Don Frye & Yoshihiro Takayama Battle it Out in Iconic Showdown | PRIDE 21, 2002

Don Frye & Yoshihiro Takayama Battle it Out in Iconic Showdown | PRIDE 21, 2002 | On This Day

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On this day in 2002, Don Frye & Yoshihiro Takayama put on one of the most memorable performances in fight history at PRIDE 21. Just over six minutes into round one, Frye claimed the victory via knockout, cementing his name into history and delivery fans a moment they would not soon forget.
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@pathfinder011 4 ай бұрын

Not even 20 seconds. Already 30 punches in the face. This is a new league.

@markruhland3035 2 ай бұрын

I would hate to be a judge trying to score this.

@taichiarasoi776 2 ай бұрын

@markruhland3035 you don't. Just let them go till one drops for the ten count.

@thegungeonmaster 2 ай бұрын

@@taichiarasoi776 yeah there was no other way this fight could have ended. Both fighters wanted a knock down drag out.

@neohippe1 2 ай бұрын

Probably the best fight of our time (2-D Television era🤣)

@WannabeAGYEEHEE 2 ай бұрын

22 years ago is new?😂😂

@haruhashimoto1792 6 ай бұрын

The best part is they both showed sportsmanship at the end.

@natnat417 6 ай бұрын

🙏🙏🙏🙏🍷🍷🍾🍾

@82sunbear 6 ай бұрын

Their respectful behavior made THE Perfect finale.

@albertobocchio9337 6 ай бұрын

Indeed. An astonishing fight and a gentlemen ending. That’s perfection in fighting sport.

@Tunisian-youtuber 3 ай бұрын

Yes and also when Don Frye caresses his opponent at the final seconds of the fight, such a great respectful and fairplay man mr Frye..!❤

@99browndog99 2 ай бұрын

Nothing but the highest level of respect from both. Beautiful

@machcheckory 2 жыл бұрын

I just learned Yoshihiro Takayama suffered a spinal cord injury awhile back and is paralyzed from the neck down. Don Frye's message to him was incredible: “Takayama-san, God gave me the greatest opponent anybody could ever ask for, you. You made the greatest fight the world has ever seen. You are the reason that our fight beat the World Cup of soccer head to head on TV. You are the image of Bushido and strength and triumph. You are the first person everyone asks about when they meet me. You are the warrior we all look to be."

@derekulch525 Жыл бұрын

What an incredibly inspiring comment from him!!😢💪💪

@papercut7141 Жыл бұрын

Remember when fighters had respect

@guiguijol Жыл бұрын

@@papercut7141 Fighters still have respect, fans... another story.

@skyh2394 11 ай бұрын

Im sorry but what? The World Cup of “soccer” has BILLIONS of views, what are you talking about lmao 😂 They weren’t EVEN CLOSE to beat them, maybe in America but worldwide? Yikes

@technicalscience 10 ай бұрын

I'm usually against US defaultism too, but in this case they're probably comparing viewers in the countries both things aired. If the fight only showed in the US, it's fair to judge viewer numbers with other US broadcasts at the time.

@xxxeiraaa 6 ай бұрын

100% attack 0% deffence

@Spc20061 5 ай бұрын

😂

@dastiziezebinbamg5603 5 ай бұрын

Yes yes jajajajaj 😅😂

@leonidas231 4 ай бұрын

lol its like watching Rocky fight himself

@slickrick2935 4 ай бұрын

When you play a ufc game and don't know any takedown only strikes 😂

@901RonnieLo 3 ай бұрын

@@leonidas231 facts

@DreamcastQ 2 жыл бұрын

Mr. Frye & Takayama-san are two legendary warriors, this is already one of the most famous fights in history

@italianstalian331 2 жыл бұрын

Already ?

@benjack8477 2 жыл бұрын

Now takayama is in a bed paralyzed

@plom3518 2 жыл бұрын

@@benjack8477 damn dude I thought you were being purely offensive, then after I checked out the fact I feel so bad for him... this is sad but gotta be a lesson all of us that we gotta fight smart with a big heart... what a waste of him being big and tall:( let us pray for Takayama.

