In a surprise announcement, Muay Thai icon Saenchai was yesterday revealed to be the latest addition to the GLORY Kickboxing featherweight division. Routinely described as the pound-for-pound best Muay Thai fighter ever, and “a living legend”, he will debut later this month at GLORY 31 Amsterdam.
Comparisons between fighters and other sporting greats can be a fraught move, as with UFC commentator Michael Goldberg's infamous comparing of Travis Lutter's jiu jitsu skills to basketball legend Michael Jordan.
Such comparisons are apt, though, when it comes to Saenchai. There is not a Muay Thai fan, pundit, fighter or trainer in the world who would, or could, attempt to say that he is overrated or that his reputation is undeserved.