I grew up with Benny The Jet Urquidez. I knew his whole family. Six brothers all black belts and and black belt sister who could fight just like Benny.
Billye "Jack" Jackson retired from professional kickboxing with a 22-2 record. But he was also a dominant fighter on the tournament point karate tournaments. Back when I was a teenager in the late 70's - early 80's I had the privilege of seeing him fight a few times. He was such a force o be reckoned with and everything that he threw (kicks and punches) had so much power. He was such a no mercy no non-sense fighter.
Benny is a true sportsman, acknowledges a great technique when he's scored on and smiles and nods his head even compliments the fighter in the end.. watch his point tournament matches too, he's a human tornado with undaunted confidence
I have to disagree with this one as far as on a different level compared to the elite mma fighters of today and I was one of them fighting in the PKA as well as the WKA. Of course, Benny and Billy would still be a world champ level today for sure but I am saying in general. Still, even today they still don't understand elite cardio and you see glycogen drained out of the arms and the legs to keep the heart working properly. It really took being an endurance distance racing cyclist (100's of 100+ mile races road and mountain) many years after my fighting days to understand fully what Bruce Lee taught about cardio. I stilled trained fighters for many years so I made them wear heart rate monitors and put them in the ring with me in light contact with no round bells just continuous to see what happened. They really had to feel what I have said above to really understand true cardio. We are talking like 20-30 min. at a time continuously. Then they had to understand that it also takes years to get truly incredible heart cardio to "go the distance." Anyway, you can see the phenomenon of what I am talking about glycogen depletion in arms+legs in fighters of old as well as still fighters of today but in the elite UFC fighters it has gotten better over the last 30+ years.
@@geu6270 benny is a beast though you cant deny that, I think he could hold his own in a ufc environment easily, look at his record it's ridiculous. You are right though todays fighters are not without skill it's just rare to see someone fight at his level you still can see it every now and then in people like anderson silva but even then benny's record man but that may just be because today's fighters in general are more skilled so getting a win loss ratio like that is so much harder to accomplish now. Also I just like his fighting style of fighting on par with someone round after round to all of a sudden become super saiyan and just destroy his opponent.
Great fight,but jackson punches great with both hands,he had too much arsenal for benny,but when it comes to heart you can't separate them.two true warriors am watching this in 2020,although it's in black and white its unmatched.those old warriors have something that cannot be duplicated or imitated.and that atmosphere wow
Benny is my All Time Hero. No big deal he lost this fight. Legends like Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson hav all lost a few fights. Benny & Billye wd ding dong, hurt each other badly if they fought again. They were on par with each other, each will hav their day if they fought again & again. Just like Ali & Frazier. Brutal.
Benny sucks. Doesn't live up to all the hype, mainly spewed out by Benny himself. Also a coward, He waited until Bruce Lee was 6 feet under and dead for 10- years to say he could have beaten him.
When it comes to technique, style insight, knowledge, heart, spirit, soul, The Jet is in a class of his own. Its called martial ARTS for a reason, look at Bennys evades, movement and timing, a true artist with heart and soul- Always smiling, humble and respectful. A lot of ufc fighters could have learned a lot from this man and his style. A true legend, right up there with Lee and Ali.
Let's not get ridiculous here...Ali is the GOAT, and Lee is in a class above EVERYONE else in terms of martial arts skills. Benny was good, but so was Billye Jackson. And in this fight, Billye was better.
I had the privilege of seeing the fight life, Benny lost, end of story.Benny claimed the fight been promoted as an exhibition fight but I don't remember that being said. I am a HUGE fan of Benny, but he lost, it was a brutal fight, Billy was better, stronger and much more aggressive, and hurt Benny a couple of times, not to mention that damaging knock down, which was clean. That flurry that Benny threw at the end was good, but not good enough to get the decision. They should have fought again.
No, it was much more complicated. Read this: books.google.de/books?id=39sDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=billye+jackson+fight+record&source=bl&ots=WgP5T3xZlb&sig=ACfU3U0IyUAXAttCd8mp-4A9EBU_EaPq_Q&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilxZahiNfpAhVkQRUIHb-pCoEQ6AEwDXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=billye%20jackson%20fight%20record&f=false
Seems like Billye's gameplan was "sidekick haymaker haymaker haymaker clinch headbutt, rinse repeat." He definitely lost his composure starting in the second round, and from most of his other fights you can tell he is used to using his natural athleticism to bully opponents. That didn't happen here, and 2nd and 3rd rounds it's visible that's he's really swinging for the fences.
Absolutely, Benny lost at 100%, he has won just the first round. In fact there is lot of champs who don't accept lost. An other one is Peter "Sugar foot" Cunningham, this one lost his title at Paris, France against "King" Richard Sylla, 1986, and he has never recognize the decision. The worst of all is that on their story on internet, they rewrote the history other way. What a shame.