@benjack8477 2 жыл бұрын

@@plom3518 yeah it's terrible how things can change for a person we don't know how we will end up

@TreeKharma 2 жыл бұрын

Why you saying already like it happened recently

@rubenbarajas9487 2 ай бұрын

this was way more worth watching. Than the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul.

@itsmou2283 2 ай бұрын

@VashStarwind 2 ай бұрын

Way more worth watching lol. The Tyson fight was a cash grab

@tharetsku 2 ай бұрын

thermonuclear bomb vs coughing baby type matchup comparing those two fights

@rolandorban6248 2 ай бұрын

One of my friends showed me this fight hours before Tyson vs Paul this is way more entertaining than anything these days

@JL-yq9xn 2 ай бұрын

You’re a bot. That’s an understatement

@mmaaldente 2 жыл бұрын

I love knowing, every time I see something commenting on this fight, that it's somebody's first time being exposed to this fight. It puts a smile on my face, imagining their jaws dropping.

@Yosemite25 Жыл бұрын

Me today! Unbelievable!!

@draconian_dragons6588 Жыл бұрын

Happened to me when I saw it today

@hraesvilgr 9 ай бұрын

fuckin me today, holy shit wtf

@86crud 7 ай бұрын

I’m wigging balls about it. My son’s been into fighting for years but I’ve never seen anything like this.

@robloxkrazy621 4 ай бұрын

It’s an incredible fight that paved the way for many great fighters to come… it was just so good

@SirSevy 3 ай бұрын

1:23 the ref with the best seat in the house. He is STOKED

@ScottyP04 25 күн бұрын

yo he was so excited

@trilltron2885 3 күн бұрын

I know he's probably telling them to get out of the clinch. But it really does seem like he's just wildly clapping and cheering them on, forgetting all refing duties 😂

@Aphex51 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: The fights leading up to this had all been really boring and slow. Both men agreed to just go all out to bring some excitement to the event. They did not disappoint.

@Akublawi88mma 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s interesting

@joe_krogan Жыл бұрын

And it was the greatest and manliest fight ever recorded. Legends.

@VenusHeadTrap2 Жыл бұрын

@aphex500 Where does it say that?

@brandonselitetv1436 Жыл бұрын

@@VenusHeadTrap2 This was During the Dark Age of New Japan

@ObservationofLimits 10 ай бұрын

The more fun fact. Yoshihiro got called up to fight on short notice (about 10 days). He wasn't in session/training. He still went and left nothing behind. Him and Frye have been good friends ever since.

@Subgenrelol 4 ай бұрын

3:10 for as hard of a dude as Don Frye is, you can see how much respect he has for Takayama

@schnozz87 14 күн бұрын

Don bowed deep to him, classy act that. In Japan, against a Japanese opponent, for the victorious man to bow that deeply shows the level of respect he had for Takayama.

@SpeedOfThought1111 2 жыл бұрын

This is the DEFINITIVE "I'm not backing down" fight!

@fgoogleinthea7475 2 ай бұрын

No f u, no f u, no f u!

@verdiernoyama9681 2 ай бұрын

0:15 It looks like the fights in anime where two people of equal strength fight.

@EricksinL0ra321 28 күн бұрын

This is literally baki vs oliva or baki vs yujiro

@Vigilante-kai 24 күн бұрын

It’s inspired by real men duking it out

@noveris6538 4 күн бұрын

Sukuna v gojo JUDAS IS THE DEMON I CLING TOO

@john_6232 2 жыл бұрын

Manliest fight ever.

@oceandrop7666 2 жыл бұрын

That would be Robbie vs Rory. This is close though.

@jl_finesse 2 жыл бұрын

@@oceandrop7666 cant compare Rob V Rory good fight too.... but the first 2 rounds were duds until half of the 3rd even people were booing. This fight on the other hand had action the whole way.

