Samart Payakaroon
Samart Payakaroon, once called "The
Bruce Lee of
Boxing", was both a
Muay Thai champion and the two time world Jr. Featherweight boxing champion(in
1986 and
1994), defeating
Lupe Pintor by
KO in the fifth round. Largely unknown in the western world, Payakaroon was a lighting quick boxer with tremendous knockout power. Regarded by many as the greatest
Muay Thai fighter in history. He is know teaching
Muay Thai in
Thailand.