Wtf is the minimum age to become a Thai prizefighter???

Nobody is forcing the kids to fight, I'm sure as in the case of the op he was matched to his ability. As he won a comfortable decision it appears that was the case.

Will you be extending your rant to involve all contact sports? Kids participate in karate tournaments all over the united states from a very young age. Kids play rugby at school, american football, ice hockey, la crosse, wrestling, ju-jitsu etc etc.

Another one who debuted at 14 Sumanthar Baenkham http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/725211 4-4(3ko)

 

Is there a copy of the fight on youtube ? Can anyone provide the link ?

 

I imagine that there are younger prostitutes than pro fighters there.

 

As much as the complaints against are done with the right intentions and duty of care,you cannot ignore the fact that the local culture matters.

We have 2 posters living in Thailand here who don’t understand the horror shown in the OP,it’s clearly not illegal and no governing bodies national or international say different as far as I’m aware.

These aren’t teenagers being fed to the sharks here,like the Mexicans named,this is an apprenticeship of sorts before the real battles start when they are physically ready.

Tales of unscrupulous behaviour shown to boxers is only relevant here if it’s evidence of it happening to these teens in question,or are they being matched conservatively?

 

I’ll add that I don’t agree with it but there’s a lot of things I don’t understand that are deemed ok and vice versa.

I’d have to see examples of teens being thrown to the wolves before being appalled by it.

And to reinforce my point earlier,I spar with 14/15 year olds that would beat senior amateurs and I’ve seen 16 year olds that you would assume (I did) are early 20’s beating up experienced pro’s in training.

 

One of my friends moved to thailand to be a pro muay thai boxer.
He says there's 3and 4 years old there training their behind off with great technique. May be 14 but probably has 10 experience behind him as insane of a rationle that sounds

 

I'm 35 i was sparring a young 15 year old lad only two years ago . Nothing to heavy it's the norm the same lad was also doing light sparring with Mark Hefron around the same time as well as many other adults.

 

It’s actually the norm as anyone who spends time in the gym will know.

I was reading the other day about how John Ryder was battering grown men in the ring at 15 years old.Any teenager with realistic aspirations of being a success in the pro’s will be doing hard sparring with top pro’s every week.

Talking of accumulative damage extends to this as well,just because it’s 18 oz doesn’t matter,it hurts and takes it’s toll.Now if our leading trainers in the west pair up teenagers with experienced top level pro’s in the ring then I will bow to their superior knowledge and understanding of the sport and how to develop a fighter and a man.

 

IB you should take a holiday and experience it first hand, spend a bit o time watching how they train and go to a few shows then see how you feel about it, dont let your judgement be set by stories on a forum and one fight you watched which included a 14 yrs vs a 22yrs.

Go enjoy yourself buddy

 

people seem to be missing the point and arguing technicalities or ideal situations. there is a reason that knowledge has prompted us to deny a 14yo the right to drive solo on our streets, and thats the same reason he shouldnt be allowed to risk his life in the ring. just because all the 14yo you know can drive like dale earnhart, doesnt mean we should set up the system to allow all 14yo to take to our highways. a well run amateur program is us letting these kids drive around the stadium parking lot, the pro game is sticking him on the autobahn.

 

Whoever reported this doesn't know the first two rules of fight club