@sabel5209 2 жыл бұрын

@@oceandrop7666 Incorrect on every level

@benjack8477 2 жыл бұрын

Well don Frye is a man's man

@madaxwayne 2 жыл бұрын

@THERE WAS NO CHECK!!! for the criteria they were duds for technique obvs not

@Acton-u2x 13 күн бұрын

this was a street brawl, all boxing knowledge was left out the ring that day, and everyone loved it

@pastepotthot701 2 жыл бұрын

“Takayama-san. God gave me the greatest opponent anybody could ever ask for. You made the greatest fight the world has ever seen. You are the reason that our fight beat the world cup of soccer head to head on TV. You are the image of Bushido, and strength, and triumph. You are the first person anyone asks about when they meet me. You are the warrior we all want to be. Takayama-san. If you are done with this life, and this adventure, and wish to move on - good luck. We are not ready to lose you and let you go, therefore we will always remember you. But if you must go, sir, God speed.” - Don Frye said to takayama when visiting him in the hospital.

@stephenpemberton85 2 жыл бұрын

Amen brother!✌️💛🤘

@tylertracey7182 2 жыл бұрын

@Lt. Rammshteein It sounds like he made it up lmao

@theredwilly5325 2 жыл бұрын

@Lt. Rammshteein nope, Don really said all that. You can look it up

@bryan-wm7ee 2 жыл бұрын

Did he die ?

@jiujitsumonkey1 2 жыл бұрын

@@DrSpaceman42 no he didn't you melon

@roninskater1128 2 ай бұрын

This is the kind of fight all of us want to see. Two warriors giving it their all and showing honor and respect towards one another in the end. I appreciate fights like this and have nothing but respect for these two.

@brandoncook6190 2 жыл бұрын

More or less Striking really does make a difference in watching an MMA fight. Man Don Frye was one tough dude.

@formersomethingsomething3273 2 жыл бұрын

'Man Don Frye IS one tough dude. There i fixed it for you.

@brandoncook6190 2 жыл бұрын

@@formersomethingsomething3273 I meant the same thing despite using different wording you don't have to correct me.

@ALT_RIGHT Жыл бұрын

TOUGH..

@alwaysturnonaircon Жыл бұрын

unfortunately, after this fight. frye suffered lots of medical issues.

@DarkMAGABurt Жыл бұрын

@@brandoncook6190 Your wording implies he's passed on.

@johndoe-vu5cy 2 жыл бұрын

Back in the days when competitors had true respect for each other, hell, even enemies had respect for each other

@derekskinner5273 5 ай бұрын

That’s why our army post were named after confederate generals and our military helicopters are named for Indian tribes

@EternalNero 4 ай бұрын

Back when you HAD to destroy your enemy, but respected him verily so for having the fortitude to oppose your might, today it's all about who can whine the hardest online for then to wuss out the most "honorably" IRL

@Seisry2 2 ай бұрын

They are not enemies, they are both fighters, paid to fight regardless if they win...the previous fights were boring and they agreed to go all in for their fight so the spectators don't get bored

@npc5983 2 ай бұрын

they were opponents, not enemies. Everyone did what was necessary for the hype that sells PPV, the other side know that, play the game, a winner and a loser, mutual respect and money on both pockets.

@鳥肉-b8v 5 ай бұрын

今でもこの試合が人生のベストバウトです。高山！！！頑張れ！！！

@user-hideyoshi 4 ай бұрын

高山選手は現在全身不随でーーーーーーす！！

@Bidadarimana 4 ай бұрын

일어나라 다카야마 요시히로

@Aih1616 3 ай бұрын

@@user-hideyoshiだからこそ応援してんだろうが。高山は立ち上がる。高山は無敵だ。

@Aih1616 2 ай бұрын

@ かまって欲しいならママに頼め。相手してらんねぇよ。笑

@user-pj6mr5zz5d Ай бұрын

@@かか-i4c9z 急遽代役で呼ばれたのに体張って会場を盛り上げたのがかっこいいんでしょ。お前みたいに何もできない無能が人様を批判するな

@swerve3271 2 жыл бұрын

I had to be a freshman in high school I was scrolling through the channels & seen these two literally holding each other giving each other CTE..I was on the wrestling mat the next year & been in love with mma every since

