Cliff “Magic” Thomas • Highlight

7-Time World Champion Kickboxer PKA/KICK Cliff “Magic” Thomas was born with a hole in his heart the size of a silver dollar. His parents were informed after an operation that left him with 142 stitches across his chest in the form of a cross that if they were careful with the lad he might live to age twelve. Still alive, Cliff decided he would try karate in 1972. He was only fourteen and didn’t have the money for Robert Nava let him clean the gym and do other errands to pay for his training. Four years later, in 1976, Cliff earned his Black Belt. He was soon winning trophies at non-full-contact karate events and longed for full contact kickboxing. Training with Demitrius Havanas paved the way for Cliff in PKA He would prove to be one of the greatest kickboxer of the world by the time he was forty five years of age. Along the way he won seven world championships in five different weight divisions. Cliff “Magic” Thomas has never been officially knocked out or knocked down. Fight
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