Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn
The knee fighter who ran out of opponents
- Born
- December 27, 1961, Nakhon Luang, Ayutthaya, Thailand
- Nationality
Thailand- Height
- 188 cm (6′2″)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Style
- Muay Khao knee fighter
- Weight
- Lightweight
- Active
- c. 1974–1985
- Status
- Retired · age 64
The record
Per Wikipedia; muaythai.com lists 56-11-1. Golden Era records are incomplete, so treat totals as approximate.
The story
tanding 188 cm, Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn was unusually tall for a 135-pound fighter, and he built his style around that frame. He tied opponents up in the clinch and drove long, rising knees into their body until they faded. He won the Lumpinee Stadium lightweight title in January 1981 and was named Fighter of the Year in 1982, the year he outpointed Samart Payakaroon in a bout voted Fight of the Year. In 1984 he beat Sagat Petchyindee twice on points. With nobody left in the division able or willing to challenge him, he was eventually stripped of the belt after four years as champion and retired in 1985, still in his early twenties. He later spent time as a Buddhist monk and coached in Thailand and Japan.
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- Lumpinee Stadium lightweight (135 lb) champion (1981–1985)
- WFMA lightweight champion (1982)
- Sports Writers Association of Thailand Fighter of the Year (1982)
- Sports Writers Association of Thailand Fight of the Year (1982, 1984, 1985)
- Siam Kela Muay Thai Hall of Fame
- Rajadamnern Stadium Hall of Fame
Defining fights
- 1981WINvs Kaopong Sitichuchai (decision, won Lumpinee 135 lb title)
- 1982WINvs Samart Payakaroon (decision, Fight of the Year)
- 1984WINvs Sagat Petchyindee (decision, won both of their meetings that year)
- 1985WINvs Krongsak Na Theerawong (decision, final fight)
Use the double collar tie to break posture, then turn your hips in and drive straight knees to the body; wrestlers will recognise the same fight for head position and posture.