@PlatinumStrikes 2 ай бұрын

You’re a legend bro

@justinAclark2075 2 ай бұрын

This is literally what every man wished he could say he was like, myself included. Absolute humility and respect in the face of absolute maximum possible violence. Legendary

@roydaroyni 2 жыл бұрын

Most brutal frontal fight that I have ever seen. Respect to both warriors!

@TYSLAPE 5 ай бұрын

This is simply beautiful.. The respect and love for the fight from both. Top 3 Greatest fights of all time.

@aHaha-b5f 5 ай бұрын

スゴイだろ？今日、高山は病気に打ち勝ってリングに帰ってきたんだぜ

@stugtherekresreb7666 2 жыл бұрын

What a show of sportsmanship.

@dylantheelite1784 6 ай бұрын

The athleticism on display and the true sportsman ship shown in one of the most brutal sports is a premier display here

@chaseruss9053 2 жыл бұрын

Don Frye is a legend one of my all time favorites

@1254q 4 ай бұрын

Last week i was i a horrible car accident.. the doctor said he was sorry and he had to remove my left testicle and i will probably never walk again.. Thank god i watched this fight today my testicle GREW BACK i grew a mustache and i got up and ran a marathon.

@jamestamsitt5806 4 ай бұрын

Godspeed man

@levismith8423 2 ай бұрын

Only one testicle? You must've watched half the video

@justinAclark2075 2 ай бұрын

I grew a whole new set of testes, just chilling right behind the old set. Now I've got wind chime nuts, and I'm literally covered completely in thick black hair, even in the palms of my hands and the bottoms of my feet

@Smith559 2 жыл бұрын

Greatest MMA bout in history

@iz2043 2 жыл бұрын

Shut up

@scotttowers1759 2 жыл бұрын

Incorrect

@DonaldBlake287 Жыл бұрын

@@scotttowers1759No. Absolutely correct.

@allaboutwwe9269 5 ай бұрын

@@DonaldBlake287crap fight just hitting each other in the head and holding on to dear life

@Mrgray94 4 ай бұрын

@@allaboutwwe9269exactly

@pathfinder011 4 ай бұрын

I'm used to see 20 minutes of walking in circles and 3 minutes of fight. This is absolutely incredible.

@SpacedOutDoonie 2 жыл бұрын

Legendary. I remember this was one of the first mma fights I seen back when you had to go somewhere like the library or at school to get on the internet.

@gti5700 2 жыл бұрын

We still had dial up internet back then. A 5min decent quality clip would take almost an hour to download

@steveramundo4946 6 ай бұрын

This fight never gets old...Two Warriors with respect for each other....hard to beat something like this

@auramigraine 11 ай бұрын

0:20 if you look at the front row you can see Wanderlei Silva's reaction to the first punch outburst

@archangeldamon9074 11 ай бұрын

when the Ax Murderer is impressed you know it's something serious

@PatrickJohnsonz Ай бұрын

Wow great catch!

@cesarcedeno5362 3 ай бұрын

2:48 Pure respect

@gti5700 2 жыл бұрын

Even the women in attendance grew balls after witnessing this fight

@tommyking8560 Жыл бұрын

Lol

@Scottyman99 7 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, nowadays, they actually have balls.

@crispi94 7 ай бұрын

They all got pregnant* 😂

@ChadHellgado 6 ай бұрын

They sure did

@michaelskoomamacher5652 5 ай бұрын

@@crispi94 1 hit = 1 combusted belly

@dakitty04lions45 5 ай бұрын

何度見ても涙が出てくる。圧倒的雄同士の闘い。 2人ともカッコ良すぎる

@ytradish8671 4 ай бұрын

目狂ってるのかな？

@そら豆-w5y 3 ай бұрын

この2人をかっこいいと思わないあなたが可哀想

@かか-i4c9z 2 ай бұрын

@@dakitty04lions45 ダサすぎる。闘いじゃない。劇団です

@tigergate7962 Ай бұрын

マジでカッコいいね!

