Nicknamed Termite, he was born into a family that was in the insect killing business, and he is a professional fumigator.
Watkins turned professional as a boxer on May 21, 1974, beating Cesar Cortez by knockout in round one at Houston.
His fight with former United States Lightweight champion Norman Goins resulted in a three-round no contest.
With research, they found out about Watkins' background, and invited him to coach a team of young hopefuls in Baghdad.
He trained nine Iraqi boxers who hoped to reach the Olympics, but only Najah Ali was able to qualify for the games.