Coban Lookchaomaesaitong
The southpaw puncher who split four with Dekkers
- Born
- August 4, 1966, Buriram, Thailand
- Nationality
Thailand- Height
- 163 cm (5′4″)
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Style
- Southpaw Muay Mat puncher
- Weight
- Super Featherweight, Lightweight, Super Lightweight, Welterweight
- Active
- c. 1977–2000
- Status
- Retired · age 60
The record
About 270 fights, per Wikipedia and Siam Fight Mag; era records are approximate.
The story
oban Lookchaomaesaitong, born Banlu Anwiset in Buriram, was a 163 cm southpaw with unusual punching power. His favourite combination was a left cross, right hook and left kick, and he preferred to walk forward and punch rather than clinch. He won Lumpinee Stadium titles at 130 pounds in 1985 and 135 pounds in 1990, then collected world titles in Europe, Asia and Australia. His four fights with Ramon Dekkers between 1991 and 1994 are among the most celebrated in the sport: Coban knocked the Dutchman out with a left hook in the first round of their first meeting, in Paris, and the series finished at two wins each. Records credit him with 250 wins, 90 by knockout, in about 270 fights. He retired in 2000 and later coached in New York and Philadelphia.
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- Lumpinee Stadium super featherweight (130 lb) champion (1985)
- Lumpinee Stadium lightweight (135 lb) champion (1990)
- WMT world super lightweight champion (1991)
- IMF world welterweight champion (1992)
Defining fights
- 1990WINvs Bandon Sitbangprachan (KO 2, punches, Lumpinee title fight)
- 1991WINvs Ramon Dekkers (KO 1, left hook, Paris)
- 1991LOSSvs Ramon Dekkers (KO 1, Lumpinee Stadium)
- 1992WINvs Ramon Dekkers (unanimous decision, Samut Prakan)
- 1994LOSSvs Ramon Dekkers (unanimous decision, Paris)
Drill his southpaw combination: left cross, right hook, then left kick to the body as the opponent leans away from the punches.
2016–now