Gladiator Profiles - Horace Craft

HORACE "THE REAL DEAL" CRAFT

Fight Discipline: Boxing, Kickboxing, Kenpo

Gym: Box-Off Gym - St. Francis

Trainer: Del Porter, Vilavanh Seukpanya, Christopher Scott

Hometown: Milwaukee, WI

Date of Birth: 1.29.61

Weight: 218 lbs

Height: 6’ 2"

Titles & Accomplishments:

BKA Super Heavyweight Champion

2004 "King of the Gladiators II" Silver Medalist

Kickboxing Gladiators Colosseum Record:

2.9.02 vs. Sean Crays Won 3 rd U Dec

6.15.02 vs. Mark Miller Won 3 rd TKO

10.19.02 vs. Kelly Leo Won 5 rd Split Dec

2.8.02 vs. Giuseppe DeNatale Lost 3 rd TKO

6.21.03 vs. John James Lost 1 rd KO

8.29.03 vs. John Leblanc Won 5 rd U Dec

11.13.04 vs. Harold Johnson Won 1 rd TKO

11.13.04 vs. Andre Walker Won 1 rd DQ

11.13.04 vs. Mike Sheppard Lost 1 rd KO

6.3.05 vs. Manson Gibson Lost 1 rd TKO

10.21.05 vs. Chuck Jewell Won 2 rd KO

10.14.06 vs. Leo Sylvest Won by 1 rd TKO

Next Gladiators Bout:

Friday, February 24, 2006 vs. Doug Sauer in Milwaukee, WI

INTERVIEW WITH HORACE CRAFT
BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT BRIAN SMITH

(10.4.04) Local Horace “The Real Deal” Craft will be letting it all hang out at the Gladiators Professional 8-Man Tournament in Milwaukee (WI) on Saturday, November 13, 2004. A Cudahy (WI) police officer, Craft likes to serve and protect, but he also likes to fight.

“The Real Deal” started fighting back when he was in college to pay his phone bill. He entered a "Tuff Man" Contest in Milwaukee and won it all - and that was just the beginning. Some of his accomplishments include six appearances on Heavyweight Gladiators shows in 2002 and 2003, and earning the BKA Super Heavyweight Championship.

Brian Smith: What is your fighting style?

Horace “The Real Deal” Craft:" I started with boxing then I went in to American style kickboxing."

B. Smith: What will be your strategy for the Heavyweight Gladiators “King of the Gladiators" Professional 8-Man Heavyweight Kickboxing Tournament? What do you consider your biggest weapon?

The Real Deal:" I’d like to go in there and take people out right away. I’m going to let it all hang out. I have lots of weapons to use. It will depend on how my opponents move."

B. Smith: What do you know about your first round opponent, Brian Wright?

The Real Deal: "Not that much. I know he has a Karate background. I don’t like to worry about what they might do. With my police work, for example, sometimes the people in the field who are on drugs don’t respond to pressure points. I’ve gotta do something to stop them from resisting. It’s a fine line to walk, but I try and make responsible decisions. I’m going to go in there and try to stop them."

B. Smith: How do you feel about K-1, Heavyweight Gladiators and other 8-man events?

The Real Deal: "I think there some of the best fighting events in the world. With Boxing, for example, it’s set up for one major fight. In K-1, there are lots of major fights. I think these types of tournaments are the true fighting sports."

B. Smith: What was your biggest fight?

The Real Deal: "It was in 1994 against Brazilian Super Heavyweight Sergio Vartellio. I lost to him on a 12-round decision, but I gained good experience as a fighter."