I really like the old stuff and wanted to get it going again. If any of you guys out there have some stuff, do it!!

This is Apidej Sithiran, considered on of the greatest of the modern era. Champion of 7 titles, Boxing and Muay Thai.

Apidej to fight Santanong

Bunkerd Fairtex

Chamuekpet Hapalang/Chor. Chamuang Nicknamed "Evergreen"

He has 8 stadium belts, he went on to get 1 more totaling 9. Fought at the top level for more than 25 years. Has wins over Samart Payakaroon, Gongtoranee Pakayaroon, Santiengnoi Sitsurapong, Chaidet Kiatchartsingh just to name a few.

Raktear Muangsurin Nicknamed "The punch from hell"

Fought with the likes of Dieselnoi, Changpuek, Rakchai Hapalang.

Teacher at the Muangsurin Camp in his later days.

Samransak Muangsurin, Nicked "The Iron Fist"

Fought with the likes of Samart, Sanchern, Jalerntong, Chamuekpet, Sensakda, Panuemtuenlek, Chanchai.

Sensak Muangsurin

Fought all the greats of his era, Pootlorlek, Sirimongkol, got the WBC world boxing title in only his 3rd boxing fight. Eventually fought with a young Thomas Hearns on his way out. They have that fight on youtube.

Gongtoranee Payakaroon

Fought too many that I couldn't begin to mention. Fought Khoasai Galaxy for the IBF world boxing title and got robbed for political reasons.

Now a teacher at Sityodtong

Narongnoi Kiatbundit

Fought with Benny Urquidez, Toshio Fujiwara, Sakad Petchyindee, Vicharnoi, Dieselnoi.

Langsuan Punyuthapuem

Fought with Chamuekpet Hapalang, Pongsuri Ruemrudee, Hippy Singmanee, Kanesak Sor Ploenchit, Nuengubon, Samson Esarn.

Namkabuen Nongkeeprawayuth. King of the plow,

Fought just about everyone between 122-135lbs when there was thick competition.
Ramon Dekkers, Manu Entoh, Nuetornanee, Santiengnoi, Matee Jadeepitak, Sakmongkol, Jongsanan, Ole Kiatwonway

Namkabuen Nongkeeprawayuth. King of the plow,

Chakuriki showdown in 1978 Thom Hanrik sp? amoung the team

Samart Payakaroon vs. Samingnoon Sitiboontam

Samart Payakaroon vs. Parahatnoi Sitchungtong

Samart Payakaroon vs. Samransak Muangsurin

Narongnoi Kiatbundit vs. Khunpolnoi

Vicharnoi Porntawee vs. Poot Lorlek

Fight of the year in 1975 and the first to break the million baht gate.

Sot Chitlada, fought under the name Chavalit Sitprapom

Not pictured here, but he had come from the same area as Samart Payakaroon and they had fought 5 times. I heard that most of them were close decisions.

Raktear Muangsurin vs. Dieselnoi

Dieselnoi not the betting favorite but yet he won!

Santiengnoi Sitsurapong vs. Chamuekpet Hapalang

one of many fights between the two

Purahatlek Sitchungtong vs. Wangchannoi Sor Palangchai

Samart Prasamitr vs. Don Wilson

Samart Prasamitr also fought with Samart Payakaroon and Rob Kaman within that year losing to both.

Kaopong Sittichuchai vs. Fanta Petchamuangrat

Kaopong had fought with Dieselnoi three times, won by knockout, lost by knockout and lost on points for the lightweight championship.

Also boxed in the 84 LA Olympics under his real name Dhawee Umponmaha. Quite a few thought he got rob of the gold.

Sensakda Kittikasem vs. Samransak Muangsurin

featured on Songchais VCD vol. 2 three fights within one year

Rernsak Petchyindee vs. Padetsuek Pitsanuraijan

Poot Lorlek vs. Pongdet

great pic of Samransak Muangsurin , i got to train with him last year

hes now a trainer at fairtex

Cool pictures NOI......

Nice pics!!

Bunkerd looks different lol

Great pictures noi thanks,especially my favourite poot lor lek.

noi or anyone do you know what year the pic with Don wilson at lumpinee was ,Great pics!!!

