Wilson/Cikatic

Don Wilson versus Branco Cikatic

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Sports

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• kickboxing
• don
• wilson

[dragondon]

yeah, guilty as charged...I am the Dragon. I had already retired in Dec '84 after the draw with Theriault and had moved to LA to pursue acting (May of "85) After running out of money in a few months, I took another bout in Montreal in Dec '85, and decided to continue fighting until 1990 when I retired again. The $60,000 for Cikatic was my biggest pay day until I came out of retirement again for $150,000 for Kimber. I am now retired once again, thanks for your support, your friend, Don

[LiuJin]

Thanks for commenting on my post of this video Don. You're still one of my favorites.

-Liu

[legkicker01]

I have been well aware of Cikatic's background since he explained it in detail for the Japanese media. Cikatic started to work with Harink in 1980 and won the EMTA light heavyweight title in 84. When he fought Wilson in 87, he had already been a muay thai stylist. Besides, this fight was an international rules bout, not full-contact karate which prohibits the use of leg kicks.

[77bgood]

former force recon you don have and always will be one of greatest strengths to pull on in times of need watching u mid 90s come out retirement and destroy all comers wow looking in your eyes with a black eye from full contact training i have to say i honestly didnt beleive in the mind over mater

[igorishka]

@dragondon Hi Don, it's so great you personally communicate with your fans here. As far as i know you are the only celebrity to do that :))))) ! It's great you're such a down to earth guy. Best wishes from Serbia buddy!

[dragondon]

Hi guys, I always had great respect for Ray McCallum, Rick Roufus, and Stan "the Man". I was a mercenary so despite the friendships, we would have fought if some promoter would have made a decent offer. However, I did fight Alexio, Theriault, Waring, Smith, Edwards, and many, many, other great fighters. Rob Kamen would have also been a great opponent for me because he was great at many aspects of the fight game.....Thanks for all your good wishes and support my friends in the martial arts...

[TEXASFENDERBENDER]

@dragondon

My favorite bout was against Curtis -Cowboy-Crandall when he tried to hit you with a double flying matrix style front-kick and fell on his ass.

Ray McCallum was my instructor in the 80's and I always thought a match between ya'll would be stellar. Two of the greatest kickers in the game and both smart technicians in the ring!!

[pellrexx]

Don is a legend, he fought everyone they put in front of him and Beat the Vast Majority of them, He was in fact a pioneer and deserves credit as an all time great!

[minicopilot]

"Saw him"

[minicopilot]

Don The Dragon!!!!! Saw jim towards the end of his career fighting Dick Kimber in Lowell Mass. Dragon won by tko if i remember correctly. Would have loved to see him fight Rick Rufous or Stan the Man! Go Dragon!

[wushunikolas]

my favorite fighters from old times , i love see both fighters always

[dragondon]

Well I can't argue the fact that some people may think I am a "cheesy" actor. However, I did win 72 Pro fights as a kickboxer and was considered one of the best in my prime which was 1984. My last fight was in 2002 at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City and I won by KO in the tenth and final round with 4 seconds on the clock. So, you might say I am also one of the "luckiest" fighters.