No, you aren't a K-1 Champion


I haven't been on here for a while, yet still pop by from time to time. I'm still training and although lighter (84kg is now my fighting weight - always been my actual fighting weight yet I fought 'up' as that's where the money was back in the day!) and keeping the youngsters in check lol during sparring. I feel strongly enough about what I am seeing to make some clear points.

Here's a copy of my FB post of a few moments ago.

"No. You are not K-1 Champion.

There has never been a European K-1 Champion Title. There has never been an English K-1 Champion Title. If you have not fought for K-1 you are not a K-1 fighter. There have only ever been three different K-1 British Champions of which I am one, doing so twice. So if you aren't one of us three don't claim to be a K-1 British Champion.

So few fighters from the UK have actually fought for K-1, even fewer of us who have actually fought in the K-1 Grand Prix. Don't devalue our achievements by making out you are something you are not.

If you are a show champion who has fought under K-1 rules, by all means say you are a show K-1 rules champion. If you are an association champion who has fought under K-1 rules, by all means say you are an association K-1 Rules champion. If you fight K-1 Rules, by all means say you fight K-1 Rules.

Yet, unless you have fought for K-1, you cannot claim to be a K-1 fighter. Unless you have won an official K-1 Championship you cannot claim to be a K-1 Champion.

If you do make these claims and you are not, then you are misrepresenting and actually can be considered as being fraudulent. It also devalues the few of us that have achieved our K-1 status.

This is the way I honestly feel - and I welcome feedback and comment for discussion."