@やまやま-p1z 29 күн бұрын

顔がボコボコになってもノーガードで打ち合うとか常人にはできんよ。高山気合い入りすぎてる。

@macseido7676 5 ай бұрын

当時スカパーでこの対決を生中継で見ていた者です。この2人がこういう戦い方をしたのには訳があって、このメインまでの全ての試合が「負けなくて、ケガをしたくない」人たちだけの男気ゼロのアマチュア大会以下の塩試合だったのです。この２リノプロレスラーが「そうじゃねえだろう！！！」と無言のうちに意気投合して、台本なしに男気一本で始まったのがこの試合でした。痺れましたよ・・・！

@abab777abab 5 ай бұрын

自分もリアルタイムで観てました。この試合はもう、強い！カッコイイ！凄い！とかもうそういう次元じゃなくて、これが本当の格闘技か… ここまで出来るのが真の格闘家か…と思わせてくれるような2人の試合でしたね。そりゃ究極言ってしまえば無傷で勝つのが最強の格闘家なんでしょうけど…当時まだ総合は塩試合がすんごい多かったので、尚更鮮烈なイメージを残す試合でしたね。

@睡邪 4 ай бұрын

総合がプロレスに永遠に勝てない理由がここにありますね。ブックだの台本だの「プロレスのやりとり」だの言う連中は、脳天から受け身が取れない角度で落とされるとわかってる技を受けてみなさいよと思う。プロレスで台本あるんなら余裕なんでしょ？

@kaienkusanagi7857 4 ай бұрын

@@睡邪どっちもそれぞれの良さがある、逆に最近のプロレスは戦いという本質が失われつつあってヒーローショーみたくなってきている。そしてMMAだってプロレスに負けない位熱い試合もありますよ。

@フレアイ-s4w 4 ай бұрын

それ本当ですか？無言の意気投合って自分が勝手に思ってるだけにしか思えません( ;∀;)

@shin32031 4 ай бұрын

@睡邪全然分からない。ドン・フライがプロレス技で負けてるならともかく、MMAで完勝してる。プロレスラーがMMAルールでやったらほぼ勝てないでしょ。プロレスのルールでやったら総合格闘家は負けるかもしれない。脳天から云々言うなら、MMAで打撃勝負できるの？ってなる。どちらも素晴らしい格闘技で見ていて楽しい、それでいいでしょ。

@Patryk.... 2 жыл бұрын

PRIDE had this vibe. Never forgotten...

@HansKlopek 6 ай бұрын

Pride was peak fighting

@EternalNero 5 ай бұрын

Back when the PRIDE was actually manly, rather than... Uh... That other kind of manly 😂

@frediemccloud4803 4 ай бұрын

PRIDE NEVER DIE!

@haydnlovie3855 5 ай бұрын

There is not a fight ever more iconic then this fight

@StuFlyboyReay 2 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest ever mma fights. Pride was so good. Not always great fights, but at least a few class fights per event 👍🏻

@mrpzpdx 2 жыл бұрын

My fav ever!

@Rome6601 2 жыл бұрын

Good pay for the fighters... Unlike UFC

@scotttowers1759 2 жыл бұрын

So basically every card ever?

@StuFlyboyReay 2 жыл бұрын

@@scotttowers1759 Doilum

@user-qe9kn6od9m 11 ай бұрын

And the fans were actually chill. Nothing but respect for every fighter's archievements. Unlike the UFC rivalries today.

@chadgreene5961 7 күн бұрын

Crazy how Don saves people and destroys people in his careers🧐 True warrior in all aspects👏🏽👏🏽

@pretzelchannel1 8 ай бұрын

The strength, the endurance, the manliness, the sportsmanship. Beautiful.

