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Buakaw boxing match

He showed some fairly impressive body work but has also developed many bad habits that he brought over from Muay Thai. For example he stands too tall to the point of being completely upright, doesn't retract his punches promptly in order to recover his guard (sometimes he did this deliberately to frame and use for distance management), and does a lot of pulling back which can compromise your base.

None of these things are surprising as they're all frequently done in Muay Thai. However, fundamentally speaking the layback is a much better choice than the pull. It doesn't utilize a pulling motion at all and accomplishes the same goal. You simply bend your rear knee a little to lower your elevation and it will manipulate the distance. Sometimes he would reach with his shots and put himself out of position because he overcommitted. Occasionally he was even lifting his rear foot off the ground when following through on his straight right hand. He also doesn't slip side-to-side or roll under shots (ieg., hooks) when defending. I only saw him do it a few times throughout the exhibition but, again, given his background it's to be expected. Defensively he relies heavily on blocking with his high guard cover or pulling back to evade shots, like you'd see in Muay Thai, and his jab is also thrown like a Thai fighter.

If he's actually going to box competitively in sanctioned fights going forward then he should incorporate some preemptive head movement into his game, side-to-side slips (ieg., inside/outside slips) & rolls, learn how to catch & shoot, and work on his finishing skills. It wouldn't hurt since he got nailed several times in this exhibition fight and he was unable to finish his opponent after hurting him.
 
I don't think buakaw in his prime could have beaten current Pacquiao in a boxing match
 
Kovalev's Man Bag said:
He showed some fairly impressive body work but has also developed many bad habits that he brought over from Muay Thai. For example he stands too tall to the point of being completely upright, doesn't retract his punches promptly in order to recover his guard (sometimes he did this deliberately to frame and use for distance management), and does a lot of pulling back which can compromise your base.

None of these things are surprising as they're all frequently done in Muay Thai. However, fundamentally speaking the layback is a much better choice than the pull. It doesn't utilize a pulling motion at all and accomplishes the same goal. You simply bend your rear knee a little to lower your elevation and it will manipulate the distance. Sometimes he would reach with his shots and put himself out of position because he overcommitted. Occasionally he was even lifting his rear foot off the ground when following through on his straight right hand. He also doesn't slip side-to-side or roll under shots (ieg., hooks) when defending. I only saw him do it a few times throughout the exhibition but, again, given his background it's to be expected. Defensively he relies heavily on blocking with his high guard cover or pulling back to evade shots, like you'd see in Muay Thai, and his jab is also thrown like a Thai fighter.

If he's actually going to box competitively in sanctioned fights going forward then he should incorporate some preemptive head movement into his game, side-to-side slips (ieg., inside/outside slips) & rolls, learn how to catch & shoot, and work on his finishing skills. It wouldn't hurt since he got nailed several times in this exhibition fight and he was unable to finish his opponent after hurting him.
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Great assessment. I think if Buakaw started boxing younger he could have been a champ there too like he transitioned for kickboxing. He always had tons of power and his 15 second check hook KO in K1 still might be my favorite KO ever

 
PrideNverDies said:
Great assessment. I think if Buakaw started boxing younger he could have been a champ there too like he transitioned for kickboxing. He always had tons of power and his 15 second check hook KO in K1 still might be my favorite KO ever

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That’s the ugliest hook I’ve ever seen.
 
Pac is a nice guy. He probably would've carried Buakaw to make it a show for the fans and also out of respect not just blast him out of there.
 
pugilistico said:
Pac is a nice guy. He probably would've carried Buakaw to make it a show for the fans and also out of respect not just blast him out of there.
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Pac just looked bad in an exhibition against a kickboxer who Buakaw dominated

 
Pacquiao is about 50 isnt he though?
 
GolovKing said:
I don't think buakaw in his prime could have beaten current Pacquiao in a boxing match
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Buakaw didn't struggle with Rukiya like Pac did. I'd still like to see it being a fight fan not just boxing fan. Hope it gets rescheduled
 
StopDucking said:
He looks like he’s never boxed a day in his life.
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Well, he hadn't until this match lol. Still looked good for his age and background against a game opponent in Kozi. Kozi took one of Floyd's boxers to a decision too and fought Takeru and Tenshin in KB without getting KOd and went decision also. He's tough and hard to finish. Buakaw did a bare knuckle boxing match he won by left hook to the body. He's the GOAT kickboxing Muay Thai fighter and definitely could have been a boxing champ too

 
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There's a few dudes who started in Muay Thai and went over to boxing with good success. Veerapol Sahapram, Samart and Pongsaklek Wonjunkam are ones that immediately come to mind. In Ponsaklek's case, he really cemented himself as an all time great in his weight class that he racked up all the defenses in.
But those dudes are the exception. The striking is just so different.

Buakaw is a bad dude though. Love watching him and his style. I think if he never went into Muay Thai he could've made a good run in boxing.

(I hope I'm spelling the names right, it's from memory)
 
Blastbeat said:
There's a few dudes who started in Muay Thai and went over to boxing with good success. Veerapol Sahapram, Samart and Pongsaklek Wonjunkam are ones that immediately come to mind. In Ponsaklek's case, he really cemented himself as an all time great in his weight class that he racked up all the defenses in.
But those dudes are the exception. The striking is just so different.

Buakaw is a bad dude though. Love watching him and his style. I think if he never went into Muay Thai he could've made a good run in boxing.

(I hope I'm spelling the names right, it's from memory)
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Don't forget Saensak Muangsurin/Boonsong Mansri who was a Lumpinee Stadium champion. He set the record for fewest professional fights needed to win a world title (3) in boxing. Lomachenko tied this record years back but he still did it quicker by 11 days.
 
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