Kickboxing Legend Meets Muay Thai Megastar | Holzken vs. Parr

We throw it back to the legendary collision between kickboxing icon Nieky Holzken and Muay Thai great John Wayne Parr in 2021!
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[@AwesomeCrabman]

Parr was 45 years old, that's actually insane.

[@paulmaksimovic9235]

Crazy - just highlights how brilliant Parr was.

[@stillsmokntrees]

Still a Force

[@MrOpz]

Too bad Saenchai isn’t in One Championship

[@Zobokolobozo]

@@MrOpz Pretty sure he's 2 small

[@Zobokolobozo]

Ye abit unfair with the age advantage still great 2 see. Parr still no easy fight did great work 2 the body just didn't have the same speed and reaction he used 2.

[@PinoGietermaai]

Tons of respect for Parr, getting up after each of those massive hits is really unbelievable and if the referee didn't stop the fight i bet he would have continued.

[@sugoi9680]

I'm glad he stopped to be honest.

[@user-ej4eq5im4r]

It was just dangerous to continue

[@alexmarchica5264]

I love this. Two legends. No animosity, pure professional interaction. Mad respect to these two men.

[@robertbidochon7949]

amazing fight, beautiful sportsmanship, what I love to see 🥰

[@regularstan6212]

The guy IS WAY over the hill. The athletic commission the sanctioned this should all be fired

[@user-ve7hn2dh8h]

Lol if you love some geriatric thaiboxer who can't move anymore be taken apart by the best kickboxer in the world, close to his prime, well then something is clearly wrong with you

[@user-ve7hn2dh8h]

@@robertbidochon7949 are you blind my guy? Was this the first fight that you have ever seen?

[@robertbidochon7949]

@@user-ve7hn2dh8h what's up my guy? what are you din here, being so cocky ? go on the ring with this "old man" and let's see the result 🤭

[@TopJoo7]

"With timing like that, Nicki shouldn't be Dutch...he should be Swiss." *Best commentary*

[@olynmus100]

Cus of Swiss watches or what?

[@Suplex479]

@@olynmus100 Swiss knife, sharp reflexes

[@ryananggoro493]

Swift

[@papa_pt]

@@Suplex479 what does timing have to do with a Swiss (army) knife? I'm thinking of the watches

[@happychappy27]

@@Suplex479 no he means watches 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@nickvledder]

I wouldn’t last a second in that ring. What a power these guys demonstrate.

[@hfhhhfhfhfhdhdhdhd262]

The average man wouldn’t

[@Unknown-pg6wi]

@@hfhhhfhfhfhdhdhdhd262 no one would unless you had a gun or were top tier fighter. Not only "average man"

[@Roderickthegray]

Yeah man these guys have been through the ringer, absolute beasts💪🏿

[@madrx2]

@@Unknown-pg6wi Being a proficient 100kg kickboxer I'm pretty sure I'd take a few hits without going down. Might not win the fight but I'd sure last longer than a second.

[@Oll-lg7lu]

@@madrx2 if you had an actual fight then yes. If not then no you would get demolished. You don’t realize what it actually like to be In there. It’s not like sparring.

[@Crest28]

Kickboxing fights but with mma gloves in a cage, wish ONE got more attention in the US

[@user-pg7lf3pj5s]

This is muay thai with mma gloves

[@josinaldojose9342]

​@@user-pg7lf3pj5s m

[@Crest28]

@@user-pg7lf3pj5s I know, I just say kickboxing as a general for striking combat

[@kennethkotelo893]

I think it's the culture. Wrestling is too popular in the US. I think that's why MMA is so popular in America.

[@chungusamongus519]

@@Crest28 That is a habit you should quit briskly.

[@bjorncopperside4572]

Parr is literally a Tank, Even on that last kick he immediatly signaled the ref that he was ok to keep fighting and got back up. what a BEAST. And congrats to Holzken for keeping his composure and staying calm even while taking so many kicks trying to find an opening.

[@littlethuggie]

He's quite *literally* not a tank.

[@TomH2681]

@@littlethuggie A very small resilient tank.

[@littlethuggie]

@@TomH2681 if a woman told me that I'd be upset as well

[@calitaco]

"Tough as a truck stop sirloin" LOL!

[@josephphelps4510]

That was hilarious!

[@peterbalac1915]

So was the swiss watch comment 😂

[@unknownentity8256]

1:44 The way JWP came back after that spinning hook kick was impressive.

[@tommasobertini2834]

more incredible that after he took that direct to the face while falling down he blocked, without even looking, a flying knee to the face. True legend

[@askredditstudios8055]

Romans 10:9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

[@cannythecat2547]

Hard to watch JWP get picked apart 😥, so much heart. He has done so much for the sport 💪.

