Dale Cook

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Dale Cook
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Born (1956-11-24) November 24, 1956 (age 69)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Other namesApollo
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
DivisionMiddleweight
Super Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Cruiserweight
Style
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofTulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
TeamApollo's Martial Arts
Rank7th degree black belt in Taekwondo
Years active1977-1996
Professional boxing record
Total22
Wins19
By knockout10
Losses2
Draws1
Kickboxing record
Total99
Wins93
By knockout54
Losses5
Draws1
Other information
Notable studentsRandy Blake, Todd Hays, Maurice Smith, Kevin Morby

Dale Cook (born November 24, 1958; often billed as Dale "Apollo" Cook) is an American former kickboxer who competed in the middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions. With a background in Boxing and Taekwondo, Cook debuted professionally in 1977 and spent the early part of his career as a full contact rules fighter. In the 1980s, he began fighting under Oriental and Muay Thai rules and took two world titles under the WKA banner. A short stint in shoot boxing towards the end of his career in the mid-1990s resulted in another world title in that discipline.

An occasional actor, Cook also starred in several action-oriented B-movies in the early 1990s.

Career

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Nicknamed Apollo, Dale Cook began practicing martial arts with taekwondo at the age of fifteen and eventually earned the rank of seventh degree black belt.[1] After taking up kickboxing, he turned professional in 1977 and rose to prominence . Having fought exclusively under the full contact rule set in the beginning of his career, he later ventured into Oriental rules in the 1980s.[2]

In 1983 Cook won the Professional Karate Association United States Welterweight title by defeating Randy Mack.[3] In 1984 defended his title against Babe Gallegos winning by KO,[4] and he beat Brad Rischer by KO.[5] In 1985 Cook defeated Dwayne Wyatt by decision.[6]

He won a world title on February 28, 1987, when he beat Pascal LePlat to claim the WKA world middleweight (-72.5 kg/159.8 lb) title.[7][8] In 1988 Cook defended his Middleweight title against, former PKA and WKA Super Welterweight champion,[9][10] David Humphries winning by decision.[11] Following this, he added the WKA super middleweight (-76 kg/167.6 lb) strap to his mantle.

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Cook challenged six Muay Thai stylists from Thailand, defeating five of them and losing once, a second-round KO at the hands of Changpuek Kiatsongrit on June 30, 1990, in Tokyo, Japan. On July 30, 1992, he fought Toshiyuki Atokawa at the Kakutogi Olympics II in Tokyo in a kickboxing/full contact karate hybrid match. Rounds one and three were fought with boxing gloves, and rounds two and four bare-knuckle with punching to the face disallowed. Cook won on points, and the pair rematched under Seido karate rules on October 4, 1992, in the opening round of the '92 Karate World Cup in Osaka, Japan. The first round was ruled a draw and went to an extension round after which Atokawa won on all five judges' scorecards.

He continued to fight in Japan where he won the shoot boxing world title before retiring in 1996.

After his retirement, Cook opened Apollo's Martial Arts karate and kickboxing gym in his hometown of Tulsa. Among his students are K-1 heavyweights Randy Blake, Todd Hays and Ralph White, as well as the Oklahoma Destroyers World Combat League team. Another notable student was 6 year old Kevin Morby. He also runs the Xtreme Fighting League, an Oklahoma-based promotion which features both kickboxing and mixed martial arts matches.[12]

