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[Blazeblack]

How do those K1 guys compare in fighting ability to todays Glory Kickboxers?

There are a few Glory guys that could hang with the old K-1 crowd, but as a whole kickboxing has diminished.

 

[SandisLL]

There are a few Glory guys that could hang with the old K-1 crowd, but as a whole kickboxing has diminished.

Interestngly why? KB exactly uses the same kicks allowed in MMA in general plus not all KB is PAC style...rules.

 

[Blazeblack]

Interestngly why? KB exactly uses the same kicks allowed in MMA in general plus not all KB is PAC style...rules.

K-1 had a better infrastructure. They co-promoted with regional promotions which did a lot of the leg work for them, so the talent pool was much bigger. The top fighters were also more active and fought each other a lot more frequently; iron sharpens iron.

That and there was more money on the table.

 

[SandisLL]

K-1 had a better infrastructure. They co-promoted with regional promotions which did a lot of the leg work for them, so the talent pool was much bigger. The top fighters were also more active and fought each other a lot more frequently; iron sharpens iron.

That and there was more money on the table.

Mainly was yeah, later lesser interest from TV and radio companies , lesser ad deals with companies = considerably lesser money.