Mahyar Monshipour vs Somsak Sithchatchawal (3/18/2006) (5/5)

[thewelshviper]

fuck it im going to say it this is better than diego corrales vs jose luis castillo!

[zisssssou]

Epic match. How can u declare a winner on this match?

Monshipour have dominated the whole thing but he fought more with proud than reason. with more cowardice, he would have won the match, incredible faith...

all credit to the Thai to have been still on feet and give the the good punchs at the right time

[venommarvelous]

it's the pride that kept this man moving forward even though his brain is not responding the way he wanted. Respects for both fighters

[StreetArtillery]

6:59 the wife is like. ``I married a bloody punching bag´´

[thewelshviper]

One word to describe this fight

EPIC!

[crimsonflare506]

if this went to a decision, fight would have been really close.

[RatedRKingofKings]

I'm exhausted of only watching!!!

[ppjq]

Two true warriors in there.

[vincevouyer]

brave,brave boys.

perhaps too brave.

[EPmassive]

Brilliant fight! Did Monshipour always fight like that? Great to watch. Somsak is one tough b*****d!

[SalvyMic]

Man, even after all these years, this fight still stands toe to toe with any fight in history. One of my all-time favorite fights.

[visitnajr]

mahyar has nothing but heart.

[landreev]

If this fight was in the USA there would be a rematch and they would receive big money and take a main event place! But i dont really believe that after this one they were the same again

[landreev]

Great Great Fight ! Mahyar is a true bubble head warrior

[gurache]

this is not a fight...this is a fucking war!!

respect for our fighter Mahyar and respect of course for Somsak!!

[SuperPolity]

wow this is the best fight i ever see sound like real fight..............both side gave their life...........even mahyar down ..........but he still stand

[teddbaker]

best of all time....

[naedz]

what a fight ! Both fighters gave it their all ..truly one of the best.

[saharabar]

bravo mayar, vous etes un excellent guerrier..

[rayinpv]

Even if I had never heard of them and only found out about this fight through a best of the decade list this truly, truly shows what warriors are made of. Great fight and great post. Thanks

[Alehandruh]

nothing but respect for these two warriors. Thanks for posting this incredible fight.

[glennster82]

damn... what a fight... rnd 9 was a slugfest

[sdidotnova]

good stoppage

[mattsnow81]

yep... They can say what they want about the hometown fighter getting a big advantage from the ref, but this one was called fair. Shame there was no rematch!

[Finito2k]

@sdidotnova Agreed.  There is no shame in losing this way for Monshipour. I'll never question this man's courage.

[boxingfanofthegame]

These 2 must have had killer headaches the next day

[thugsouljaa]

fuck me wat a fight i never get bored watching this that 9th round is one of the best ive ever seen and the 10th man somsak looked like he was about to collapse but somehow managed one last burst of energyto win the fight amazing

[Alkhir69]

Hahahaha, most biased commentary ever! When the ref stops the fight, one is saying '' That can't be true! Oh no! NO! NO! NO! Mahyar! ''

[hisalat]

Somsak ist echt geil!

[USNCorpsman]

holy shit! what a fight ! thanks for the upload!

[noterenger]

Mahyar Monshipour the very best fights

(Am thai) but i love u the man of fair and great boxing ใจโคตรสู้ หมดเเรงเเต่เเม่งยังเดิน ลูกผู้ชายตัวจริง

[findusfunk]

Actually, I've watched the fight 3 times now and I really don't like the end. The dude takes 5 really big shots in a row, and then 4 or 5 more, hate to see anyone taking that kind of punishment at the end of an already brutal fight. Just glad he got out without any brain damage.

[ngonzo85]

What a fight! and for those complaining about the stoppage notice that the FIGHTER did not complain at all he was done!

[findusfunk]

Jesus. H. Fucking. Christ. What a fight! What were the stats on the punch counts? How many uppercuts did Sithchatchawal throw in that fight? Unfuckingbelievable!

[USNCorpsman]

Somsak threw 60 plus uppercuts alone in the first round, who knows how many uppercuts he threw lol

[SinCityMadman]

Awesome fight, true warriors

[NovakNY]

Mahyar we´ll always love u brother,, Persian Proud

[mhd112211]

hooray!:)

[BEW1970]

What is it with the super bantamweight division and out and out wars; Gomez v Pintor, Barrera v Morales, Vasquez v Marquez and these two warriors. Perhaps the best of the lot. Amazing fight! Thank you for a great post!

