Carl Davis (boxer)
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Carl Davis (born November 16, 1973, in Chicago, Illinois) is a cruiserweight and former heavyweight. Davis was formerly trained by renowned American sports and fitness
trainer John Schaeffer
. He is managed by Chicago boxing manager Wasfi Tolaymat
.
. Davis won the Chicago
Golden Gloves
Novice Heavyweight Championship in 2000 by knocking out all opponents in the first round. Davis won the Chicago
Golden Gloves
Open Heavyweight Championship in 2002 by knocking out the first two opponents, decisioned regional champion William Terry in the semifinal, and decisioned defending champion Russell Felger in the final round. Davis traveled to London, England, in 2002 and decisioned British amateur heavyweight champion Brian Robinson, in a United States
versus Great Britain
competition.
, Illinois
. He compiled a record of 14-3 as a heavyweight. Under Schaefer's tutelage and guidance, Davis converted over thirty-five pounds to muscle mass, and returned to the ring as a cruiserweight. On Friday, December 17, 2010, at UIC Pavilion
in Chicago, Davis won the vacant USBO Cruiserweight title with a ten round unanimous decision over former world cruiserweight champion 'King' Arthur Williams (boxer)
. Bout scoring was 97-93, 96-93, 96-93 for Davis. Davis was knocked down and stopped in the third round of a cruiserweight bout in Poland by contender Mateusz Masternak
on September 10, 2011.
of the Canadian Football League
for two seasons, in 1996 and 1997. Carl was a standout pass rusher. Carl left CFL
football to return to amateur boxing.
. In his spare time, he is a dedicated student and expert practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
and Shaolin Kung fu
in Chicago
. He has also worked with developmentally challenged students with developmental disability
ages 13–19 in public and private school settings as a crisis intervention
worker and mental health professional
. Davis also co-owned and operated Respect One's Family Security
, a team of private security specialists, working personal security for athletes and entertainers, and dealing with crowd control
, known throughout of city of Chicago
and State of Illinois
, and well respected in the United States
.
Physical fitness
Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...
trainer John Schaeffer
John Schaeffer
John Schaeffer is a renowned American sports and fitness trainer, author and nutritionist for over forty years, best known as the athletic trainer of Apolo Ohno. He specializes in sports conditioning , nutrition and weight management...
. He is managed by Chicago boxing manager Wasfi Tolaymat
Wasfi Tolaymat
Wasfi Tolaymat is a Chicago businessman and boxing manager who owns and operates the Chicago Fight Club Boxing Gym. He works with his wife, Chicago boxing promoter Cynthia Tolaymat [who owns Chicago Fight Clubs Promotion LLC and specializes in the promotion of boxing and mixed martial arts] to put...
.
Amateur Boxing Career
Davis attended Percy Lavon Julian High School in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. Davis won the Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves
The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. The Golden Gloves is often the term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but it also can represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves...
Novice Heavyweight Championship in 2000 by knocking out all opponents in the first round. Davis won the Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves
The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. The Golden Gloves is often the term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but it also can represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves...
Open Heavyweight Championship in 2002 by knocking out the first two opponents, decisioned regional champion William Terry in the semifinal, and decisioned defending champion Russell Felger in the final round. Davis traveled to London, England, in 2002 and decisioned British amateur heavyweight champion Brian Robinson, in a United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
versus Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
competition.
Professional Boxing Career
Davis turned pro in the heavyweight division on April 25, 2003, with a 38 second knockout of Michael Shanks in RosemontRosemont
-Places:in Canada:*Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, borough of Montreal, Quebec*Rosemont a provincial electoral district in Quebec*Rosemont, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canadain the United States:...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. He compiled a record of 14-3 as a heavyweight. Under Schaefer's tutelage and guidance, Davis converted over thirty-five pounds to muscle mass, and returned to the ring as a cruiserweight. On Friday, December 17, 2010, at UIC Pavilion
UIC Pavilion
The UIC Pavilion is a 6,958-seat multi-purpose arena, located at 525 S. Racine Street on the West Side in Chicago, Illinois, USA, which opened in 1982. It is home to the University of Illinois at Chicago Flames basketball team and the former home of the Chicago Sky WNBA team...
in Chicago, Davis won the vacant USBO Cruiserweight title with a ten round unanimous decision over former world cruiserweight champion 'King' Arthur Williams (boxer)
Arthur Williams (boxer)
Arthur "King" James Williams is a professional boxer .Williams became professional in 1989 and fell short in his first shot at a major championship title, a 1994 split-decision loss to Orlin Norris for the World Boxing Association Cruiserweight Title. Williams was knocked out in the third round...
. Bout scoring was 97-93, 96-93, 96-93 for Davis. Davis was knocked down and stopped in the third round of a cruiserweight bout in Poland by contender Mateusz Masternak
Mateusz Masternak
Mateusz Masternak is a Polish professional boxer fighting in the cruiserweight division.-Amateur career:...
on September 10, 2011.
Professional Football Career
Davis played professional football as outside linebacker / defensive end for the Hamilton Tiger-CatsHamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...
of the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
for two seasons, in 1996 and 1997. Carl was a standout pass rusher. Carl left CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
football to return to amateur boxing.
Personal life
Davis resides with his wife and children in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. In his spare time, he is a dedicated student and expert practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
and Shaolin Kung fu
Shaolin kung fu
Shaolin Kung Fu refers to a collection of Chinese martial arts that claim affiliation with the Shaolin Monastery.Of the multitude styles of kung fu and wushu, only some are actually related to Shaolin...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. He has also worked with developmentally challenged students with developmental disability
Developmental disability
Developmental disability is a term used in the United States and Canada to describe lifelong disabilities attributable to mental or physical impairments, manifested prior to age 18. It is not synonymous with "developmental delay" which is often a consequence of a temporary illness or trauma during...
ages 13–19 in public and private school settings as a crisis intervention
Crisis intervention
Crisis Intervention can be defined as emergency psychological care aimed at assisting individuals in a crisis situation to restore equilibrium to their biopsychosocial functioning and to minimise the potential for psychological trauma...
worker and mental health professional
Mental health professional
A mental health professional is a health care practitioner who offers services for the purpose of improving an individual's mental health or to treat mental illness. This broad category includes psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses, mental health...
. Davis also co-owned and operated Respect One's Family Security
Security
Security is the degree of protection against danger, damage, loss, and crime. Security as a form of protection are structures and processes that provide or improve security as a condition. The Institute for Security and Open Methodologies in the OSSTMM 3 defines security as "a form of protection...
, a team of private security specialists, working personal security for athletes and entertainers, and dealing with crowd control
Crowd control
Crowd control is the controlling of a crowd, to prevent the outbreak of disorder and prevention of possible riot. Examples are at soccer matches, when a sale of goods has attracted an excess of customers, refugee control, or mass decontamination and mass quarantine situations . It calls for gentler...
, known throughout of city of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and State of Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, and well respected in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.