chonabot Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I saw Mr Galaxy's name mentioned in a Pacman thread - wow... brought back some memories for me IMO he was the greatest ever Jr Bantamweight - not a very popular weight in the western world, but he was a mini Mike Tyson. Physically freakish for his weight division - Galaxy defended his title 19 times and he beat the best there was. My only criticism of him was his lack of defenses 'on the road'. A good way to judge how tough a boxers opponents were is by checking their record after the fight - not before . David Grimman (future WBA Flyweight Champion), Elly Pical (3 time IBF Jr. bantamweight Champion), Rafael Orono (2 time WBC Bantamweight champion), and Yong Kan Kim (WBC and WBA flyweight champion) - these were not washed up names - proper contenders who went on to win titles. Was Galaxy a better boxer than Pacman ? Well he was the best Jr Bantamweight - if they had met at that weight - I believe Galaxy would prevail. Pacman is an all-time great but is an 8 weight champion - both are greats for different reasons. I saw 2 of Galaxy's fights and also met him several times at his snooker hall in Bangkok - a real gent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chonabot Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 No real Boxing fans here? Shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Wow that name brings back memories, not a huge boxing fan, but of course DH and the entire village are, so when Khaosai Galaxy was at the peak of his career, I heard about it. He did quite well afterwards as well, so it appeared he had a brain in his head too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man River Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 No real Boxing fans here? Shame I watched a number of Khaosai's fights (and his twin brother as well). I remember Khaosai would work the body until the opponent just didn't want anymore. Then he went to the head. A great fighter. Perhaps the best ever at his weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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