[kbyte64]

What a war. This is definitely one of the very best fights I've seen. Both guys deserve huge praise for an amazing fight.

[09091175]

死闘だな

モンシプールは凄い根性だけど、最後は止められても仕方なかった­ね

先日モンシプール現役復帰したっけ

[mhd112211]

not fair!

[nutsuland]

what your talking about .

not fair for who?

This is knock out .Who can cheat this?

[mhd112211]

wow no need to be aggressive man...it's just my opinion and comment!:) good day.

[avalino79]

said it since the get-go french dude just never blocked any body shots... ive never seen anyone get hit with more clean body shots.. i thought hatton landed an ton on castillo... but this asian doubled up and the frenchie would just keep his face guard up. really good fight..

[gymshoe17]

why was round 10 round of the year?

anyone agree round 9 was better?

[ston3s]

exactly what I was thinking!

[Joydeep2000]

Probably because of how it ended - ouch!

[jocorleone86]

MAHYAR VA REVENIR TRES BEAU MATCH

[BigEars45]

Monshipour won tonight in his first fight back since(it's been 33 months), Sithchatchawal has fought 14 times since going 11-2-1, but he's lost the two big fights he's had in that time and recently drew with a guy he would have played with 2/3 years ago.

Great fight, gruelling fight though

[ferrerocd]

Very good Thai guy. Never lose Asian's face...

[Andrey73]

What a great worrier!

[ghett0fabu1as]

out on his feet

he'll never be the same man or fighter regardless, but the 20 seconds or til the bell would have put him in an oblong box.

whenever these guys next fight was, it wasnt enough time to recover. you never recover from a night like that

[lemonite1]

c'est une guerre! c'est une guerre! great fight. rematch? body blows won this fight eventually.

[spartancid]

Good Stop by the ref.

Brain damage for the french fighter for the rest of his life... bad defense no head movement

[gurache]

@spartancid

he was too much exhausted...

he couldn't move his head...

if you see him stand up until the end it's just because this guy is too much proud of him to put a knee on the floor.

[aconiton]

great fight, great training!!

[broxooooh]

monshipour come back ! he said he will make 4 fights in the next 2 years. the first will be in september or october 2008 ... can't wait !

[SalvyMic]

Really? God, I hope he's sufficiently recovered from this fight, that was one of the most brutal spectacles I've ever seen. Mahyar is definitely the man (Somsak too), but you know he'll never be the same after what he did 2 years ago. I just hope he doesn't get seriously hurt, but if he feels healthy enough to fight, then good for him and I wish him a lot of luck. Between you and me...I don't think either of them will want a rematch.

[karlska]

sadly this guy KTFO in his first defence in his hometown. Thailand had a reputation of cheating if you cant knockout your opponent out you lose so caballero knock this guy out to seal victory avert cheating

[karlska]

As far as I know this is the only thai boxer that is exciting and most are boring this Sithchatchawal is tall and can punch

[puiall]

I love thai boxing

[ashkanpalang]

this guy is iranian, big up to him

[kendeezy]

BEST FIGHT EVER

[romeuy7]

Wish a lot more people get to see this!

[csibond]

non stop action.. great fight..the best..

[budhmor]

F*****g Awesome!! better than corralles castillo imo fight of the decade so far

[bert666666]

Merci à toi d'avoir mis ce combat en ligne, je l'avais pas revu depuis deux ans, j'en avais pleuré...respect à deux grands champions, un titre veut plus rien dire après un tel combat, quelle fin de carrière pour Mahiar. Xoda hafez et tashakor, Mahiar.

[BOULTON666]

These guys are both true warriors! Respect to both. And a good job, also, to the REF, who stayed the hell out of the way and let great fighters do what they do.

[BLaCkKsHeEp]

wtf man. these guys are like oxygen tanks, never running outta steam. + speed, power, durability. holy, i wish i can fight non stop like that. great fight i gotta admit.

[robNamber]

WORK! Somsak WORK!....CCHHEEEEEE....YAH I KNOW HIM...... :)das my BOY!

[jakef7602]

Great fight, almost as good, if not, as good as Corrales-Castillo I.

[densuo]

Damn.....

[p0m2002]

Thailand No. 1

[phantom5691]

its a miracle that someone didn't die in that ring. that was brutal

[JayLovito]

I dont even know what to say...................

[HitmanConan]

holy shit.

[homerj627]

admirable courage on both fighters part, but seriously, when was the last time France won anything?