From information I have researched, this is what I have been able to come up with...
In September 1983 Don Wilson gave Thai Champion Pongdejoi Prasobchai a beating, knocking him out in Hong Kong. The Thai's refused to believe this loss was legitimate and the Thai’s wanted Wilson to come to Bangkok to fight Champion Samart Prasanmitr. Wilson took the lucrative fight on the understanding that he was going to fight in Samart's backyard and the only way he could probably win was by KO. Wilson was paid $1,000,000 Hong Kong dollars ($122,000 American). Samart was guaranteed $10,000 Hong Kong dollars. It is rumored the Thai would have been paid as much as $200,000 Hong Kong if he knocked the American out. The purse got so high during the negotiations of the rules for the fight. Each time the Thai's wanted a Muay Thai rules, Wilson would say no and the Thai’s would pay money to have the rules included in the match. The 2 athletes had a considerable weight difference with Wilson at 172 lbs. while Samart weighed 148 lbs. Wilson was told that his weight would make no difference as far as the Thai fighter and the fans were concerned so the American approached the fight like he was preparing for a fight against another 175 lbs. athlete. Things changed at the weigh in and the Thai officials harassed Wilson about his weight and they wanted him to lose weight. Wilson sat in a sauna on the day of the bout. Wilson felt there were other methods used to try and demoralize him including: a small dressing room infested with mosquitos, armed guards, military personnel assigned to guard the 3 garbage bags full of money wagered on the outcome of the fight. "It made me concerned to see those guns and all that money in my dressing room," said Wilson. The five round bout of three minutes per round went the following way:
Wilson won the first round handily but at the end of the round a Thai came over and said, "Not good. You lost that round pretty badly." Wilson won the round with sidekicks to the body and punches to the head. Wilson was told that groin techniques were not allowed in the rules but he claims he was continually attacked in the groin from the start of the first round. Wilsons brother was baffled why Wilson had trained so hard to deliver sidekicks to the legs but did not use them during the fight. Wilson has stated he did not use them because the Thai was so easy to hit with the fist that he decided he would keep using these weapons until the Thai went down. The videotape of the bout was confiscated by the Thai military after the bout so this result is the recollections of the Americans who watched the bout. The second round was again Wilson's though by a smaller margin. Surprisingly, the Thai who told Wilson he lost the first round showed up and stated that Wilson could only win the fight now by KO. Wilson changed his strategy and started to press more for the KO. The 2 athletes had established what they were capable of now with Wilson using the sidekicks and the punches whereas Samart would press with knees and elbows. In the middle of the 3rd round, Wilson was caught with a knee to the back of the spine. The Thai was considered the winner in this round even by the Wilson's. The 4th round was even worse for Wilson. From the knee to the spine Wilson complained he could not get control of his muscles. During this round he was dropped twice with knees to the body. Wilson took the counts but managed to last until the end of the round. In the rest period for the final round, Wilson said he had recovered and he was standing for the final opening bell. When it sounded he met the Thai with a flurry of of punches that had Samart bleeding from the nose and mouth. Wilson was the aggressor now but the Thai had built up a commanding lead by winning 2 rounds clearly as well as Wilson suffering several knockdowns. Neither fighter could have went another round and this did not matter because Samart won the match handing Wilson his 4th loss in his entire career. Samart was not happy with the win and he was jeered by the Thai's because he could not fight back. Wilson unhappy with his loss went over to congratulate the Thai, but Samart would not shake his hand. Up to this point the story is that the fight attracted the largest fight crowd ever to Lumphini Stadium. It was the largest amount of money ever bet on a fight there as well. Wilson spent $10,000 to buy himself a Presidential Rolex in Hong Kong on his way back to America. Years later Wilson claims that the bout was rigged. He claims Thai officials made him lose 8 lbs. before the bout took place. And he also claims that the Thai's reduced the number of rounds without letting him know.

Missed this...
The fight between the athletes was on December 12th, 1983.

Thanks Noi.
Great pics and thanks for educating
me on some of the older legends.

Hey Mike Miles,

You have any info on Earnest Hart fighting against Jitty Muengkhonkean at Lumpini sometime in 1978. I heard it was much worse than Wilson's deal. There was also another American who fought with Jockey Sitgunpai that same day.

Hey NOI,

Thanks for sharing the great pics! Definately some amazing shots.

grweat stuff, I have a few more like this will try and scan and put up. One thing though the second pic you have marked as Namkabuan where the fighter is covered in blood and posing with his elbow up, thats not Namkabuan, its Kwanpichit 13 Rianresort (Hor Patanchai)

To NOI,

Thank you very much for such a huge collection of rare photos. I have still been in the process of recovering the old photos from the Japanese kickboxing cene, unfortunately one of my brothers sold some of the magazines for quick cash. I am now contacting some of the old gym mates to get some help from them to collect historical photos. It seems like people in Japan nowadays treat the old days as a distant past and very few keeps track of the earlier days.
By the way ,do you have more of Sensak Muangsurin? As far as I'm concerned, he only fought in Japan twice. The first one was a war against Yoshimitsu Tamashiro. Muangsurin raptured Tamashiro's internal organs with the devastating knee, so much for the guy known for his punching power. The second was after he captured the boxing crown. He defended his title against then ex-champion Guts Ishimatsu. Muangsurin was too much for Ishimatsu, who was lighter and over-the-hill. Anyway, keep up the good work and thank you very much.


