Muay Thai & Golden Gloves Boxing

[sambam]

well put it this way a muay thai world champion wouldnt have a chance in hell to win a national golden gloves.

 

[Snubnoze707]

well put it this way a muay thai world champion wouldnt have a chance in hell to win a national golden gloves.

Oh really? They can, and HAVE done better than golden gloves:


Veeraphol Sahaprom
Boxing
-WBA Bantamweight World Champion
-WBC Bantamweight World Champion
Muay Thai
-Rajadamnern Stadium ??? Champion

Samart Payakaroon
Boxing
-WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion
Muay Thai
-Lumpinee Stadium Mini Flyweight Champion
-Lumpinee Stadium Light Flyweight Champion
-Lumpinee Stadium Super Flyweight Champion
-Lumpinee Stadium Featherweight Champion

Yokthai Sit Or
Boxing
-WBA Super Flyweight World Champion
Muay Thai
-Lumpinee Stadium Super Flyweight Champion

Saensak Muangsurin
Boxing
-WBC Super Lightweight World Champion
Muay Thai
-Lumpinee Stadium ??? Champion

Muangchai Kittikasem
Boxing
-WBC Flyweight World Champion
-IBF Junior Flyweight World Champion
Muay Thai
-No Titles

Sirimongkol Singwangcha
Boxing
-WBC Bantamweight World Champion
-WBC Superfeatherweight World Champion
Muay Thai
-Rangsit Stadium Mini-Flyweight Champion

Khaosai Galaxy
Boxing
-WBA Super Flyweight World Champion
-International Boxing Hall of Fame Member
Muay Thai

Kaokor Galaxy
Boxing
-WBA Bantamweight World Champion
Muay Thai

Sot Chitalada
Boxing
-WBC Flyweight World Champion
Muay Thai

Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
Boxing
-WBC Flyweight World Champion
Muay Thai

Somsak Sithchatchawal
Boxing
-WBA Super Bantamweight World Champion
Muay Thai
-No Titles

Somrak Khamsing:
Boxing
-Olympic Featherweight Gold Medal
Muay Thai

These are all confirmed former Nakmuay's who have transitioned into Boxing. The boxing achievements can be verified on boxrec, and I have interviews verifying Muay Thai achievements (still a work in progress as there is no boxrec equivalent for Muay Thai).

 

[SKizzit**]

That is impressive but I'm skeptical of the level of competition they faced.

 

[nip102]

Oh really? They can, and HAVE done better than golden gloves:

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all the people you have mentioned fully crossed over the ts is talking about just turning up on the day.Thai boxers train six days a week and rarely take more than a week off between fights. It is a full-time job and they are employees of the promoter.oh and poon is a beast

 

[Snubnoze707]

all the people you have mentioned fully crossed over the ts is talking about just turning up on the day.Thai boxers train six days a week and rarely take more than a week off between fights. It is a full-time job and they are employees of the promoter.oh and poon is a beast

I understand that, it was a response to someone saying that a Muay Thai Champion couldn't do it.

Oh, and Poonsawat is a beast. I haven't been able to confirm that he competed in Muay Thai so he's not in that list. There are still a bunch of Thai Boxing champs that I have still yet to confirm that they competed in Muay Thai. I'm sure most got their start there but everything that I put on that list has been confirmed. It's still a work in progress...

*EDIT

It appears he was...

Poonsawat Kratindaeng Gym vs. Bernard Dunne : My Muay Thai

"Poongsawat did a media meet and greet at a local muaythai gym. He did a few rounds of sparring and then transitioned to Thai pads as he gave the reporters a MuayThai demo. Poonsawat a former NakMuay (surprise, surprise) drew applause from the media with his display of flying knees, kicks and elbows."

 

[Snubnoze707]

That is impressive but I'm skeptical of the level of competition they faced.

Maybe not the thickest of competition for some on the list in regards to Boxing, but I'd certainly give credit where its due. Transitioning from one combat sport to another is hard enough to just be competitive. Being able to take major titles is very impressive.

 

[Steakeater**]

Well the guy you quoted probably meant winning boxing comps by training muay thai. Obviously those Nak Muays spent a great deal of time exclusively on boxing to make it, although their style sometimes symbolizes muay thai

Sirimongkol usually has his feet close together and uses his waist to get inside in boxing

 

[nip102]

Poonsawat Kratindaeng Gym vs. Bernard Dunne : My Muay Thai

"Poongsawat did a media meet and greet at a local muaythai gym. He did a few rounds of sparring and then transitioned to Thai pads as he gave the reporters a MuayThai demo. Poonsawat a former NakMuay (surprise, surprise) drew applause from the media with his display of flying knees, kicks and elbows."

poon did when he was over for the dunne fight he dropped by my gym and said dunne couldn't ko him as he was use to taking kicks to the head from the best muaythai fighter