Harold Diamond
- Actor
- Stunts
- Additional Crew
Best known to movie fans as John Rambo's "stick-fighting" opponent in
Rambo III, Harold Diamond in reality is one of Florida's most-famous
pioneers in the sport of American Kickboxing. Born Harold Roth, he
earned the nickname, "Nature Boy", for his long pony-tail, and a habit
of wearing blue-jeans into the kick-boxing ring. In the mid-1970s, he
became the first martial artist to compete in a kick-boxing match on
Miami Beach. Fighting at the Miami Beach Convention Center on South
Beach (The same center where Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston for the
World's Heavyweight Boxing Title), Roth ran up an impressive undefeated
streak all by knockouts. He was "labeled" unbeatable, as he knocked out
opponents throughout Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. In 1983 he won a
Muay-Thai Championship and soon after retired with a reported kickboxing record of
of 17-2 with 17 knockouts. His legendary local-fame lead to a Hollywood
contract, and a name change to Harold Diamond. But, to south Florida
fans, he will always be "Nature Boy" Harold Roth, the greatest kick
boxer in the state's history.
