all time fave thai fighters current and past

[jumpinjackflash]

mine is orono, im a bit biased on this as master chana trained orono when he was a teen and has loads of vids of his fights and him sparring and training which he plays constantly in the gym..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P5LNfe1Q3k

[ross90]

Saenchai Sor Kingstar - Awesome fighter of this time. His style is incorporating in the old styles as well, with some of the old kicks and movements that are rarely used anymore. I think its great to watch and it also is very hard to fight somebody like that.

[thaison]

Namsaknoi and Bovy are my fav Thais

Rungravee (Dom) Sasiprapa is gonna be awesome, still young has a really aggressive style i love watching

[Baker]

To come out of the UK - Ronnie Green

[NoSoul]

I second sor kingstar, he's really small but has a teep from hell !

[Yak]

right now or recent history its Saenchai , no one else comes close bit of an open and shut one that!

however I love Bovy also Pornsane too right now -

back a bit then Samkor / Jomhod / Namsoknoi

[Torre]

Saenchai and Ramon Dekkers (I know he's not thai but still awesome).

[Lugosi]

saw pajonsuk fight a couple times on samui this year and even though it wasnt full thai rules, the guy was amazing so he is top of my list.

but yes, saenchai takes some beating.

[AndrewC]

Saenchai
Namphon
Orono

European fighters are Ramon Dekkers and Danny Bill

UK fighters - Liam Harrison & Steven Wakeling

[ross90]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPie3e2ic9A&feature=related

Just to back up my opinion, theres plenty of videos of him. That one is my fav that i could find. Musics a bit shit, but videos good. His style, power and movement look so natural. The teep can move tectonic plates by the looks of it lol. His balance and feet allow him to throw 3 or 4 at a time, which is very effective to put his opponent on the back foot and get them on the ropes, following it up with a barrage of well placed punches and kicks. Phenomenal fighter. If anybody could post training videos or fight videos of their favourites where possible.

I'll sticky the thread if it gets plenty of videos of big names of thai boxing.

[maz]

thailand
1) Saenchai Sor Kingstar-unbelievable array of skills and amazing timing
2) Pornsaneh-because he is an absolute animal
3) Rungraevee Sasiprapa-Hard as fook
4) Nokweed Davy-Massive skills and heart

UK
1) Andy Howson-never in a boring fight, always a war
2)Jordan Watson-technically perfect in every way
3) Liam Harrison-proabaly the most determined fighter in UK
4)Tommi Mcormack- similar to Jordan, outrageously talented

women
1) Lisa Houghton-Smith (retired) purely awesome. will always be my all time fave female fighter
2) Helene Garnett-hits like a man twice her weight
3) Iman Barlow-still only 16 but over 100 fights already and technically amazing
4) Bernise Aldiss-pure class.

up and comers- Thep JIttiGym and Danny Crompton (waterloo st gym)

[No surrender]

British : has to be Liam Harrison
Highlight : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLij11yGfiM

European : Andrei Kulebin
Highlight : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMa4BB15gbA

Thai : Jomhod Kiatadisak
Highlight : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_jFwgeL0xE

Rest of world : John Wayne Parr
Highlight : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMKFpOGn2z4

Some different styles but all equally as brutal :)

[maz]

cant believe i missed out Buakaw Por pramuk, samkor and yod! Will stick them on my list too!

[ross90]

yodsenklai is very talented also. Can't help but think contender asia was a fix with him and John Wayne-Parr in the final. He fights for Fairtex doesn't he? Maz thats an epic list pal, You seem to be a bit more clued up on the U.K thai fighters, Not seen many fights between U.K fighters. Something I intend to remedy.

Have you got any videos maz, Training or fights? Would be awesome with that many names on it. Im stickying this thread anyway lads.

[fighteasy]

Saenchai Sor Kingstar - agree with Ross90 awsome old school style fighter.

[maz]

yodsenklai is very talented also. Can't help but think contender asia was a fix with him and John Wayne-Parr in the final. He fights for Fairtex doesn't he? Maz thats an epic list pal, You seem to be a bit more clued up on the U.K thai fighters, Not seen many fights between U.K fighters. Something I intend to remedy.

Have you got any videos maz, Training or fights? Would be awesome with that many names on it. Im stickying this thread anyway lads.

