@@alanchamberlain9902I do agree with you to an extent yes. But Steve Davis here was nearly 43 years of age and well and truly over the hill anyway. Steve was at his ultimate very best in 1986 when he was 28. If Steve was 28 in this match you wouldn't of seen him miss as many easy balls. And he wouldn't of made as many mistakes. His eyesight wasn't the same at 42. And he lost this match only 13_11 against a game youthful John Higgins. All credit to Steve. Stephen Ronnie and John just seemed to score heavier at their very best than Steve. But Steve,s long potting safety and positional play was top draw in the 1980,s. Watching this match in which I remember watching in 2000, You can see Steve getting up and down on lining his pots. He never used to do that in 1986. I use 1986 just an example when he was 28 and playing at his ultimate very best then. 1 other thing Steve never used to do in 1986 was stick his tongue out when he was down on playing a pot either.
I reckoned Dennis and Clive went off a bit early for a coffee break at 1:56:10 and didn't get back until 1:57:40 . A case of Dennis and Clive not so live?
9:43 Commentator Dennis Taylor has played 128 frames with Steve at the Crucible and Dennis said: ..."Every one of them was thoroughly enjoyable". Hmm come on now Dennis. You didn't look like you were enjoying the early stages of the 1985 final.
Another great upload, was obsessed with Steve growing up, do you have his 2nd round v Terry Griffiths and his quarter final with Ebdon from 1996, probably the last year he showed form that could have won him the title
Thanks for continuing with all these superb uploads,from well before lockdown obviously. Particularly enjoying the matches featuring Jimmy White,still my favourite ever player. Btw,do you have the Williams v Higgins 1999 semi final at all? It got overshadowed by the even more high quality other semi final,and I've never seen one single shot of it since then, not a single second of it online anywhere (unless someone can show me something?), which is a huge shame tbh. But stay safe there anyway mate,and cheers again :)
@@mjt_snooker1704 fair enough,that does seem to be pretty rare tbh. Is it possible to upload their 2000 match at all instead? Thanks for very quick reply btw.
@@mjt_snooker1704 Hi can you please upload the 1994 semi final between hendry and davis. Some of it has already been uploaded but not the full match. Thanks!
mjt_snooker Alan Hughes was replaced with Rob Walker when the tobacco advertising ban came into force, right? Always liked him too, had that old school demeanour that fitted right in with snooker of that age.
@@thomasbrindle3013 Around that time, yes. Alan Hughes retired because he was 70 when he gave it up. I think Steve Davis might've interviewed him for Steve Davis & Friends (i.e. proper 45 minute interview), because he was an interesting character. I know he worked in Las Vegas for a while. He did snooker for over 20 years.
Alan went after his contract expired and in order to renew it they added a number of extra duties such as tours for visitors and the like to his job for the same fee and he wasn't willing to do it. This was around 2005 i think. He did all the matchroom promotional stuff and you can see him as a boxing announcer in 90s Matchroom events
Steve Davises demeanor was all different to when he was dominating. He just had less confidence on his shots. Cameras don't lie you go back to the 80s he's a different player. Shots he would have taken in the 80s he was refusing here. Strange because with players like Alex Higgins Jimmy White Ray Reardon etc around shots was still risky and could becostly if he got them wrong back then... Just that he didn't usually get them wrong. Strange choice of change of play...
Love these old matches
Thank you for uploading this! The two greatest match players of Snooker. Such a shame they never met both playing at the very top of their game :D
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where can i catch these 2 guys playing in matches , and what is the cost for a seat close by to watch?
Ones a cheat
Love Higgins. Great upload, cheers.
i thank u brotha. wsc 2000 is underrated and undershared so this is a gem!
Great to see these matches again another classic good afternoon of snooker 😊👍great work you do on this channel much appreciated 👏👏👍
7:45 oh love that cellphone sound.. remembers me when I was a teenager
Didn't put Higgin's off too.
@@FanVarious he was even smiling 😁
Yh, in every sport we’ve gone soft, especially in football
i thought that happened, higgins smiled and then potted the difficult red. damn bro. well, take care.
The snooker Davis was still producing here while along time out of his prime just gives you an idea of how good he was in his prime
Davis was unplayable at some point in his prime
Steve wasn’t playing bad here at all it’s just that Hendry, Higgins, Ronnie and MJW were playing to a level above him.
Watch the 2010 match. Lol.
@@alanchamberlain9902I do agree with you to an extent yes. But Steve Davis here was nearly 43 years of age and well and truly over the hill anyway. Steve was at his ultimate very best in 1986 when he was 28. If Steve was 28 in this match you wouldn't of seen him miss as many easy balls. And he wouldn't of made as many mistakes. His eyesight wasn't the same at 42. And he lost this match only 13_11 against a game youthful John Higgins. All credit to Steve. Stephen Ronnie and John just seemed to score heavier at their very best than Steve. But Steve,s long potting safety and positional play was top draw in the 1980,s. Watching this match in which I remember watching in 2000, You can see Steve getting up and down on lining his pots. He never used to do that in 1986. I use 1986 just an example when he was 28 and playing at his ultimate very best then. 1 other thing Steve never used to do in 1986 was stick his tongue out when he was down on playing a pot either.
Some lush ShotS/safety from both. Legend's 🔥
Thanks for the upload. Brilliant.
