Dutch kickboxer Ramon "The Diamond" Dekkers, 43, suffers heart attack

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Muay Thai legend Dekkers dies

Published: 28 Feb 2013 at 15.20
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Former eight-time Muay Thai world champion Ramon "The Diamond" Dekkers died after suffering a heart attack while riding a bicycle in the Netherlands on Wednesday. He was 43.

Reports said the Dutch kickboxer collapsed in a tunnel in the city of Breda, the Netherlands. Bystanders tried to revive him to no avail.

Dekkers started his professional fight career in 1986 and retired in 2006. He amassed a career record of 186 wins (95 knockouts and technical knockouts), 33 losses and and two draws.

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Fredrik

Discussion 10 : 01 Mar 2013 at 12.2310
One of the best !
R.I.P.
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Discussion 9 : 01 Mar 2013 at 04.159
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Never heard of him, but anyway RIP way too young to go
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Discussion 8 : 01 Mar 2013 at 01.438
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Ramon was not only a diamond for the sport.
His code of conduct outside the ring made him an example for the whole contact sports indeed.

We lost a gentle giant!
RIP.
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Discussion 7 : 01 Mar 2013 at 00.597
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This man was unstopable,a legend.Sad to see he passed away so young.RIP.
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Discussion 6 : 28 Feb 2013 at 21.066
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If those bouts were not fixed ,boxing sport world had lost the fine sport man. RIP.
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Discussion 5 : 28 Feb 2013 at 20.215
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Makes me think of Hardy Krueger, Post writer who wrote on Muay Thai. I wonder if anyone else remembers him.
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Discussion 4 : 28 Feb 2013 at 19.194
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What a fighter! R I P
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Discussion 3 : 28 Feb 2013 at 19.103
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I followed this guys career for years, he was a classy guy and a great fighter. Terribly sad to hear he has died so young. I last saw him fight in Melbourne Australia in the 90's. RIP.
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Discussion 2 : 28 Feb 2013 at 16.162
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A shame to suffer a heart attack at such a young age RIP.
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Discussion 1 : 28 Feb 2013 at 16.021
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I am not an expert in Muay Thai although i do watch from time to time.

It seems almost as if he managed to take out some of the art and inject more brute force into the fights.

Having said that there is a moment at 3:45 he had his opponent reeling and in the ropes, where he could have finished him off but, instead backed off.

A moment of sportsmanship?
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