Choi was the korean wrestling champion before he became a k-1 fighter.....
HONG MAN CHOI
KOREA / Freelance / Ssirum Fighter
COUNTRY : KOREA
DATE OF BIRTH : October 30, 1980
HEIGHT : 7 feet 2 inch
WEIGHT : 355 lbs
*TITLES*
Jinan Competition '03
The General Championship '03
Jungwal Competition '04
Hamyang Competition '04
K-1 WORLD GP 2005 in Seoul Champion
*BOUT RESULTS*
K-1 15 Fights 12 Wins 3 Losses 5 KOs
MMA 1 Fights 1 Wins
*LAST 30 FIGHT*
29 Sep. 2007 K-1 WORLD GP 2007 IN SEOUL FINAL16 W MIGHTY MO Decision
05 Aug. 2007 K-1 WORLD GP 2007 IN HONG KONG W GARY GOODRIDGE 1R KO Super Fight
28 Apr. 2007 K-1 WORLD GP 2007 in HAWAII W MIKE MALONE 2R KO Super Fight
04 Mar. 2007 K-1 WORLD GP 2007 in YOKOHAMA L MIGHTY MO 2R KO
31 Dec. 2006 K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!! W BOBBY OLOGUN 1R TKO MMA
30 Sep. 2006 K-1 WORLD GP 2006 in OSAKA -FINAL ELIMINATION- L JEROME LE BANNER Ext.R Decision
30 Jul. 2006 K-1 WORLD GP 2006 in SAPPORO W AKEBONO 2R KO
03 Jun. 2006 K-1 WORLD GP 2006 in SEOUL W SEMMY SCHILT Decision Super Fight
29 Apr. 2006 K-1 WORLD GP 2006 in LAS VEGAS W THE PREDATOR Decision Super Fight
19 Nov. 2005 K-1 WORLD GP 2005 in TOKYO L REMY BONJASKY Decision
23 Sep. 2005 K-1 WORLD GP 2005 in OSAKA W BOB SAPP Decision
29 Jul. 2005 K-1 WORLD GP 2005 in Hawaii W AKEBONO 1R KO
17 Jun. 2005 K-1 WORLD GP 2005 in Hiroshima W "GREEN BERET" TOM HOWARD 1R KO
19 Mar. 2005 K-1 WORLD GP 2005 in SEOUL W WAKASHOYO 1R KO
W AKEBONO 1R TKO
W KAOKLAI KAENNORSING Extra R Decision
back to his debuting K-1, it was a big issue and most of the Korean were very supportive but there are always anti-fans.....
even Fedor has!!!!!! a Perfect man like him......
anyway recently i think he gained more anti-fans because he is debuting as a singer......
to be honest he is not a amazing fighter... but still has a big influence because his last fight in Korea with Mighty Mo as well as Choi's revenge match,
its program rating number was 13.321% and considering Fedor Vs Crocop match was 6.033%......................
CHOI is the issue in Korea....
and now the Japan can not ignore Korean fighters because Japanese mma business is not going very good...that's why there were so many Korean fighters in the last k-1 match....
as you all know Pride had a financial problem and they went bank rupted....as far as I know K-1 wasn't doing very good as well........................
CJ, one of the most big company like Samsug, LG, Hyudai etc.... sponsored K-1 because Choi.... in return CJ gained K-1 broad casting right in Korea....
anyway my opinion of Choi is that he isn't the best but still improving....He has improved so much and we need to wait to see how he deals 8th Dec.
After all he is a Korean............
there for i support him......But not this match!!!!!!! There is no chance what so ever that he can go to even the second round!!
everyone knows that!!!!!!!
Choi had said that he would love to fight with Fedor but than who would?!?!?!?!?
Choi is fightinf 8th of Dec. for the K-1 final.................. How can he fight 31st Dec.?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Any way I hope you all understood about him a little!!!