@wades9327 3 ай бұрын

Nothing will ever top this. This is two absolute warriors going to battle with no reservations whatsoever.

@eifelitorn 2 жыл бұрын

LMFAO look at Wanderlei in the back at 0:19 🤣. You know you have a wild one in your hands when one of the craziest fighters is looking with his mouth open.

@catsndogs98 2 жыл бұрын

He's the bald guy

@eifelitorn 2 жыл бұрын

@@catsndogs98 I know

@poopyfartboi 8 ай бұрын

@@eifelitorn😂😂

@lucasbuenovaz2552 7 ай бұрын

Wandy was like "man, I wanna be like this when I grow up"

@Musashi1583 6 ай бұрын

LMAO

@tomortiz3514 3 күн бұрын

That fact Yoshihiro inspired Don at his lowest point in life when he lost his health and his family abandoned him , Yoshi shared the same story how Don inspired him to feel like Rocky balboa makes a bad ass cry 😢

@EricJGaming 2 жыл бұрын

The craziest fight EVER !!!

@steveschmenk2813 3 ай бұрын

That reff if the real og.. he seen the head shots in stand up and didnt allow the guy to be beaten even more on the ground ... RESPECT TO THAT MAN

@hmngvaj9723 2 жыл бұрын

Real men block with their face. The mustache was the deciding factor in this fight.

@johnclements9085 7 ай бұрын

Cheated. Had extra mouth guard

@Bellephrontos 6 ай бұрын

Except the Japanese guy's face kept getting prettier with every hit. That was his biggest advantage

@ronaldtreitner1460 6 ай бұрын

mustache = padding

@josephshields9498 4 ай бұрын

Scientifically accurate, hair tightens the skin and provides a small buffer for force to spread more evenly over the surface, while I don’t think a mustache would have a super large effect, you’re not wrong

@sydneysidwell8070 2 ай бұрын

Best comment ever😂😂😂😂

@donladfeasey5332 2 ай бұрын

They came.. They fought.. They conquered the hearts of every person watching.. Absolute legends ❤

@chuckkelevra 7 ай бұрын

I Love how they respect each other as fighters when the fight was over

@MrToastyTank 6 ай бұрын

These 2 need to go out for beers after this cause they were both fucking champions.

@Trying2bsome1 6 ай бұрын

@Kitajima2 2 ай бұрын

I believe Don Frye visited Takayama after he suffered a spinal cord injury in 2019

@porkhill6665 2 ай бұрын

And he still visits to this day and rewatches the fight @Kitajima2

@yokumirutowatabokori 2 жыл бұрын

懐かしいなあ。今や格闘技はPPVやらスマホで見れるしそれはそれで良いんだけど、この当時は誰か友達の部屋に集まってみんなでワイワイ見たりしたもんです。

@ufo3315 4 ай бұрын

別に今でも集まれば良いやろw

@Phoenyx7Rising 2 ай бұрын

Don took a knee to the head and kept rising to his feet. Crazy.

@michaelcavallacci2945 Жыл бұрын

There was more action and guts and fury and punches thrown and ferocity in that 5 minutes than the last 10 ufc fights I’ve seen. Absolute fckn warriors.

@ajitesh_thakur 2 ай бұрын

When an unstoppable force meets an immovable object

@Aktoto1 2 жыл бұрын

Crazy stuff. Pride was awesome.

@dirty56ace 2 ай бұрын

By far one of , if not the greatest fight of all time. It's so awesome to see that they're good friends.

@TheShockninja 2 жыл бұрын

20 years ago today?! Wow!!!!

@edwardmulholland7912 Ай бұрын

The most admirable thing is Don has huge respect for Yoshihiro. He even cares about him. That’s sportsmanship.

@TheJudoJoker 2 жыл бұрын

The only fight where the audience was at risk of second hand CTE

@thomasbaker6563 5 ай бұрын

A man of culture

@justinAclark2075 2 ай бұрын

People in the year 50,000 will be born disabled, due to the CTE waves spreading down every generation

@tywilkins2584 4 ай бұрын

Just an absolute all out brawl. Frye and Takayama are incredible warriors, and both genuine class acts as well. You can undoubtedly see the respect they have towards each other.

