Gary Daniels is a retired English actor. Filmed mainly in action films. In the past, Gary is an amateur professional kickboxer. In the amateur league he played 35 fights, 31 of which ended in victory (30 by knockout). In professional kickboxing, he spent 5 fights, where he managed to win 4 times (2 by knockout). The filmography of Gary Daniels has over 50 films in the action genre. The greatest role was brought to him by the main role in the film Fist of the North Star ("Fist of the North Star" in 1995). Also, Daniels was remembered for his participation in the notorious film "City Hunter" (2010), where Jackie Chan also starred.
Biography and early career
Gary Daniels was born on May 9 in 1963 in London, England. As a child, the guy loved to watch action films, action films and dreamed of being like the main characters. The most favorite idol was Bruce Lee. Almost all films with his participation were adored by young Gary (“The Birth of the Dragon”, “The Game of Death”, “Fist of Fury”, etc.).
At the age of eight, Gary Daniels began to study martial arts. The guy went to a local sports school, where he taught mixed martial arts, studied the discipline of Mongolian kung fu. From the age of twelve he began to practice taekwondo and three years later received a black belt. At the age of sixteen he began to take part in ITF Taekwondo tournaments, but soon he retrained in kickboxing. In parallel with this, he also studied Muay Thai and classical kung fu.
Kickboxing amateur career
Gary Daniels began performing in kickboxing at the age of seventeen. His personal trainer was British titled boxer Mickey Byrne. Debut in the amateur ring took place in 1979. The first 13 fights ended with Daniels unconditional victory, with a knockout. It is worth noting that Gary was honored to fight twice with the archenemy of Jean-Claude Van Damme - Michael Heming.
In 1980, the athlete decided to move to Florida (USA) in order to continue his career. Amateur career statistics totaled 31 wins (30 by KO) and 4 losses.
Professional kickboxing career
In the late 1980s, Gary moved to California, where he became a professional kickboxer. In November 1990, he managed to become the state light heavyweight champion according to the WKBA, and also a month later to become the world champion in heavyweight according to the PKA in England.
In December 1991, in Birmingham (England), Gary Daniels fought in an exhibition match against 11-time world champion Don Wilson and won. In 1993, he announced his retirement and resigned unbeaten, his statistics totaled 4 wins (2 by knockout) and 0 defeats. After 15 years (in 2008), Gary returned to the professional ring for one fight in Thailand. However, the return was not a ring was not marked by luck, the 45-year-old boxer was defeated after 5 rounds.
