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I think there are a couple of reasons as to why the dutch are so succesfull. There are some more or less obvious like; good fighters make the sport popular-->more kids join--> more good fighters and the fact that a boxer in holland can get a fight much easier than in most other countries.
One thing that I belive to be overlooked however is that the dutch are less prone to try to emulate the training and technics of the thais. Most of the first generation trainers in holland where originally karatekas and viewed MT as a set of rules not as a way to train or fight.
This is not a knack on the thais per se but thais fight to win on points. That is ofcourse the smart thing to do when most boxers weigh under 63 kgs, and it is hard to hurt someone with your hands. The fact that the thais fight more often and from a younger age and without the same medical backup as most westerners speaks for the more decision oriented fighting.
If this is applied to a guy who weighs in at 75+ kgs the chance to finsh a fight is much greater and the dutch fight to get a KO much more than most other countries fighters.
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