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ukraine and belarus are countries where kickboxing/thaiboxing took off really well
the main difference is that there the goverment supports athletes so they can train full time they dont need a job like in western countries
for example this guy is supported by his goverment so he can train full time(he won his weightclass in the world championship this year and ha also beat ex lumpenee champ Khem sitsongpeenong who has fought in glory)
he beat my countrys best muay thai guy in first fights of the tournament
Interesting.
I wasn’t aware of that, I thought most countries only paid for amateur boxers to train full time.
It very likely helps in general.
That said most of those guys were likely ready for a pro fight. I doubt they were 30 pounds overweight, taken off the couch and turned into a pro fighter.
ukraine and belarus are countries where kickboxing/thaiboxing took off really well
the main difference is that there the goverment supports athletes so they can train full time they dont need a job like in western countries
for example this guy is supported by his goverment so he can train full time(he won his weightclass in the world championship this year and ha also beat ex lumpenee champ Khem sitsongpeenong who has fought in glory)
he beat my countrys best muay thai guy in first fights of the tournament
Government funding has to help significantly although I doubt they are plucking anyone off the street 30lb overweight, I guess the one's who receive funding are very close to receiving a government pay cheque anyway, sounds like you know more about it than me.