FIVE OF THE BEST
Galaxy names the finest wins of his
ISRAEL CONTRERAS
In a rare sortie outside of his homeland Galaxy travelled to Willemstad, Curaçao, to face the unbeaten Contreras. The Venezuelan had some success, stinging Galaxy with right uppercuts before the Thai took control, pummelling his opponent into submission with trademark lefts to the body in the fifth round. Contreras would go onto shock the great Wilfredo Vázquez by way of a firstround KO, adding extra kudos to this victory for Galaxy.
DAVID GRIMAN
In the penultimate fight of his career Galaxy took on another unbeaten Venezuelan, this time on a crocodile farm in his native Thailand. It was vintage Galaxy in his 18th title defence, with the Thai switching brilliantly from body to head and landing clean left hooks to the chin. The punishment dished out culminated in 14 unanswered punches in the fifth round to give the champion his fortyfirst and final KO victory.
YONG-KANG KIM If ever a fight displayed Galaxy’s suffocating style and brutal left hand, it was this one. The Korean, Yong Kang Kim, showed immense bravery to survive for so long but was ultimately dominated by the champion in his 15th title defence, dropping to his knees in the sixth round after a series of clubbing shots to the head that struggled to miss all night.
RAFAEL ORONO Orono really played his part in an excellent battle over five rounds, the former world champion using his size, reach and long looping right hand to keep Galaxy at bay.
Yet the Thai wrecking ball just kept coming forward, dropping the Venezuelan several times before spinning him 180 degrees with a straight left to the chin to leave a raucous home crowd euphoric.
ELLYAS PICA Pica was a national hero at the time of this fight, having taken the IBF belt from Chun Ju-do to become Indonesia’s first-ever world champion. This was one of Thai’s rare fights in an opponent’s backyard and over 14 rounds in Jakarta the two engaged in a gruelling contest, Galaxy eventually pinning Pica in the corner and pummelling him into submission. Though the IBF strap wasn’t on the line, this was a huge fight for the division and confirmed Khaosai Galaxy’s status as the super-flyweight king.