Ross, there is loads of footage on youtube of Bad COmpany Fighters, with the exception of Jordan but you can get hold of DVD's of all their shows through the website. same probably goes for Wicker Camp fighters (TOmmi and Helene) there are plenty of dvd's around with domestic/european/world bouts on them.
you should watch more UK shows/fights, the Thai Boxing scene in the UK is probably one of the strongest in the world outside thailand, with some of the best fighters in the world battling it out every week up and down the country.

get yourself along to the M.E.N arena in manchester next week for the second MSA Show. if you are interested in thai boxing, you're not really going to get a better card in ENgland than this one...Liam v Anuwat rematch, Damien Trainor v Kaoklai, Michael Dicks v Bovy S.U, and then the domestic bouts of Andy Howson v Dean James and Keiron Keddle v Imran Kahn. it doesnt really get much better for £30..until the May MSA Show when Jordan fights Buakaw!

[jumpinjackflash]

thailand
1) Saenchai Sor Kingstar-unbelievable array of skills and amazing timing
2) Pornsaneh-because he is an absolute animal
3) Rungraevee Sasiprapa-Hard as fook
4) Nokweed Davy-Massive skills and heart

UK
1) Andy Howson-never in a boring fight, always a war
2)Jordan Watson-technically perfect in every way
3) Liam Harrison-proabaly the most determined fighter in UK
4)Tommi Mcormack- similar to Jordan, outrageously talented

women
1) Lisa Houghton-Smith (retired) purely awesome. will always be my all time fave female fighter
2) Helene Garnett-hits like a man twice her weight
3) Iman Barlow-still only 16 but over 100 fights already and technically amazing
4) Bernise Aldiss-pure class.

up and comers- Thep JIttiGym and Danny Crompton (waterloo st gym)

quality list thre mate.. gotta rep bad company fighters.. they are badass :D

[ryanfoley]

Bovy, Pajonsuk and Fabio Pinca

[Baa]

I have to go with Namsaknoi.

Having sparred with him and Clinched with him can only say he is on another planet. That was with him pretty much playing about aswell.

I was lucky enough to share a fight card with him @ Bangla Staduim and see him fight live.

Its a pitty the ways things have turned out for him.

P.S he is quite a funny guy and loves a sing song.

[Drill Sergeant]

thailand
1) Saenchai Sor Kingstar-unbelievable array of skills and amazing timing
2) Pornsaneh-because he is an absolute animal
3) Rungraevee Sasiprapa-Hard as fook
4) Nokweed Davy-Massive skills and heart

UK
1) Andy Howson-never in a boring fight, always a war
2)Jordan Watson-technically perfect in every way
3) Liam Harrison-proabaly the most determined fighter in UK
4)Tommi Mcormack- similar to Jordan, outrageously talented

women
1) Lisa Houghton-Smith (retired) purely awesome. will always be my all time fave female fighter
2) Helene Garnett-hits like a man twice her weight
3) Iman Barlow-still only 16 but over 100 fights already and technically amazing
4) Bernise Aldiss-pure class.

up and comers- Thep JIttiGym and Danny Crompton (waterloo st gym)

T'is a good list there, although i find it as Biased as mine is about to be.
Having trained at BC before (albeit briefly), I am now training at Minotour Gym Burnt Oak - #1 MT gym in the country. IMO.

Best Thai Fighters IMO:

Saenchai Sor Kingstar - Just Amazing
Baukaw Por Pramuk - People knock him but he is always evolving his style and is unpredictable.
Yodsenklai Fairtex - Quick, Powerful and Smart.

Uk Fighters:

Christian Knowles - Minotour Gym
Samuel Wilson - Minotour Gym
Lyndon Knowles - Minotour Gym
Olly Watson - Minotour Gym
Dillan White - Red Dragons


BTW - I have not put J. Watson on this list although i will be seeing him at the Seni on May 29th when he fights Baukaw Por Pramuk - on the same card as Chris Knowles and Olly Watson :)

[maz]

i know Christain, have trained with him out in samui, he is a top bloke and Ollie is a great fighter too, very strong. im glad they are both on the card for excel, it will be a fantastic show :)

[IjumpGuard]

thailand
Saencha because of his crazy style

Uk
Steve wakeling

[RedBaron]

robert the terminator!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C_MPQClLeI&feature=player_embedded

[123 MMA]

who would you guys say are the best uk thai boxers, what about the best uk thai boxing gym?

[Yak]

best UK

Liam Harrison or Steve Wakeling


'top fighters' for me anyway

Liam H
Andy Howson
Jordan Watson
Steve and Mike Wakeling
lots of others worth mentioning but they are my favs

and not forgetting the girls
Julie Kitchen - legend

for me best gym at the moment is Bad Co
Liam
Jordan
Andy H
James France
Luke Turner
John Dennis
Davy Mac

however loads of good gyms in the UK - we are lucky
i mean we have a huge list of gyms turning out great fighters
Bad Co
Keddles
Semtex
K Star
Minatours
KO
us (Diesel Gym)
Shinkick
Touch Gloves
GFC
Salford
Scorpions
Lumpini
Lumpini Crawley
etc etc
could go on and on (list in no order so dont get offended)
not to mention the gyms in Scotland, ireland and wales
spoilt for choice IMO

[thaison]

who would you guys say are the best uk thai boxers, what about the best uk thai boxing gym?

