Comments on: Vintage JWP

By: Masato vs. Kohi ‘97

Masato vs. Kohi ‘97 — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:00:55 +0000

[...] He sent me an email a couple of weeks ago… thanks for sharing. This was similar to the Vintage JWP footage I put up months ago. It’s amazing how much far you can come in 11 years. I guess [...]

By: Shadyeskimo

Shadyeskimo — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:04:45 +0000

Yeah BPP vs Kohi blew my mind when I saw that, Sombat was pissed over the Leg trip in the Beginning and Kohi got scared, But Kohi had some amazingly good fights in the past before Buakaw destroyed him. But lets see what Masato brings this year, and hope JWP reaches the final in Contender.

By: spydaman

spydaman — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:51:37 +0000

Shady, it was a fun fight, I can’t pinpoint any time where JWP even slightly had the upper hand over Buakaw so to me it was an unanimous decision…It wasn’t a slaughter like Buakaw vs Kohi ( Now that was the funniest fight I had ever seen in my life).

Gusnark…..”so you don’t like Masato because he makes a lot of money, being chased by girls and being Japanese teen idol?”….I never said that.

By: Gusnark

Gusnark — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:05:16 +0000

Spydaman, so you don’t like Masato because he makes a lot of money, being chased by girls and being Japanese teen idol?

Don’t need to compare fighting and business abilities.
Fighting abilities… anyone who beats Buakaw is great. It was not a lucky shot. BPP had two rounds ahead to destroy Masato, but that never occur. Masato proved to be as great fighter as Buakaw is. Maybe BPP isn’t in his prime anymore, but that’s another issue.
We’ll let’s just see how Masato will prove himself this year.

By: Shadyeskimo

Shadyeskimo — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:37:52 +0000

Masato, Very good, Overrated? I dunno!!! Masato vs JWP would be nice, Spyda what did you think of the JwP vs Sombat?

By: spydaman

spydaman — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:31:08 +0000

I gained another level of respect for Masato when he fought Souwer in the final….the man’s leg was completely destroyed by Buakaw and then got damaged a lil bit more by Kyshenko……and still continued….I admire Masato for his Samurai-like conduct (I still think he’s overrated though….hehehe).

By: SE

SE — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:09:55 +0000

oh i know spyda. funny thing i saw his fights with an unbiased point of view. never even hearing about any pretty boy hype or being japans pride and joy. first i saw him get his ass destroyed by buakaw[ i found out about masato through buakaw fights lol]. then i saw him beat buakaw. his fight with buakaw when he won was fucking amazing. i looked some of his other fights. he seems to have a better understanding of muay thai than any other japanese fighter ive seen. all these japanese fighters ive seen are akward and it seems like they have black belts in karate with one month muay thai experience at a pos gym. haha

By: spydaman

spydaman — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:14:39 +0000

Oh and SE…..No hard feelings towards u…we just have a difference of opinions…

By: spydaman

spydaman — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:11:10 +0000

Ok SE…I’m glad I can make u laugh, laughter makes u live longer.

Masato is a good/tough one…..definitely…he’s not only good…he’s actually very good. Now is he great???……as a matter of fact, is he as great as the japanese media makes him to be?? if u answer Yes then that is laughable …and u’ll belong to the group of people who are the cause of me calling him overrated.

He won the K1 WM battle once..yes…before Buakaw and Souwer were even in the picture.

K1 is tryin so hard to help their Golden Boy win the championship again that they are goin through all kinda loops to give him an advantage (because even K1 World Max know that he is overrated)…and don’t say it ain’t so.

He even had the nerves to go on TV and say that if he was to retire no other Japanese fighters would be good enough for him to pass the torch to.

I believe he might still be the highest paid fighter in K1 WM….mostly based on his Marketability as opposed to his skills. (he’s overrated!).

I’ve heard people call him Mr World Max (overrated!)

By the way…u still haven’t told me what acclaim u were talkin about.

At the end of the day I have never said that Masato wasn’t good….I said he was overrated so let’s not try to turn this into a “skill” contest.

He’s gotten his fame from the Japanese girls throwing their panties at him.
As far as I’m concern he’s the most overrated fighter I kno and I kno a loooooooootta fighters.

Tong Po..ur right he didn’t get to that point by looks along

On a side note I would love to see Masasto and JWP fight each other they both have really good hand skills.
Also…I would luv to see the multiple knees in the clinch reinstated.

By: SE

SE — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:36:36 +0000

just watch the buakaw vs masato fight. both of em. if u think hes overrated that is laughable. i personally dont think much of japanese fighters. masato is a good/tough one.

By: Shadyeskimo

Shadyeskimo — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:59:52 +0000

Thanks HighRevinSi, Tough one For JW

By: Tong Po

Tong Po — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:05:23 +0000

JWP- cool for posting on this blog! Keep up the great work for a great sport!

Masato, when truly focused is a force to be reckoned with. He has beaten such notables as Buakaw, Kraus, Kozo, Zambidis, and Maurad Sari just to name a few. Also, just to win the Max Championship is an achievement in itself. Sure, he is a hot pretty boy, that gets plenty of fanfare, but he didn’t get to that point in his career by looks alone.