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Who do you consider for the greatest kickboxer in the history of the sport?
I personally believe this is Semmy Schilt. The guys was unique, he was some guy without equivalent. For instance in K1 there were other giants- Hong-Man Choi, Mothana Silva, Jan Nortje and others, too, but none of them was so agile like Schilt. No other giant was with such a good technique- he had good boxing, various kicks, some of them not in the arsenal even of smaller guys, he was master of the knees (some even say that K1 restricted the clinching because of him). Schilt's endurance was great. He was able to keep his opponents at bay with his stragith punches and to kick them from distance, while they were desperately trying to reach him. Many times his opponents were more tired than him. His chin was good, he has never been knocked out cold and also his pain tolerance was good, too- he might eat some bad body shots or leg kicks and this wasn't big deal for him. He definitely had a heart of a warrior. He wasn't prone to cuts. He had very good power in his strikes.
I think that his humble behavior in and out of the ring was his weakest part. He wasn't fan favorite and probably that is why he wasn't favorite of the judges, too... and in some cases of the referees even- in their first fight with Aerts he was decorated with two yellow cards for clinching, while Peter was locking his hands behind Semmy's back.
I think that Semmy Schilt could be declared for best striker, not just kickboxer, because he had very good background with styles which incorporate grappling, too and also he was in MMA before enetering with full force in K1. We can only imagine, if he was pure kickboxer what would have been his record.
I personally believe this is Semmy Schilt. The guys was unique, he was some guy without equivalent. For instance in K1 there were other giants- Hong-Man Choi, Mothana Silva, Jan Nortje and others, too, but none of them was so agile like Schilt. No other giant was with such a good technique- he had good boxing, various kicks, some of them not in the arsenal even of smaller guys, he was master of the knees (some even say that K1 restricted the clinching because of him). Schilt's endurance was great. He was able to keep his opponents at bay with his stragith punches and to kick them from distance, while they were desperately trying to reach him. Many times his opponents were more tired than him. His chin was good, he has never been knocked out cold and also his pain tolerance was good, too- he might eat some bad body shots or leg kicks and this wasn't big deal for him. He definitely had a heart of a warrior. He wasn't prone to cuts. He had very good power in his strikes.
I think that his humble behavior in and out of the ring was his weakest part. He wasn't fan favorite and probably that is why he wasn't favorite of the judges, too... and in some cases of the referees even- in their first fight with Aerts he was decorated with two yellow cards for clinching, while Peter was locking his hands behind Semmy's back.
I think that Semmy Schilt could be declared for best striker, not just kickboxer, because he had very good background with styles which incorporate grappling, too and also he was in MMA before enetering with full force in K1. We can only imagine, if he was pure kickboxer what would have been his record.
