Curtis "The Explosive Thin Man" Bush (born May 26, 1962) is a former World Champion Kickboxer in 4 weight divisions: ISKA Welterweight 147lbs, Superwelterweight 153lbs, Light-middleweight 156lbs and WKKO Middleweight 160lbs and 2-Time USBA Boxing Champion: Jr. Middleweight 154lbs and Middleweight 160lbs from Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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His fighting career lasted from 1979-1999. He fought 22 times outside of the United States. As a professional fighter, he had 54 Wins with 40 KO's including 15 first round knockouts. He was hand-picked by Muhammad Ali in 1984 to Box on his Pro Team in the Cayman Islands after watching him in a kickboxing match on ESPN knocking out his opponent in the 6th round with a head kick. Bush won his boxing fight by 4th round knockout. He became the IBF International Boxing Federation #1 Intercontinental Jr Middleweight contender after winning the USBA Jr. Middleweight title with a 10th KO over Lynn Jackson in 1994. Bush appeared on ESPN/ESPN2 10 times and on Eurosport Television 3 times. He was owner of the Curtis Bush Karate Club for 8 years and was honored with 'Curtis Bush Day' on April 27,1995 in Virginia Beach, VA by Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf for his work with the D.A.R.E. program as a motivational speaker. Bush is also an actor. He played a "Foot" in the hit films Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze . In 1998, he starred in the gory, cult film Psycho Kickboxer. On June 30, 1999, after 75 professional fights, Bush (37) retired from competition. In 2000, Curtis and his wife Bette were chosen to do the motion-capture and face scannings for the characters "Cobra" and "Tsuki" in the Xbox video game: Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon.. released in 2002.