[@aaronrealerx]

JWP underwent hip replacement surgery.

[@DarthWombat]

@Goesdeep Well for one, fighting Muay Thai in a cage with MMA gloves was JWP's idea. He started doing caged Muay Thai promotions in Aussie before ONE picked it and him up..

[@doseferatu]

@Goesdeep I mean, he's a muay thai legend....

[@moos14]

@Goesdeep has a Gym, invented cage muay thai, role model, promotes the Sport all the time, Fights for all the big Organisations which promotes them,...

[@Zane-lp2hq]

@Goesdeep hahahaha bro can you chill stop being so sad and negative for no reason

[@ud6083]

For the record. JWP was ready to keep going after the third knock down. Legends in this fight.

[@explicitDTP]

no he wasnt and the ref made the right decision, he was ready to get KO'd into unconsciousness

[@SavingPrivateBob]

@@explicitDTP You can literally see him telling the ref he wants to fight on. But his body didn't want it, nor did the ref. Mind and heart of a lion

[@LoadedFPS]

@@explicitDTP I don’t the they’re questioning the stoppage, just complimenting JWP’s toughness

[@ud6083]

Each to their own. All good. But he WAS ready to keep going. The ref’s job is to keep fighters safe, and made the right decision too.

[@ramon6754]

@@ud6083 yeah exactly sometimes gotta stop the fighters from hurting themselves. For sure could have keep fighting no doubt but he also for would have gotten more head truma

[@jongrey0102]

You can tell nicki definitely trains Dutch , he has such a boxing heavy approach I love it

[@Jandejongjong]

Sinds 2015 nicki wanted to stop kickboxing and go for boxing.

[@peterbalac1915]

@@Jandejongjong Did you see Nicki v Callum Smith ? Hes a very accomplished boxer I'm suprised he never got the decision in that fight.

[@chrissimon3790]

Holzken and Parr are always entertaining. I was an MMA fan first and foremost but watching Nieky Holzken in Glory in his prime was amazing. It's crazy how kickboxing and Muay Thai isn't more popular in the states

[@DeBattousai]

Because it will end pretty quick if skilled fighter kick their legs. Also muay Thai is deadly martial art with elbow and knee at Thailand.

[@s.beccari4678]

There are like 4+ Muay Thai places in Philadelphia

[@seniknine]

Oh, it's starting to get notice and take a beautiful shape in the States. Nothing like UK or overseas at all. But, we're getting more events monthly, more tournaments (outside of TBAs and MTO), we got WBC coming, Muay Thai is an Olympic sport now and the ever growing YDL/MDL events that are being thrown across the nation. Look into it, Muay Thai is really making a name for itself and influencing athletes to train in it no matter their backgrounds.

[@r3dpowel796]

Muay thai is too savage. and brutal.

[@kermithebudgie]

JWPs first fight after a hip replacement. He only had one more after this. Both of these guys are absolutel Legends.

[@SavingPrivateBob]

Definitely not the wrecking machine he once was. But still a top man, very friendly on Twitter

[@regularstan6212]

This is disgusting. The athletic commission that sanctioned this need to be jailed

[@kermithebudgie]

@@regularstan6212 settle down tiger.

[@peterbalac1915]

@@kermithebudgie Hes got a point there, JWP needs saving from himself .still laughing at your last comment respect 🤙

[@kermithebudgie]

@peterbalac1915 hahaha. JW has retired now and is training a number of fighters, including his daughter Jazzy. His son is killing it with his Jui Jitsu career, winning numerous titles.

[@ngatiwaihitman]

I treated JWP after his THR. My son also trained under him and Angie for 6 months before going to Bjj. Lovely guy, what you see in interviews is exactly how he is. Legend and gentleman!!

[@jessemavin1167]

I trained at Boonchu for a year when I was living at Currumbin. The first night I went there he stayed back for like 15-20mins talking to me and gave me a free kombucha. I moved to Newcastle and after covid went back up for a holiday and got a session in whilst I was there and he remembered me when I walked in. He's as nice as everyone says (if not nicer lol)

[@willb9259]

That spinning heel kick is the stuff of nightmares 😲

[@freemind1229]

Should see JWP in his early 20s, he was a beast!

[@budidayaberuk6144]

Didn't realize parr is still active. He was buakaw's very first opponent on his k1 debut. Crazy how long it's been since.

[@r7diego]

A hell of a fight ! Amazing ! Nieky Holzken's technique, defense and precision is from another world, pure perfection

[@APXA1]

JWP deserves every credit to take this fight at his age. Like Holzken, but there are fights one should refuse or take it humble.

[@mr.annoying9453]

hes 46! nuts

[@Nesto38]

Get off of his nuts, no one forced him to fight

[@JoeKoOhNo]

That spinning back kick to the head for a knockdown was beautiful. Most effective kick of that sort that I've ever seen.

