Lethwei is fought with just tape and gauze around the knuckles — or sometimes bareknuckle — whereas Muay Thai is usually fought with boxing gloves. They're both aggressive, but I guess with the headbutts Lethwei wins out by a little bit. They also traditionally use no gloves. Using his elbows and high kicks are Iqezang strong points and he is a clever fighter. Lethwei is also known as Burmese bareknuckle boxing and was developed before Muay Thai.

Lethwei is believed to be created over a 1000 years ago in Burma. The … On April 18, 2017, for his second title defense under traditional rules, Dave Leduc faced Turkish Australian challenger Adem Yilmaz at Lethwei in Japan 3: Grit in Tokyo, Japan. Watching these two sports you will see great similarities in their stance and striking techniques.

These techniques are legal in Muay Thai Boran. I see Lethwei doing the same for Myanmar as what Muay Thai has done for Thailand."

22K likes. Lethwei is a sport of Myanmar, whereas Muay Thai is a sport of Thailand. Now they use gloves and leg guards to spar just like Muay Thai. Lethwei (Burmese: လက်ဝ ... ″I have so much vision for this sport. In comparison, Lethwei can be interpreted as being bolder and more extreme.

But both still have the no gloves combat at times. Lethwei is a Burmese fighting style which is slightly similar to Muay Boran (a banned and brutal type of Muay Thai) also known as Burmese kickboxing or Myanmar traditional boxing. The Myanmar fighter, who is 23, has a record of 20 wins, 14 draws and 5 defeats in his lethwei career. I see Lethwei doing the same for Myanmar as what Muay Thai has done for Thailand." On April 18, 2017, for his second title defense under traditional rules, Dave Leduc faced Turkish Australian challenger Adem Yilmaz at Lethwei in Japan 3: Grit in Tokyo, Japan. Here's a fun vs. thread. The obvious differences are they allow headbutts in Burma, plus there are no gloves, just handwraps. (If you’d like to learn more about Lethwei and one of its brightest stars, check out Muay Thai Guy’s conversations with Dave “Nomad” Leduc here and here.). Muay Thai and Lethwei focuses on the stand-up aspect of hand-to-hand combat.

My understanding is that Lethwei is Burmese; you might call it the Burmese "flavor" of kickboxing. This means a rope handwrap. They're both aggressive, but I guess with the headbutts Lethwei … The wraps are the same as kard chuek fights in Thailand currently. So I guess Lethwei could be considered more brutal.

Muay Pama or Burmese Boxing allows the use of locks, holds, takedowns and use of headbutts while sport Muay Thai does not. Oh yeah, and headgear. There are going to be similarities, and some differences, just like there are differences between an American and a European boxer or even between boxers from various cities in the US.
Lethwei (Burmese: လက်ဝ ... ″I have so much vision for this sport. But he will have his hands full against Saw Gaw Mu Do. Myanmar Lethwei vs Muay Thai vs Kickboxing.