Liam Harrison is the maybe the best non-thai muay thai fighter in the world, never mind the Uk, Jordan Watson, Dean James and Micheal Dicks are also excellent.

Bad company in leeds is the best, most consistant MT gym in the UK

[urbangorilla]

ramon dekkers is a legend, i have had the good fortune to have trained with him & the team over in holland.

[Torre]

Lucky bastard :)

[AndrewC]

Liam Harrison is the maybe the best non-thai muay thai fighter in the world, never mind the Uk, Jordan Watson, Dean James and Micheal Dicks are also excellent.

Bad company in leeds is the best, most consistant MT gym in the UK

Steven Wakeling is definitely up there, in my opinion he's second only to Liam Harrison. He hasn't been active of late though!!

[urbangorilla]

aye bad company has been producing top fighters for alot of years now & i dont recall watching any of their fighters putting on a poor showing of themselves.

[maz]

bad co have been the best Thai gym in the uK for years. they are now probably the best Thai gym in the world outside of thailand. they are simply leagues ahead of everyone else and seem to just get stronger every few months.
Wicker camp and Keddles are probably second and third. Wicker camp are a very strong gym too and keddles produces very, very good women!
of course there are up and coming gyms too like salford but they are not in the same league as bad co yet.
i think kiatphontip uk is gonna be a very good gym once it has got going a little more.

[Yak]

id disagree - and not to be argumentative but

keddles have bernise and alexis rufus -

KO have Anna Z, Amanda Kelly, Alison Blease, Annabel Gilly at the moment have the best girls in the UK

look at the rankings

Touchgloves, Lucy Pain and the Legend that is Julie Kitchen

we have Challi Bassinah (2 titles) and Claire Haigh (2 different weight WPMF titles and fought at a 3rd)

so i think you are wrong on the womens front personally (ie just higlighting one name)- Id say you have a cpl of outstanding ladies about from different camps but overall KO at the moment has the biggest roster of top ranked women (and im from a 'competitor' gym round the corner)

after Bad Co i think you have a huge list of gyms with good fighters and not just a cpl as you suggest - i dont think its that clear cut -
to me a sign that UKMT is on the up

more like 10-20 other names personally

just at the moment Bad Co have a strong strong lineup - and its their time

[AndrewC]

id disagree - and not to be argumentative but

keddles have bernise and alexis rufus -

KO have Anna Z, Amanda Kelly, Alison Blease, Annabel Gilly at the moment have the best girls in the UK

look at the rankings

Touchgloves, Lucy Pain and the Legend that is Julie Kitchen

we have Challi Bassinah (2 titles) and Claire Haigh (2 different weight WPMF titles and fought at a 3rd)

so i think you are wrong on the womens front personally (ie just higlighting one name)- Id say you have a cpl of outstanding ladies about from different camps but overall KO at the moment has the biggest roster of top ranked women (and im from a 'competitor' gym round the corner)

after Bad Co i think you have a huge list of gyms with good fighters and not just a cpl as you suggest - i dont think its that clear cut -
to me a sign that UKMT is on the up

more like 10-20 other names personally

just at the moment Bad Co have a strong strong lineup - and its their time

I agree; KO have a really strong female team of fighters at the moment; to add to Yak's list they also have Claudia Celdr & Isabelle Arenga fighting at a decent level.

[maz]

yak i completely agree, KO now have outstanding female talent base but keddles have had also had Nicky Carter, Rebecca donelly, Lucy Hunkings as well as Bernise and Alexis. but yes, KO have some great girls at the minute. i gave wicker and keddles as my personal opinion of gyms after bad company as exceptional gyms but of course there are many more, they would just be my pick of the next two.
bad co have been strong for ages though, not just now...lisa houghton smith was beating world class opposition years before Liam, Andy, Jordan, badger, etc.
you're right though, its a sign that UK MT is up there at the very top level and its also very easy for the lesser known gyms to have access to these guys to learn from too, its much easier for someone to go and train with Liam than it is for someone in MMA to go and train with GSP!!!

[JRgymfan]

The current muay thai world champion- Johnney Roye is my all time fav:

www.jrgym.co.uk

facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=57775795813#!/group.php?gid=57775795813

[thaison]

147 fights is that right?

[benswarbs]

147 fights is that right?

went to watch johnny's last fight a while back and am sure when they introduced him his fight record was 20something wins and 1 defeat.

