Thai Boxers Losing Too Much In Japan

[Mulboyne]

J-Cast: Thai boxers downed by punches that missed him
Thai boxers who fought matches in Japan in 2006 left a record of nine wins against 266 defeats with five draws. For 2007, they had so far won 10 matches, lost 105 and drew four as of July 18. As Muay Thai (Thai boxing) is their national sport, they ought to be good at ordinary boxing. But they would easily be KO'd on Japanese rings. In some of the cases, they fall down while punches from their opponents do not even hit them. The Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) announced on July 24, 2007 that they would limit the number of Thai boxers to fight in Japan...In the future, Thai players will have to go through examinations before having matches in Japan...The possibility of cancelling the promoter license is also considered as a measure to prevent unfair matches from being conducted. As a matter of fact, the same sort of situation involving Philippine players occurred about 10 years ago... Come to think of it, Koki Kameda fought only against Thais for his first eight matches...

...Why then Thai players keep losing matches? Toshihiro Yamaki, head of Yamaki Gym...said the problem lies on the side of the promoters and match makers, and the measure considered by the JBC would call for misunderstanding. What he meant by the problem lying on the side of the promoters was that "only opponents Japanese fighters can win are selected". This is an effort to create a star fighter with an impressive record...He further said: "Among the players who come to Japan, there are those who have long away from actual fighting and working as shop attendants at a gymnasium or motorbike drivers. Of course they are still considered as boxers as they have once fought boxing matches. As they are no longer practicing, their bellies are often flabby when they come to Japan"...more...

[Samurai_Jerk]

As Muay Thai (Thai boxing) is their national sport, they ought to be good at ordinary boxing.

Interesting logic.

[Behan]

Thai boxers who fought matches in Japan in 2006 left a record of nine wins against 266 defeats with five draws. For 2007, they had so far won 10 matches, lost 105 and drew four as of July 18.

These numbers should be setting off alarm bells somewhere.

[Samurai_Jerk]

I trained in a boxing gym from 98 to 00. I used to get free tickets to the fights and so I would go to Korakuen Hall on a regular basis. It was the same thing there with their big stars. They would bring over Filipino tomato cans who would get the shit kicked out of them. Some of the fights were obviously thrown probably because the guy didn't want to get beat up too badly.

[Greji]

[Uhhuh35]

The Thai ringers of today are petty amateurs, but a least some of them have had gloves on before and have actually boxed at least once. It didn't used to be that way!

I don't see any difference between these Thai boxers and the "palookas" in America who are brought in to pad the real boxers win-loss record.

[Greji]

I don't see any difference between these Thai boxers and the "palookas" in America who are brought in to pad the real boxers win-loss record.

Are you referring to things like the Ali "Bum a Month" club?

[Uhhuh35]

Are you referring to things like the Ali "Bum a Month" club?

Muhhamed Ali? I guess he had palookas too, I don't know. Interesting to see it's an "international" thing!

[Behan]

[MrUltimateGaijin]

This could have been posted in one of the Kameda brothers' threads, but...

that man is a hero.

[Behan]