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Why does it matter though? Nobody said they dominate all weight classes but Sittichai KO'd Groenhart, Buakaw outclassed Holzken twice, Yodsanklai KO'd Artem Levin. Kaoklai KO'd some pretty big guys being undersized. Their skill level is higher.
Because Kickboxing isn't just 70kg and less. Those are great divisions granted, but the heavier divisions matter a lot more in KB than in MT, especially HW back in the K-1 days. It's not my fault if they don't have big men in Thailand.
Also, if we work by wins and losses Buakaw got KO'd by Sato, nearly got KO'd by Dida (!!!), and got banged up by Khayal Dzhaniev, and he lost quite convincingly against Masato in their 2007 rematch (even with the KD that got counted as a slip). Yodsanklai lost to JWP, Artem Levin and Kyshenko, and Sittichai lost to Salvador and RvR once (granted kinda robbed but still). If their skill level was that much higher as you say, then they wouldn't have those losses.
Sorry but Thais are not invincible or that much superior especially when taking into consideration how young they start training and fighting, and the several hundreds of fights they've had already when they transition to KB in their twenties.
You guys give pound 4 pound best kickboxers lists entirely based on Thai fighters from lighter divisions. That's just bias.
Rico Verhoeven has achieved more in KB than Yodsanklai, Superbon, Kaoklai and arguably Kaew. And I'm not even mentioning past HW's like Hoost, Aerts, Schilt etc.
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