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Post your bio's, memories, analysis and, most importantly, videos of the Oriental fighters you respect, love, enjoy watching to fight etc etc etc
From Manny Pacquiao to Pone Kingpetch, through Fighting Harada and Hozumi Hasegawa and onto Jung-Koo Chang and Flash Elorde, no one is off limits here; share some scraps :good
Anything counts as the past once it's happened ;-)
I'll start with an underrated Thai.
Name: Khaokor Galaxy
Height:: 5 ft. 4in (163cm)
Birth: 15-05-1959
Boxing recordTotal fights 26
Wins 24
KO's 18
Losses 2 (1)
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Often forgotten amongst his Twin Brothers 80's-built reputation as the 'Thai Tyson', Khaokor Galaxy arguably built a better body of work at Bantamweight than his brother Khaosai did at Super-Fly.
Khaokor was durable, freakishly strong and an awkward but fluent boxer. He started to build his career with exposure on British terrestrial television, as hard as that is to believe in this day and age, steamrolling through overmatched opposition (they appear to be judging by what I have dug up on them, even taking into account incomplete records) although, with none available on youtube (I have a couple on DVD) I am unable to provide videos on any of these contests.
A comprehensive victory over Wilfredo Vasquez (Sr) in Thailand (an odd split decision) put Khaokor on the map. Against a good puncher and well-schooled 'Elite' level operator, Khaokors Muay Thai-based offence baffled Vasquez throughout. Khaokor could turn his opponents constantly, using his bullish strength and combination punching to consistently attack with solid punches to head and body.
Sung-Kil Moon, arguably the hardest hitter in the history of super-fly, was an ex-Olympian campaigning at 118lbs when he faced off with Khaokor. Battling against a slow start, a clash of heads saw the fight go to the scorecards and Khaokor lose for the first time (for reasons explained later, arguably the only legitimate loss of his career)
In the rematch, Moon was faced with a horrible dilemma; his trainer had died on the eve of the contest. However, equipped with a massive heart and a cast iron chin, he battled through the distractions and was beaten to a pulp and dropped late, as Khaokor bamboozled him with punches from every angle, outmuscling him, outboxing him, and outfighting him. Moon was very lucky not to be stopped in the 11th round as the referee gave him a standing count (!) but Khaokor only offered him a small reprieve; attacking for only the last minute of the final round.
Everything seemed to be falling into place for the bigger twin of the Galaxy Bros. However, one of the most bizarre fights in boxing history was yet to take place.
His final contest, against Luisito Espinosa (who would continue to mix in top competition until 2005 up at featherweight) is one of the most controversial and hard to fathom fights in the history of The Sweet Science. Even after doing my own investigation by asking Thai people, I have been unable to shed much light on the outcome.
No particular punch is landed. And even if an earlier body shot was sufficient, it seems unlike to have produced the delayed reaction and complete unconsciousness that followed. I have been reliably informed that, unlike Khaosai who was involved with the Thai underworld, Khaokor was relatively clean living. Khaokor never fought again, citing 'health reasons'. The most logical explanation was that he was very tight at the weight. But no subsequent fights and little valid explanations to his sudden demise leave Khaokor Galaxy with the reputation of a clearly formidable force, but an enigmatic character in the history of Boxing. But his two wins over extremely formidable opposition validate him as a serious talent.
And here's him icing some clown.
From Manny Pacquiao to Pone Kingpetch, through Fighting Harada and Hozumi Hasegawa and onto Jung-Koo Chang and Flash Elorde, no one is off limits here; share some scraps :good
Anything counts as the past once it's happened ;-)
I'll start with an underrated Thai.
Name: Khaokor Galaxy
Height:: 5 ft. 4in (163cm)
Birth: 15-05-1959
Boxing recordTotal fights 26
Wins 24
KO's 18
Losses 2 (1)
Often forgotten amongst his Twin Brothers 80's-built reputation as the 'Thai Tyson', Khaokor Galaxy arguably built a better body of work at Bantamweight than his brother Khaosai did at Super-Fly.
Khaokor was durable, freakishly strong and an awkward but fluent boxer. He started to build his career with exposure on British terrestrial television, as hard as that is to believe in this day and age, steamrolling through overmatched opposition (they appear to be judging by what I have dug up on them, even taking into account incomplete records) although, with none available on youtube (I have a couple on DVD) I am unable to provide videos on any of these contests.
A comprehensive victory over Wilfredo Vasquez (Sr) in Thailand (an odd split decision) put Khaokor on the map. Against a good puncher and well-schooled 'Elite' level operator, Khaokors Muay Thai-based offence baffled Vasquez throughout. Khaokor could turn his opponents constantly, using his bullish strength and combination punching to consistently attack with solid punches to head and body.
Sung-Kil Moon, arguably the hardest hitter in the history of super-fly, was an ex-Olympian campaigning at 118lbs when he faced off with Khaokor. Battling against a slow start, a clash of heads saw the fight go to the scorecards and Khaokor lose for the first time (for reasons explained later, arguably the only legitimate loss of his career)
In the rematch, Moon was faced with a horrible dilemma; his trainer had died on the eve of the contest. However, equipped with a massive heart and a cast iron chin, he battled through the distractions and was beaten to a pulp and dropped late, as Khaokor bamboozled him with punches from every angle, outmuscling him, outboxing him, and outfighting him. Moon was very lucky not to be stopped in the 11th round as the referee gave him a standing count (!) but Khaokor only offered him a small reprieve; attacking for only the last minute of the final round.
Everything seemed to be falling into place for the bigger twin of the Galaxy Bros. However, one of the most bizarre fights in boxing history was yet to take place.
His final contest, against Luisito Espinosa (who would continue to mix in top competition until 2005 up at featherweight) is one of the most controversial and hard to fathom fights in the history of The Sweet Science. Even after doing my own investigation by asking Thai people, I have been unable to shed much light on the outcome.
No particular punch is landed. And even if an earlier body shot was sufficient, it seems unlike to have produced the delayed reaction and complete unconsciousness that followed. I have been reliably informed that, unlike Khaosai who was involved with the Thai underworld, Khaokor was relatively clean living. Khaokor never fought again, citing 'health reasons'. The most logical explanation was that he was very tight at the weight. But no subsequent fights and little valid explanations to his sudden demise leave Khaokor Galaxy with the reputation of a clearly formidable force, but an enigmatic character in the history of Boxing. But his two wins over extremely formidable opposition validate him as a serious talent.
And here's him icing some clown.
cheers mate :good
