Terdsak- the real Story.

[DiegoFuego]

I guess his parents were grooming him to be a poop scooper from day one

[Njord777]

I think his life is a respectable one. I mean, he comes from humble roots...but...look at him now! Fighting for a championship. Hoorah for Terdsak!

[grayfist]

Here is some information I was able to pull up for Grayfist and Diego:

For the young Thai boxer Terdsak Jandaeng, who works at the water processing plant in Sukhothai, life is about more than just living. It is about surviving; surviving in the impoverished villages of Thailand, and surviving in the ring. Jandaeng's life has been one constant act of survival after another- leading him to a professional boxing record of 24-1.

Terdsak is a young man, having turned 26 only this June, and sees the world as being full of potential. Raised by a father often sick due to his Opium addiction, and a mother struggling to raise her seven children without her husband's help, he knows the darker sides of the world; yet for Terdsak Jandaeng the world begins in the boxing ring- and ends somewhere past the horizon. As he puts it, "The sky is the limit for me, now that I am a professional boxer."

One of the middle children of his seven siblings, Terdsak was neither blessed with the fate of being the youngest, nor the burden of being the eldest. For him, early life was trying to pick up the slack of his drug-addicted father by working at the national zoo in ****kok as a janitor. Being unable to live with his family, working full time to send money back to his siblings, he often felt lonely and isolated- feelings that would find Jandaeng lacing up gloves and squaring off in the ring to alleviate his pain.

Since early adolescence Terdsak worked and lived in the feline exhibit in the ****kok Zoo- until a chance conversation with his boss would lead him to discover boxing. Jandaeng says, "I would work and sleep in the same place. Behind the jungle cat cage near the West part of the zoo. I had nowhere else to go- I just worked and slept. I had no friends, no life outside the zoo. It was horrible."

Then, Man Deuk Park, his supervisor at the zoo commented on a recent fight he had worked as a cut man for that piqued Terdsak's interest, "I heard about the local amateur boxing fights...and I have to say I was hooked. The idea of doing more than sleeping at the zoo every night, of actually being recognized and having something to do with my time- I funneled everything I have into the sport."

Everything Terdsak Jandeng has will be on display August 5th, 2006 against Juan Manuel Marquez in a WBO Featherweight title match on Shobox. It's been a long time since Terdsak went from a zoo janitor to a professional boxer- but if he loses he says, "I'm at the top now. If I fail from here...it will break my heart if I lose against Marquez. I can't lose. I won't. If I do, no questions, I would give all my money to my family in Sukhothai and keep my job at the water treatment facility. Just quit boxing. If I fail at this level...I can't stand taking a step back."

LOL! Thanks for the special mention! Great story!

But I heard another with a twist to the details you narrated:

Terdsak was christened Jan.

One day, he was cleaning up the jungle cat's cage, putting turd into a sack, when all of a sudden the cat attacked him; dismembered him.

Another keeper rushed to his aide, drove the cat away, then saw various parts of Jan scattered all over the place. The keeper grabbed the sack of turd and dumped every single part of Jan into it.

Rushing towards the hospital, he was met by other zoo employees who inquired, "What happened?"

He opened his mouth to reply, but before he was able to do so, heard a moan coming from the sack.

He showed the sack to those who asked and said between sobs, "Turdsak...Jan...dying!"

They never put Humpty Dumpty together again, but the Thai doctors attending Jan were magnificent. They get props for what Jan is now.

But the bigger credit must be to the zookeeper, Jan's friend, without whom he--Turdsack Jandaeng-- would have been deprived of a name that is stuff of legends.

Edit: I really do not relish doing this, but then...

[Dr Cynical]

Poor Terdsak.

He's going to retire now, right?

Back to a life of poop scooping and water treatment.

He'll be the toughest poop scooper and water treater that has ever lived!

[JOM'S]

not all story have a happy ending but hopefully he got a lot of money from figthing Marquez ....

[Dr Cynical]

not all story have a happy ending but hopefully he got a lot of money from figthing Marquez ....

In all seriousness, I hope he doesn't really retire after this.

Maybe he can stay in it and work on his skills a bit and gain a few more money fights or a title.

If not that, then can't he go to Muay Thai?

[Dr Cynical]

Long live Terdsak!

[Njord777]

Long live Terdsak!

Agreed. Maybe he can spar the others at the water treatment facility, get another title shot, do what he has to do. What a champion.

[Dr Cynical]

Agreed. Maybe he can spar the others at the water treatment facility, get another title shot, do what he has to do. What a champion.

I've said it before and I'll say it again.

He is the mightiest of all water treaters! P4P of all time!

Seriously though, if his story was real, then I hope he doesn't retire.

He could give it another go and see how he does.

[Katz]

not all story have a happy ending but hopefully he got a lot of money from figthing Marquez ....

he got nothing bro but peanuts from JMM... this poor ***** is just making peanuts nowadays,no money at all. thats the curse of turning down a rematch from Pac.