Haymakers Galore

We went to watch some Thai boxing the other night and maybe we should have gone in Bangkok - the standard was pretty poor here. They even had a novelty fight with an English guy Tim fighting a Thai guy. When the Thais warm up they do a ritual and then the music starts at the same time as the fight. The Thais seem to dance in rhythm to the music as they bounce and sway but Tim just stood there like some Spencer Prior lookalike swinging massive haymakers that you could see coming all the way from Singapore.

To be fair, some of the guys were red hot and could do lightening-quick roundhouses while their other shin was deflecting an onslaught from their opponent. There was one wince inducing moment when someone grabbed his opponent's head and kneed him full in the face. There was nowhere for the impact to go apart from the poor guy's chin and nose. He was floored and was still really dazed as he was led away from the ring a couple of minutes later.

Gambling is illegal in Thailand but you wouldn't have guessed it as the locals went betting crazy as the bouts entered the last 2 rounds (fights were 5 rounds each). I managed to resist the temptation of having a quick flutter(!)