David Vs Goliath fights. Always Interesting these ones.
Now, I know that there is not many of these happing any more(at least in America)but over the years these have been some of my favorite fights, not favorite like they are classic battles or epic encounters, for example there not my favorite in the way that the Wanderlei-Jackson trilogy is some of my favorite fights, but because being a smaller guy myself(5'6 120lb.)
I loved that they showcased that size didn't always matter, and that a skillfull fighter of small stature could beat a man much larger then him with techniqe and speed.
So all in all, what is your favorite David vs Goalith fight and why.
Mine has to be Gerard Gordeau vs Teila Tuli from UFC 1. Yes the very first show from the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and not only that, I even belive it was the very first fight on the card, making the first UFC match in history. Teila Tuli was a Sumo Wreslter, I think they even said he weighed 400 or so pounds coming into the fight. The man he was fighting, Gerard Gordeau, was a Savate champion from France (Savate is like kickboxing only with a few different rules such as your are only alowed to kick with the foot, no knee or shin strikes) and weighed in at about 215 or so coming in to the fight.The fight starts with Tuli almost imeadiatly running after Gordeau and tripping, then getting caught getting up of the ground with his back against the cage,and gets probaly one of the most brutal kicks in UFC history, right to the face, Tuli loses three teeth, one went under the anouncer table, which they refer to in the video, and the other two lodged in Gordeau's foot, and he delivered a huge right hand for the over kill, and broke his hand. He still managed to keep going in the tournement that night, and not only that, he beat his next opponent to advance to the finals, where the legend himself Royce Gracie choked him out.
If you have any freak show fights that you like, that aren't necicsarly David vs Goliath fights, fell free to post them or post about them in here too.
Now, I know that there is not many of these happing any more(at least in America)but over the years these have been some of my favorite fights, not favorite like they are classic battles or epic encounters, for example there not my favorite in the way that the Wanderlei-Jackson trilogy is some of my favorite fights, but because being a smaller guy myself(5'6 120lb.)
I loved that they showcased that size didn't always matter, and that a skillfull fighter of small stature could beat a man much larger then him with techniqe and speed.
So all in all, what is your favorite David vs Goalith fight and why.
Mine has to be Gerard Gordeau vs Teila Tuli from UFC 1. Yes the very first show from the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and not only that, I even belive it was the very first fight on the card, making the first UFC match in history. Teila Tuli was a Sumo Wreslter, I think they even said he weighed 400 or so pounds coming into the fight. The man he was fighting, Gerard Gordeau, was a Savate champion from France (Savate is like kickboxing only with a few different rules such as your are only alowed to kick with the foot, no knee or shin strikes) and weighed in at about 215 or so coming in to the fight.The fight starts with Tuli almost imeadiatly running after Gordeau and tripping, then getting caught getting up of the ground with his back against the cage,and gets probaly one of the most brutal kicks in UFC history, right to the face, Tuli loses three teeth, one went under the anouncer table, which they refer to in the video, and the other two lodged in Gordeau's foot, and he delivered a huge right hand for the over kill, and broke his hand. He still managed to keep going in the tournement that night, and not only that, he beat his next opponent to advance to the finals, where the legend himself Royce Gracie choked him out.
If you have any freak show fights that you like, that aren't necicsarly David vs Goliath fights, fell free to post them or post about them in here too.