Who are your favourite muay thai/kick boxing fighters?

Dekkers · 07-08-2007, 10:25 PM

Past and present.

One of my favourites is John "Wayne" Parr. Obviously because he's Australian

, but I also like his style, he's a tough guy, with heavy hands, also a technical fighter who likes to carry the left leg high. Wasn't as successful in K-1 as he was in Muay thai. If he was going to win that tournament it was going to be the first year he went in (when he was on that tear winning the S-1 cup) ... still there's no shame in losing to Buakaw, especially when it has to go to an extra round and you lose that round via split decision.

Parr's got a huge set of balls, tried his hand at boxing, and he was decent, just not quite enough of a fish in water with boxing to succeed, but tough as nail as always. Recently he jumped in the ring for an mma match with Tony Bonnello, which is insane since even with the two months or so of grapling training he had... there was no chance against Bonello who's much more experienced, and is over 30 pounds heavier easily (grappling with a larger man who's more experienced is even more suicidal than striking with one), but that's Parr, he'll fight anyone, anywhere. He's also a good guy, he and his wife often to post on K-1 fans, here's a nice set of highlights

Tko4 · 07-08-2007, 10:35 PM

Does Gina Carano count?

Dekkers · 07-08-2007, 10:36 PM

I love Kaoklai, shame he can't get back his old form, used to love seeing him beat fighters who sometimes outweighed him by as much as 70 pounds, the Mighty Mo KO is a classic

Dekkers · 07-08-2007, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Tko4

Does Gina Carano count?

Only if you post pics

Dostoevsky · 07-08-2007, 10:40 PM

Jerome Le Banner

The guy is a fucking brick shit house....would not want to mess with him
I suppose a mention of Hoost is mandatory.....but i never really got into him, he was good but his tyle was unappealing to me.

Donut62 · 07-08-2007, 10:42 PM

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Buakaw Pramuk-http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=5059834
Ramon Dekkers- [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Alexey Ignashov- [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Kaoklai Kaennorsing- [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

If Iggy quits hitting the bottle (in his last fight he looked he did) he can be the best SHW ever.

Dekkers · 07-08-2007, 10:49 PM

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LeBanner is good but he has a GLASS chin.

I think it's more like shaky chin + crap head movement, Hide is the gold glass standard.

Dekkers · 07-08-2007, 10:55 PM

Rob Kaman is another great fighter with a fantastic low round kick, who could also fight south paw, unfortunately he's not that well known.

Raggamuffin · 07-09-2007, 08:14 AM

I liked Remy Bonjasky when he was still the Flying Dutchman.
Now a days he seems content to do just enough and doesn't listen to his corner very well. Kaman is a good pick but so are Samart Payakaroon, Put Pat Noi, Ramon Dekker, Ivan Hippolyte and Peter Smit

mantis_boxing · 07-09-2007, 01:44 PM

Souwer, Anuwat, Peter Aerts, Masato, Zambidis!

Dekkers · 07-09-2007, 09:58 PM

Zambidis is good, but i'll always prefer the original, Stan Longinidis

mantis_boxing · 07-09-2007, 11:32 PM

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Zambidis versus Drago from last month's K-1 MAX open tournament. Easily fight of the night. What a war.

Beebs · 07-10-2007, 01:18 AM

Peter Aerts by a decent margin

Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, yea he was cocky but he was a pioneer and often overlooked as an MMA Pioneer with his Judo game (fucking sick SeoNage at 3:20)

Benny vs Shinobu Onuki (The Judo Throw Match)

This guys got a fucking amazing collection of Kickboxing and Muay Thai fights
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I don't watch it as much as I watch other combat sports, and am not quite as familiar with it, but I do enjoy it, quite a bit.

Also there is Samart Payakaroon who was both a Thai and Western Boxing champion
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Raggamuffin · 07-10-2007, 05:12 AM

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Zambidis versus Drago from last month's K-1 MAX open tournament. Easily fight of the night. What a war.

I disagree here. It was a lousy fight by Drago who was clearly not his usual fighting self. He seemed off and flat, this compared to his usual"in your face"kinda style
Zambidis is a good little fighter but against a Drago on a good night he would have had it a lot tougher

Raggamuffin · 07-10-2007, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by voodoo5

Amongst thai fighters, Kaman is top 3 or 4 of all time.
In our gym he is close to godlike.

Where you from Voodoo ?
And what gym ?

