| Khaosai Galaxy เขาทราย กาแล็คซี่ |
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| Full name | Sura Saenkum | ||
| Nickname | Sai Thaluangsai | ||
| Nationality |  Thailand |
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| Date of birth | May 15, 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Petchaboon, Thailand | ||
| Fighting out of | Bangkok, Thailand | ||
| Weight | 115 lb (52. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass 2 kg/8. 2 st) | ||
| Style | boxing | ||
| Team | Galaxy Gym | ||
| Trainer | Pong Thawornwiwatboot | ||
| Boxing record | |||
| Total | 50 | ||
| Wins | 49 | ||
| By knockout | 43 | ||
| Losses | 1 | ||
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Khaosai Galaxy (Thai: เขาทราย แกแล็คซี่) (real name: Sura Saenkham) (born May 15, 1959) was one of the sport of boxing's greatest champions ever, and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Thai (th ภาษาไทย, transcription: phasa thai, transliteration:; pʰāːsǎːtʰāj is the national and Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall
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Muay Thai career
A native of Petchaboon, Thailand, Saenkham was a Muay Thai fighter in the early 1980s. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Muay Thai ( IPA: /muɑɪtʰɑɪ/ muāitʰāi มวยไทย lit The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. He took the name of Galaxy from the name of nightclub that his manager owned. It became apparent then that Galaxy had immense punching power particularly in his to-become legendary left hand. On the advise of his manager and trainer he switched to western boxing and began the task of transforming into a boxer.
Boxing style
Due to his lack of amateur boxing experiences that were the backbone to western professional boxers, Galaxy boxing skills was limited and he relied on toughness and his fearsome punching power to carry him to victory. His southpaw style was based on getting in range close to his opponent and fire his left hand. His right hand was used to measure his opponent to gauge the range to fire his left hand. His left hand is responsible for all his knockouts and is arguably the hardest single punch amongst the lower weight fighters in history. As he got more experience, however, he began to develop into a more refined puncher obtaining other skills such as combination punching to compliment his deadly left. His favourite punch, a straight left to the mid section, in Thai roughly translates to "the left hand that drills intestines". Incredibly strong he was never outmuscled and opponents who try to employ the traditional stick and move found that he had quick feet and was able to cut off the ring very fast.
Boxing career
In December, 1980, he turned his attentions to orthodox boxing and promptly won his first six fights. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) That earned him a shot at the Thailand bantamweight (118-pound) title on July 29, 1981 against Sakda Saksuree. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 This was the only fight Galaxy would ever lose.
He won his next three fights, including a knockout of Saksuree, and claimed the Thai bantamweight title early in 1982. After taking his only loss, Galaxy won 15 consecutive fights by knockout and shot up the world rankings to become super flyweight (115-pound) WBA world champion Jiro Watanabe's mandatory challenger by the summer of 1984. The World Boxing Association (WBA is a Boxing organization that sanctions official matches and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level is a Japanese former boxer who was considered by many along with Yoko Gushiken, to be one of the two best world champions to come out of Japan Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)
When Watanabe failed to defend his title against Galaxy, the WBA stripped him and matched Galaxy against undefeated Eusebio Espinal for the vacant title on November 21, 1984. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Galaxy knocked him out in the sixth round, beginning the longest title reign in his division's history.
Galaxy defended his WBA title 19 times over the next seven years, winning 16 of his title fights by knockouts. In the mid-1980s, when world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was in his prime and scoring knockouts over everyone, boxing fans tagged Galaxy with his nickname The Thai Tyson for his own propensity for knockout wins.
Galaxy fought only once outside the Orient, when he defended against unbeaten (and future WBA bantamweight titleholder) Israel Contreras in Curaçao in 1986. Israel Contreras (born 1960-12-27 in La Guayra, Venezuela) is a former Venezuelan boxer who won the World Boxing Association Curaçao (ˈkjuːrəsaʊ in English Dutch: Curaçao, Papiamento: Kòrsou) is an Island in the southern Caribbean Sea, Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) He had two fights in Japan, both with the same man, one in Korea and one in Indonesia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. The rest of his fights were in his native Thailand, where he often fought for purses in excess of $100,000 in front of huge crowds. That, and that few top fighters were willing to challenge Galaxy anywhere, made him relatively unknown except to boxing aficionados.
Retirement
He fought for the last time on December 21, 1991 in Bangkok, beating Armando Castro over 12 rounds. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. A few weeks later, he announced his retirement with a record of 50 wins against only one defeat, and never attempted a comeback.
He lives a peaceful life in the impoverished slums of Thailand where he sells cow ball soup.
Life After Boxing
Not long after his retirement to the boxing profession, he approached and took part in Thai hollywood with ease, firstly, releasing his single of a song "Khob Khun Krub", meaning "thank you", then taking part in tv series and movies, particularly in a comedy type. In 2005, while he was taking part in a film making, he was punched in face by a drunk who was his boxing fan but wishing to obtain Khaosai's shirt for collection but was denied. The incident went on the first page of the next day paper with a photo of Khaosai standing next to the drunk guy both smiling while Khaosai having a bandage in his face.
In 2006, he starred in a music video for a song by fellow boxer Somluck Kamsing. Somluck Kamsing (สมรักษ์ คำสิงห์; born January 16, 1973 in Khon Kaen) is a Thai boxer. Khaosai portrayed a shy man being approached by a young woman.
Trivia
In 1988, his twin brother, fighting under the name Kaokor Galaxy, captured the WBA bantamweight title, making the Saenkham brothers the only twins to ever be world boxing champions. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Nirote Saenkham (born May 15, 1959) in Petchaboon Thailand, is the twin brother of Boxing star Khaosai Galaxy and twice world champion The World Boxing Association (WBA is a Boxing organization that sanctions official matches and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level
Honors
He was elected to the boxing hall of fame in 1999 and remains a national hero in his native Thailand. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) He is regarded as the greatest Thai fighter of all time.
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