[Yak]

prob including Amateurs (other martial arts?_)too as think the only people with that amount of pro fights are the thais over here at the various gyms

[HeadhuntersMMA]

Apideh Sit Hurin - The living legend, over 70 years old now and can still hold the pads! I think around 300 matches at least. My first muay thai teacher in thailand many years ago. The kicker of the century, has broken many arms and leg bones (including thigh) from the power in his kicks. Also a master of tricks and sneaky knockout strikes. Theres a statue of him in Bangkok and hes still going hence "the living legend" title. Still gets up at first light and does his running. Was an amazing fighter and is a really nice guy.

[Yak]

...cool but he wasnt a thai fighter

[Yak]

right now p4p (bar Saenchai obviosuly) Saiyok is the man........

even though i love watching Pornsaneh

[Soreshins]

Thopadak (aka Sinbi Taewoong) - great kicker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi8m-PjysJE

[Soreshins]

Today - enjoy watching Liam Harrison, Jordan Watson, Pornsaneh, Sayok, Buakauw. Not such a big fan of Saenchai and Yodsaenklai for some strange reason that I cant fathom although they are both great fighters. Always enjoy watching JWP. In K-1 I was a fan of Masato in K-1 and also Andy Souwer for their punch & leg kick combos.

[Soreshins]

how could i forget namsaknoi....

[Yak]

he has his own gym now outside BKK ....the little emperor great fighter in his day, still doing the odd Phuket fight too

know what you mean about Yod (good fighter no doubt)....but always prefer watching Attachai or Khem when he was at fairtex ....

[futuregreat]

scorpions gym have got top thai fighters

[One_Two]

I trained with Buakaw and he is amazing. He has amazing cardio which i think comes from the 12km morning run and then 10km afternoon run 6 days a week. Also at Por Pramuk they have ten minute rounds at full power which i can honestly say almost killed me.

But during sparring when they we at full pace there was a fighter called Pu who was so much better. He was amazing but just seemed so lazy. He would throw Buakaw around and not even try. Even on the bags hed never fully let go.

Ill see if i can find out more about him and post up.

There was also a young lad called Geme (not sure if thats the correct spelling). He was only 10 and had already had over 100 fights. He now has to fight lads that are almost 4 years older than him as no-one his own age wants to fight him. Definetly one for the future.

[simmy]

Dissenoi..Supposedly had the best knees of alll muay thai fighters..

[PAUL@CAGEDSTEEL]

Saenchai
Namphon
Orono

European fighters are Ramon Dekkers and Danny Bill

UK fighters - Liam Harrison & Steven Wakeling

Namphon was an awesome fighter and got to agree with Ramon Dekkers. UK fighter I would go with Dale White

[War]

Dekkers, Rufas, Reme, Iggy Ignachev,

[Hambell]

Saenchai Sor Kingstar is my best player to be choosen ,
the players multiple styles are impressing with classic tricks .he looks gorgeous and stunning with his unique style .

[Blueberries]

no one else comes close bit of an open and shut one that!







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[Dr Sick]

My favorites are:

Samart Payakaroon - Loved his style and the fact that he used Western Boxing Techniques so well in Muay Thai. Smooth and relaxed and a nasty leg kick.

Sakmongkol Sitchuchoke - A total contrast to the Payakaroon's style. A very simple and brutal strategy. Left Kick, Left kick, Left Knee, Left Kick. Battering ram them into submission. Awesome.

Ramond Dekkers - Just watch the guy fight. Nuff Said.

Rayen Simpson - Maybe not as decorated as some of the others but I really like his footwork.

From K-1 I really liked:

Ernesto Hoost - Awesome hand and shin combinations. Great leg kicks.
Andy Hug - A total contrast in style. And who doesn't love seeing guys get dropped with AX kicks and Spinning Heel Kicks to leg.

[dunny]

my favourite fighter to watch is paul karpowicz. not necessarily the best fighter in the world, but for me he is the best and most entertaining to watch. i was at his gym on friday messing about and got some cool vids of him, like this one


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p8raFe8FQE

[harveyharra]

Past UK fighter I would say Peter Crooke Trojan Wolverhampton he was very entertaining , he has fought all over the world against the best and beat them, top bloke also.

Hoost is quality also , just watch his high lights on you tube ,,, knock out master.

Todays fighters you still got to give it liam Harrison for what he has achieved awesome fighter , also his team mate jordon watson he will go far, I was on the end of some of his skills a good 4 years ago when he was a young lad . He will only get better !!

[TheManimal]

current

thai - Saenchai Sor. Kingstar (front kicks and cartwheel kicks - phenomenal!!)
european - Andrei Kulebin

[Heavyweight]

could someone recommend a good uk muaythai fight dvd to purchase as ive just started training and know nothing about the sport