Rematch Wilson vs. Mack

Their first fight for the Professional Kickboxing Organization's (PKO) Light-Heavyweight World Championship is legendary known to be one of the most exciting fights in the history of transcontinental fullcontact title matches. Back on March 18th 1989 Germany's Ferdinand Mack dominated eight out of ten scheduled rounds in front of 5000 spectators in Berlin's Deutschlandhalle. Wilson scored hard body punches in round nine to win the title by TKO just seconds before the end of round 9.

Simmern 2017: The Dragon observes Ferdinand Mack's moves as he advances to perform his trademark sidekick during the first round of their rematch at age 63.

28 years later, on June 18th 2017 the former contenders met up again for a rematch. Wilson, 63, and Mack, 57, agreed on a 5 round exhibition match in Simmern during the International German Championships of the WKU organization. This time around without scorecards, just for fun.
Considering the age of both fighters both put up a superior show with solid kicks and punches. No weaknesses were shown and the sparring match was harder fought than the German title fights of the day. Both fighters wore protective gear to demonstrate much protection can contribute to a longer life span of an athlete's career.
Don "The Dragon" wore his Top Ten Headguard just like both fighters wore in their first fight.

From left to right after the showfight with F. Mack: James Turner, Hansi Hinz, Klaus Nonnemacher, Gerald Curry, Don Wilson, Bernie Willems, Ramin Abtin und Harald Neusser.

Center referee Abtin Ramin, a former kickboxing World Champion and TV host, announces the end of the exhibition with a draw between Don Wilson and Ferdinand Mack.