Young Gun
November 15, 2007 by nopstar
I’ve done posts in the past on kids is the ring; I’m particularly fascinated when I see non-Thai kids training at such an early age. Take Victor Pinto aka Samfam Siangboxing,
On December 8th he’ll be making his Lumpini Debut. He’s only 14 years of age but he’s already a veteran of 33 fights in Thailand, 25 Wins and 5 by KO.
I’m fascinated and would love to know how this kid got into it. I’m sure his dad is a fight fan… I’m sure this wasn’t economic, that he’s in there because he loves what he’s doing.
I’m pretty sure my trainers hadn’t fought at Lumpini until they were 16. Not to take anything away from his fighting, but I’m sure the fact that he’s a young Caucasian kid factors into his marketability.
Hopefully he’s surrounded himself with good peeps that’ll take care of him. If he makes it through the next couple of years we could be looking at the future of K-1 Max.
I wish my parents did this to me! :(
+1. instead, I was thrown into TKD at years. hahaha
Man, my parents had me play the piano, but I ended up playing with myself.
Was wondering if there are many non-thai kids (under 18) that train in Thailand…
Personally I could care less about K-1 MAX. The kid likes real muay thai enough let him excel at that.
Once again, Tong Po finds a way to stain an innocent post. Visual = delete. Gross….
i agree with stack. if he is excelling in muay thai and likes it then let him flourish in the art the Max will never be.
A few victories in MAX can provide a much more comfortable lifestyle and help set him up for “Life After Lumpini”. Not quite sure, what fighters make in Lumpini I would imagine nothing close to MAX. Any thoughts?
So true Ernesto, So true!
The WWE pays better than both. As does the NFL or for that matter MMA.
In terms of baddassery, being a lumpini/rajadamnern stadium champion. In terms of compensation, being a proficient mma/k-1, with mma getting more and more exposure into the mainstream. I can’t say that many people outside the muay thai world ever heard of lumpini stadium.
I want to move their NOW
ive seen this kid fight in koh lanta (where his gym is) i heard that his dad took him and his bro anton (approx 17) to live in thailand at a very young age. anton fought 1 ov my trainers on the same night. both very dedicated and good hard fighters, ive tried lookin them up since being back in england but theres not much about them on the net.
He’s 14?? looks like 8-9…
Yeah that was the first thing I thought. 14?
I can’t wait to get my son into MT. What do you think is the right age to start training in MT?
When theyre born ;)