@@francois2599 Apparently you have no clue. It's Billye who won two rounds at best and was rescued by the end of the final round. Just look at the final moments and Billyes facial expression. Also, read the background story. The choice of rules was entirely to make it easier for Billye and harder for Benny.
@@nimarezai5052 You don't understand what I say. For me Benny won only one 1 round, that's all. He should just close his mouth because he lost this fight. Jackson was better, largely and it's shame that now on wikipedia you read no-contest for this fight.
What kind of drugs are you on? Any MMA fighter of today would mop the floor with Benny Hill. They'd just take his lame as down and that would be it. Probably a 5 to 10 second fight.
I believe it! He is an incredible fighter! glad to hear he got a belt. I have to admit I dont know much about him. Most of what I know I got from Steve Armstrong, MMA Referee, Judge, and Promoter. He had this video in his archives. I'm honored to bring it to light.
@@monitor4728 yes he was and remember this was only Mr. Jacksons like 12th fight he went on to have over 30+ can you imagine a rematch Billy said Benny declined
I didn't see Benny losing the fight. Jackson was super aggressive and threw a ton of power strikes and kicks, but he missed most of them. Benny wasn't as aggressive and didn't throw as many power shots, but he scored a lot more points.
Really? Benny has some good moments but he was beaten up. Jackson was stronger. Besides dropping Benny arguably twice, he stumbled him several times. It's obvious why a rematch never occurred.
Benny one 2 or 3 rounds at the most and never hurt Jackson. Jackson dropped him clean and hurt Benny several times. What fight were you watching? Watching with White eyes I see.
@@chadtep7571 Benny also actually lost his last fight against Tagami but it was his last fight and the referees don´t want him to lose that fight but Tagami was better. Keep in mind that Benny was 41 years old at the time while Tagami was 25.
Great fight!! I don't know how scoring was done back then, but I do know it's weighted heavily towards kicking and Billye didn't want low leg kicks in the fight which was not unusual in American Kickboxing matches, which is disappointing as a whole for American Kickboxing. Regardless, using common MMA scoring now a days it was a close fight. Benny won rds 1-2, 3 was a toss-up, Billye won 4-5, possible 10-8 in Rd 4 (Benny was rocked a couple of times, one being a "knockdown" because hand touched mat, I don't believe his actual butt did as alluded to by other commenters) and Benny won rds 6 and 7 and left Billye dazed. I don't know if this is true, but I read in the comments that Billye was fighting with smaller ounce gloves, if this was the case then the fight should be ruled a no-contest, it changes the whole fight dynamics & damage and should he have never been allowed as a sanctioned fight. I don't know why Benny would have turned down any future fights with Billye he seems game to fight anyone and he had Billye on the ropes in Rd 7 and was primed to be knocked out. With that said, I think the winner of the fight could have gone either way depending on scoring.
I trained with Jackson and I can tell you the claim about the gloves is HORSESHIT. Also as far as the rematch, Demetrius Havanas chased the Urquidez camp until he was tragically killed in summer 1981 and they wanted NO SMOKE!!
Urquidez perdió y supo que era un rival muy duro, por eso nunca quiso volver a pelear con Jackson, el resto de historia de los guantes y todo eso, ya son puras excusas para no dañar su récord.
Very high level masterful fighting. Both these men. Jackson is a masterful multi combination attack specialist. It is a testament to benny's durability, endurance and determination that he recovered from those initial attacks. Billy is extremely fast and unrelenting in his attacks. Benny always had an offence/defence answer. His evasive abilities are like a wild animal - amazing! If he cant take the opponent out immediately benny wears them down methodically. Great to watch him work. You could see by the last round billy was flagging. Another round and i suspect benny would have ground him to the floor. Lucky the bell went, he won on points only. It was very close in my opinion. Both excellent fighters. Impressive.
Definitely, there had been alot of irregularities like head boot, late punch throw, unethical throws. And surely Jackson was on fire but kept missing his punches target. Benny won this fight and I wonder if the judges are counting the close body punches of Benny those are huge upper throw. Lastly there are two moment of instance that the ref should have stop to count on Jackson. My humble submission anyway
Bro ur not gone believe this but I'm gonna tell u anyway... That's my grandpa... Billye "jack" Jackson ...Texas hall of famer.., and yea he is a beast... That man never stops workin, which is why he went on to get the belt that's sitting in his attic right now =]
An interesting bunch of comments on a historic fight by two great athletes. I would have to agree with those who think that Billy won, but my opinion is biased. I was a student of his in the 1980’s and on my first day of training he knocked me out (literally) with a turn-heel-kick. I returned the next day with two black eyes, and worked out with him for two years. Billy is an excellent kickboxer and is generous with his knowledge.
