Buakaw wins K-1 max again and has become the only fighter to win k-1 max twice.

http://www.so-net.ne.jp/feg/k-1gp/top730.htm

it was a Buakaw vs Souwer rematch from last year and he won by K.O in the 2nd round.

You guys can also go see those fights in youtube. It's really amazing. They changed the rules so that Buakaw could not rely on his powerful and precise kick so much. However, he worked on his punch. The result? It's K.O. Now he can punch and kick very well. Look like nothing can stop him now.

I just checked out youtube. He's a great fighter. Really amazing is right.

Thanks guys!

lol, it's funny to think that they adjusted the rules to take away buakaw's weapon, so he develope his new weapon, punches!

I check the video on youtube and it's so amazing!! They changed the rules and Buakaw developped new technics!

Now his punches are stronger than ever!

Yeah friends. You can see more of his pics from these links. This is when he came back to Thailand to receive a warm welcoming back from his people.

http://www.bbznet.com/scripts2/view.php?us...;order=lastpost

And this is his great time when being a champion

http://www.bbznet.com/scripts2/view.php?us...;order=lastpost

im so happy buakaw is my favorite. i was hoping Buakaw would win again.

Mr. Buakaw won that fight against Souwer in '05. They just robbed him - those Japanese judges are very prejudice against other nations fighters. They didnt want a thai fighter to win back to back championships so they gave one to Souwer. For example - why did they make Buakaw and Masato ( 2004 k-1 ) go two extra rounds when the first 3 rounds Buakaw was destroyin him.

Although this is a pure opinion statement, I agree a hundred percent. The refs definitly do what they can to keep him from dominating.

Buakaw is my Hero!

Thank you, Thep.
Pictures are all great.

ive seen a few of Buakaws fights too. hes the only thai boxer whos fights ive watched. i saw him fight this guy and buakaw lashed a foot-strokes-face like kick and it was awesome.

any background info on him? ive serached google and all i know is hes a fighter that began his career at 8 years old and he has over 400 fights

His real name is Sombat Banchamek.He was born in Buriram province in 1982,May 08.His height is 174cm, weight 68kg
I read his name Buakaw was given to him by his trainer and is translated from Thai as White Lotus.Por. Pramuk means from Pramuk Gym.Don`t know if this is correct translation or not.
Hope this info was useful.

that's correct, 777!

ongkot once joked to me that it's always the really dark-skinned thais who have nickname like "white ____"

Guys,Buakaw is a monster,he deserve that to be again a champion.
Why he dont try to be a martial arts actor?Damn that would be so great

who won 2006 k-1 world max??

i' m reading souwer won again.... :(

http://www.so-net.ne.jp/feg/k-1gp/top735.htm

what about Buakaw Por Pramuk ??!?!??!

It has been said all over this topic that Buakaw won the K1 world max tournament.
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/feg/k-1gp/dtop.htm

That event you're referring to in the link is a different event (k1 world max champions' challenge.) Buakaw fought against Shishido and won by a knock out. (check out my sig)

uh ok it's not clear that site.....

i tought Souwer won again the K1 world max championship....


i've just seen 3 fights with Buakaw winning toward Drago and Sishido and loosing vs Souwer...


Pramuk vs Souwer = result : - Sauwer won the fight..... and it's the 2006 fight, not the 2005 ....

where can i see the right and clear classification so???

yes that 's the right page !!

http://www.so-net.ne.jp/feg/k-1gp/top730.htm


and it's the same as the 1st post :P

Buakaw Por Pramuk.

Buakaw = White Lotus ( its this type of flower ,. see. Lotus )

Por = Father

Pramuk = Squid / Octopus ( Muay Thai = science of 8 limbs )
( Squids and Octopus have 8 tenticles and can hurt you with 8 diiferent ways.)

When the words are put together it's = White Lotus - Father of the Squid/ Squid King!

Like in the Movie TYG , He calls the big elephant - Por Yai. meaning Father Big / Big Father.


i saw at www.nakmuayz.com , Buakaw holds a grip/bunch/alot alot of titles, not just K-1. He won at Lumpinee in different weight class.... This guy is incredible.

close, but not quite

you are correct about the meaning of buakaw, but waaaaaaaaay off about "por pramuk." por pramuk is the name of the gym that buakaw learned muay thai at. it is traditional for thai fighters to use their gym as their last name for the ring name

in thai, por pramuk is written ป. ประมุข

the por part corresponds to ป. ...and someone will have to give me a confirmation for this. i think it means grade level, such as elementary school grade level, which might imply that muay thai gym is essential education. the other possibility is that it refers to a graduate of theology, and that pramuk might be the name of the founder of the gym; almost like saying "pramuk, ThD"

pramuk ประมุข is actually kind of pronounced "bpra-MOOK" and "squid" in thai (ปลาหมึก) is pronounced kind of like "bplaa meuk". pramuk (ประมุข) means chief / leader.

hope i didn't confuse you even more!

LOL OMG!
Buakaw Fan's comment really made my day! LOL

What anurak said was correct except that in this case ป. does not mean any of graduate things. It's just a name of the gym. The entire name of the gym is Por. Pramuk.

But LOL, ohh my, squid king. LOL

Ohh sorry, I forgot about pronunciation for Por (for father) and Por (for Por. Pramuk)

ok.
First, Por (which means father) pronounces with soft 'p' like 'pin'.
Por (in Por. Pramuk) is a hard 'p' like when you pronounce 'spoon'.

These two spelled exactly the same in English letters. But in Thai, they are totally different things. There are not enough English letters to represent all thai pronunciation. So, many of them need to have the same look.

LOL! Holy Jumping Mother of Squid!!! sorry buakaw fan, but I just can't stop meself from laughing!! you just made my week!

But really, when the japanese announcer says "pramuk" with japanese accent, it really does sound like "squid". The "u" sound in japanese sounds almost exactly like the " ึ" sound in thai.

As for Por., sometime business owners in Thailand would put an initial in front of the name of their businesses. And most of the time people don't know what's it's supposed to stand for..

Maybe i`m wrong but i guess it`s not typical for Thais to have such dark skin ? Who is he ethnically ?

OK,
i did some research on Buakaw and found out that he is Khmer.
Feel free to correct me if i`m wrong.