Drunk foreign men reportedly fight over Thai woman in Phuket
Two drunken foreign men have become famous in Phuket after videos went viral of the pair fighting over a Thai woman outside an entertainment venue in the Rawai neighbourhood.
Footage and images of the altercation on Saturday night, September 7, between the two foreigners were shared by the news Facebook page Phuket Times on September 8.
“Farang boxing show! It took place in Soi Saiyuan, in the Rawai sub-district. They caused trouble while drunk, fighting each other over a Thai woman. One of them even tried to run his car over the other.”
The foreign man in khaki-green shorts was seen challenging another foreign man in salmon-pink shorts to a fight. The Thai man recording the video said, “He (the man in salmon-pink shorts) started the fight. I don’t think the man with black hair is drunk.”
The two men were shouting at each other but the music from the nearby venue drowned out their conversation. They faced off for some time before the man in khaki-green shorts initiated the fight by attempting to kick his opponent.
The man in salmon-pink shorts avoided the kick and tried to punch his rival, who stepped back to avoid the blow.
In another video, the man in salmon-pink shorts was struck by a white SUV, driven by the foreigner in khaki-green shorts, and collapsed to the ground.
While many Thai netizens found the brawl amusing, others called on the police to take the incident seriously and deport the foreigners responsible.
“Those two must be deported.”
“Thai women, Thailand’s soft power!”
“Free boxing show!”
“She must be very beautiful.”
“Not surprising. This happens all the time in Rawai.”
“They only study Muay Thai for this!”
“All the world’s criminals gather in Phuket.”
“This is the result of the visa-free promotion.”
“Great tourists! Visa-free? Thai bar girls already have sponsors.”
It remains unclear if the fight was over a Thai woman as she was not present in any of the videos. Fortunately, no one appeared to be seriously injured during the incident.