Championships and awards

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Kickboxing

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Boxing record

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Boxing record
19 wins (10 KOs), 2 losses, 1 draw
Date Result Opponent Venue Location Method Round Time Record
1987-08-14 Win United States Donald Tucker Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA KO 3 1:47 19-2-1
1986-09-09 Win United States Marcellus Jackson Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Decision 6 3:00 18-2-1
1986-06-17 Win United States Ed O'Ryan Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA TKO 3 17-2-1
1985-08-18 Win United States Carmelo Garcia Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Decision 8 3:00 16-2-1
1984-11-07 Draw United States Franklin Owens Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Draw 6 3:00 15-2-1
1984-06-18 Win United States Leroy Barnes Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA KO 3 15-2
1984-03-29 Win United States Henry Drummond Showboat Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision 4 3:00 14-2
1984-02-03 Loss United States Nathan Dryer Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision 6 3:00 13-2
1983-10-08 Loss United States Tony Harrison Oklahoma, USA Decision 10 3:00 13-1
1983-09-17 Win United States Joseph Humphrey Showboat Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, USA KO 2 13-0
1983-06-12 Win United States Rocky Pidgeon Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA Decision 6 3:00 12-0
1983-03-12 Win United States Clyde Spencer Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Decision 4 3:00 11-0
1983-01-27 Win United States Mike Lair Hilton Inn West Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA Decision (unanimous) 6 3:00 10-0
1982-11-21 Win United States Larry Smith Rock Palace Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA KO 3 9-0
1982-08-07 Win United States Clyde Spencer Little Dixie's Ballroom McAlester, Oklahoma, USA Decision 4 3:00 8-0
1982-06-15 Win United States Clyde Spencer Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA Decision 4 3:00 7-0
1982-02-07 Win United States Rocky Brown Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Decision 4 3:00 6-0
1981-11-11 Win United States Bobby Knight Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA KO 4 5-0
1981-07-17 Win United States Leslie Smith Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA KO 3 4-0
1981-04-10 Win United States William Curtis Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA KO 1 3-0
1981-02-22 Win United States William Curtis Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA KO 2 2-0
1981-01-15 Win United States Larry Smith Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA KO 3 1-0

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Karate record

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Karate record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
1992-10-04 Loss Japan Toshiyuki Atokawa '92 Karate World Cup, First Round Osaka, Japan Decision (unanimous) 2 2:00

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Kickboxing record

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Kickboxing record
94 wins (54 KOs), 4 losses, 1 draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
1996-00-00 Win United States Mark King Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
1992-07-30 Win Japan Toshiyuki Atokawa Kakutogi Olympics II Tokyo, Japan Decision 4 3:00
1990-06-30 Loss Thailand Changpuek Kiatsongrit AJKF: Inspiring Wars Heat 630 Tokyo, Japan KO (punches) 2 1:28
1990-00-00 Win Thailand Superman Osotsapa Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Decision 5 3:00
1989-00-00 Win Thailand M Penchandei Manchester, England Decision 5 3:00
1989-00-00 Win Thailand Harnsu Premchai Tokyo, Japan Decision 5 3:00
1989-00-00 Win Thailand Ismael Changani Tokyo, Japan KO 2
0000-00-00 Win Thailand Prasert Sitsoi Tokyo, Japan KO 3
0000-00-00 Win Japan Sikki Taira
0000-00-00 Win South Korea Moon Do-Sang
0000-00-00 Win South Korea Song Ki-Padula
0000-00-00 Loss United States John Moncayo United States
0000-00-00 Win United States David Humphries[11] Decision (unanimous) 10 2:00
Retains the WKA World Middleweight (-72.5 kg/159.8 lb) Championship.
1987-06-12 Win United States Donald Tucker KO 1
Wins the WKA World Middleweight (-72.5 kg/159.8 lb) Championship.
1987-02-28 Win France Pascal Leplat[7][8] Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
0000-00-00 Win United States Dwyne Wyatt[6] Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA Decision (unanimous) 7 2:00
1984-11-00 Win United States Brad Rischer[5] Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA KO (left hook)
1984-04-00 Win United States Babe Gallegos[4] Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA KO (punches) 2 2:00
Retains the PKA United States Welterweight Championship.
0000-00-00 Win United States Dan Magnus Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Decision (unanimous) 9 2:00
Wins the PKA United States Welterweight Championship.
1983-05-00 Win United States Randy Mack[3]
1981-00-00 Win United States Babe Gallegos Decision
0000-00-00 Win United States Gene McComb
0000-00-00 Win United States Ernie Hart, Jr.
0000-00-00 loss United States Billy Jackson
1980-00-00 Win England Arthur O'Laughlin Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Decision (unanimous) 9 2:00
1979-03-07 Loss United States Steve Shepherd West Palm Beach, Florida, USA Decision 9 2:00

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Fist of Glory Jake Reynolds
Blood Ring Max Rivers
1992 Eternal Fist Amp
Deadend Besiegers Gaijin who beats Wuwech
Triple Impact Dave Masters Direct-to-video
1993 American Kickboxer 2 Mike Clark
1994 Double Blast Greg Direct-to-video
1995 Raw Target Johnny Rider
Blood Ring 2 Max Rivers

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