Posai
BornPrayong Makkong
(1956-02-12) February 12, 1956
Takhli District, Nakhon Sawan province, Thailand
NicknameTelegraph Pole Knee Striker (ขุนเข่าเสาโทรเลข)
Posai Sor.Pichitchai
Potsai Sithiboonlert
ResidenceThailand
NationalityThai
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight130 lb (59 kg; 9 st 4 lb)
StyleMuay Thai
Muay Khao
Fighting out ofBangkok, Thailand
TeamSitiboonlert

Posai Sitiboonlert (Thai: โพธิ์ไทร สิทธิบุญเลิศ); is a Thai Muay Thai fighter who competed in the 1970s.

Biography and career

Prayong Makkong started Muay Thai at the age of 13 at the Kor Srimongkon Gym where he took the name "Posai Saktuanchai". Posai trained for three years before he started competing and won his first 20 fights, fighting in the provinces of Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan and Chainat. Based on this success he was brought to the Sitiboonlert gym.[1]

Posai reached his peak in the second half of the 1970s, being considered as an elite fighter from 1975 as he went undefeated during that year.[2] The apex of his career being the year 1977 where his domination led to the organisation of handicap fights where he had to take on multiple fighters in one night without a break. The first time in Lumpinee Stadium against Jocky Sitkanpai and Jitti Muangkhonkaen who he defeated by decision.[3] Later that year Posai faced three Japanese fighters in a row defeating all of them including one by kncokout.
1977 is also the year he defeated muay thai legend Poot Lorlek and received the King's Fighter of the Year award for doing so.[4] During his best years as a competitor Posai scored wins over other notable fighters such as Neth Saknarong, Wichit Lukbangplasoi, or Sagat Petchyindee.
The end of Posai's days as part of the stadium elite came in late 1979 when he suffered back to back losses, first by decision to the other ultra dominant knee fighter of the circuit Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn.[5][6] His second and more devastating loss was inflicted by Padejsuk Pitsanurachan who knocked him out in the fourth round, marking the first loss by finish in five years for Posai. He would come back the next year and win two fights before being stopped by Youssop Sor.Thanikul in a bout where the referee asked him to leave the ring as he was not displaying any sort of fighting spirit. He retired following this loss. Posai is one of the most dominant Thai fighters to never win a stadium title.

Titles and accomplishments

  • 1976 Fighter of the Year[7]

Muay Thai record

Muay Thai Record (incomplete)
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
1981-LossThailand Payap PremchaiPhrae province, Thailand
1980-08-08LossThailand Yousop Sor.ThanikulBangkok, ThailandReferee Stoppage5
1980-WinThailand Seksan Sor.TheppitakBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1980-WinThailand Khaosod SitphrapromBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1979-12-07LossThailand Padejsuk PitsanurachanLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandTKO (Punches)4
1979-10-09LossThailand Dieselnoi Chor ThanasukarnLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1979-05-25WinThailand Jitti MuangkhonkaenLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1979-04-03WinThailand Sagat PetchyindeeBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1979-03-03LossThailand Vicharnnoi PorntaweeLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1978-12-05WinThailand Pongdejnoi PrasopchaiBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1978-11-06WinThailand Neuasila Nor.BangkodLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1978-09-15WinThailand Siprae KiatsompopLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1978-08-18WinNetherlands Ron KuytLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandKO (Knees)2
1978-05-04LossThailand Vicharnnoi PorntaweeRajadamnern StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1978-02-24WinThailand Siangnow SitbangprachanLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1978-01-27WinThailand Wichit LukbangplasoiLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1977-11-05NCThailand Poot LorlekHat Yai, ThailandRef.stop. (Poot ordered out)5
1977-05-27NCThailand Jitti MuangkhonkaenLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandRef. stop (Posai ordered out)4
1977-04-08WinJapan
Japan
Japan
3 vs 1 Lumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandKO (Knee)
Decision
Decision

2
2

3:00
3:00
1977-03-11WinThailand Poot LorlekLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
Receives Yodmuaythai Award.[8]
1977-02-04WinThailand Jocky Sitkanpai
Thailand Jitti Muangkhonkaen
2 vs 1 Lumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision63:00
Handicap match. Jocky fought the first three rounds and Jitti the last three.
1976-11-03WinThailand Jitti MuangkhonkaenLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1976-10-05WinThailand Neth SaknarongLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1976-08-31DrawThailand Neth SaknarongLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1976-07-15LossThailand Vicharnnoi PorntaweeRajadamnern StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
For the Rajadamnern Stadium 130 lbs title.
1976-05-14NCThailand Wichit LukbangplasoiLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandReferee Stoppage5
For the Lumpinee Stadium 130 lbs title. The referee asked Wichit to leave the ring judging that he wasn't fighting up to his capacities.
1976-03-02WinThailand Chalermphon Sor Tha-itLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1976-01-20LossThailand Neth SaknarongLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1975-12-23WinThailand Weerachat SorndaengLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1975-10-14WinThailand Siprae DuangprateepLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandKO3
1975-09-12WinThailand Chartrung RojanasongkramLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1975-07-08WinThailand Permsiri RungritLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1975-06-06WinThailand Saifah SaengmorakotLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandKO2
1975-05-09WinThailand Kuekkong Chor. SuthichotLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandKO1
1975-03-25WinThailand Kraipetch Sor. PrateepBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1975-02-14WinThailand Somsak Sor.ThewasoonthornLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandReferee stoppage5
1975-01-14WinThailand Faprakrob SingsamliamLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandKO3
1974-12-19LossThailand Srinakorn SingbonkaiLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandKO (Punches)2
1974-04-23WinThailand Sommai EkayothinLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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References

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