Ur 5 Favorite Kickboxers EVAH!!!!

[Israfel]

Yodsanklai Fairtex
Jongsanan Fairtex
Buakaw
Sakkedao
heh, Bas Rutten.

[Omega Supreme]

I like him for the same reason I like Ryushi Yanagisawa and Travis Fulton. He's fought big names in three different sports: Boxing, kickboxing, and MMA.

Actually, I should probably also put Yanagisawa down too. He never achieved much in kickboxing and was only hot and cold in MMA, but he went up against the likes of Vitali Klitschko, Mirko Cro Cop, Fedor Emelianenko, Randy Couture, and everyone else.

Hey, like who you want to like. He still sucked.

[Omega Supreme]

I can stretch my fingers 2 inches below my feet without bending my knees. I'll push to 3 for Mike.

But seriously, a few people mentioned Andy Hug. I consider Mike the better fighter and certainly as entertaining.

The reason this popular opinion irks me is cause I know it stems from Andy's K1 96 GP win. The whole 3 fights in a night-setup is unfair to begin with and... [long rant about the matchmaking corruption for fixed betting purposes and how damaging and unfair that format is to the fighters' health and reputation].


My point is Mike Bernardo is underrated!

Yes and you are right. But these are fighters that I looked forward to watch fight. There were a few more I wanted to add even one whose name I could never remember but I saw in two K1 shows live in Vegas.

[Smackjack]

Bill Wallace
Serkan yilmaz - even with a **** record, still amazing fights.
Bas rutten
Joe lewis
Jean Claude van dame
Cro cop

Why does it have to be 5?

[battusai]

This guy was just in high school last year, IIRC.

[bobyclumsyninja]

Why does it have to be 5?

It can be whatever you want it to be, sailor.

My revised top 10. 5 is too few, for my favorite sport.

1. Buakow
2. Kaoklai
3. Andi Hug
4. Overeem
5. Badr Hari
6. Cung Le
7. Bas Rutten
8. Peter Aerts
9. Ernesto Hoost
10. ****...ran out of space again...uh....Mike Zambidis...holy **** he's fun.

[bobyclumsyninja]

But seriously, a few people mentioned Andy Hug. I consider Mike the better fighter and certainly as entertaining.

The reason this popular opinion irks me is cause I know it stems from Andy's K1 96 GP win. The whole 3 fights in a night-setup is unfair to begin with and... [long rant about the matchmaking corruption for fixed betting purposes and how damaging and unfair that format is to the fighters' health and reputation].


My point is Mike Bernardo is underrated!

I agree Mike was highly underrated. Not sure about better than Andi, but both of them are excellent warrior type kickboxers.

My favorite Andi Hug fight:


I'm the clumsiest oaf on the planet. I just love his footwork, and drive.

[alex]

It can be whatever you want it to be, sailor.

My revised top 10. 5 is too few, for my favorite sport.

1. Buakow
2. Kaoklai
3. Andi Hug
4. Overeem
5. Badr Hari
6. Cung Le
7. Bas Rutten
8. Peter Aerts
9. Ernesto Hoost
10. ****...ran out of space again...uh....Mike Zambidis...holy **** he's fun.

wow you extend it to ten, put in mike zambidis, and you still dont have Ramon Dekkers? getoutahere

[lordbd]

No one said Vitali Klitschko?

[bobyclumsyninja]

wow you extend it to ten, put in mike zambidis, and you still dont have Ramon Dekkers? getoutahere

and left out Ray Sefo, Mark Hunt, Gokan Saki, ****....no space for all my favs.