[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on LiverKick.com, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div]
With the formation of the Muay Thai premier league, shows starting to pop up in the U.S, and notable events happening almost every week in Europe, boxing in Thailand seems to have taken a backseat. Buakaw Por. Pramuk, Kem Sitsongpeenong, Sudsakorn Sor. Klinmee, Yodsanklai Fairtex etc… are the Thai fighters that get most of the attention because they frequently fight outside of the country. However they are nowhere near the best fighters in Thailand. I don’t know if its because the best fighters are genetically smaller than “international level” fighters, or because people stereotype stadium boxing as a type of sameness, but for some reason or another Muay Thai in Thailand is viewed as something that is just… there, and nothing more for a lot of people. The best Thai boxers in the world are all 132 pound and under Thai’s. I’m not bitter, just perplexed as to why the best fighters minus Saenchai aren’t getting a fair shake, or even attention.
1. Saenchai Sinbimuaythai: It’s impossible to not have Saenchai at #1. The guy has proven time and time again that he is the best stand up fighter on the planet. One week he’ll go to another country at 140 pounds and dominate, 2 weeks later he’ll get down to 127 and teach the hottest fighter in Thailand a boxing lesson. Vision, speed, balance, technique, he has it all. At 31 and 300 fights to his name you’d think the decline would have started by now, but if anything he’s getting better and plans to fight for 4 or 5 more years. Next month he’s scheduled to fight F16 Rajanont at the Lumpinee birthday show where he’ll be giving up a full weight class to F16.
