[twh20]

for all you people saying irvin n kaman n hoost n deekers no they were great westernenrs but the best were amoung samart payakaroon baukaw paramuk saekson janjira n their r many more

[MMAn]

Originally Posted by likkuid

"Many people have heard of the legend of how
Kyokushin Karate Founder Mas Oyama challenged and defeated the
invincible Muaythai champion "Black Cobra" in 1954 at Lumpinee
Stadium, Bangkok for the very first time. It was said that he brought
Black Cobra down with an elbow strike, followed by an "aerial triple
kick"

ch'yeah. kyokushin owns. fake story, but nevertheless.

Tetsumaki Senpuukyaku for the win.

[TapSD]

Apidej Sit Hrun /thread

[stlnl2]

Man, I know Dekkers is good, but not greatest of all time. The Dekkers fights they show on ESPN, are all losses. Danny Bill beat him quite easily, actually. Im just saying, there should be a seperate category for best "westerner" to fight muay thai.

Well Danny Bill is pretty great himself. Several of Dekkars fights on ESPN were towards the end of his career as well, the guy has had like 10+ operations to keep his shin from dissolving. Though I dont agree he was greatest ever, the Thai people hold him in very high regard and he is great and can be compared to the best, though he isnt the best.

[waikru101]

Apidej Sit Hrun held seven titles at the same time, Is believed to have the most powerful kicks ever, and was named by the king, the greatest muay thai fighter of the century.
that must count for something.
he was the head trainer at fairtex Bang Phli but retired 2 months ago, gonna miss him there.
one of the nicest people I have had the pleasure to meet.

[legshot420]

Namsaknoi The Emperor -- 8 time Lumpini champion.

[ill bosstino]

Tong Po

[andrewbc]

Originally Posted by TapSD

Apidej Sit Hrun /thread

qft

[Hagelslag2]

[quote=K-1Dork;10366818]

Originally Posted by furshizzeliser

Man, I know Dekkers is good, but not greatest of all time. The Dekkers fights they show on ESPN, are all losses. Danny Bill beat him quite easily, actually. Im just saying, there should be a seperate category for best "westerner" to fight muay thai.

Well, the guy fought 210 matches. You don't think he has a few losses. Apart from that, Dekkers fought Bille when the doctors had told him never to fight again because his right ankle was damaged. So to put it as bluntly as you do, doesn't do justice to Dekkers. He lost to Bille, yes, but that was a Dekkers in the winter of his career. He's still a 8 times world champion.

[Hagelslag2]

Why are people mentioning Buakaw? He's a two-times K-1 MAX champion. He made a career out of fighting K-1 rules, not Muay Thai rules. So to call him one of the best Muay Thai fighters ever... My vote goes to Apidej Sit Hrun.