@Improvediam 2 жыл бұрын

full fight is basically a highlight video

@Detectoristgold Ай бұрын

This is a battle that'll go down in history as one of the greatest :-) and the sportsmanship after it was great to see :-) don Frye was an animal back in the day. I loved watching him

@systemuser8701 2 жыл бұрын

Wow...THAT was a real wild west Shoot-Out !!!!

@franciscoroman9927 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely love the sportsmanship displayed by both these warriors. I will never see anything a fight like this. I bow my head to both 👏👏👏

@ダリルクォーターダリルクォーター 7 ай бұрын

本当、高山さんは凄いの一言。見た目と違い紳士だし。不幸な事故で大変な思いをしてるが良くなって欲しい。プロレス好きではないが高山さん推し

@alexhodges9546 4 ай бұрын

The fact they just grab each others head & just start hammering away 😮 This is what you call a fight

@kosthazaiko9736 2 жыл бұрын

The fight IQ and the gameplan are so good 👌

@moto-fl3rd 2 жыл бұрын

Don Frye's game plan was always to fight and win. Rounds, points and "fight IQ" has created some boring fights.

@sergiowinter5383 11 ай бұрын

@@moto-fl3rd Works for boxing, but in MMA sucks

@moto-fl3rd 11 ай бұрын

@@sergiowinter5383 rounds and points have made for some boring boxing matches too. They used to do 15 rounds until they realized people were getting bored. They can't fight that long so they have 5 feel them out rounds and 5 or so rounds of actual boxing.

@sergiowinter5383 11 ай бұрын

@@moto-fl3rd Strategy in boxing is interesting: attack, counter, movement, stamina, the boxer needs to consider all of these, it's chess with punches. In MMA both fighters are often rolling on the ground all the time, is this a fight or gay porn?

@moto-fl3rd 11 ай бұрын

@@sergiowinter5383 MMA is chess, many more options to win. Boxing is checkers. Only jab, hook and upper cut allowed in boxing. 99% of all real fights end up on the ground. MMA will only seem gay to those inclined.

@carloschavez5393 5 ай бұрын

Explosive does not even begin to express this fight it was way beyond that, hats off to both Don and Taki.

@qjames0077 2 жыл бұрын

After the first exchange, I knew I found a sport that I loved

@malomkarom 5 ай бұрын

There were more concussions in the first 20 seconds than I could count, never seen a Don fight, this is awesome :'D

@josevaldezkamenridergeek 2 жыл бұрын

both are fearless and no hesitation just going straight beat up of each other both was enjoy it same time both had respect for each other this true sport-membership.

@BenderRodriguez1994 2 ай бұрын

This is probably one of my favorite fights of all time.

@Dakotastorms 2 жыл бұрын

Best fight of all time

@MrRorySteel 2 жыл бұрын

You haven't watched many fights I assume.

@jl_finesse 2 жыл бұрын

*one of them

@bahahaha8416 Ай бұрын

Had the good fortune to meet Don in real life, was just a quick handshake at the casino but he hung around there and everyone that got interact with him said he was exactly as you expect, just super chill and nice,willing to take pictures and answer a question or two.

@lostsoulsinner 2 жыл бұрын

Best stand and bang fight ever

@TheDamis360 2 жыл бұрын

Sanchez vs meledez ?

@rickwilliams967 2 ай бұрын

That needs a different name

@gerrymcdonald6194 6 ай бұрын

Takayama displayed courage beyond courage. He was outmatched by Frye and yet he gave all he had without anything held in reserve. Why? For the honour of Japan. The man is a warrior and hopefully revered as a national hero. Takayama may have lost the fight, but with all respect to Frye, Takayama was the hero, the hero of his people. Bless Takayama!

