The 3 Kickboxers Who I Wouldn't Want To Fight & Impress Me The Most
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ส.ค. 2021
- Who are the guys that I would be most concerned about sharing the ring with? This is including kickboxers from all weight classes and assuming I could adjust my height and weight to match them. There are for sure other fighters out there who are scary and would be a daunting task to face but it's these 3 in particular who really get my attention.
Study these guys and learn from them. It can only make you a better fighter.
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All kickboxers should watch Ramon Dekkers. The real goat. Even though he is a muay thai fighter, you can learn a lot from him.
He couldn't clench
Massive thumbs up for Petrosyan. Such a brilliant technique and unbelievably high fighting IQ. Always such a pleasure to watch him. And also giving him as an example to my students of how perfected basics can dominate everything
Andy Ristie knocked him out and Roosmalen in one night.
@@mmareviewer.2372 So? Does that mean Petrosyan is a bum? No. Andy Ristie is great too
That's what makes a huge difference: perfecting the basics
@@rykehuss3435 striking is risky because you can lose to person who is less experienced if you get caught.
@@mmareviewer.2372 Andy was caught cheating using tampered Gloves !
There’s this impressive fighter named G Varga that’s pretty good and a humble.
not so impressive, i bet if i were 245 lbs id beat him
Who?
Can you link me to any vids of him plz??
Masato, Buakaw, and Petrosyan... Great list. I do agree, he is not the most exciting fighter but damn is he the most technical! So technically sound, especially his defense!
The most underrated legend.
Giorgio is just majestic and so precise, but personally my favorite is Joseph Valtellini ❤
he also has a very good youtube channel (his, Varga's and Sylvie von Douglas Itu are my top 3)
@@stanclark3992 have you checked out Sylvie? she's criminally under appreciated
A “What Makes Masato So Good” video would be cool. Or Tenshin…since you did the video on Japanese kickboxers I’ve been interested in deeper dives into their styles.
For sure. I have the Masato video scheduled to come out in a couple weeks.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial plz do one on Takeru too! Current undefeated K1 champ
@@GabrielVargaOfficial What do you think of Marat Gregorian ?
Also "What Makes Gabriel Varga So Good" would be interesting too.
Ramon Dekkers
Pound for pound there is no one scarier than a young and prime buakaw. He used to radiate pure energy
For me prime Yodsangklai is even better.
Dk about that - Ramon Dekkers was an animal in his prime.
@@-magna-manoban7171 I agree Yodsangklai is scarier in his prime.
@@-magna-manoban7171 true
Holkzen
Giorgio Petrosyan reminds me of another Petrosian, "Iron" Tigran, the famous chess champion. He could play an aggressive game when he felt like it, but he prefered to use his deep understanding of tactics and position for defense.
Ramon Dekkers deserves a spot on this list.
Absolute animal. RIP Ramon...
So does Andy Souwer. Guy beat Masato, Buakauw and other legends multiple times.
Buakaw feels like a superstar for the gen before mine (I'm 23) and currently one of the guys I would not like to fight is Rodtang
OOF
Yes. He's a little tank.
Very hittable but it just doesn't seem to faze him. That's scary.
@@thatoneguybones8036 if that’s true u got ballz of steel
@@hadiakhtar8431(Duke Nukem voice) Ballz of steel! Steel...Steel....Steel....
look at the history of the field in the US. Benny "The Jet" Urquidez. he was an interesting guy fighting when no one from the US fought in Asia. But, he did.
He fought some must Thai guys.
Would be a cool series! 3 Best Muay Thai fighters, boxers, MMA fighters. Great content Gabe!
I'm glad you mentioned Masato I was unfamiliar with him but I like his style I'm going to look into him more now!
Great stuff. Respect brother.
Amazing content as always. Would you consider making videos on fighters, breaking down their techniques and explaining why they are successful? I would love to see a breakdown video about Gokhan Saki for example. Thank you. Hope you keep making videos.
Humble video, much respect 👊
You picked my 3 favorite K1 max fighters. If you could do one like this for your fave heavyweights, that would be rad, too. Nice work🥊
Bro, I just discovered ur channel a few days ago, but u already helped me so much. I'm currently preparing for my first fight, and through ur tips i improved so much in training. Thank you!
Edit: With these high quality videos u derserve much more attention!
Also have my first fight soon, good luck bro
Thanks
Now I have a mental image of Mai-san beating the crap out of professional fighters
Good luck!
Good picks man
So stoked you mentioned Silver Wolf! He cannot be forgotten 🙏🏼
Great pics 👍 loving the videos - another guy I can think of is Rico Verhoeven! His cardio, feints, switch hitting, speed and overall skill are amazing for a heavyweight!
