thanks to all those who replied. i imagined dekkers to be a little better than has been described, i have only ever seen him lose in mma but i remember hearing bas rutten mention he was possibly the best thai boxer of all time (i dont know how valuable an opinion bas is considering he was a kickboxer who fought mma).
anyway, to say thankyou for the opinions here is one of the funniest thins i had seen in ages when i first saw it a few weeks ago; starring none other than mr perfect himself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wzMJ_RdgHg
i dont know if you all have seen this before but if you have then watch it again cos it makes me howl every time.