World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin (C), doing pad work with his trainer during a training session in Bangkok. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin, taking out his mouthguard during a training session in Bangkok. Unsung outside the boxing world, the Thai fighter nicknamed the "dwarf giant" is quietly closing in on Floyd Mayweather's undefeated 50 fight record and with it an unlikely place among the sport's greats. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin, waiting to spar during a training session in Bangkok. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin, clasping his wrapped knuckles during an interview before a training session in Bangkok. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin, warming up during a training session in Bangkok. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin, sitting for an interview before a training session in Bangkok. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin, running with other boxers from his gym before a training session in Bangkok. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin, punching a bag during a training session in Bangkok. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin (C), doing pad work with his trainer during a training session in Bangkok. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin, taking out his mouthguard during a training session in Bangkok. Unsung outside the boxing world, the Thai fighter nicknamed the "dwarf giant" is quietly closing in on Floyd Mayweather's undefeated 50 fight record and with it an unlikely place among the sport's greats. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin, waiting to spar during a training session in Bangkok. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin, clasping his wrapped knuckles during an interview before a training session in Bangkok. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin, warming up during a training session in Bangkok. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin, sitting for an interview before a training session in Bangkok. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin, running with other boxers from his gym before a training session in Bangkok. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin, punching a bag during a training session in Bangkok. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin (C), doing pad work with his trainer during a training session in Bangkok. Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