From 12-9 down Davis showed his greatness with back to back 70 plus breaks knowing each shot could be his last.
Love watching the old matches! Only issue is that someone seems to have dropped the potato the match was recorded on. Shame.
These 2 greats played twice at the worlds with both winning by the same score.
I reckoned Dennis and Clive went off a bit early for a coffee break at 1:56:10 and didn't get back until 1:57:40 . A case of Dennis and Clive not so live?
Well done on the download, thanks
Davis’ shot at around 3:22:45 was 👌
🤣🤣
9:43 Commentator Dennis Taylor has played 128 frames with Steve at the Crucible and Dennis said: ..."Every one of them was thoroughly enjoyable". Hmm come on now Dennis. You didn't look like you were enjoying the early stages of the 1985 final.
A great match to watch that was Davis nearly done it but Higgins showed how great a player he was going to be
i just seen myself in the crowd hahahaha.
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Have you possibly the 2010 WC match Neil Robertson v Martin Gould,Thank again for putting these great matches on here great to see again 😊👍
3:34 Davis blew it
How Higgins cue action used to be! Nice long backswing and follow through this is the way he should of kept it 💯
what's he doing now? Maybe his bridge hand is closer, I think he shortened his cure recently. You might be right. Buddha bless.
Higgins had just travelled south on the M6 to Sheffield in his DeLorean with Doc to play this match.
Oh well Steve only had to wait 10 years for a rematch...
But well worth the wait
Another great upload, was obsessed with Steve growing up, do you have his 2nd round v Terry Griffiths and his quarter final with Ebdon from 1996, probably the last year he showed form that could have won him the title
Same here Davis fan since early eighties. Legend.
3:21:40 - what a pot 👏
Great match .Davis did very well there.
Do you have Mark Williams vs. Higgins of the 2000 WC semifinal ?
當時Davis雖然過了巔峰時期，但這場還是打的很好…不輸全盛時期的希金斯
Самое сожное, это не покпзывать эмоции. После промаха Стиву хотелось закричать во всё горло, но надо сдерживаться
you can the standard increased so much from say the 80's to that time
Gan on Hizza bonny lad!
Anyone notice Steve’s darker hair colour here.
Thanks for continuing with all these superb uploads,from well before lockdown obviously. Particularly enjoying the matches featuring Jimmy White,still my favourite ever player. Btw,do you have the Williams v Higgins 1999 semi final at all? It got overshadowed by the even more high quality other semi final,and I've never seen one single shot of it since then, not a single second of it online anywhere (unless someone can show me something?), which is a huge shame tbh. But stay safe there anyway mate,and cheers again :)
I have a bit of Higgins v Williams in 2000, the one where Williams came back from 10-14 down. I don't remember anything of the 1999 semi, sorry.
@@mjt_snooker1704 fair enough,that does seem to be pretty rare tbh. Is it possible to upload their 2000 match at all instead? Thanks for very quick reply btw.
@@mjt_snooker1704 Hi can you please upload the 1994 semi final between hendry and davis. Some of it has already been uploaded but not the full match. Thanks!
Kevin Kelly at 1:17:46
I was cheering on the nugget!
Who's the MC back then before Rob Walker
Alan Hughes. I prefer him to Rob Walker, tbh. Interview with him here: news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2968289.stm
@@mjt_snooker1704 thanks
mjt_snooker Alan Hughes was replaced with Rob Walker when the tobacco advertising ban came into force, right? Always liked him too, had that old school demeanour that fitted right in with snooker of that age.
@@thomasbrindle3013 Around that time, yes. Alan Hughes retired because he was 70 when he gave it up. I think Steve Davis might've interviewed him for Steve Davis & Friends (i.e. proper 45 minute interview), because he was an interesting character. I know he worked in Las Vegas for a while. He did snooker for over 20 years.
Alan went after his contract expired and in order to renew it they added a number of extra duties such as tours for visitors and the like to his job for the same fee and he wasn't willing to do it. This was around 2005 i think. He did all the matchroom promotional stuff and you can see him as a boxing announcer in 90s Matchroom events
Steve Davises demeanor was all different to when he was dominating. He just had less confidence on his shots. Cameras don't lie you go back to the 80s he's a different player. Shots he would have taken in the 80s he was refusing here. Strange because with players like Alex Higgins Jimmy White Ray Reardon etc around shots was still risky and could becostly if he got them wrong back then... Just that he didn't usually get them wrong. Strange choice of change of play...
I'm not sure, but could it be that one of the reasons was the fact that pockets were a little larger in the 80s / early 90s?
Could also argue most players didn’t put him under the pressure the way someone like J Higgins or Hendry etc would.
Lol David vine saying ‘42 year old nugget’
'Iggins' as John Virgo calls him.
as much water as they drink you would think they are farting dust
steve free mason davis
What do you mean?
@@stanleyharrison7031 yes steve davis john higgins mark selby and a lot of playes are free mason´s
Should have been 12 11 up
That hair was his main downfall.
Чёт не понял, - а где русский комментатор Синицын?
Сам матч, конечно, интересный, но тут бубнят на иностранном...
Don't put them together 🥷💂♀
Higgins so thin!
John yet thin
wrong scoring
Higgins the cheat should have been banned from snooker for life
Higgins should've been thrown out the game, he's a disgrace
Good O days, 0 Chinese players !