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But he was still one of the best after that.One of the very best until k1 changed into gay anticlinch rules..
But he was still one of the best after that.One of the very best until k1 changed into gay anticlinch rules..
It's like a mix and match for who has a style they prefer over there.
Exactly.
Even though forums like Sherdog could make you think that Buakaw is mostly just famous internationally, when I'm in Thailand most "common" people have heard of Buakaw and Saenchai, probably even more of Buakaw than Saenchai I would say, while they usually don't know the most known names from the stadiums (even famous ones from back in the day) unless they actively follow the sport.
But yeah it seems people usually prefer one or the other, depending on what style they prefer watching; the aggressive, powerful and relentless style of Buakaw, or the fast, acrobatic show-off style of Saenchai.
He was obviously the best in K-1 because he was from Thailand.
My gym has had two former stadium champions as trainers over the last 6 years, one said Buakaw was the best he had seen and trained with and the other was firm that Saenchai was better. It's like a mix and match for who has a style they prefer over there.
In terms of official ranking or in terms of actual achievement? He was ranked #1 Lumpinee at one point, but that doesn't necessarily mean he was one of the best. I don't think anyone in this thread knows exactly how good Buakaw was. Jamsak Sakburiram is the #3 ranked lightweight at Raja as of November, but he's never been one of the best fighters in that division.Buakaw was a top guy in his division
Buakaw was amazing. Still is although he's not fighting the absolute best at the moment.
2004-2008 K-1 MAX was filled with top level opponents. Buakaw pretty much fought them all.
Well nobody knows exactly how good any fighter is but that he was a top guy is just my impression i've got from people that followed the muay thai scene back then. I'd also assume in order to get matched against Sakatpet and Orono you'd have to be a top guy, not necessarily the top guy or even top of the top-tier because it seems like there were other bigger names back then like Attachai, Singdam, Anuwat, Orono. Sakatpet, Nongbee, Samkor, but good enough that i'd consider him a top guy.In terms of official ranking or in terms of actual achievement? He was ranked #1 Lumpinee at one point, but that doesn't necessarily mean he was one of the best. I don't think anyone in this thread knows exactly how good Buakaw was. Jamsak Sakburiram is the #3 ranked lightweight at Raja as of November, but he's never been one of the best fighters in that division.
Exactly.
Even though forums like Sherdog could make you think that Buakaw is mostly just famous internationally, when I'm in Thailand most "common" people have heard of Buakaw and Saenchai, probably even more of Buakaw than Saenchai I would say, while they usually don't know the most known names from the stadiums (even famous ones from back in the day) unless they actively follow the sport.
But yeah it seems people usually prefer one or the other, depending on what style they prefer watching; the aggressive, powerful and relentless style of Buakaw, or the fast, acrobatic show-off style of Saenchai.
Exactly.
Even though forums like Sherdog could make you think that Buakaw is mostly just famous internationally, when I'm in Thailand most "common" people have heard of Buakaw and Saenchai, probably even more of Buakaw than Saenchai I would say, while they usually don't know the most known names from the stadiums (even famous ones from back in the day) unless they actively follow the sport.
Buakaw is much much more famous than Saenchai in Thailand.
The real Varga?
I remember when Buakaw was destroying people in k-1, my muay thai coach told me that there are lot of guys in thailand who's better than buakaw, but just not as popular or in limelight. I never was sure if he was serious or just in jest or just not very high on Buakaw as a fighter like some people on here.
If you ask me, Buakaw was the best out of the k-1 max lots when K-1 was the shit, and Petrosyan probably was the best next, and Buakaw vs Petrosyan in my eyes is MayMac of kickboxing, just because it was relatively in their primes, best of their generations in lower weight.
However, I don't think Buakaw and Petrosyan get a whole lot of love from muay thai fans on here...
Thoughts?