PORTRAIT
Legend of Muay Thai · Retired 1980—1994

SAMART PAYAKAROON

"The Muhammad Ali of Muay Thai"

Often called the greatest of all time, Samart blended boxing footwork and ring IQ into a style nobody could solve.

4x Lumpinee champion (4 divisions)WBC super-bantamweight boxing world champion (1986)
Hometown
Thailand
Style
Muay Femur

The story

Often called the greatest of all time, Samart blended boxing footwork and ring IQ into a style nobody could solve. He won four Lumpinee titles across four divisions, then crossed over to take a WBC world boxing title in 1986, proving a Muay Thai master could conquer the wider fight world. Watch him and you see where modern angular striking began.

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