Troy Glenn Dorsey (born November 19, 1962) is a former U.S. boxer and kickboxer who competed in the bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight divisions. Known predominantly for his indomitable spirit, excellent physical endurance, and a propensity to hammer an opponent with a withering constant barrage of punches, Dorsey began his martial arts training in karate and taekwondo at the age of ten before later making the switch to full contact kickboxing where he was a three-time world champion as well as a gold medalist of the WAKO Amateur World Championships in both 1985 (London) and 1987 (Munich). He began dedicating himself to boxing in 1989. He won the IBF World Featherweight Championship and IBO World Super Featherweight Championship before retiring in 1998.

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (October 2016) This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. (October 2016)

Quick Facts Born, Other names ...

Troy Dorsey
Dorsey at Texas A&M University-Commerce campus, 2014
Born	Troy Glenn Dorsey (1962-11-19) November 19, 1962 (age 61) Mansfield, Texas, U.S.
Other names	The Destroyer
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	58.9 kg (130 lb; 9.28 st)
Division	Bantamweight Featherweight Super featherweight Lightweight
Reach	66 in (170 cm)
Style	Boxing, Karate, Kickboxing, Taekwondo
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Fort Worth, Texas
Team	Troy Dorsey's Karate
Trainer	Casey Malone
Rank	10th degree black belt in Karate Black belt in Taekwondo
Years active	1980-1998
Professional boxing record
Total	30
Wins	15
By knockout	11
Losses	11
By knockout	5
Draws	4
Kickboxing record
Total	35
Wins	33
By knockout	24
Losses	2
By knockout	0
Draws	0
Medal record Representing  United States Men's Semi Contact Kickboxing WAKO Amateur World Championships London 1985 -57 kg Munich 1987 -57 kg Men's Full Contact Kickboxing WAKO Amateur World Championships London 1985 -57 kg Munich 1987 -57 kg

Close

Born and raised in Mansfield, Texas, Troy Dorsey began training in karate and taekwondo at the age of ten, eventually reaching the rank of eighth degree black belt.^[1] Troy Dorsey was coached in taekwondo by Jim Choate. After competing in point karate competitions, he made the switch to kickboxing, fighting under full contact rules. Troy Dorsey would then be coached in boxing and kickboxing by Casey Malone.

After a brief and successful run as an amateur kickboxer in 1980, Dorsey soon turned professional. He rose to prominence with a one-sided knockout defeat of Santae Wilson for the KICK United States Featherweight Championship and defense against Jorge Angat in 1983. At the W.A.K.O. World Championships 1985 (London), held in London, England on November 2, 1985, Dorsey won gold in both semi-contact and full-contact kickboxing in the 57 kg/125 lb division.^[2]

His first loss was a controversial split decision against dominant long-time PKA Bantamweight Champion, Felipe Garcia in Garcia's hometown of Denver, Colorado in January 1987. They rematched six months later on August 8, 1987, in El Paso, Texas for the ISKA World Bantamweight ( 54.5 kg/120.2 lb) Full Contact Championship and Dorsey would conclusively avenge that blemish with a unanimous decision win that ended Garcia's eight-year reign. Dorsey defended his ISKA bantamweight world title with knockouts over Steve Demencuk and Jeff Watt. In his victory over Demecuk, Dorsey would drop Demencuk no less than six times before finally knocking his opponent out in the seventh round. At the W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987 in Munich, West Germany in October 1987, Dorsey again took gold in full-contact kickboxing. Still, he was only able to manage silver in semi-contact, losing out to Oliver Drexler in the final.^[3]

On March 18, 1989, Dorsey went up to 60 kg/132 lb to fight Michael Kuhr at a USA vs. Germany event at the Deutschlandhalle in West Berlin, losing a controversial decision after a five-round fight. The following month, Dorsey was scheduled to fight for the Professional Kickboxing Organization (PKO) World Bantamweight (57 kg/125 lb) Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden against Dennis Sigo, but Sigo had broken his hand during sparring just one week prior to the event and Michael Kuhr was asked to take the fight and move down in weight on short notice. Dorsey won by unanimous decision to take his second world title on April 13, 1989.^[4]

Having turned professional as a boxer back in 1985, Dorsey won his first title in that sport on August 10, 1989, when he beat Harold Rhodes by technical knockout for the NABF North American Featherweight (57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship. The two men met center ring each round, firing large volumes of powerful punches until Dorsey dropped Rhodes for a ten count in the final moments of an exciting bout. He then challenged Jorge Páez for the IBF World Featherweight ( 57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 4, 1990, losing a controversial split decision. It was widely considered a robbery, with many thinking Dorsey out landed Páez deserving the victory.

After a TKO of Bernardo Piñango two months later, Dorsey rematched Páez for both the IBF and WBO World Featherweight titles on July 8, 1990. The bout was scored a split draw, and Páez kept the belts. Dorsey would finally get his hands on the IBF featherweight title after Páez vacated it, knocking out Alfred Rangel in round one for the vacant championship on June 3, 1991. He lost it to Manuel Medina two months later.^[5]

Dorsey made a brief return to kickboxing in 1994, knocking out Mechell Rochette in San Jose, California to be crowned the ISKA World Lightweight (60 kg/132.3 lb) Full Contact Champion.

He became a two-time boxing world champion on October 18, 1996, when he forced Jimmi Bredahl to quit on his stool in Vejle, Denmark, taking the IBO World Super Featherweight ( 58.9 kg/130 lb) Championship. Dorsey had a tendency to cut easily and saw several of his later fights stopped due to cuts, this subsequently hastened his retirement from the ring in 1998.^[6]

Troy Dorsey is the only man to hold a world title in boxing, and a world title in kickboxing at the same time.

He has two daughters, Kendra and Shelly, with his wife Leslie.^[1]Troy is also a Brazilian jiu-jitsu Black Belt under Travis Lutter.

• List of featherweight boxing champions