Peter "Sugarfoot" Cunningham (born March 25, 1963) is a retired
Canadian
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7-time World Champion Hall of Fame kickboxer, boxer, martial artist, actor and author. Rated by experts as one of the greatest full contact fighters of all time, Sugarfoot was a superb technician who possessed high fighting I.Q. and lightning speed. He retired from kickboxing in 1996 with a record of 50-1-1, having avenged the only draw of his career but only one defeated Peter, the undefeated Richard Sylla at the WKA World Title in
Paris
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. Cunningham's skills in the ring have been praised by many martial arts legends, including
Benny "The Jet" Urquidez,
Bill "Superfoot" Wallace
William Louis Wallace (born December 1, 1945) is an American karateka and former professional kickboxer. He is known for his adept use of high-speed leg kicks, earning him the nickname "Superfoot." He was the Professional Karate Association (PK ...
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Chuck Norris
Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (born March 10, 1940) is an American martial artist and actor. He is a black belt in Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu jitsu and judo. After serving in the United States Air Force, Norris won many martial arts championshi ...
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Dan Inosanto
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Rigan Machado
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Don "The Dragon" Wilson
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and many others. Cunningham maintained a high level competition throughout his career as most of his opponents were either current or former champions. In 1998 in
San Jose, California
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, Peter was honored as the inaugural inductee in the I.S.K.A. Hall of Fame.
Cunningham's nickname "Sugarfoot" is a combination of the names of two great fighters in boxing and kickboxing that his style most resembled, "
Sugar" Ray Leonard and
Bill "Superfoot" Wallace
William Louis Wallace (born December 1, 1945) is an American karateka and former professional kickboxer. He is known for his adept use of high-speed leg kicks, earning him the nickname "Superfoot." He was the Professional Karate Association (PK ...
, and it was given to him by his peers at his first dojo in
Edmonton, Canada
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while he was still a teenager.
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Peter's World Titles included the W.K.A (World Karate Association) Lightweight, Super Lightweight and Junior Walterweight World Titles, the K.I.C.K. (Karate International Council of Kickboxing) Super Lightweight Title, the I.M.F. (International Muay Thai Federation) Junior Welterweight Title, and the I.S.K.A. (International Sport Karate Association) Light Welterweight World Title.
Sugarfoot is also an actor and has appeared in TV series such as ''
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' and ''
CSI'', and in movies such as ''
No Retreat, No Surrender
''No Retreat, No Surrender'' is a 1985 martial arts film directed by Corey Yuen in his American film directorial debut. The film stars Kurt McKinney, with a supporting cast of Jean-Claude Van Damme, J.W. Fails, Kathie Sileno and Tai-chung Kim. ...
'' (1986) and ''
The Fighter
''The Fighter'' is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and stars Mark Wahlberg (who also produced), Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. The film centers on the lives of professional boxer Micky ...
'' (2010).
Biography and career
Early life
Peter D.O. Cunningham was born in
Port of Spain
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Trinidad and Tobago
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on March 25, 1963. When he was six years old, his parents divorced, and his mother Rosel left Trinidad and Tobago together with him and his siblings, and moved to the small island of
St. Vincent
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in the West Indies. This is where Peter watched ''
Enter the Dragon
''Enter the Dragon'' ( zh, t=龍爭虎鬥) is a 1973 martial arts film directed by Robert Clouse and written by Michael Allin. The film stars Bruce Lee, John Saxon and Jim Kelly. It was Lee's final completed film appearance before his death o ...
'' for the first time as a 10-year old and decided that he is "going to be like
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that ...
". In 1976, Peter's family moved yet again, this time to
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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, to start a new life. His mother became a sole
bread winner and took care of the children. Peter attended St. Marks Junior High School and
St. Joseph's High School in Edmonton.
Introduction to martial arts
Peter took his first karate class in February 1978 after being introduced to his first karate dojo and first Sensei Grandmaster Robert Supeene Sr. by junior high school friends. He immediately felt the connection with his Sensei and fell in love with the sport. Seven months later, as an orange belt holder Peter participated in his first karate tournament. Along with winning top prize in his own belt division, he was voted "Best Technician" of the tournament, an award typically only won by
black belts. This tournament marked the beginning of his career.
Fighting career
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Peter started his amateur kickboxing career in 1980, when he beat Reg Johnson in
Calgary, Canada
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, making ...
. Later that month, he began taking boxing lessons with Ted James and his son Rocky at the South Side Legion boxing gym in Edmonton.
A few more wins in amateur kickboxing followed, and in January 1981, Peter met the legendary Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, who was giving a kickboxing seminar in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The ...
. This is where The Jet told the young fighter "you are going to be a great champion". Around this time, Peter "Sugarfoot" Cunningham had his first professional kickboxing fight where he took on the Canadian Champion Gordy Gong. Peter won by a big knock out, a round kick to the head. After the fight, Sensei Rueben Urquidez and Sensei Blinky Rodriguez approached Cunningham and his mother to congratulate him on the big win, and extend an invitation to come and train out of their world class facility in
Van Nuys
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History
In 1909, t ...
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California
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, The Jet Center. This was a dream come true for Peter and he gladly accepted.
As Sugarfoot made his move to Los Angeles, he was featured on the undercard of
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, a ...
's exhibition bout with
Edmonton Oiler enforcer
Dave Semenko
David John Semenko (July 12, 1957 – June 29, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, scout and colour commentator. During his National Hockey League (NHL) career, Semenko played for the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers and ...
