Weekly Knockout:Lethwei Burmese Boxing

I posted the full fight so the boys serious about fighting can capture the ambience. Virtually unknown to the West, Burmese boxing is way older than Thailands MuayThai.
No gloves. Cup and mouthpiece only. 5 three minute rounds with two minute rest. Win is ONLY BY KNOCKOUT all others are considered a draw. Knockdowns can enact a standing 8 or, when serious, the corner is allowed 1 opportunity for time out, to revive the downed fighter. In this bout, regardless of the time out, the Thai could not continue.
British sailors during Victorian times did occasionally participate in competition but there are sparse records of it.
Imagine where we would be today if two World Wars did not all but wipe out the entire population of brave White men …
“But that’s all shove behind me-long ago and far away. An’ there ain’t no busses running’ from the Bank to Mandalay; An’ I’m learnin’ ‘ere in London what the ten year soldier tells:”If you ‘eard the East a-calling’ , you won’t never ‘eed naught else”. But them spicy garlic smells An’ the sunshine on the palm trees an’ the tinkly temple bells; On the road to Mandalay…"