[@onnovkerkhof]

Seen Badr Hari?

[@UNITDW]

You haven't seen very many spinning hook kicks then lmao - Edson Barboza on Terry Etim and Kevin Lee, Badr on Stefan Leko, Uriah Hall on Mousassi, Wonderboy on Ellenberger and that's just off the top of my head lol

[@waaromleefik2]

Badr did it best. Hehe

[@junkremovers5825]

both legends holding it down solid still. great fight glad i got to see it here.

[@vaclavkhun4416]

This is really great to see. Nice clean fight, very technical and both fighters with tremendous respect. Love to see it

[@s-1179]

Gotta give all the respect in this world to JWP the man's 46 in this fight here I believe. What a legend.

[@19382q]

That frontkick of nicky is great. He's a really nice guy i trained at his gym in the Netherlands a few weeks ago

[@pe9101]

3:52 “SMACK BANG ON THE KISSER!!* gotta love the commentators

[@Sirmellowman]

I love the respect in this form of fighting

[@rudivriends5582]

Nice to see the high level of respect for each other. Good fight.

[@chrismatthew7]

Both are legends.I remember when holzken fights again buakaw.john wayne parr ,great fighter.i love the sportsmanship at the end of the fight.👍👍✌✌

[@seanpule266]

Loved the sportmanship between the two.

[@peterbalac1915]

That was amazing, two legends .

[@gabrielsouza398]

Caramba, isso sim é trocação feroz. Os dois são feras nas artes marciais. Parabéns 👏 para ambos!

[@jrowlandj]

The fact that JWP can still throw at his age is mind-boggling.

[@PhilipDenys]

Parr looks old. But huge respect 🙏 he is still fighting the younger generation

[@ArnoldQMudskipper]

He was 45 here. So, ya, he would look old.

[@whiteflame24]

I mean nieky isn't really the younger generation anymore either

[@Robkinggozer]

@@whiteflame24 39 in December.

[@debob513]

He looks like a scared old man getting a beating

[@rgkgamedogs5345]

He’s a dinosaur

[@MoAlSe]

What’s really impressive is that Parr is almost half a century old in this fight.

[@Alpha4you.]

Respect for both

[@brotherfratello5342]

Congratulations to Parr! He is 45 years old, despite his past high level, this fight is unbalanced. Only this real Warrior could accept this fight. 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@nameespinoza6555]

Just stunning accuracy and timing from both fighters!

[@zijeisdezon]

Beautiful to see! I prefer this over mma. Reminds me of the good old K1-days!

[@jedimind5337]

i have watched john wayne parr and yodsenklai rise up from that reality show...love that guy...he's still fighting

[@dutchdude1985]

Watched this live at the time and ill admit the heart of Parr was downright impressive. I for me Parr was the absolute Legend with Nieky being the Star here not in reverse. For those who dont know sure this was late in Nieky's carreer but John Wayne Parr was what 45 at the time? Mad impressive bout to watch.

[@chrissimon3790]

I've never seen Parr fight but watching this and seeing that he's 45 I have to go back and watch his highlights

[@madeforstreets]

Danm he didn't go down on that spin kick 😳 this guy could receive a lot, and take it, i'll give him that, well done Nieky 🙌 - Stay Blessed - - Peace - 🙏❤✌

[@brettharter143]

I used to watch JWP on youtube. Hes definitely gotten older and slower but great to see he still loves to fight.

[@perseus9428]

4:08 "Tough as a truck stop Sirloin" 😂😂. I'm going to use that...

[@peterbalac1915]

Me to it was quality 😂

[@yayadicietlaba2191]

Belle intensité, respect des deux combattants, voilà une belle image de sports de combats🙏

[@OochPinnock]

This was Parr's first fight following a hip replacement where he'd not been able to do his normal training of lots of road work. He should have never gone straight back in with such a hard fight but kudos to him for taking on such a big challenge.

[@irshadazeez4764]

That makes sense now. I was wondering why he didn't look zippy and seemed off balance

[@JediKnife]

Great fight; Parr and Holzken highest level skills. Almost hate to see them smash each other up, like a demolition derby with a Ferrari vs Lamborghini.

[@peterbalac1915]

Swiss army knife v a samurai sword.

[@RedRobertify]

Give it to him. Holzken just getting right back up after a sharp straight punch to the jaw shows some serious grit.

[@emirhandemir3872]

I learned a new thing on this video. I was thinkinh I must move my legs back too when I try to escape from coming punch or push kick, but just moving your upper body is emogh. God this spor is soo good.