You are a very good communicator and a sick fighter man. Cooooool videos.
Was surprised didn't mention Rob Kaman....Damn those leg kicks, you know its coming but to stop them...
Buakaw is the reason they changed K1 rules...think about that. When 1 guy destroys and puts so much fear into everyone, that they change the ruleset. That is like the Gracies not being about to use Jui-Jitsu.....
Masato is still in good shape! You should check out his YT channel! I can understand what he says but I’m sure he has English subtitles😊
I will definitely be doing that.
Thanks for letting me know 🙏
@@GabrielVargaOfficial Thank you too for your great content! Also I wanted to say Masato is doing another Channel with Musashi together! You can check that out too! Keep doing your great stuff!
Whats his youtube channel called ???
@@mjavid616just search for Masato channel. It should pop up
He fights primarily under Muay Thai instead of kickboxing rules, but the guy I'd be most afraid of is Ramon Dekkers. I'd ruin my shorts even if we fought under hopscotch rules.
I Agree RAMON DEKKER !!!
Ramon Dekkers was tough but not very good against very technical fighters.
Rest in peace a true legend
@@mmareviewer.2372 really?
@@mmareviewer.2372 He fought mostly in Thailand and he always had a disadvantage because of biased judging. So he had to be more aggressive than technical.
Great Idea again
Great call on all 3! It’s a shame more people don’t know about Masato because he was SOOOO good!
Speaking of belts, you should do a video on the history behind some of those belts!
Another great video
Keep it up Gabriel
Yodsanklai is very strong
i am impressed by all your belts . good teaching skills to champ
Which kickboxer would you be most concerned about sharing the ring with?
Baukau
Alex Pereira
Ramon Dekkers!
@@TheKickboxingCommunity who
Lerdsilla
Petrosyan is a kickboxing textbook !
As soon as I saw the title I figured Buakaw and Petrosyan would be on here
Criminally underrated channel
Can you do this same video topic but on Boxers?
It would be interesting to know your thoughts and favorites when it comes to Boxers.
Kinda not the same due to it just being fists. There are thousands of boxers that would fit that build under their ruleset. Start with Jack Johnson.
Thanks for the content as always, a fun way to learn and improve as a martial artist.
I was wondering if you could recommend fighters who use the southpaw triple threat of the left straight, body kick, and head kick? Or perhaps its an idea for a video if you think enough people would be interested.
Thanks again, it's an honour to be able to ask a question of such an accomplished fighter as yourself
crop cop is who comes to mind when I think of that combo
I totally agree with you Masato, Buakaw and Giorgio Petrosyan they are special fighters also I would add Andy Souwer he is such a good pressure fighter in his prime.
It’d be really hard and frustrating for me to fight guys like Holzken, Hoost, and Kiatsongrit. The way they just wear people down and kinda debilitate them in later rounds is something I am really scared of
Exactly not sure why he doesn’t mention the Dutch more often. All the guys you just mentioned would kill the guys in this video. Yeah I know they are heavyweights and all that. But still...
@@AJVANBAKKER but still what?
@@hearwho8438 they will still beat everyone’s a... in this list friendo...
Ramon Dekkers
@@siegfrieddejong1836 precies dat ja... Deze gast is wel wereld champ, maar ja de mentaliteit van deze gast is best apart.
I don't know if he's active anymore but one fighter that impressed me was Remy Bonjansky. Maybe he technically was a Muay Thai fighter but he and Ernesto Hoost were two cool fighters 😊
Ernesto man, those low kicks.
@@10INCHCRUSHER dang those wreckingballs!💥And that punch he buried in Bob Sapps liver! Still don't understand how Bob could survive that and win
Remy retired years ago but he was a monster in his time.
Are you going to continue the What makes the fighter so good series? I like how you break down aspects of their game that anyone can develop? Two suggestions that would be cool to see are Nong O Gaiyanghadao and Tawanchai. Great video by the way, taking lots of notes from your vids.
Absolutely. I'm working on one right now.
Thanks for the suggestions 🙏
Hey Gabriel I have been watching your channel for a while and I’m from Victoria not until the other day I saw a picture of you in my gym and I realized you were from Victoria 😂
When elbows and knees are not allowed, I'd still worry most about Ramon Dekkers. I know he was a Muay Thai fighter, but that power, energy, he was fearless.
Buakaw fought Giorgio in Stockholm Sweden, not Italy. so no home advantage for Giorgio. Also it was muay thai rules but since it was in Sweden no elbows was allowed and also minimal clinching. Nevertheless one of the most amazing technical chess matches I witnessed in my life. Giorgio was only 21 at the time and was WMC intercontinental champ and Buakaw was reigning world champion and also reigning two time K1 champ in his prime at 25 yrs old. Staggering performance by both guys but particularly impressed by Giorgio who managed to stay so composed and out-boxed buakaw most of the fight.
