Who would you say has had a more condensed quality ATG career? 22 fights and still one of the best to lace them up in two seperate weight classes could anyone else challenge him in this respect?
What's even more impressive is he boxed like that as an amateur and still won World Championship Gold, destroying all the 'pretty' Boxers. I don't really think he can be classed as one of the best in both weights. 115lbs, definitely. The man was made out of concrete. His odd sense of rhythm was one of his best traits, too. He could punch whilst the other man punched, and weirdly tag them with some offhand combo as they reset. He wasn't unbeatable and could be offset by certain styles though, as the massively underrated Khoakor Galaxy and even the solid Richardson showed. All in all, though, he was a H2H beast and it would take an iron man or serious talent like Harada to beat him in an exchange.
He was an absolute monster. Quote possibly the best super-flyweight ever H2H, and enormously entertaining to boot. His first fight with Nana Konadu is a can't-miss. He was made of iron, and he had a underrated and extremely effective sense of when and what to throw. Basic things like throwing the overhand at the perfect moments, cutting the ring off with the right hook to the body or splitting a one-two with a lead hook. Hardly the mindless monster he's made out to be. Like Rough says, he was an excellent amateur. An honest opinion of mine is that his two amateur wars with Heo Yong Mo are quite literally Hagler-Hearns level, and his fight with Robert Shannon isn't far behind.
I have watched his pro career twice in it’s almost entirety on film, he was a case of a fighter whom made up for a lack of scientific form with his “senses” so to speak timing, rhythm and an uncanny way to catch himself after shots he had excellent “balance” despite how wild he was. I think his success could be a tribute to the fact there was literally no way to prepare for his style, he was an unorthodox fighter of the highest grade who you couldn’t be caught off guard trying to read or figure out whilst he himself seemingly could make as many blunders as he wanted being bailed out by a solid iron chin and being p4p one of the greatest two handed punchers ever.
I think Moon would actually take it in a UD, Based on how limited Khaosai was on film we never really saw the ceiling of his potential in any fights- he sort of sleep walked to a win so I’m not sure just how good he he was. He could be lazy in the ring but he also happened to be a pit bull amongst raggedy Ann dolls so he never really had to shift into step into top gear... I really wish he had followed a similar career path as his brother.
Amazing little thread with some really incredible analysis on an often-overlooked ATG. Sung Kil-Moon really was a H2H menace, that monster of a man is a tough night for any super-flyweight in history.
This article gives a good picture of Moon's life and career. Well worth a read. https://www.thefight-site.com/home/sung-kil-moon-the-beast
Love him a very pressure fighter and very good to watch his fights ! The only one who can be in the same ring than Khaokor during this era in Bantamweight. And for most of peoples he is in the top 5 among all Super Flyweight in history.
He was unorthodox but smart,ruggedly smart. He can look sloppy at times but his punch selection and pressuring is top tier.
In the rematch Khaokor’s trainer died prior to the bout I believe during camp? I’m not sure on that detail.
Yes I heard that Khaokor beat Sung Kil Moon when his trainer was very ill on the verge of death, which affected the South Korean a lot before he entered the ring. For Khaokor : I talked about Khaokor's illness ( Wolff-Parkinson-White) on the forum, which wasn't present or was barely present during his two fights against Moon Sung Kil. But there's also a story where, during his last fight against his strange knockout with Luisito Espinosa, his ex-girlfriend cast a black magic spell on him, seeking revenge.