[SalvyMic]

Well, Monshipour was the champion going into this fight, and as far as I'm concerned, he's still a champion, as is Sithchatchawal, after that kind of fight. And as of right now, the only boxing champ France has right now is a 108 pounder named Brahim Asloum.

[Teupupaschere]

Yes Asloum was an Olympic champion in Sydney. But he's not even nearly in the class of Monshipour who succesfully defended his titles 6 times.

[ElTyranos14]

He didn't win the match but won the hearts, that's another victory.

Mayhar ! Continue la boxe pro qu'on puisse encore s'envoler pendant 10 rounds !

[grannman]

these guys exhert themselves as if their lives depend on it. What's with the picture being paraded around after the fight? Seems a bit disrespectful. I'm surprised someone didn't throw a bottle through it.

[FISHMYMAN]

king of thailand mate, fighters show respect to him after every fight...like a muay thai tradition like, he is the reason we are here, he is the father of our country, no disrespect was intended as im suer as somsak came out to say mahyar kicked the shit out of him and a part of him died that day

[grannman]

Ah, cheers for that.

Somsak Sithchatchawal's style was pretty crude - punch punch and punch some more. He was extremely fit.

[MysterWhy]

Ooooolalala... What a devastating fight physically and emotionally. The look on the woman's wife's face when her man is defeated says it all. How both fighters could maintain such a relentless pace and absorb such punishment for 10 rounds is beyond comprehension. The ending, while controversial is understandable from the ref's POV: he may have prevented a death in the ring.

[kiwijohnw]

The best part is the woman, who I assume is Monshipour,s wife, with the look of utter despair as we watches her man getting punched retarded. Humanity at its best.

[hockeystl]

I can hardly believe what I just watched. Thanks to Dan Rafael for mentioning the fight in his column. That fight is the definition of blood and guts. Both guys deserved the W.

[BlackSphinxGG]

ÇA, ça doit faire mal. Quel match.

That really was one hell of a fight.

[pacificplaya]

wow. incredible fight. it really isn't a debatable subject because it's two totally different disciplines, but what sport, MMA included, has this display of heart between two warriors. tip of the cap to ESPN's top fight of the last 10 years.

[MikeBrew328]

the reason why people don't fight this way is that a part of a fighter dies in that ring. It's just so in this fight , Sithcatchawal got knocked out in the 3rd round in his next fight, Monshipour never fought again.

[raidersig]

The only more impressive tenth round I have ever see was Castillo and corrales... those guys had a bulldog fight just like this... but jesus man did these 2 guys show heart...

[lonewolf1234512345]

fucking Rocky, incarnate.

[TALIBANBOYOreturns]

i can see your point, but careers would be very short if this was the case. At the heavier weights there would be serious consequences.

[rockym92]

wow!!!! i tip my cap to both of those warriors. Easily 1 of the best fights of the past 10 years.

[TeddyV023]

Amazing fight, thank you edtam6 for hosting it.

Does anyone have the full Katsidis vs Amonsot fight?

[noi2c]

Only if every boxer fight like this then boxing will never be dead.

[spc6767]

No, but it is in fights like this that fighters die. Incredible.

[fightatyou]

no wonder this was 2006 Ring Magazine Fight of the Year!!!

[L1Scouser]

FULL ON SLUGFEST!!!!!

[BrotherJR76]

This fight is freakin insane. The 9th round is ridiculous. I thought that Barrera-Morales I and Gomez-Pintor were the best fights ever at 122lbs., but this fight is right up there with those, maybe better. I can see why it was named fight of the year for 2006 by Ring magazine. Did Monshipour retire after this fight because he hasn't fought since. Damn what a fight!!

[afiLT]

Monshipour did retire after this fight and Sithchatchawal lost the title in his first defense a few months later. The performance of two lifetimes

[Alltimeboxing]

Monshipour a montré beaucoup de courage ce soir-là. Il a pêché par ses lacunes défensives..

[M0thErsFuck3rs]

This one is hell of a fight!! I salute them both for that!! They are warriors!!

[mushyme30]

There is no doubt why this fight became the 2006 Ring Magazine as the Fight of the year. Look at them both they fought all their heart out. I salute the both of them.

[triipn]

Well he may be great but he got the shit kicked out of him in the 9th before being KO on his feet in the 10th

[kakadu06]

Monshipour is great

[Jewels2k6]

kraziest fight ever

[mrtvman]

cool