Any and every Hall of Fame is reserved for the elites in its respective field.
Winchester is happy to be home to one such athlete.
Chris Hall, a member of the Martial Arts Hall of Fame, owns and operates Thoroughbred Innovations – located at 5 Cleveland Ave. Suite 202.
“I love Winchester,” Hall said, noting that he met his wife – a Winchester native – while he was living in Lexington. “It’s got a small town vibe, and it is such a great place…I’ve met so many people here. It’s fantastic.”
Known as “The Beast” during his fighting days, Hall was an accomplished mixed martial artist.
Fighting all over the United States and even in Brazil from 1988-1995, he wrapped up an impressive 69-6 record.
Over one third of his victores – 29 – were accomplished via total knockout (TKO).
Then, as is the case now, mixed martial arts was a combat sport.
“When I retired from fighting MMA, it was actually called no holds barred,” he said. “They started barring holds like the fish hook and gouges…so they had to change it to mixed martial arts.”