William "Dynamite" Douglas (21 March 1940 - 7 October 1999) was an American

United States

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 boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

. His son is former world heavyweight champion, James "Buster" Douglas.

A native of Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

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, Douglas was a contender in the middleweight

Middleweight

Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...

 and light-heavyweight divisions during the 1970s, fighting such opponents as Bennie Briscoe

Bennie Briscoe

"Bad" Bennie Briscoe was the quintessential Philadelphia boxer."Bad" Bennie fought from 1962 to 1982, and retired with a career record of 66 wins 24 losses and 5 draws. Briscoe was a top-rated Middleweight contender during the 1970s, unsuccessfully challenging for the World Title on three...

, Willie Monroe, Marvin Johnson

Marvin Johnson

Marvin Johnson is a former boxer from the United States, who fought in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, winning a bronze medal, and made his way up the professional ranks in the light heavyweight division soon thereafter...

 and Matthew Saad Muhammad

Matthew Saad Muhammad

Matthew Saad Muhammad is a former boxer who was the world's light heavyweight champion.Saad Muhammad's mother died when he was an infant, and he and his elder brother were sent to live with an aunt. When he was five, his aunt could not afford to look after both of them and she instructed Saad...

. He retired in 1980 with a record of 41-16-1.

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Willie Douglas was trained by fellow Ohio native Gary H. Brown, who is a former professional boxer. Gary has trained over a dozen national champions and multiple world champions in the sports of boxing and kickboxing. Gary Brown owned and operated Eagle Boxing and Kickboxing (now called Top of the Line Fitness). Mr. Brown has trained notable fighters such as Rick "The Jet" Roufus

Rick Roufus

Rick Roufus is an American kickboxer, fighting out of The MMA Lab in Phoenix, Arizona. He is one of the most famous kickboxers in the United States, and has also competed in boxing and mixed martial arts...

, Jeff "Duke" Roufus, Mark Spazziani, Mark Selbee

Mark Selbee

Mark Selbee is an American kickboxer from Atlanta, Georgia. He has recently expanded his knowledge of martial arts to include Brazilian jiu jitsu and currently trains out of Knuckle Up Fitness in Atlanta.-Domestic dominance:...

, George Allen, Todd Duffee

Todd Duffee

Todd Duffee is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. Duffee fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship until his surprise release in September 2010, which came as a result of an apparent dispute with UFC President Dana White.-Background:Duffee was born in...

and former amateur boxer Jason Zimmerman.