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Chanchai Sor.Tamarangsri
Chanchai Kongkraphan (; born October 19, 1967), known professionally as Chanchai Sor.Tamarangsri (), is a Thai former professional Muay Thai fighter. He is a former three-time Lumpinee Stadium across two divisions who was famous in the 1980s and 1990s. Nicknamed "Poot Lorlek, Poot 2", he was especially known for his teep and is often considered amongst the greatest technicians in Muay Thai history. Biography and career Chanchai started training at the age of 11 in his hometown of Pak Chong at the Sor.Kiatdisak camp, he was inspired by his father, who was himself a fighter. At 17 he joined the Tamarangsri gym in the Nakhon Ratchasima Province and made his debut in Bangkok the same year. Chanchai was a highly regarded technician with one of the best teep kicks in Muay Thai history. He was nicknamed ''Poot 2'' in reference to the Muay Thai legend of the 70s Poot Lorlek. He fought for the biggest promoter of the time Songchai Rattanasuban and had purses going as high as 180,000 Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pak Chong
Pak Chong (, ; , ) is the westernmost district (''amphoe'') of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand, and the main point of entry into Isan as the main road and rail lines cross the Dong Phaya Yen Mountains into the region. It is a popular tourist destination, especially among weekenders from Bangkok, and is home to many resorts and touristy attractions, in addition to the main entrance into Khao Yai National Park. History Up until the mid-19th century, the area of Pak Chong district and Muak Lek district, Muak Lek to its west was covered by a thick jungle known as Dong Phaya Fai (later to become known as Dong Phaya Yen), through which passed an important though harshly inhospitable route through the mountains that provided access into the Khorat plateau from the town of Sara Buri. The population centre of Pak Chong was originally a small village on the eastern fringe of the jungle, which, according to writings of Prince Damrong Rajanubhab, was the farthest point carts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
