Dennis Alexio

Dennis Alexio

Dennis Raymond Alexio (born March 12, 1959 in Vacaville, California) is a former American kickboxer. He was world champion as a light heavyweight and cruiserweight before moving up to heavyweight where, for a short time, he became the undisputed World Heavyweight Champion. He held titles for all the major kickboxing associations (PKA, IKF, ISKA, KICK and WKA), and was known for his good boxing skills and powerful spinning back kick to the midsection.

However, he competed almost exclusively under American kickboxing rules and was criticized for rarely facing top-level competition. Critics believe he faced world-class opponents on only three occasions (Don "The Dragon" Wilson in 1984, Branko Cikatić and Stan Longinidis in 1992), none of whom he was able to beat.