Education
Davis attended Percy Lavon Julian High School in Chicago.
Davis attended Percy Lavon Julian High School in Chicago.
Davis was trained at one time by Sam Colonna and renowned American sports and fitness trainer John Schaeffer. Amateur Boxing Professional Boxing Davis turned pro in the heavyweight division on April 25, 2003, with a 38 second knockout of Michael Shanks in Rosemont, Illinois. He compiled a record of 14-3 as a heavyweight.
Under Schaefer"s tutelage and guidance, Davis converted over thirty-five pounds to muscle mass, and returned to the ring as a cruiserweight.
Bout scoring was 97-93, 96-93, 96-93 for Davis. Davis returned to fighting at heavyweight above 200 pounds and made a successful comeback on September 9, 2012, at the Hammond Civic Center in Indiana with a second record stoppage of former number one heavyweight contender Bert Cooper after knocking Cooper down for a count of nine.
A second comeback attempt by Davis on November 16, 2012, ended in failure when he was stopped in the first round by an overweight 12-0 Richard Carmack of Kansas City, Missouri, who outweighed the 231 pound Davis by 91 pounds. In June 2013, a third comeback attempt failed in Las Vegas against 18-0 heavyweight contender Andy Ruiz of Mexico.
In December 2014, Davis failed in a third comeback attempt against Mobile Marketing Association fighter Joshua Tufte, ending his career for good.
Professional Football Davis played professional football as outside linebacker / defensive end for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League for two seasons, in 1996 and 1997. Carl left Canadian Football League football to return to amateur boxing.