. The event took place at
Northlands Coliseum
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in Edmonton on June 12, 1983. Peter defeated his opponent, who was a World Lightweight Champion, and impressed Ali's trainer and cornerman Bundini Brown, who introduced Sugarfoot to Ali and his family. Ali signed a book for Peter's mother, and then suggested to Bundini to invite the young fighter to come and train at the
Joe Lewis - Muhammad Ali Gym in
Santa Monica
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.
It seems that it was destiny and that the stars aligned - two of the greatest champions in their respective sports, boxing and kickboxing - both extended invitations to join them and train with them to pursue his championship aspirations. From that point on, and for the next three years Peter trained at both gyms every day, at the Joe Lewis - Muhammad Ali Gym in the morning and at the Jet Center in the afternoon. At this time, Sugarfoot was fighting professionally in both boxing and kickboxing. He began to gravitate towards kickboxing, and in 1986 after losing a controversial boxing lightweight title fight, decided to focus solely on kickboxing.
Acting
Peter is also an actor with several movies to his credit. In his first role, Cunningham played the lightweight champion fighter Frank Peters and faced off with action star
Jean-Claude Van Damme
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in the 1985 martial arts film ''
No Retreat, No Surrender
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''. He was also featured in the 1986
Yuen Biao
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Corey Yuen
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Yuen was a member of the Peking Opera Schools and one of the Seven Little Fortunes. As a ...
film ''
Righting Wrongs
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''. In addition, Peter guest starred opposite
David Carradine
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on the ''
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' television series (1993) and worked on big budget feature ''
I Spy
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'' (2002), where he doubled
Eddie Murphy
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. Most recently, Peter was in ''
The Fighter
''The Fighter'' is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and stars Mark Wahlberg (who also produced), Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. The film centers on the lives of professional boxer Micky ...
'' (2010), playing the role of Mike 'Machine Gun' Mungin.
Trainer
After retiring from competition, Peter continued his career in martial arts as a successful trainer. He has and is continuing to train top professional fighters, amateur fighters, as well as teaching classes for general public, including kids and adults. Over the years, he has trained many World Champion amateur and professional fighters in boxing and kickboxing, as well as well-known celebrities. In 2014, Cunningham was invited to be one of the coaches of the USA Kickboxing Team, and he brought his star pupil German Baltazar along with him. Together, they have led the team to gold medals in several international tournaments and events, including the 2014 Irish Kickboxing Open, 2014 WAKO (World Association of Kickboxing Organizations) tournament in Canada, 2014 Brazilian Kickboxing World Cup and a history-making USA vs. Cuba tournament in
Havana, Cuba
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. in 2015. In 2018 he was teaching at House Of Champions in California.
Other
Peter grew up with siblings Julie, Zoey, Natalie, Vertille, Bert and Patrick. His son Chazz Christian Cunningham was born in 1998. As of 2016, Sugarfoot trains fighters and teaches classes at Team Karate Centers in
Woodland Hills.
Cunningham has written two books, the first of which, a kickboxing training manual entitled ''Civilized Warring'', was published in 1995. He co-authored his second book, "Testimonials of a Legendary Champion" in 2013.
Championships and accomplishments
Boxing
* Edmonton Golden Gloves – Gold Medal – 1981
* Canadian Games – Bronze Medal – 1981
* #1 ranked Lightweight boxer in Canada – 1986
Kickboxing and Muay Thai
*
World Kickboxing Association
The World Kickboxing Association (WKA) also known as World Kickboxing and Karate Association, is one of the oldest and the largest amateur and professional sanctioning body for kickboxing and Karate.
History
In 1976, the WKA was founded by Howa ...
** WKA Kickboxing World Lightweight Champion
** 1986 WKA Kickboxing World Super Lightweight Champion
** 1993 WKA Kickboxing World light welterweight Champion
*
Karate International Council of Kickboxing
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KICK was organized in 1982 by Fran ...
** K.I.C.K. Super Lightweight Intercontinental Champion
*International Muay Thai Federation
** 1988 IMF World Junior Welterweight Champion
*World Martial Arts Challenge
** W.M.A.C. Junior Welterweight World Champion
*
International Sport Kickboxing Association
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** 1992 ISKA. Oriental Rules World Light Welterweight Champion
(2 defenses)
** 1998 ISKA inaugural Hall of Fame inductee
Fight record
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Dida Diafat
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Anaheim, California
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Trail, British Columbia
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Vancouver, Canada
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See also
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List of male kickboxers
This is a list of notable male professional kickboxers.
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* Donegi Abena
* Lukas Achterberg
* Thomas Adamandopoulos
* Serhiy Adamchuk
* Romie Adanza
* Armando González
* Benjamin Adegbuyi
* Israel Adesanya
* Peter Aerts
* Ryo Aitaka
* Vi ...
External links
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Video HighlightsPeter Sugarfoot Cunningham Facebook Fan Page*
References
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Living people
1963 births
Canadian male kickboxers
Lightweight kickboxers
Welterweight kickboxers
Sportspeople from Edmonton
Canadian male karateka
Chitō-ryū practitioners
American Kenpo practitioners
Sportspeople from Port of Spain
Black Canadian boxers
Canadian male boxers
Trinidad and Tobago emigrants to Canada
Trinidad and Tobago male kickboxers