Well nobody knows exactly how good any fighter is but that he was a top guy is just my impression i've got from people that followed the muay thai scene back then. I'd also assume in order to get matched against Sakatpet and Orono you'd have to be a top guy, not necessarily the top guy or even top of the top-tier because it seems like there were other bigger names back then like Attachai, Singdam, Anuwat, Orono. Sakatpet, Nongbee, Samkor, but good enough that i'd consider him a top guy.
To put it in perspective with todays fighters, i don't think he was as good as someone like Pet-U-Thong , but probably above someone like Panpayak Sitjatik/Sitchefboonthum. It's just speculation either way i and it's difficult to compare because they have very distinct styles. Comparing him to a muay khao in a similar weight class, i think Saen would beat 127 lbs Buakaw.
Well Buakaw did not accomplish much in stadiums and is in nobody's goat list for MT fighters.
BuakawWho do you think is bettter Buakaw or Superbon in their primes in kickboxing and/or Muay thai? Especially after Superbon win over Petrosyan.
Buakaw
Buakaw was still pretty damn good in muay thai and was ranked highly at the stadiums, he wasn't an intergenerational talent as far as the stadium scene goes but he was top tier.
Handsome motherfucker for sure
Better than Sittichai yes. Better than Yodsanklai I don't know. Yodsanklai is more accomplished.You think Buakaw is better than Yodsanklai and Sittichiai as well then? Prime for prime of course.
Better than Sittichai yes. Better than Yodsanklai I don't know. Yodsanklai is more accomplished.
The fansWho do you think would've won if that fight happened?
The fans
The biggest failure in the sport was not being able to put together Buakaw vs Yodsanklai. Now we are in a similar situation with Takeru vs Tenshin. Sucks.
The biggest failure in the sport was not being able to put together Buakaw vs Yodsanklai. Now we are in a similar situation with Takeru vs Tenshin. Sucks.
Yod being denied the chance to fight in K1 during his athletic prime was such a huge shame as well. Prime Yod would have been a force during the golden era of K1 max.