Samart Payakaroon, real name Samart Tiptarmai (born 5 December 1962 in Chachoengsao Province), is a Muay Thai boxer. He is considered by many to be the greatest Muay Thai boxer of all time, becoming a world champion in both Muay thai and in Boxing.
Muay Thai (Thai: มวยไทย, rtgs: Muai Thai, [mūaj.tʰāj] ( listen)) is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This physical and mental discipline which includes combat on shins is known as "the art of eight limbs" because it is characterized by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, shins, being associated with a good physical preparation that makes a full-contact fighter very efficient. Muay Thai became widespread internationally in the twentieth century, when practitioners defeated notable practitioners of other martial arts. A professional league is governed by the World Muay Thai Council.