Bob Sapp
Bob Sapp 
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| Birth Name | Robert Malcom Sapp |
| Fight name | The Beast |
| Weight class | Heavyweight |
| nationality | US-american |
| birthday | 22nd September 1973 |
| place of birth | Colorado Springs |
| style | Wrestling |
| size | 1.93 m |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 26th |
| Victories | 16 |
| Knockout victories | 13 |
| Defeats | 9 |
| draw | 1 |
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Position (s): Guard |
Jersey number (s): 78 |
| born on September 22, 1973 in Colorado Springs , Colorado | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1997 - 1998 | |
| NFL Draft : 1997 / Round: 3 / Pick: 69 | |
| College : Washington | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Games played | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
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Robert "Bob" Malcolm Sapp (born September 22, 1973 in Colorado Springs , Colorado ) is an American kickboxer , mixed martial arts fighter, wrestler , actor and former American football player.
Career
American football
Sapp began his athletic career as a football player at the University of Washington . There he played on the offensive line and won the Morris Award . In 1997, Bob Sapp was selected by the Chicago Bears as the 69th player in the third round of the NFL Draft . He was awarded a four-year contract, but left the National Football League (NFL) after only one year after testing positive for steroids . Then Sapp turned to martial arts.
Martial arts
His first fight was on a television show hosted by FX Network . There he was able to defeat William Perry in a boxing match .
In 2001 Bob Sapp started his wrestling career with little success. He signed a development contract with World Championship Wrestling , but was never used. After this disappointment, he switched to the Japanese MMA organizer Pride . After a few victories there he got the chance to win the world title on August 28, 2002. However, Sapp had to admit defeat to then champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira after 4:03 minutes in the second round after a surrender (armbar).
He played his first K-1 fight on June 2, 2002 against Tsuyoshi Nakasako , whom he lost by disqualification in round 1. He was able to win his three following fights, u. a. he beat the K-1 experienced kickboxer Ernesto Hoost twice in action-packed fights . At the beginning of 2003 he lost to Mirko Filipović by knockout.
In August 2003 he challenged former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson to a duel, which did not materialize.
In December 2003 he managed a knockout victory against former sumo wrestler Akebono . The two opponents brought a total weight of almost 400 kg into the ring.
On September 21, 2003 he played his first K-1 fight according to MMA rules that suit his physical strength and fighting style, and defeated Stefan Gamlin . In 2004, however, he was also shown his limits by Kazuyuki Fujita , which was technically superior to him and finally forced him to give up.
Meanwhile he signed a contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling and won the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship in early 2005 . By winning the K-1 Japan GP 2005 he qualified for the 2005 K-1 World GP , but had to admit defeat to Choi Hong-man in the elimination round . He previously held multiple world champion in July 2005, arm wrestling , Alan Karaev knocked out.
On March 13, 2006 Bob Sapp was supposed to be opponent of four-time K-1 champion Ernesto Hoost in his last fight. Sapp, who had previously defeated Hoost twice, appeared at the press conference, but (according to Sapp and K-1) not to fight after failed contract negotiations. This behavior of his had the consequence that those responsible for K-1 canceled the fight with Sapp and brought Hoost's long-time rival Peter Aerts as a substitute opponent. Sapp was then released from his contract.
After one and half year absence, he returned on June 23, 2007 Back to Peter Aerts in the K1 ring but lost to a knee to the solar plexus ( solar plexus ) after only 24 seconds knockout.
On August 26, 2011 Bob Sapp lost in the fight for the Thai boxing world championship ( WKA ) in the Karlsruhe Europahalle against Florian "Faust" Pavic from Germany by giving up in the 3rd round.
successes
- Winner of the K-1 Grand Prix tournament in Hiroshima 2005
- 1 × IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Acting career
Sapp is a superstar in Japan. He has appeared in 23 commercials and markets more than 200 products under his name. He is the author of four books and recorded a CD called It's Sapp Time .
Filmography
Bob Sapp played in the following film productions:
| year | Movie | role |
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| 2003 | Bob Sapp: Sapp Time The Movie! | oneself |
| 2003 | Taiho Shichauzo | Bob Hage |
| 2004 | Izo | |
| 2005 | Elektra | Stone |
| 2005 | Devilman | World Newscaster |
| 2005 | game without rules | Switowski |
| 2007 | Big Stan | Big Raymond |
| 2009 | Frankenhood | Frankie |
| 2009 | Blood and Bone | Hammerman |
| 2011 | Blood Out | Uncredited |
| 2011 | Conan (2011) | Ukafa |
| 2012 | JourneyQuest (series) | Karn, the barbarian king |
| 2013 | Miss Pilot (series) | Roy |
Web links
- Fighter profile on K-1sport.de
- Bob Sapp in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Bob Sapp in the database of Sherdog (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Player profile on NFL.com
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| SURNAME | Sapp, Bob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sapp, Robert Malcolm (full name); Sapp, Bob Malcolm (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American kickboxer, mixed martial arts fighter, wrestler, actor, and American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 22nd September 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Colorado Springs , Colorado , United States |