@I.D.I.O.C.R.A.C.Y. 5 ай бұрын

Nationalism aside, his resolve is extremely impressive. Extremely, extremely tough dude.

@jimjam9924 2 ай бұрын

@@I.D.I.O.C.R.A.C.Y.yeah especially if u factor in their builds ain’t even close. Don looks roided tf out and takayama is fat😂

@levismith8423 2 ай бұрын

He also did it for his own honor and pride. Like you said, he's a warrior and a hero. Don Frye still respects him and that's saying a lot.

@scoopidywhoop7484 2 ай бұрын

@@I.D.I.O.C.R.A.C.Y. anytime two fighters from different countries fight, there is that sense of nationalism everyone feels. Even Takayama admitted it was similar to "Rocky" and Rocky 4. I do think it was a factor at least.

@Divyesh44 2 жыл бұрын

DAMN !!! They were not only punching kicking and wrestling each other ,,,,, They were in fact beating up each other horribly. I have not seen any MMA match like this. :}}}}

@TheLuchaDork 2 ай бұрын

Literally what everyone was hoping the Tyson fight would be like.

@MatthewShih 2 жыл бұрын

For those who don't know the meaning of his last name. Takayama 高山 means high mountain.

@XxXhappyTimesXxX 6 ай бұрын

Don frye doesnt even have a mouth piece at 1:12 and hes still swinging what a legend

@alperyldrm6385 2 жыл бұрын

looking back from now, this fight looks like its taken from a comedy/action movie. it's unreal that its real.

@EastEndBen 2 ай бұрын

yes!

@tomtoth1121 3 ай бұрын

The Way Don pats Takayama at the end call ! A Hero and Sportsman !

@samsherrington7423 2 жыл бұрын

Japan is fucking wild

@TheExtremist123 6 ай бұрын

Two of the toughest men ever to enter a ring. When Don spat his mouth guard out it just went to show, this is a passion they both shared.

@shcaskey Жыл бұрын

Don patted "taka" on the chest afterwards. Wow! he triunes it On and quickly as turns it off!!

@ironlionzion4479 5 ай бұрын

The legendary fights. Just beautiful.

@fossil754 7 ай бұрын

My wife saw this video about 9 months ago. My baby was just born, with a mustache

@levismith8423 2 ай бұрын

Bad news. That's not your baby. It's testosterone's baby.

@KevinoftheCosmos 4 ай бұрын

I'm speechless. The courage it's gotta take to go all out and trade that level of abuse is unimaginable. These guys are legends.

@JoaoAraujo-do9zg 11 ай бұрын

Don Frye is a monster... 🥊

@saladbreath607 2 ай бұрын

The fights of the 90's and early 2000's were bloody entertaining!

@shogunjobu 2 жыл бұрын

Don Frye is such a stud

@vaughanphillips 2 ай бұрын

After the first 10 seconds you can tell they both absolutely respect each other,both thinking the same thing this guys tough as nails

@mmanews3256 2 жыл бұрын

Respect, then, now and ever!

@mr.whisper3338 3 ай бұрын

Legendary fight. Both men said "F*** defense. Let's go!"

@MrHandsomeboynow 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I could see this for the first time again… 😩

@RagingEggs 5 ай бұрын

The way that Frye tapped his chest after the bell: "you big-ass bastard, that was a helluva fight".

@利治藤井-r4p 7 ай бұрын

これがプロレスラーなんだよ。強い、弱いじゃなくて何かしてくれる！これを期待してたんだよ。この試合ルール通り越して熱くなったなぁ。

@j.h.mofficial4055 7 ай бұрын

これ見ちゃうとね～現在の試合てね～テクニックとかは上がってるんだろうけどね～って感じですね…

@davewebster5120 6 ай бұрын

Glory and respect to Takayama! He never gave up and was a rare equal to Frye that no American fighter could match. This is the greatest fight in professional sports. Everyone else is tying for second. Wherever you are, Takayama-sama, you are still remembered and revered for standing toe to toe with the toughest American fighter. Love to Japan from America.