Johnny Davis was born in
Dillon, South Carolina, and currently resides in the Carolinas. He began martial arts training in
karate and eventually reached the rank of second degree
black belt. After a successful run competing in point fighting tournaments, he made the jump to
full contact kickboxing. From 1980 to 1984, he won numerous regional kickboxing titles before beating
Alvin Prouder for the
PKA World Welterweight Championship in
Denver, Colorado on February 2, 1985. Davis' final record was 25 wins and 6 losses, with 13 wins by
knockout. Davis retired in 1988 but continued to stay involved in martial arts. In 1996, he promoted several kickboxing matches in California and became involved with the
IKF. In 2002, he released an autobiographical training manual entitled
The Art of Kickboxing, and started his own promotional company, AK Promotions. ==Championships and awards==