Without elbows and minimal clinch it's not Muay Thai rules it's K-1 rules. Not trying to be pedantic but clinch and elbows are basically what separates MT from K-1 rules.
No, you mean modified KB. No bows no MT
I used to watch Masato on K1 here in Japan and it was electric.
Masato was destroyed by Buakaw in K1
Could you do a video on zabit magomedsharipov? He's a very good fighter and I'm trying to replicate parts of his style but it would be good to get professional advice
lmao the cut about giorgio between "well if you don't agree with me. . . that's fine"
Rob Kaman, samart payakaroon
love the channel. change the background, streamlining it up adds more depth to the vid.
Saekson Janjira in his prime is my vote! Dude was a beast.
Janjira was better than buakaw of his gen 👍
@@nakayonghae9429 This guy gets it. Janjira was an old school bad ass 👍🏿
@@osio7528 indeed he was and an even better instructor
My 3 favourite - Benny the Jet, Andy Hug RIP and Rob Kaman
Whens your next MMA fight in bellator? U did great in your debut can't wait to see what the future holds
I’d like to see you breakdown some legendary losses! I’d like to see a breakdown of how Andy Ristie KO’d Giorgio.
Well that was a clear momentary distractednes on Giorgios part when he got KOed. I mean he was takeing Ristie apart before that. So not really a fight to analyse.
Buakaw is awesome. I really like how he can switch from an aggressive style to a very technical style. I like his Wai Kru too. I would be nervous fighting Seanchai.
Who wouldn't be nervous fighting saenchai
@@kingaccountant7858 Lol that is a good question. There are a few people that gave Saenchai a good run for his money. I saw him a Buakaw spar. It was so cool, because that was one of the first times I saw Buakaw be very technical.
@@jab2ez those are very very elite fighters who are able to give saenchai a hard time. He mostly toys with his opponents
@@kingaccountant7858 Lol they are the only ones. Kings are use to being around Kings.
Varga weird question but did you ever have a preminitiom of a fighter you were gonna fight years before? Like you visualize a specific person and fight them years later ?
Giorgio petrosyan is so slick and smart as a warrior
I train at the academy with Glory kickboxing star Troy “trouble “ Jones, fought for the 170lb intern belt on 11 days notice and got tkod. But he just won a different title in another organization. Dude has had like 60 + fights and only 4 losses. Sparring him is a nightmare and I think he’ll be the Glory champ soon he almost won that interm belt just got caught. Interesting what thoughts you have on his ability. We also have rose njamunas and pat Barry with us and Troy knocks around everyone with ease.
i’m honoured to have train with a world champion who fought masato and another who trained with bawkau but petrosyan is the best of them all to me we also should mention Andy sower in there these are the kings of K1 max special mention to the rest they were all good but these guys were another level.
Summary:
Masato
Buakuaw
Petrosyan
Rodtang is a beast I wouldn't want to fight! Killer instinct and even greater killer skills.
Masato was my favorite kickboxer. Dude had some of the best hands and a granite chin.
My 3 would be Buakaw, Semmy Schilt, Masaaki Noiri.
how would dave leduc do in kick boxing because that dude impresses me everytime i see him fight, i might be bias being canadian nice video
Ramon dekkers was a beast back in the day 👊🏼😎🥊 and so was the great benny the jet 🥊😁🥊
I'm curious: what's your opinion on Saenchai?
Cool vid
Masato, Souwer, Buakaw, Yodsenklai fought in the same, most competitive era ever. Andy Souwer to me is the best dutch kickboxer ever because there was a point in time in which he had beaten them all. Then came Petrosyan who drew with Buakaw and beat Souwer. in my opinion Petrosyan is the ultimate.
I dont know if I put sower above dekkers but they are def the top two ever dutch fighters
Dekkers,Hoost, Kaman, Aerts
@@siegfrieddejong1836 All great names but Andy is the GOAT but its my opinion. Dekkers, although a great fighter, would not qualify because he never was THE number one in his weight in the world (he never did win a Stadium Title an d lost to Ballentine twice and to Danny Bill amonmg others) and Kaman (who competed in different modes of combat alwats had then likes of Theriault, Don Wilson and others and got beaten by a few Thai also (far lighter in weight). Hoost and Aerts have been number 1 in their weights but the middleweight class is far motre competetive than HW. Other great Dutch fighters are Hypolite, Simson, Mousid thsi list goes on and on
If you watch the fight, Buakaw actually beat Petroysan on points
@@suchasin I wouldnt compare the level of k1 to the two thai stadiums. Andy was never a stadium champ.
