Ohhhhh.........loaded questions!! :green: :hysterical:

Is it a political question?

I would rather be pro lah (my first fight was already pro) but I can also understand the rationale to have amateur rules in order to help promote the art.

Same for the case of boxing, amateur rules will help MT become recognized as a Olympic Sport. For the general public, seeing MT as a sport in the Asian Games and The Olympics will definitely help elevate the status and create more awareness for it.

I guess its still too early for a clear distinction between amateur and pro as most of the MT fighters started off as pro anyways. Given more time, i believe that this progression from amateur to pro will help to attract more participants to this sport. We need to remember that the rest of the world is not like Thailand...which parent or education authority will allow 6 year olds to fight full contact in a ring!!!???

Similar to boxing, i look forward to the day where fighters get to represent their countries for the Asian games or Olympics before turning pro as that's where the money is. Mesti cari makan kan? :green:

i do think amatuer fights develops one as a pro fighter.
kinda give u an experience yet not really the real thing.
A good stepping stone.
^^^ and i do realise im not exacly answering the question

and im sorry to burst your bubble hansen and all of the hopefuls in the forum.
But i really really doubt Muay Thai will ever be an Olympic sport.
One of the rules stated for a sport to be selectd was that it must not be biased to any country. E.g boxing
In Muay Thai, despite the huge amt of ppl practicing it for its effectiveness,
is still afterall Thai biased, and face it, Thais will grab the golds if it ever does become.
Its like silat, or wushu, obviously the malays will win silat and the chinese will win wushu and etc.
above is purely my pov, so dun kill me

Sound logical, but then again..isnt basketball kind of like the American game? i think it very much also depend on the selection list you send.

takraw is a thai sport. they kick everyone's asses day in day out pretty much like what they do in muay thai. if i'm not mistaken, takraw got accepted in the olympics but they gotta change the name to something more world-friendly -> aero volley.

who knows maybe muay thai will be accepted one day with a name change. dang, a name change would be nasty.

ok i don't care about the political connotations of this thread but given the choice, i'd not turn pro. i know myself. i'm a jack of all trades but a master of none. confirm kena whack jialat jialat all over the place one. i have a dream and it's in some other area. THAT i intend to be damn good at.

Given a chance i wouldnt even wan fight amatuer or novice i only wan start off as pro.

i always wondered abt a certain issue and was hoping someone can shed some light on it..there was talk that amateur fighters who take part in competition with prize money will not be able to do Amateur fights anymore,meaning representing Singapore and stuff.Ok what abt if,an amteur muaythai fighter takes part in a professional boxing or kickboxing or mixed martial arts tournament where they are paid.would it in anyway affect their amateur status in muaythai?it shoudnt since its a different sport with different rules under a different body right??

yes, you wont be penalized if it were a different discipline........

if you fight pro muaythai, you can still fight Amateur Boxing,

Look at our Thai counterparts, they fought in the Olympics for Boxing, they were also pro muaythai fighters,

Somrak S. Kamsing ring a bell?

yah, i kinda checked it up online, didnt know the exact spelling. His name is sometimes spelled as Somrak Khamsing

Thanks for the input though, most importantly we are talking about the same guy,

regards
sascha

Of course there is some fighters in singapore would want to turn Pro but never given a chance..Being controlled by a freak. This freak wants the organisation to be Amateur so that HE can earn from whatever events money.That SUCKS. Even the last event the undercard fight is a professional fight but suddenly it changes to Pro amateur fight something like that so that the under card fighters will not get any money.Amateur fight but without proper guards. Isn't it freaky.

Take it easy buddy, we do not know that for sure, especially with regards to the money...
The same guy has also contributed alot towards the development of MT here! Let's not forget that.

No doubt about that. But why must the freak control all the fighters and tell them what to do. He should be more supportive and not stopping the fighters from taking part any events.

Go for it.... you are fighting for yourself not for anybody... if you fail to be a pro at least you have train to reach there.... always set a Target....even if you never reach there... you have made your attempt... Thats A Fighter... not a loser... \\:D/

WOOHOOOOOO.........Speech of the yr..................

I have been in this sport for many years now...No one can be a barrier for you to excel... I do not belief in you need to bow your head to someone before you can be a fighter... you urself... ur determination will make u a fighter.... trust me.. I am not a pro ...but for the least i try my best did my best and most of all I ENJOY MUAYTHAI... \\:D/