Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn The Sky Piercing Knee Kicker

Real name: Charin Sorndee.

Birthplace: Tambon Huakoon, Nakornluang District.

Birth date December 26, 1961.

Dieselnoi had his first boxing training with Banchong Ngarm-ket who is the owner of the "Sor Banchongsak" training camp. His first boxing name then was Dieselnoi Sor Banchongsak. Although he weighed only 32 kilograms at that time, he was never defeated. After 4-5 bouts, he changed camp and Thai boxed at Sri Raja District, Chol Buri Province. For a while under the name "Dieselnoi Sor Vorakulchai."

He was the constant winner throughout his twenty odd bouts there. Then he joined the Chor Thanasukarn although but still Thai boxed under his old name. In 1969, he changed his name and boxed for the Chor Thanasukarn camp, run by the energetic Somchai and Sirinand Duangprasertdee. He has remained with this camp up until now at the height of his fame with no one daring to challenge him. This long-legged boxer is 183 centimeters tall. And his height is put to its maximum use. He has been trained to use his knees as his deadly weapon, and he is certainly good at it. His opponents, one after another, have been downed by his overpowering knee attacks. in 1981, he outscored Kaopong Sittichoochai, winning the Lightweight championship at Lumpinni Stadium. He was champion for four consecutive years without any challenger. And this is why he simply had to quit the post.

His extraordinary knee attacks have become a legend. He came out a winner in almost all 50 odd bouts. To list only some of his important ones -- one victory, two defeats with Vicharnnoi and four victories, one defeat with Padejsuek Pisanurachan (his defeat was a scandal since Dieselnoi only had a small cut but was unexpectedly declared defeated in a technical knock-out. The decision later brought out fierce protest). His other opponents who found him more than a match included Nonekai Sor Prapassorn, Narongnoi Kiatbandhit, Kaosod Sitpraprom, Noi Sakornpitak, and Pohsai Sittiboonlert. Dieselnoi was once outscored by Pravit Sridhani but the record remained so only because the two fighters have not had a chance to meet again.

Ironically, since Dieselnoi has proved to be too good a Thai boxer, no one dares challenge him, thus making him a "spinster" fighter. At the end of 1982, Dieselnoi was matched against Samart Payakaroon who is dubbed "The outstanding Muay Thai Boxer." But Dieselnoi rushed to his opponent, flashing out his mighty knee kicks and outscoring Samart with flying colors. 'There was a long interval after this match before he had a chance to fight again, this time with Sakad Petyindee on June 7, 1984. Again, it was Dieselnoi's overpowering knee kicks that had won him the bout with beautiful scores.

Nowadays whenever there are foreign boxers coming here looking for a match, Dieselnoi is the favorite choice to represent Thailand. This is the same when Thai boxers are chosen to box outside the country. On July 27, 1984, Dieselnoi was matched against Peter Cunningham, a karate champion, at the Olympic Stadium, Los Angeles, USA. With high speed and precision, Dieselnoi attacked his opponent with his forceful knee kick. And he won, without much sweat.