Heavyweight sluggers who packed the Tokyo Dome share this list with the slick technicians of the 70 kg division. Knockout power or ring craft: pick your side.
1Ernesto HoostDutch technician who won the K-1 World Grand Prix a record four times (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002).1000pts
2Mark HuntNew Zealand slugger with a legendary chin who won the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix.682pts
3Alistair OvereemDutch fighter who won the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix, the last under the original FEG organisation.622pts
4Peter AertsDutch heavyweight nicknamed 'Mr. K-1' who won the K-1 World Grand Prix in 1994, 1995 and 1998.551pts
5MasatoJapanese superstar of K-1 World MAX who won the 70 kg tournament in 2003 and 2008.551pts
6Gökhan SakiTurkish-Dutch knockout puncher who won K-1 tournaments and became a fan favourite at the World Grand Prix.551pts
7Semmy SchiltTowering Dutch fighter who won four K-1 World Grand Prix titles (2005-2007, 2009) and was the first K-1 Super Heavyweight champion.466pts
8Buakaw BanchamekThai Muay Thai star who won the K-1 World MAX tournament in 2004 and 2006 as Buakaw Por. Pramuk.466pts
9Remy BonjaskyDutch 'Flying Gentleman' famed for flying knees and kicks, K-1 World Grand Prix champion in 2003, 2004 and 2008.466pts
10Badr HariMoroccan-Dutch knockout artist who was the first K-1 Heavyweight champion (2007) and a two-time World Grand Prix finalist.363pts
11Mirko Cro CopCroatian striker who was runner-up at the 1999 K-1 Grand Prix and won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Zagreb.363pts
12Stefan LekoGerman kickboxer who won several K-1 Grand Prix tournaments and was a regular at the World Grand Prix finals.363pts
13Giorgio PetrosyanItalian-Armenian 'Doctor' who won back-to-back K-1 World MAX titles in 2009 and 2010.363pts
14Jérôme Le BannerFrench heavyweight power-puncher, twice a K-1 World Grand Prix runner-up (1995, 2002) and winner of several K-1 GP tournaments.0pts
15Albert KrausDutch kickboxer who won the inaugural K-1 World MAX tournament in 2002.0pts
16Kyotaro FujimotoJapanese heavyweight who held the K-1 Heavyweight title during the original K-1 era.0pts
17Takeru SegawaJapanese star of the relaunched K-1 who won K-1 world titles in three weight classes.0pts
18Masaaki SatakeJapanese karateka who was K-1's first home-grown star, runner-up at the 1994 Grand Prix and two-time K-1 Japan GP winner.0pts
19Andy SouwerDutch fighter who won the K-1 World MAX tournament in 2005 and 2007.0pts
Photo credits
- Ernesto Hoost — Paulblank, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mark Hunt — The Wifechaser, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Alistair Overeem — THE REEM, CC BY 3.0
- Peter Aerts — Paulblank, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gökhan Saki — Paulblank, CC BY 3.0
- Semmy Schilt — Paulblank, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Buakaw Banchamek — Teerawat yioyim, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Badr Hari — Paulblank, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mirko Cro Cop — KRK.TV, CC BY 3.0
- Stefan Leko — Paulblank, CC BY 3.0
- Jérôme Le Banner — Bruno Massami, CC BY 3.0
- Kyotaro Fujimoto — 角海老宝石ボクシングジム, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Takeru Segawa — Bruno Massami, CC BY 3.0
- Masaaki Satake — Ogiyoshisan, CC BY 3.0
- Andy Souwer — Paulblank, CC BY 3.0
