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Khaosai Galaxy (Thai: เขาทราย แกแล็คซี่) is a former Thai professional super flyweight (also known as junior bantamweight) boxer and Muaythai kickboxer. Khaosai defended his WBA world title 19 times in seven years (1984–1991), winning 16 of his title fights by knockouts. Lacking the amateur boxing experience common to most Western professional boxers, Khaosai's skills originally were limited, and he relied on toughness and his fearsome punching power to win. His southpaw style was based on closing his opponent and firing his left hand whenever he saw an opening. His right hand was used mainly to judge the distance for his left. All of his knockouts came by his left, which is arguably the hardest single punch in the history of the lower weight classes.
As he gained experience, Khaosai began to develop into a more refined boxer, learning combination punching to complement his deadly left. His favorite punch, a straight left to the midsection, translates roughly as "the left hand that drills intestines." Incredibly strong, he was never out-muscled, while opponents who tried the traditional stick-and-move techniques found he had quick feet and was able to block their movements.
References in Hajime no Ippo[]
- In Round 125, Miyata Senior mentioned that Jimmy Sisphar is known as the 2nd coming of Khaosai Galaxy.
- In Round 126, Sisphar's Coach mentioned that Jimmy Sisphar will definitely become a World Class boxer in the near future like the World Title holder Khaosai Galaxy.
- Later in the chapter, Chana told Miyata Ichirō that he wanted to participate in boxing, and not in Muay Thai since there are many fighters like Khaosai. However he likes boxer types like Sot Chitalada, where he would like to throw counters like Miyata does.