Comments Thread For: Thailand's Promoters Hope For a Better Run in 2013

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

This should be a better year for Thai boxing, in and out of the ring, according to several promoters, following the disappointments of 2012, when a number of world champions lost their titles.

The country began 2012 with four world champions: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (WBC flyweight), Suriyan Sor Rungvisai (WBC bantamweight), Kompayak Por Pramuk (WBC light-flyweight) and Tepparith Kokietgym (WBA bantamweight).

By the end of the year, all of them had lost their crowns.

Worse still, Pongsaklek, Kompayak and Tepparith were dethroned after knockout losses. WBO Pungluang Sor Singyu now stands alone as Thailand's only champion after stopping AJ Banal in the ninth round in the Philippines.

Pongsaklek lost his flyweight title after a shock loss to Filipino Sonny Boy Jaro in Chon Buri in March and Suriyan was defeated by Yota Sato in Japan in the same month.
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[AndMarvisIsDown]

It's a sad fact but the vast majority of Thai fighters, including the best, take on too many overmatched opponents. Their records are filled out with opponents who stand little chance of challenging them. It's pretty much the norm over there. It's not that they don't have good fighters, they do... but when they come up against someone good they struggle to adapt to a better class of opponent. Staying busy is one thing... padding records is another. So many Filipino's with losing records fight over there... they're basically just lambs to the slaughter. Better opponents = better skills. Simple.

[Hougigo]

It's a sad fact but the vast majority of Thai fighters, including the best, take on too many overmatched opponents. Their records are filled out with opponents who stand little chance of challenging them. It's pretty much the norm over there. It's not that they don't have good fighters, they do... but when they come up against someone good they struggle to adapt to a better class of opponent. Staying busy is one thing... padding records is another. So many Filipino's with losing records fight over there... they're basically just lambs to the slaughter. Better opponents = better skills. Simple.

Thai fighters fight people who debut in the later stages of their career.... that's a lamb to a slaughter

[Mick Higgs]

I still reckon some of the UK's little fellers could do with going to Thailand & getting a bit of experiance. They all moan there's not enough compitition over here, but do nothing about it.

[AndMarvisIsDown]

Thai fighters fight people who debut in the later stages of their career.... that's a lamb to a slaughter

Couldn't agree more... that's what I'm getting at.