This was part of the Thai Fight show in Bangkok. Buakaw taking on Italy’s Mauro Serra. We’ve seen Serra previously when he fought Saiyok on the MPL show in Padova Italy. Anyone Buakaw takes on the Italian Muay Thai champion with 39 fights… let’s see how it turns out.
This shit really does my head in. Does Buakaw deserve a break because he had such a crap deal with his old camp? I guess, I honestly do feel bad that he was so mistreated in his youth… but I can’t stand watching him fight significantly inferior opponents and then having to sit through his whole chest pounding, fist pumping celebration like he’s beaten someone who’s worth a damn. This really wasn’t intended to be a rant, but I’m tired of it. I appreciate all that he’s done for our sport, but this is farce.
October 24, 2012 at 7:01 am
every thai nak muay that ive seen is usually calm and humble for the most part, but once those same guys go on thai fight they ALWAYS act like douches….i think the thai fight promotion makes them act like idiots or they beat them or something.
October 24, 2012 at 9:31 am
Thai Fight need to realize we’d like to see Thai vs Thai fights as well. Khme vs Yod is happening, so why not Buakaw facing some Thai fighter? I understand why Somrak called him out, this is ridiculous.
October 24, 2012 at 10:48 am
when was the last time buakaw fought a thai fighter.. I mean a real reputable nak muay from his homeland
October 24, 2012 at 12:12 pm
This is like watching most mma fights. What a major downgrade.
October 24, 2012 at 1:06 pm
I was totally disappointed in this fight.
Buakaw is under Sport Art Co. Ltd in a contract (at least from what I’ve read), and it states that he is only allowed to fight foreigners.
They been using Buakaw as an image to parade Muay Thai to the world.
October 24, 2012 at 1:37 pm
that was a disgraceful beating…imo buakaw has not had a hard fight since he fought Jordan in 2010 they have all been one sided beatdowns since then
October 24, 2012 at 1:48 pm
Serra I expected to do much better.
October 25, 2012 at 3:53 am
Full event…….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgGfbgSvDGs
October 25, 2012 at 6:40 am
Buakaw can get in there with Saiyok- both big names. Also, what happened with the rematch with Petrosyan rematch?
October 25, 2012 at 12:39 pm
I thought Serra was doing ok there for a while, but clearly not in a the same league. I agree it feels very much like a publicity exercise as they continue to build the image of buakaw as a hero of thai fight. He also looked abit all over the place with his technique, but hey you got to please the crowd I suppose.
October 28, 2012 at 6:59 am
It is tough to rant about Buakaw. Of course we want the purist Buakaw, but Thai Fight is a circus show trying to get broader market appeal (unfortunately it’s unwatchable). He is basically doing a farang parody probably because that is acting farang for farong. Surely someone in charge thinks that this is marketable as it doesn’t seem like him.