lbs KO-10 Lynn Jackson in Virginia Beach, VA
  • USBA Middleweight Champion 160 lbs W-12 Kevin Hall in Virginia Beach, VA

Fight locations

Bush and his crew traveled and fought many times on the road...

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