Pongsaklek Wonjongkam's next opponent

That's actually nothing compared to a couple of years ago, when 4 consecutive Pong opponents had a collective record of 0-1 (three making their debuts and the other had lost his only previous bout). :-(

He has the weirdest resume. It swings on a pendulum from very good to absurdly bad.

On the other hand, in a strange way you do kind of have to respect him taking these seemingly ridiculous stay-busy affairs. He's giving local guys an opportunity that they would otherwise probably never get, to step in the ring with a world champion (and one rated highly on many p4p lists). There is 0 reward in these fights and very little risk...but what little there is - yeesh! Imagine if he lost to one of these guys? That would have an avalanche effect of crushing not only his credibility but that of all his legitimate world-class opposition. So yeah, in a strange way it's ballsy of him to keep flirting with disaster.

 

It seems to be common in Thailand for fighters to take a lot of stay-busy fights against incredibly poor opposition. For a Thai fighter Pong's been relatively inactive in recent times, although he's faced good opposition frequently mixed in with some stay-busy fights.

Check out former Pacquiao-killer Medgoen Singsurat's record. For years he's feasted on guys making their debut and other no-hopers, and he's been beaten every time he's faced good opposition in recent times. But he's irrelevant at the top level now, just padding his record and waiting for an opportunity to be knocked out by guys like Arce.

Also, you spelt his name wrong. Shame on you.

 

"The Thai legend has lost ONE fight in his last 70 bouts. He made 17 alphabet title defenses before he won THE RING belt by upsetting undefeated Koki Kameda in Japan in March. He’s defeated a dozen bona fide top-10 contenders.

It says here that if Wonjonkam were a middleweight from Brooklyn, or even a Mexican welterweight who fought often in the States, he would be compared to the greatest fighters who ever lived."

Doug Fischer
Ring Magazine

 

This guy's resume is more padded than jcc and peeps here want to give him praise as some kind of atg makes me sick to my stomach. The opportunities were there to unify and fight the big fights against donaire, arcs and darchinyan when they were still at the weightclass but nooooooo this fraud wants to fight fights where he is the clear cut favorite or atleast in a 50/50 matchup. If wonjongkam were a middleweigbt he'd be given the calzaghe treatment. Doug fisher can kiss my ass.

 

Both wrong.

The final word already came from IB in the 2nd post of this thread:

"He has the weirdest resume. It swings on a pendulum from very good to absurdly bad."

:deal

 

Koki Kameda

 

Yeah.. interesting fighter with an interesting resume.... but adding Giovanni Segura to it.. would make me happy....

 

Its just how they do things in Thailand...They want there champs to fight often but adore them so much they dont care who they fight.

It is likely a lot local thais he fights have incomplete records or have a solid kickboxing background..but that doesnt mean they are any good. And from memory a lot of those interim fights for Pong are against Filos and Indo's anyway.

I can't confirm it but my mail is that Pong's team actually laid out the money to bring the interim champ Arce over but Arum wasnt having anything of it..so he basically paid off the WBC to let them have two champs.

Either way Pong has made like 8 defences of his title away from home...which you wont often see these days from most champs apart from ex pats who base themselves in the U.S or Germany anyway...so that is essentially there home.

He is one of those guys that has made a career with quantity over quality...and whilst most would prefer the latter, there is some elements of that you still have to respect. Like his longevity and his willingness to fight often.

 

Thai fighters are always in the gym, but since world title fights still require some serious dough and negotiations, many take on tune-ups in between, just to keep those reflexes sharp. Too bad Koki moved up to BW, good fight it was, would've loved a rematch. But today Pongsaklek-Concepcion is the fight to make at flyweight, let's hope for that one sometime in 2011.

 

He is just one of those guys who has fought for ages and still he is only 33.

 

Funny we put highly of those fighters way way back and rate them highly because of the situation then that you always have to fight almost every month. Now we have a guy doing exactly the same thing and look down at their achievements.

I believe there are more cab drivers and part time boxers then compared at our time.

 

What makes you think that?

 

If he was a 1920's fighter everybody would praise him at how great he is and how he's a legend with an impressive record of 110 wins and very few losses.