Don "The Dragon" Wilson is considered the greatest kick-boxing champion in the sport's history. A native of South Florida, Wilson began fighting in the late 1970s. In a career which spanned 4 decades, he won 11 world kick-boxing championships, among them the WKA, STAR, WKC, PKO Lightheavyweight World Championships, WKA, STAR, ISKA World Cruiserweight Titles, and the WKA and STAR Super-Lightheavyweight World Championships. He posted a record of 72-5-2 with 47 wins by knockout. Wilson defeated such world champions as Dennis Alexio, Oaktree Edwards, and Dick Kimber. He retired from the sport in 1990, but launched a comeback on May 14, 1999. Since his return he has knocked-out Dick Kimber and defeated Dewey Cooper.Three-times WKO World Kickboxer Champion and many other titles Don 'the Dragon' Wilson, named the greatest kickboxer of all time. Fighter of the year three times in Blackbelt Magazine. Has 10 titles in three different weight divisions. World light heavyweight kickboxing champion for twelve consecutive years.Spouse Kathleen Karridene (18 June 1996 - present) (3 children) Three times WKA World Kickboxing Champion Has held 10 world kickboxing titles in 3 different weight classes. Martial Arts titles: 71 wins, 5 losses, 2 draws, 47 KOs, and 6 Kick KO's 2000 ISKA North American Cruiserweight Title 1999 IFK Cruiserweight World Champion 1989 PKA Light-Heavyweight World Champion 1988 ISKA Cruiserweight World Champion 1984 STAR and WKA Super Light-Heavyweight World Champion STAR Career Champion: Highest Rated Kickboxer of All Time Black Belt Hall of Fame and Official Karate Hall of Fame 1983 STAR and WKA Cruiserweight World Champion KICK Light-Heavyweight World Champion 1982 WKC Light Heavyweight World Champion 1980 STAR and WKA Light-Heavyweight World Champion 1979 PKA Middleweight US Champion 1978 PKA MIddleweight Florida State Champion Thwarted a purse-snatching while attending a martial arts tournament in Reno, NV. Along with fellow martial artists Ronnie Hair and Russ Fokes, Wilson chased down a thief who had snatched an old woman's purse in a hotel and held him in submission until the police arrived. Studied Pai Lum kung fu and Goju-ryu karate. Attended the United States Coast Guard Academy as midshipman from 1972-1973 before dropping out and earning an Associates Degree in electrical engineering at Brevard Community College in Florida. His favorite movies of his own filmography are Bloodfist (1989), Redemption (2002), and Lion Strike (1994). Inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. Married to Kathleen Karridene since 1996. Their children are Jonathan, Drayden and Aubrianna. Wilson defeated James Warring who was a World Kickboxing Heavyweight Champion and a Boxing World Cruiserweight Champion. Wilson defeated Maurice Smith who was both a UFC & World Kickboxing Heavyweight Champion. In a boxer vs kick-boxer match, Wilson stopped Muhammad Ali's former sparring partner, "Big" John L. Johnson in the first round. Wilson defeated "Oak Tree" Edwards who once held the World Heavyweight Kickboxing Title. Wilson was knocked out in one round by Glenn McMorris on March 5, 1980 in South Florida and lost the Florida Middleweight Kickboxing Title, it was the only knockout loss that Wilson suffered in his 27-year kickboxing career. In 1989, Wilson lost a 12-round split decision to undefeated Marek "The Punisher" Piotrowski (23-0-0).If don't put them where you'll look for them; you put them where you lost them.