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Blowing Dixie asked earlier:"""On a side note, since I am a pesky white belt who can't be trusted making new threads..
How come there aren't any famous Thai fighters fighting in the neightbouring countries? I can only remember Saiyok fighting with wrapped hands against a Laotian at some border fair in the golden triangle. But you don't see fighters ranked at Raja or Lumpinee going to Burma and fighting with headbutts, how come?"""
Like has been said first off there is no money in it. Lethwei has a lot of propaganda and flash behind it but no money attached to it and a belt right now means very little especially for the Thais. Even if people like Leduc pose in front of flashy cars, and flaunts wealth he making nothing--he is just trying to draw people in. There is a general misunderstanding that the Muay Thai guys haven't taken on the lethwei competitors but its been going on for a very long, long time. if you really want to understand it from a historical perspective you can read this engaging piece on the burma vs thailand shows:
http://www.bornwarriorsmovie.com/index.php/articles/entry/born-to-battle-myanmar-vs-thailand
How come there aren't any famous Thai fighters fighting in the neightbouring countries? I can only remember Saiyok fighting with wrapped hands against a Laotian at some border fair in the golden triangle. But you don't see fighters ranked at Raja or Lumpinee going to Burma and fighting with headbutts, how come?"""
Like has been said first off there is no money in it. Lethwei has a lot of propaganda and flash behind it but no money attached to it and a belt right now means very little especially for the Thais. Even if people like Leduc pose in front of flashy cars, and flaunts wealth he making nothing--he is just trying to draw people in. There is a general misunderstanding that the Muay Thai guys haven't taken on the lethwei competitors but its been going on for a very long, long time. if you really want to understand it from a historical perspective you can read this engaging piece on the burma vs thailand shows:
http://www.bornwarriorsmovie.com/index.php/articles/entry/born-to-battle-myanmar-vs-thailand
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