Dale "APOLLO" Cook
By Steve Fossum

Former World Champion Now Runs His Own School And Promotes The Fight Sports In Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
ApollosKarate.com


EXPLOSIVE!
That pretty much sums up the only way you could explain
Dale "Apollo" Cook
as a Fighter!
He was one of those fighters that had a way of showing a true skill in the fight sports!
Fighters who could put combinations together that overwhelmed their opponents to the point they just dropped to the canvas to escape the barrage of punches and kicks raining down on them!

Dale "Apollo" Cook
was born on November 24, 1958, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is a 7th Degree Black Belt and has rank in several different martial arts. He began his martial arts career at the age of 15, studying Tae Kwon Do. He tested and passed his black belt test at age 17 and he opened his own school not long after.

Many Kickboxers are known as just a great kicker or a great puncher. However, like many of the Champions of his day and today, to be Great, you need to put these weapons together. This was something Dale did well. From his "Rocket Powerful" Jab to his flashy Kicks, Dale was an "Ultimate Package!"

He was one who could put both together in Explosive fashion! He was not just good at punches or kicks, but the combinations he used when he put it all together was a masterpiece to watch, and EXCITING!

Heck, Don't Take my word for it!
Watch some highlights yourself!

As a professional fighter he began his career in full-contact fighting in the early 70's and retired in 1996 with over 150 professional kickboxing and boxing matches, including 5 World Kickboxing Titles and World Shootboxing.

As a professional fighter, he won various titles including the WKA Middleweight World Title with a first round knockout of Donald Tucker on 12 June 1987.

If your looking for Dale today, check out his website at
ApollosKarate.com

And of course, he's on Facebook as well.




Dale Cook vs Dan Magnus



  • MARTIAL ARTS
    • 7th degree black belt.

  • KICKBOXING
    • Fought Classic Full Contact, Lowkick & Muay Thai.
    • Kickboxing: 94-4-1/54
    • PKA World Middleweight Championship
    • Shoot Boxing Shootboxing World Championship
    • WKA World Middleweight Championship
      • First round knockout of Donald Tucker on 12 June 1987.
    • WKA World Super Middleweight Championship

  • THAI OPPONENTS
    • Ismail Changani, win by KO, Round 2, Tokyo.
    • Prasert Sitsoi, win by KO, Round 3, Tokyo
    • Harnsu Premchai, win by 5 round decision, Tokyo.
    • M Penchandei, win by 5 round decision, Manchester.
    • Superman Osotsapa, win by 5 round decision, Tulsa, OK, USA
    • Changpuek Kiatsongrit, loss by TKO round 2, Tokyo.

  • TOUGHEST NON THAI OPPONENTS
    • PKA Days
      • Gene McComb, Louisiana
      • Arthur O'Laughlin, England
      • Ernie Hart, USA
      • Steve Shepherd, USA
      • Billy Jackson, USA

    • WKA Days
      • David Humphries, USA
      • Pascal Leplatt, France
      • John Moncayo, USA
      • Song Ki Padula,- Korea
      • Moon Do Sang, Korea
      • Sikki Taira, Japan

  • BOXING
  • VIDEOS
  • MOVIES - CLICK
    • Blood Ring 2, 1995
    • Raw Target, 1994
    • Double Blast, 1993
    • American Kickboxer 2, 1992
    • Triple Impact, 1992
    • Deadend Besiegers, 1992
    • Eternal Fist, 1991
    • Blood Ring, 1991
    • Fist of Glory, 1991



























Dale Cook defeats French Savate fighter Pascal Leplat - 1987.




Dale "Apollo" Cook vs "Superman" Osotsapa
USA vs Thailand 1990




Cook - Kaman - Neilsen






World Shootboxing championship Tokyo






British Champ Autor O'loughlin vs Dale Cook
ESPN Around 1980






All Japan Kick boxing legendary event.
Inspiring Wars Heat 630, June 30, 1990 in Tokyo, Japan.

Rob Kaman vs Peter Smit
Changpuek Kiatsongrit vs Dale Cook
Takahiro Shimizu vs Jaid
Don Nielsen vs Satake
K. Saito vs Lee




The Showboat in Las Vegas





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