"This is the encyclopedia for Muay Thai in Thailand. Many foreign fighters, trainers, coaches, and enthusiasts don't understand the sport of Muay Thai as it really is in Thailand. This clear guide goes over scoring, match making, picking a gym, fight styles, gambling, Muay Thai culture and much more." -- Back cover.

In its fifteen short stories, The Boxer's Soliloquy explores the intricacies of Thailand's most famous martial art. Set against the squalor of the Bangkok and in the sweaty confines of its Muay Thai gyms, only gradually do these tales reveal their true intentions. These are fifteen so tires about the ring, the ropes, the fighters, the smack of bodies against bodies, and the relationships in between.