I think as a fan.. Saemapetch or Petchpanomrung would be good matchup for u.
theres one guy in KunLun Fight that fights so damn impressive. its like he is outclassing opponents more than actually beating them to win
It will be ok you can beat all 3 of them at once I believe in you
I'd love to see you in ONE FC with small gloves facing Nong-O.
You are taller but you have the same weight. Masato, Buakaw and Petrosyan are bigger, which means you would have to maybe compromise your cardio/speed.
Nong O is one of my favorite fighters ever, I'd love if you did a breakdown. I believe his fundamentals are amazing
Nong-O was robbed against Saenchai in one of there fights.....even tho I'm a huge Saenchai fan the truth is the truth
Imo buakaw is the most complete muay thai and kickboxer i have ever seen. He is the complete fighter by having: speed, power, athleticism, tenacity, flexibility, stamina, toughness, skill and a high ring iq. His fighting style is the one i try to emulate the most when i am training or kicking the heavy bag. What a awesome fighter with a chiseled warrior like physique to go with his fighting style was just icing on the cake in his prime.
haha i knew petrosian would had to be there !
I got a question for you Gabriel. Do you think sweeping and throwing should be apart of kickboxing? I personally don't but, I don't compete. I only train. I think kickboxing should be only about the striking. Also do you think throws should be scored? Either in MT or KB. Where promotions like one championship are moving away from the extended clinch in an attempt to bring back golden age MT, I personally think the only way to bring MT out of it's silver age fighters need to bring back the spirit of old school Thai Boxing instead of restricting the ruleset. Also do you think the influx of farang fighters more or less caused nak muays to become more stagnant and use the clinch as a safe space instead of being more fluid in the clinch as in the golden era days? My theory is that because farang stylist like the European, Japanese, and Americans used so much boxing to force knockouts when they didn't know how to win decisions in Thailand and it forced them more traditional Nak Muays to stall or win their points in the clinch as opposed to the risky lower scoring punches and kicks. Also farang fighters were behind the curve in the clinch so it could just be that. The reason I asked is because I watched an interview with Samaart saying MT has a seemingly similar problem the western boxing is having right now. It's become a little boring stagnant and fighters are more worried their personal health not losing and their paycheck/gambling (paycheck in the case of boxing/gambling in the case of Muay Thai). I guess that was three questions but, these are all interesting topics to me. I'd like to hear a fighters opinion.
Andy hug is my all time favorite.. Buakaw is up there as well.
Masato my favorite kicboxer 🐺
Always enjoyed Artem vakhitov
I haven't been on TH-cam in a few months...
God dam you have sized up!!!
And/or you've dropped to mad low body fat...
If pounds dont matter, and MT is allowed, then I would say Seanchai. The guy literally made a career off making professionals fighters look stupid in the ring. Petrosyan probably has cleaner technique, but Seanchai is just a natural killer. His reflexes. His speed. His ability to read attack patterns. He gets away with cartwheel kicks without getting countered. I cant say that about any other combat athlete.
Good video man. Interesting, thought Saenchai would be the 3rd guy. I know you could've fought him before, would you do so now?
Absolutely. I would have fought him back them too but the purse offer was so low.
I feel like Buakaw would be the harder fight....not necessary an easier fight to win. Just rougher. That's just for me though.
Bahram Rajabzadeh
Rob Kaman, Ernesto Hoost, Myke Zambidi.
Andy Ristie was also a difficult fighter to fight against.
What are your thoughts on Alex Pereira current glory middle weight and light heavyweight champ? Cheers
Holzken
I feel like he doesnt get his flowers for his skillset. textbook dutch style with superb boxing
Buakaw was too scary for K-1 until they took away his performance by rules after he destroyed Japanese super star in unfair judgment.
Masato is probably the hardest opponent for Varga. the pressure and the mid and short range... interesting!
Do you think you could pull off Buakaw's game plan against Petrosyan (just stand your ground and trade everything)?
Can you do a video about Giorgio Petrosyan
For myself, I am afraid of Ernesto Hoost. I am really afraid of that guy lol
I would really like to walk again and I like my liver.
Cro cop in K1 was scary
kickboxer i dont want to fight
gabriel varga
I miss K1 :(
no rodtand or superlek??
Doumbe is a beast
What do you think about Alexey Ignashov?
What about, Albert Kraus, Andy Souwer? They Made Masato look like a beginner.
"me myself and i"
I really love the champion kickboxer Manson Gibs
Aka the black bruce lee
The Thai Slayer
I like mixing the muy thai with the bruce lee jeet kun do stuff myself what do you think about that?
Benny The Jet Urquidez, Andy Hug, Tyrone Spong and Peter Aerts for me.