To Mr. Mike Miles,

Thank you very much for your input for the Wilson/Prasamit bout in '83. I too was told that Wilson was forced to lose weight. But now what, he actually made the Thai to bleed from the nose, which I find hard to believe. As for the shortening the scheduled rounds, I think Wilson was under the impression that the fight would be 3-minute, 7-rounds, similar to what the late Howard Jackson and Sam Montgomery experienced in Japan. As for all the harrassings he received, that is something virtually every non-Thai fighter had to face one way or another, especially when he was considered a threat to the Thais. Genshu Igari fought many times in Lumpinee stadium. One of the worst he experienced was that his opponent was substituted to a left-handed fighter just hour before the fight. When Toshio Fujiwara was trying to establish himself as a ranked fighter, he was constantly treated two guards standing in front of his hotel room all night up to the next morning. Thus he had a hard time to get sufficient sleep. The other times he was offered poisoned lemons for snack. Even the Dutch legend Rob Kaman suffered some harrassings like getting forced to dress quick and show up in the ring ealier than the wahat was originally scheduled. Thus, Kaman could not get enough time to warm up. Compare the days these earlier legends fought, the current fighters are having easier time since, according to the opinion of Kenji Kurosaki, the Thai officials are getting softened up in order to make the sport of muay thai more internationally appealing.

By the way, the Wilson/Prasanmit fight took place in the Radjamnern stadium, not Lumpinee. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Wing chun master Stephan T.K.Chan must know some info about the Wilson/Prasobchai fight in Hong Kong.

To NOI,

Once again, thank you very much for the collection of the rare photos. I too have the photos of Urquidez delivers his patented back kick to Sittiboonlert. In the front row seat, Kenji Kurosaki was looking at the fight. He promoted this very event. It was amazing that Urquidez managed to deliver the spinning back kick, but unfortunately it could not penetrate enough to cause damage to the Thai.

During his stay in Thailand to prepare for his fight, Kurosaki suffered from pestering wound in his foot. He lacked the mobility and this became responsible for the severe cut from his opponent's vicious elbows. The fight was eventually stopped.

Thanks Mike , Amazing story.

I cant believe rambo was never stadium champion!!!

he had a cracking clash with toto at the crock park..........winning in the last second with a knockdown!...........litraly last second!!!!!(or just after bell depending which corner you were in!

This really nice old guy runs a food stall on Soi Nana Tai and brought me his proud pictures when he was staduim champion at i believe Rajadameon going back a few years ago. Sorry not much info but you never know who you bump into when eating your chicken rice.

thats a Lumpini belt i the picture Devs

Padetsuek Pitsanuraijan

Padetsuek Pitsanuraijan
Padetsuek was former Ratchadamnern Featherweight champion and also the 6th winner of a very prestigeous trophy awarded by the king, this trophy has only been awarded 7 times the last winner was Anuwat 25 years after Padetsuek

Padetsuek Pitsanuraijan
Padetsuek has wins over Vicarnnoi Porntawee,Sakad Petchyindee, Dieselnoi by 4th round k.o, Jitti Muangkhonkaen, Phosai Sittiboonlert

Padetsuek Pitsanuraijan
Padetsuek today

Padetsuek Pitsanuraijan
Padetsuek today
we are very lucky to have him at Kaewsamrit now helping out and sharing his knowledge of the sport

Padetsuek Pitsanuraijan
Padetsuek today
we are very lucky to have him at Kaewsamrit now helping out and sharing his knowledge of the sport

Dieselnoi vs. Padetsuek

Jitti Muangkhonkaen. I had read somewhere that Benny Urquidez was invited to fight with Jitti some time in 1978. This was after he had beaten Earnest Hart. That figher had never materialized though. Jitti had fought with some of the best. He has a victory over the great Poot Lorlek. An interesting fact about Jitti was that he was a pedicab driver too.

Posai Sittiboonlert. He got fighter of the year in 1976 but yet never got a stadium title. He had beaten Jitti Muangkhonkean and Jockey Sitgunpai back to back in a 6 round fight.

BTW. Some of the other fighters that I know that Padetsuek fought was Nanfah Siharadeacho, Nongkhai Sor Prapasorn, Jocky Sitgunpai and Samart Payakaroon.

yes he beat Nongkhai and lost to Samart and Jocky

hello NOI ,do you have information and pics about Payap Penchai ?

He was one the great thaichampions in the eigtie's

I only have some information and pics about his fights in holland and read about the four devils tournament he won.

Does also anyboody knows where he lives now and what he does for a living ? trainer / coach ?

thanx and greetings fransie from holland
visit me www.dekoele.nl