[@gwcomputers]

For the record Dutch kickboxing is practically Muay Thai regarding the striking technique. What we saw was Dutch kickboxing vs Muay Thai

[@franzbeckenbauer619]

Really love the uploads

[@Devine888]

This was very interesting to see. I always wondered which style would come out on top given how similar they are. It's like watching Karate vs Taekwondo; similar but different enough to be entertaining to watch.

[@BirdDawg1]

Whoa, ONE has the best fights!! One after another!!

[@MannyS09]

"Talk about being as tough as a truck stop sirloin" 😂🥩. Someone else said it, but I agree, best commentary ever.

[@user-xt8no4re3q]

웨인파 44세인데 졌지만 대단합니다.

[@EnFyr]

This was one of the best fights I've seen. 👏 and

[@brujom5709]

Magic!! great Warriors

[@joeleto882]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 , Saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷🤝🏻💪🏻🥂 , aguante Holzken 🥋🥊

[@jannisya3143]

John ....in this Age to Fight have my full Respekt!!!

[@brunomoreira6706]

Wow. 2 machines inside 💪

[@rubydam5432]

Respect both

[@adangtzz5803]

A really super fight!!! Both sides did the best woow.

[@pauliecopez2683]

Par has a chin. Like he's wearing a helmet. He took at least 4 shots that would ko any normal human

[@MilesAhead028]

That was so 🔥 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@kirkendauhl6990]

"Tougher than a truck stop sirloin" lmfao

[@oDanBelo]

roflmao that was brilliant

[@KJJ8518]

I’m not that big on Muay Thai & have never heard of Parr but the guy is like the Terminator.

[@Kama-xp1by]

If Parr was in his prime this fight would have been different Aus loves you JWP, love from Perth ♥️♥️♥️

[@Great_TT]

Молодцы оба. Всё на уважении

[@darkdr1fter]

Amazing skills on display in this fight. These are some dudes I don't want to mess with 😆

[@samvail8728]

Both these guys are insanely good at their craft. Parr is as tough as coffin nails.

[@xxlitfamxxlaughs1210]

What a hard man parr is wont give up, and you can clearly see he's too old and not a patch on his former self. Very mentally tough

[@nicofariz3549]

Increíble pelea, ambos dos guerreros.

[@b4guap441]

holzken looks absolutely brutal lmao!! dead his game plan a lead kick to nicks arms the whole time while falling off balance lmfao

[@13ceb]

Nieky my guy on 🔥. This right here is action. No ground game.. I love it.

[@OceanBloke]

Its called muay thai thats why🙄 they literally explained it at the start of the video in the commentary.

[@haikuargentina1108]

Striking at its finest 👏👏👏

[@alisson149]

Muay Thai é mais da hora, e tem toda uma cultura por trás

[@benjamintafari7047]

Thas such an awesome fight

[@useruknok]

Parr deserve much respect, giving it All, nice fight

[@marcotaormina8798]

Both are big athletes, I appreciate holzken by a technical point of view, but parr got an incredible chin.

[@bankroofbe6953]

That kick-boxer is doing both😮‍💨 mixing Muay Thai and kick-boxing's.

[@IOXPlatform]

Wow this spinning kick was 👍

[@tonypaella]

I come from a boxing background but i love a good match regardless of the sport. That was superb.

[@TFV-Motorcycles]

Watching from philippines☺

[@andysgaragevtwin8597]

Excelent fight 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@thebaneking4787]

JWP is a gangster! He’s made of steel. Mad love from Baltimore.

[@andreasbulunmaz136]

Nieky Holzken unbelievable champion for ever

[@robvankoppen2398]

Nicky is always calm in his fights lion heart .

[@MB-hj1ww]

Wish I could have watched these two fight in their prime

[@cryptonator1988]

"As tough as a truck stop top sirloin" lol im a trucker that made me laugh 😃 😀 😄

[@StreetArtistsOfTheWorld]

No idea who these guys are buy I loved the ending, good sportsmanship.

[@kuanxD]

Imagine being 45 yo and fighting Holzken! What a legend!

[@maxpayne210]

Video spoiled in first 3 seconds 😐🙄

[@phaethaya]

Very good match. Parr was abit to old but fought greatly while the younger Holzken was holding the whole match imo.

[@qheswa]

Two men of peace

[@Spicy_kibo]

Kickboxing 🔥

[@simonleonida45]

I wish one was a thing when JWP was In his prime

[@konkyolife]

JWP went out on his shield. RESPECT

[@ramadhaniduff1484]

What a clean knockout by Holzken!

[@King_Achilles]

Both great martial artist 🎉

[@MIkecorle]

Holzken seems to be using a lot of muay Thai moves against him, interesting.

[@brandonwellington3547]

Mostly looked like a blend of boxing and karate from both. People split hairs about styles. Seems Mostly the same in a fight