Modern Era · 1962 · Chachoengsao, Thailand

Samart Payakaroon is widely considered the most technically gifted Muay Thai fighter in history, blending devastating elbows and knees with a boxer's footwork. He crossed over to win a WBC world boxing title — the only Nak Muay to hold a major boxing belt — cementing his status as Thailand's greatest combat sports athlete.
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