Sot Chitalada Vs Pongsaklek Wonjongkam

Prime for prime. Both long-reigning Flyweight titlists generally considered the no.1 in the division the majority of their reign. Chitalada faced some hard-punching monsters, such as Bernal, Magri, and Kittikasem, but struggled with Koreans :yep Wonjongkam is known primarily for his wins over awkward Daisuke Naito, but also had two prominent wins over younger, supposedly quicker fighters Kameda and Rungvisai when past his best.

This would be contested at mid-range with both men looking to get off their sharp counters and establish a rhythm. But who has the upper hand?

Chitalada, the more fluent on his feet IMO, takes a decision methinks. He faced the better opposition, and I think he hit harder as well. He smashed Ahn with a jab ferchrissakes....

EDIT: Either man Vs Venice Bus Station was not interesting enough, as he'd box their heads off and pulverise their facial features and/or innards.

 

:bart

 

I don't know about any, but he was brilliant that night and Booze, I envy you big time right now :good

 

Nice anecdote.

 

Yes and his reflexes were never really good enough. He's one of a couple who seemed to be apeing Ali from Thailand (check out Sukhothai in the footage I uploaded of him Vs Zamora!) but I don't think Wonjongkam would've hurt him much and Chitalada's movement Vs Wonjongkam's functional movement add up to Wonjongkam finding it harder to get a foothold in the fight...IMO of course.

Berkrek Chartvanchai would hold his own against these two I bet.

 

Kingpetch beats Wonjongkam no doubt in my mind. His jab was better and Pong is no Ebihara in the southpaw stakes. And against some other southpaw Jap' I've got him in with (whose name shockingly escapes me at the mo') Pone is all over him, showing what he could do with a fighter not far better than him.

I don't think Pong would cause him much hassle. He might struggle to get a rhythm against Sot, but I'm betting he could get in behind that jab and work his superior inside game, including that crafty right uppercut. Kingpetch decision Chitalada.

 

And like Naz, a fighter whose reflexes weren't good enough toaccinodate his style, when hit in the middle of one of his jerky jerky pull backs it'd spin him right out of control, physically I mean.

In the first Kittikasem fight he was getting knocked all over the shop.

 

I have one of the fights (where Sot gets dropped) and I have highlights of another.

He lost to the Korean fella twice IMO.