07-08-2007, 10:25 PM	#1
Dekkers Team Bergeron ESB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,162 vCash: 1000	Who are your favourite muay thai/kick boxing fighters? Past and present. One of my favourites is John "Wayne" Parr. Obviously because he's Australian , but I also like his style, he's a tough guy, with heavy hands, also a technical fighter who likes to carry the left leg high. Wasn't as successful in K-1 as he was in Muay thai. If he was going to win that tournament it was going to be the first year he went in (when he was on that tear winning the S-1 cup) ... still there's no shame in losing to Buakaw, especially when it has to go to an extra round and you lose that round via split decision. Parr's got a huge set of balls, tried his hand at boxing, and he was decent, just not quite enough of a fish in water with boxing to succeed, but tough as nail as always. Recently he jumped in the ring for an mma match with Tony Bonnello, which is insane since even with the two months or so of grapling training he had... there was no chance against Bonello who's much more experienced, and is over 30 pounds heavier easily (grappling with a larger man who's more experienced is even more suicidal than striking with one), but that's Parr, he'll fight anyone, anywhere. He's also a good guy, he and his wife often to post on K-1 fans, here's a nice set of highlights
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07-08-2007, 10:35 PM	#2
Tko4 Left high kick ESB Addict Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: NY Posts: 3,009 vCash: 1000	Re: Who are your favourite muay thai/kick boxing fighters? Does Gina Carano count?
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07-08-2007, 10:36 PM	#3
Dekkers Team Bergeron ESB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,162 vCash: 1000	Re: Who are your favourite muay thai/kick boxing fighters? I love Kaoklai, shame he can't get back his old form, used to love seeing him beat fighters who sometimes outweighed him by as much as 70 pounds, the Mighty Mo KO is a classic
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07-08-2007, 10:40 PM	#5
Dostoevsky Hardcore......to the max! East Side Guru Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Kingdom of Fife, Scotland. Posts: 7,734 vCash: 1000	Re: Who are your favourite muay thai/kick boxing fighters? Jerome Le Banner The guy is a fucking brick shit house....would not want to mess with him I suppose a mention of Hoost is mandatory.....but i never really got into him, he was good but his tyle was unappealing to me.
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07-08-2007, 10:55 PM	#8
Dekkers Team Bergeron ESB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,162 vCash: 1000	Re: Who are your favourite muay thai/kick boxing fighters? Rob Kaman is another great fighter with a fantastic low round kick, who could also fight south paw, unfortunately he's not that well known.
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07-09-2007, 08:14 AM	#9
Raggamuffin You dipstick ESB Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,222 vCash: 766	Re: Who are your favourite muay thai/kick boxing fighters? I liked Remy Bonjasky when he was still the Flying Dutchman. Now a days he seems content to do just enough and doesn't listen to his corner very well. Kaman is a good pick but so are Samart Payakaroon, Put Pat Noi, Ramon Dekker, Ivan Hippolyte and Peter Smit
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07-09-2007, 01:44 PM	#10
mantis_boxing Hail to the Thief... Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 69 vCash: 1000	Re: Who are your favourite muay thai/kick boxing fighters? Souwer, Anuwat, Peter Aerts, Masato, Zambidis!
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07-09-2007, 09:58 PM	#11
Dekkers Team Bergeron ESB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,162 vCash: 1000	Re: Who are your favourite muay thai/kick boxing fighters? Zambidis is good, but i'll always prefer the original, Stan Longinidis
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07-09-2007, 11:32 PM	#12
mantis_boxing Hail to the Thief... Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 69 vCash: 1000	Re: Who are your favourite muay thai/kick boxing fighters? [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Zambidis versus Drago from last month's K-1 MAX open tournament. Easily fight of the night. What a war.
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07-10-2007, 01:18 AM	#13
Beebs Undisputed Champion East Side VIP Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 13,330 vCash: 1493	Re: Who are your favourite muay thai/kick boxing fighters? Peter Aerts by a decent margin Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, yea he was cocky but he was a pioneer and often overlooked as an MMA Pioneer with his Judo game (fucking sick SeoNage at 3:20) Benny vs Shinobu Onuki (The Judo Throw Match) This guys got a fucking amazing collection of Kickboxing and Muay Thai fights [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] I don't watch it as much as I watch other combat sports, and am not quite as familiar with it, but I do enjoy it, quite a bit. Also there is Samart Payakaroon who was both a Thai and Western Boxing champion [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
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