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RIP Ramon Dekkers
I woke up this morning sad to see that another legendary fighter has passed away far too soon. At just 43 years old, Muay Thai legend Ramon Dekkers died on Wednesday. He reportedly felt light headed while riding his bike and then collapsed shortly after.
It is difficult to fathom such a dominant fighter casually riding his bike one moment only to collapse to his demise minutes later. Hearing of such a tragedy is a powerful reminder to enjoy the moment. Life can literally come and go in a flash. When you look up warrior in the thesaurus, Ramon Dekkers should be listed as a synonym. He was an absolute beast of a fighter. He is gone, but will never be forgotten.
Below is a brief documentary about his life from a few years ago.
Additional highlights can also be seen next.
Rest in peace champ.
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Life is precious. Each day is a gift and tomorrow is never guaranteed. Make the most of your time.
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Ramon Dekkers,
thank you for all of thinks that you have done for the fight sport in the Neterlands
Rip
I could believe it was true, when read it yesterday. It is sad to see such a great warrior pass away. Rest in peace, Ramon!
Thank you for mentioning his passing. He was an incredible fighter, and by all accounts, was as nice and humble outside of the ring as he was relentless and devastating in it.
RIP – Ramon Dekkers and Bruce Lee have been the inspiration to start fight training.
* I could not believe it was true, when I read it the other day. It is sad to see such a great warrior pass away. Rest in peace, Ramon!
Damn… I remember watching that video back in 2002 over and over and over. He really motivated me in my Muay Thai training. Really sad to hear about his death.
I wouldn’t have found out about this if I didn’t randomly open your website from arthlete’s link (I read most of your books ages ago though, and still have them).
Anyway, he my favorite fighter of all time. I wrote some compliments here, but they don’t even begin to do him justice.