Maitri Netmanee
Orachunnoi Hor.Mahachai | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Maitri Netmanee November 11, 1950 Thakhek, Laos | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | April 26, 2024 (aged 73) Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital, Mueang Ubon Ratchathani, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||
Native name | ไมตรี เนตรมณี | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | The Poor Man's Favorite (ขวัญใจคนจน) The Golden Fist (ทำปั้นทอง) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Division | Light Flyweight Flyweight Super Flyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
Style | Muay Thai (Muay Mat) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | c. 1965-1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Muay Thai fighter Muay Thai trainer Coffee shop owner | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maitri Netmanee Thai: ไมตรี เนตรมณี; November 11, 1950 - April 26, 2024), known professionally as Orachunnoi Hor.Mahachai (Thai: อรชุนน้อย ฮ.มหาชัย), was a Thai Muay Thai fighter and amateur boxer. He was a two-time Lumpinee Stadium champion, and an Asian Amateur Boxing Championships gold medalist, who was famous in 1970s and 1980s. Nicknamed "The Golden Fist", he was especially known for fighting larger opponents and is often regarded amongst the greatest fighters in Muay Thai history.
Biography and career
[edit]Orachunnoi was born in 1950 in the city of Tkhakek, Laos from thai parents working at the border. He grew up in the Ubon Ratchathani province where he started Muay Thai training at the age of 10 with his uncle. He later joined the Hor Machachai camp in Bangkok.
On the main circuit in Bangkok he rapidly established himself as the best fighter around the flyweight limit, winning a Lumpinee stadium title. Due to his domination in the lighter divisions he was put in numerous weight handicap matches with differences going as high as 12 lbs. He was famous for his ability to turn tides at the last second generating a massive income for spectactors who gambled on him, he was granted the nickname "The poor man's favorite". He was a spectacular fighter known for his reverse elbow attacks and surprising spinning kick techniques, at the peak of his career during the mid-1970s he was receiving purses going as high as 45,000 baht.
Orachunnoi had to undergo surgery for appendicitis in 1970 and disappeared from the rings for almost a year. He returned to competition and became a Lumpinee Champion for the second time when he was selected for the Thai national amateur boxing team. He won several medals at major gatherings such as the Asian Championship, the World Military Boxing Championship and the SEA Games all in the flyweight division.[1]
Orachunnoi retired from competition in 1989 after losing to rising star Detduang Por Pongsawang. He married a nursing assistant in Ubon Ratchathani, had 3 children and became a trainer for the camp "Por.Thawatchai" before moving to Japan. Back to Thailand and after 25 years working as a trainer he opened a coffee shop at the Sri Maha Pho Hospital in Ubon Ratchathani province.[2]
On March 6, 2020, Orachunnoi was inducted to the Siam Kela Muay Thai Hall of Fame at the 14th Siam Sports Awards.[3][4]
Titles and accomplishments
[edit]- Lumpinee Stadium
- 1974 Lumpinee Stadium Light Flyweight (108 lbs) Champion
- 1976 Lumpinee Stadium Light Flyweight (108 lbs) Champion (1 defense)
Muay Thai record (Incomplete)
[edit]Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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1983-10-22 | Loss | ![]() |
Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1983-07-30 | Win | ![]() |
Roi Et, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ||
1983-03-11 | ![]() |
Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand | ||||||
1983-02-19 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | ||||
1981- | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1981-07-24 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1981-04-24 | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | |||||
1981- | Loss | ![]() |
Phrae, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ||
1980-11-07 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1980-09-26 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1980-01-08 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1979-12-18 | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | |||||
1979-11-23 | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | |||||
1979-10-05 | ![]() |
Bangkok, Thailand | ||||||
1979-08-13 | ![]() |
Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | |||||
1979-05-29 | ![]() |
Bangkok, Thailand | ||||||
1979-04-13 | Win | ![]() |
Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1979- | ![]() |
Thailand | ||||||
1979-01-23 | ![]() |
Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand | ||||||
1979-01-02 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1978-12-06 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1978-10-12 | Win | ![]() |
Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1978-09-15 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1978-09-02 | Win | ![]() |
Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ||
1978-07-14 | ![]() |
Chiang Mai, Thailand | ||||||
1978-04-11 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1978-03-10 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1978- | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
Loses the Lumpinee Stadium Light Flyweight (108 lbs) title. | ||||||||
1978-01-13 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1977-12-06 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1977-11-17 | Win | ![]() |
Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1977-09-20 | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ||
1977-08-02 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Punches) | 3 | ||
1977-07-08 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1977-06-17 | Win | ![]() |
All Japan Kickboxing - Charity Title Match | Tokyo, Japan | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
Defends the Lumpinee Stadium Light Flyweight (108 lbs) title. | ||||||||
1977-05-27 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Punches) | 3 | ||
1977-04-29 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1977-03-10 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1977-01- | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1977-02-18 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1976-12-27 | Loss | ![]() |
Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1976-12-07 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1976-11- | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 5 | ||
Wins the Lumpinee Stadium Light Flyweight (108 lbs) title. | ||||||||
1976-10-30 | Loss | ![]() |
Lampang province, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ||
1976-10-22 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 5 | ||
1976-09-27 | Win | ![]() |
Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1976-09-03 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Referee stoppage | 4 | ||
1976-08-18 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1976-07-29 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1976-06-22 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1976-05- | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 4 | ||
1976-03-29 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1976-03- | Loss | ![]() |
Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1976-02-16 | Loss | ![]() |
Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1976-02-01 | Win | ![]() |
Hat Yai, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ||
1976-01-08 | Loss | ![]() |
Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1975-12-11 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
For the Lumpinee Stadium Light Flyweight (108 lbs) title.[5] | ||||||||
1975-11-20 | Win | ![]() |
Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1975-11-05 | Win | ![]() |
Rajadamnern Stadium | Thailand | TKO (Punch) | 5 | ||
1975-10-16 | Win | ![]() |
Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 4 | ||
1975-09-26 | Draw | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1975-09-01 | Win | ![]() |
Thailand | KO | 3 | |||
1975-07-28 | Draw | ![]() |
Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1975-06-17 | Win | ![]() |
Thailand | KO | 4 | |||
1975-05-30 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 4 | ||
1975-05-05 | Win | ![]() |
Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 4 | |||
1975-04-12 | Loss | ![]() |
Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ||
1975-03-18 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1975-01-31 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1975-01-07 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1974-11-22 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1974-06-11 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Elbow) | 1 | 0:35 | |
For a 100,000 baht side-bet. | ||||||||
1974-05-23 | Loss | ![]() |
Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
? | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
Loses the Lumpinee Stadium Light Flyweight (108 lbs) title. | ||||||||
1973-12-07 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1973-11-14 | Win | ![]() |
Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO | 4 | ||
1973-10-24 | ![]() |
Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | |||||
1973-08-21 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1973-01-12 | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 2 | ||
1972-10-25 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1972-10-12 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1972-08-16 | Win | ![]() |
Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1972-07-21 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1971-12-05 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 5 | ||
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Saraburi province, Thailand | KO | 4 | |||
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1969-11-07 | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 2 | ||
1969- | Loss | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO | |||
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Saraburi province, Thailand | TKO | 3 | |||
1969- | Loss | ![]() |
Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ||
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 3 | |||
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand | KO | ||||
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Chonburi province, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ||
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Chonburi province, Thailand | KO | ||||
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Nonthaburi province, Thailand | KO | 2 | |||
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 4 | ||
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Ratchaburi province, Thailand | KO | 4 | |||
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Ban Pong, Ratchaburi, Thailand | KO | 3 | |||
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 3 | ||
1969- | Win | ![]() |
Don Mueang district, Thailand | KO | 3 | |||
1968-11-10 | Win | ![]() |
Charusathian Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
References
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