Badr Hari: The Greatest Runner-Up in History

Moroccan-Dutch kick-boxer Badr Hari lays on the ring during the Glory 78 world title kick-boxing heavyweight match against Polish Arkadiusz Wrzosek (unseen) in Ahoy Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on September 4, 2021. - Netherlands OUT (Photo by Jerry Lampen / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by JERRY LAMPEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)Since his K-1 debut at just age 21, Badr Hari was always destined for greatness. When Hari was still in his teens his trainer proclaimed him to be already the best kickboxer on the planet. The Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer exploded onto the scene as a cavalcade of violence and today holds knockouts over some of the greatest kickboxers who ever lived. In a different timeline, Hari would be the greatest kickboxer of all time, but instead, he’s the greatest runner-up in history.

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