Your top ten fighters

Discussion in 'Kickboxing' started by Van Zandt, Nov 26, 2009.

  1. Van Zandt

    Van Zandt Mr. High Kick

    I'm compiling lists of the martial arts community's top ten kickboxers/Thai boxers of all time, for an article I'm writing. Mine are:

    1) Bill Wallace
    2) Benny Urquidez
    3) Joe Lewis
    4) Ernesto Hoost
    5) Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic
    6) Peter Aerts
    7) Ramon Dekkers
    8) Jean-Yves Theriault
    9) Dominique Valera
    10) Claube Feistosa

    Yours?
     
  2. CKava

    CKava Just one more thing... Supporter

    My list would be similar to yours but I'd include Buakaw, Andy Hug and maybe JWP. Not sure who to drop :p.
     
  3. Van Zandt

    Van Zandt Mr. High Kick

    Honestly never been a fan of BPP (love Andy Souwer tho!) or Parr, but Hug was mega.
     
  4. gcollin

    gcollin Banned Banned

    CHUCK NORRIS IS THE BEST.... PERIOD.
     
  5. Matt F

    Matt F Valued Member

    Some names missing I feel should be in a top ten ,in no particular order, would be Namkabuan, Sakmongkol, Orono,Rob Kaman,Dieselnoi ,Samart Payakaroon,Sakad Petchyindee. Mainly Muay Thai fighters.
     
  6. 19thlohan

    19thlohan Beast and the Broadsword

    Me and nine other random losers.





    or, in no particular order

    Bill Wallace
    Benny the Jet
    Rick Rufus
    Dennis Alexio
    Don Wison
    Jean-Yves Theriault
    Al Loroux
    Marvin Perry
    Jason Yee
    Cung Le
    Alex Gong
     
  7. Topher

    Topher allo!

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  8. LetsGetItOn

    LetsGetItOn Valued Member

    1. Bill Wallace (unique style)
    2. Baukaw
    3. Andy Hug (Unorthodox, great kicking)
    4. John Wayne Parr
    5. Don Wilson
    6. Cro-Cop
    7. Peter Aerts
    8. Ernesto Hoost
    9. Cung Le
    10. Dennis Alexio

    Maybe not other people's favourites but these are the ones i've mainly paid attention to.
     
  9. ap Oweyn

    ap Oweyn Ret. Supporter

    Agree with a lot of names on these lists, though I couldn't narrow it down to 10. I might also consider Dale "Apollo" Cook.

    I'm also surprised that nobody has mentioned Kathy Long. Or Jerry "Golden Boy" Trimble, now that I'm thinking about it.
     
  10. Smitfire

    Smitfire Cactus Schlong

  11. ap Oweyn

    ap Oweyn Ret. Supporter

    You know, being a fan of muay thai, I deliberately avoided mentioning any nak muay. Because the task gets kinda overwhelming for me at that point.
     
  12. Smitfire

    Smitfire Cactus Schlong

    Aye...I have trouble remembering their names even. Deisel Noi is easy to remember. For his name and the fact he used to knee people in the nuts.
    Nak Muay also tend to have so many fights that they end up with a fair few loses too.
    I looked up Yodseanklai (sp? See what I mean? I can't even spell it right) and he's had hundreds of fights.
    I just think that there will be a couple of Thai's that deserve to be on that list before the likes of Al Loroux, Marvin Perry and Jason Yee. I don't even know who they are.
     
  13. Van Zandt

    Van Zandt Mr. High Kick

    Last edited: Feb 23, 2010
  14. ap Oweyn

    ap Oweyn Ret. Supporter

    Yep. Hell, Kaoklai Kannenorasing (sp?) deserves props simply for being in a competition where "twice Kaoklai's size" is a weight class.


    Stuart
     
  15. fire cobra

    fire cobra Valued Member

    If we are talking Muay Thai then no forigners would get in my top ten or even 50! although Ramon Deckers wouldnt be far away,(number 1 would be Poot Lor Lek,number 2 Hippy Sigmani).

    If we are talking Kickboxers my list would include Bad Brad Hefton,Paul Vizzio,Troy Dorsey and Steve Shepard,Bill Wallace would be at Number Uno:)
     
  16. ApolloCook

    ApolloCook New Member

    Hey.... I resemble that remark!

    Thanks


    My top 10

    1-Deisle Noi-Thailand
    2-Ramon Dekkers-Holland
    3-Toshio Fujiwara-Japan
    4-Buakaw-Thailand
    5-Ernest Hoost-Holland
    6-Samart Payakaroon-Thailand
    7-Rob Kaman-Holland
    8-Peter Aerts-Holland
    9-Changpuek Kiatsongrit-Thailand
    10-Maurice Smith-USA

    #3 is my personal favorite of all time
     
  17. ap Oweyn

    ap Oweyn Ret. Supporter

    Well how about that! :)
     
  18. LetsGetItOn

    LetsGetItOn Valued Member

    Oh, i forgot one. One of my favourite Full Contact Rules fighters of the past, Michael Kuhr.
    Great fighter. Exciting to watch.
     
  19. B3astfrmthe3ast

    B3astfrmthe3ast Warning:Extreme power!!

    i mostly agree with all thats said here some of my other favs are Micheal Mcdonald, and the ultra mega of all thai boxers Ajarn Sirisute Chai
     
  20. KingNoodle

    KingNoodle Back In Black

    What? No Stan Longinidis anywhere?
     

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