Baxter Humby Explained

Baxter Humby
Other Names:The One Armed Bandit
Birth Date:26 October 1972
Birth Place:Gillam, Manitoba, Canada
Weight:155lb
Fighting Out Of:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Kickbox Win:70
Kickbox Loss:11
Kickbox Draw:1
Years Active:1996-2012 (kickboxing)2004-present (acting)

Baxter Humby (born October 26, 1972) is a former Canadian kickboxer and stuntman known as "The One Armed Bandit" due to his missing right hand, which was amputated at birth just below his elbow after becoming entangled with the umbilical cord.[1] In 2012, he was nominated for an ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete with a Disability.[2]

Early life

Humby was born on October 26, 1972, in Gillam, Manitoba, Canada.[3] Humby's father (who died when he was eight), was a boxer in the Canadian army, and taught him how to box at age four. He began training in Tae Kwan Do at the age of 17.[4]

Career

Kickboxing

Humby won the Canadian Super Welterweight Kickboxing Championship in 1996.[5] He then moved to California to pursue a professional kickboxing career and went on to win several titles including the International Muay Thai Council World Super Welterweight Championship, WBC Super Welterweight National Championship, IKKC USA Kickboxing Championship, IMTC World Middleweight Championship and IKBA International Kickboxing Championship.[6]

Films

In 2004, Humby travelled to China to star in the film "One Arm Hero". It was produced by martial arts film star Carter Wong (Big Trouble in Little China) and directed by Li Man Sing.

Baxter Humby worked as a stunt double for Tobey Maguire in the film Spider-Man 3, during a fight scene in which Spider-Man punches through Sandman's chest.[7]

Humby played the role of Eduardo Romero, a corrupt Mexican official, on the television series The Shield.[8]

He was featured in the music video of the song "Renegades" by X Ambassadors.[9]

In 2020, Humby was a zombie on Fear the Walking Dead. He also worked as a stuntman in the film Army of the Dead starring former professional wrestler Dave Bautista.[10]

Kickboxing record

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2011-09-02 || Win||align=left| Zidov Dominik || Muaythai Premier League: Round 1 || Long Beach, California, USA || KO (spinning back kick) || 1 || 1:40|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2009-08-30 || Loss ||align=left| Xu Yan || WCK World Championship Muay Thai || Las Vegas, Nevada, USA || Decision (split) || 3 || 3:00|-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2009-07-25 || Win ||align=left| Chike Lindsay || WCK Muay Thai || Las Vegas, Nevada, USA || Decision (split) || 5 || 3:00|-|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2007-09-08 || Loss ||align=left| Mickaƫl Piscitello || WBC Muay Thai Presents: World Championship Muay Thai[11] || Gardena, CA || TKO (Referee Stoppage) || 3 |||-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2004-09-11 || Win ||align=left| Alessandro Ricci || || Las Vegas, Nevada, USA || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00|-|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2002-06-01 || Loss ||align=left| John Wayne Parr || World Championship Kickboxing || Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States || TKO || 3 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2001-06-30 || Win ||align=left| David Blocker || Draka || Las Vegas, Nevada, USA || KO || 1 || 0:56|-|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: One-Armed Bandit's return. 18 April 2015. Winnipeg Sun. 3 June 2022.
  2. Web site: Vote for the 2012 ESPN ESPYs. 2012. ESPN. 4 June 2022.
  3. Web site: Hall of Fame Inductee Spotlight: Baxter Humby. 22 December 2020. Sport Manitoba. 3 June 2022.
  4. Web site: 'One-Armed Bandit' ready to prove himself once again. 25 July 2009. Las Vegas Sun. 3 June 2022.
  5. Web site: Kickboxing champ to be honoured at fight card. 28 April 2015. Winnipeg Free Press. 4 June 2022.
  6. Web site: Honoured Members Database. Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. 4 June 2022.
  7. Web site: One-armed Winnipeg kickboxer fights his way to the top. 29 April 2015. Global News. 3 June 2022.
  8. Web site: Kickboxing champ to be honoured at fight card. 28 April 2015. Winnipeg Free Press. 4 June 2022.
  9. Web site: "What drove me was so many people saying I couldn't do it": Baxter 'The One-Armed Bandit' Humby on fighting with a disability and winning world titles. 5 March 2018. sportsgazette. 3 June 2022.
  10. News: Allen . Taylor. 30 November 2020. Fear the kickboxing zombie Winnipeg fighter, once the one-armed king of the ring, now one of the living dead. Winnipeg Free Press. 5 June 2022.
  11. Web site: WBC Muay Thai World Championship Muay Thai results . 2007-09-08 . www.thefightgame.tv .