Wangchannoi vs Cherry: A Tapestry of Violence

There wasn't much Muay Thai of interest this week, so instead I'm going to talk about my favorite fight from Muay Thai's Golden Age.

The Golden Age of Muay Thai was a period between the early 80’s and mid 90’s when the sport was at its peak. Within that roughly 13 year period, Thailand’s Muay Thai produced a shockingly high percentage of the greatest strikers I have ever seen, including multiple boxing world champions and Olympic gold medalists.

When watching fights from the Golden Ag…