Jimmie 2 Shoes Phusomsai

🥊 The Monk and The Boxer: Jimmie 2 Shoes Phusomsai's Two Worlds

Jimmie "2 Shoes" is a paradox in motion. Ranked as a welterweight in Thailand, he was a devil in the ring with a perfect professional record of 6 wins, 0 losses, 5 wins coming by way of a brutal knockout. In a blistering eight-month tear, he established himself as one of his country's formidable new talents. In October, the fists that had felled five opponents were pressed together in prayer, as Jimmie 2 Shoes traded the ring’s violent canvas for the quiet solitude of a Buddhist monastery in a distant jungle Wat in Thailands North East, just under the Loas border.

The Path of Fire and Discipline

Phusomsai’s journey was forged in fire and discipline. His path began not in a polished gym, but in the gritty backstreet gym of Bangkok, where he first learned to fight at just eight years old. Moving to Australia when he was 10, he joined Fortitude Boxing Gym and remained under the coaching of Stephen Deller ever since.

He developed a tough amateur career at Fortitude Boxing under Stephen Deller, which taught him resilience through both victory and defeat. Four days before Christmas, aged 19, he made a pivotal decision: to escape the temptations of youth, he moved to Thailand to dedicate himself entirely to the craft. There, under the tutelage of boxing legend Chatchai Sasikul, he was transformed into a Pro Boxer. The raw talent was honed into a lethal weapon, reshaping him from a seasoned amateur into a professional destroyer. The result was a flawless 100% knockout ratio that put the entire division on notice. After this run, Jimmie came back to Australia with his coach Stephen Deller and continued his merciless training and victories.

Knockouts, Community, and The Monk's Serenity

Yet, Phusomsai’s fight was not just for personal glory. Outside the ring, learning from Stephen Deller that boxing is more than what happens in the ring, he was a dedicated coach at Fortitude Boxing, channelling his ferocious discipline into community empowerment. He was a key member of the gym’s First Nations program, stepping up to be loaned to Kurbingui First Nations Boxing GYm as their Head Coach when they needed one, creating pathways for Indigenous athletes to thrive. He guided the growing Masters Boxing division as head coach, proving the sport has no age limit, and was instrumental in the innovative ‘Boxing Baristas’ program as the coach for the unemployed the program supported. This unique initiative equipped disadvantaged individuals with the dual skills of boxing and barista work, building mental resilience and a tangible path to employment.

In October 2025, he embarked on his most personal journey yet, honouring a sacred Thai tradition known as Buat Nak by temporarily ordaining as a monk. This was no holiday; it was a profound rite of passage, an act of gratitude to his grandparents, and a deep dive into spiritual discipline. He shaved his head, renounced worldly attachments, and lived a life of stark simplicity—a spiritual training camp to parallel his physical one.

By chance, the Monk who taught Jimmie 2 Shoes was a boxing enthusiast who followed boxing and knew Chatchai Sasikul. His words to Jimmie were a prophecy of his training: "I will teach you to focus and breath properly, because a monk and boxer must know how to be focused and breath correctly. I will teach you how to be calm, because a monk and a boxer must know how to be calm. I will end up being your coach," he told him with a smile.

The Return

In mid December 2025, Jimmie 2 Shoes has returned from the monastery as the undefeated fighter with a coach’s heart and a monk’s soul. The boxing world faced a man armed not just with devastating power, but with unshakable purpose and renewed commitment. The Abbott kept his word and the lessons he has learnt are invaluable to Jimmie as a boxer and as a yung man.

His story offered an inspiring model of modern masculinity, one where formidable physical prowess coexisted with spiritual depth, community responsibility, and cultural reverence. He demonstrated that the discipline learned in the ring can be a powerful tool for building a better world outside of it. He returned to the ring armed not only with his formidable skills but with the renewed focus and profound serenity of a man who had walked the sacred path of a monk.