Wow... I attended this fight in West Palm Beach in 1980. One of the Jet's only losses ever but he later got the fight overturned due to some irregularities. Benny "The Jet" Urquidez a legend.
lol yeah 6 years later the WKA overturned it but the state of Florida didn't lol also for those reading Bennys brother Arnold was co creator and owner of the WKA
@@omegasquad868 it aint as easy as you misportray it here. These are the facts: books.google.de/books?id=39sDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=billye+jackson+fight+record&source=bl&ots=WgP5T3xZlb&sig=ACfU3U0IyUAXAttCd8mp-4A9EBU_EaPq_Q&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilxZahiNfpAhVkQRUIHb-pCoEQ6AEwDXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=billye%20jackson%20fight%20record&f=false This was rather a set-up with one side, Jackson fully prepared to fight Urquidez, who was expecting another fighter. No to mention the change of several rules to Jacksons favor and the issue with the gloves. The bell rescued Jackson. One more round and he were K.O.
This was later ruled a no-contest because Billie refused to fight at the last minute unless they agreed to not allow low kicks, Benny’s specialty. The crowd was already there and the promoter was going to get screwed so Benny reluctantly agreed. Benny was dominating him in be final round anyway. Benny was an excellent wrestler and judo practitioner with a great core and low center of gravity. He would have beaten Billie under regular kickboxing rules (and destroyed him in an MMA fight).
Old school kickboxing with a lion heart we rarely come across nowadays, those good old days when we all did traditional karate first then transitionned to full contact... Benny was a legend, as invicible as he was, this time I also give the fight to Billye Jackson,
If both fighters continuously go toe to toe all of the rounds with both not getting knocked down or knocked out... .. . It's basically a draw. Sure looked like he didn't like the,"jet"after the scorecard was read walking right by him with some animosity. It's because he couldn't knock him out that's why.
В этом бою Бени Уркидес часто использовал мидл кик, которые приходились в локоть и плечо противника, забыв про лоу кик по бедру и голени которые могли принести больше пользы.
de hecho perdio por puntos contra el tailandes Prayout Sittiboonlert que a punta de agarre y rodillazos lo tenia loco, al punto que debio derribarlo como si de judo se tratara en par de oportunidades porque esos rodillazos eran a muerte, y esta pelea luego segun lei quedo descalificado Billye Jackson por algo en los guantes y por cambio de peso, pero de verdad era una maquinita de pelea urquidez, como aguantaba golpes y siempre iba adelante
I thought Benny won that fight. Also thought Billye was way too willing to clang heads. It almost looked intentional a few too many times. Great fight tho
On starsystemkickboxing.net/Pages/BennyUrquidez.aspx, under the urquidez v jackson fight, it reads that Jackson's management was only going to accept the fight if urquidez was prohibited from using his leg kicks and after the fight it was found that jackson wasnt using the correct gloves as specified by the promoter. No wonder urquidez looked so displeased
In August 1983 issue of Karate Illustrated magazine, Don The Dragon Wilson stated that in order to fight for the WKA in the US, the use of leg kicks could be negotiable between the contestants before signing to fight. The leg kicks were mandatory only if you wanted to fight in the Orient. Therefore, Jackson's camp's decision to fight without the leg kicks was totally acceptable according to the regulations of the WKA of those days.
Your argument doesn't make sense. Besides Urquidez's leg kicks were not that formidable weapons in those days. He was still in the developmental stage of the kicks in 1981.
If this fight has took place after 1980 ,Benny Urqidez was already out of shape drain of energy becose he has chose the holywood movies and women instead his warrior sportif type of life.after he has started his movies etc type of life he should have stop all his competitional fights.
In my opinion Benny lost this fight, BUT What makes Benny special, is his endurance, how much can he take, if there was a few rounds more, Benny would knocked him out.
Awesome referee!!! I love his relaxation and how he clean up the mess when both boxers are interlaced, with some knock on the arm or he removes himself the arm hooked. Also when he's lenning on the ropes. Incredible relaxation.
if would be good some information about the fight, when, where, it seems late 60s or early 70s to me....well, younger people need information like that, thanks
The only fightwhere I saw Sensei Bennie lose . What a stud ready to fight mentally at any time, in this one though looked a little flat compared to his normal day to day. Jackson's day , but Billie almost gave it away near the end . "Every dog has his day" . These guys were and are total badass'. period. Thanks for posting.🤘
Was a great fight. Rules matter. How many MMA fights do Leg Kicks matter now? Was even more of a difference Kickboxing in PKA and WKA. 1 was counting Kicks, the other was Chopping Legs. It's history. Anyone can Judge now. Benny lost the match. It wouldn't have taken away a Title Belt.
Billy jack Jackson was no joke that day he very aggressive his hands and feet all brutal Benny will always be the champion of the the fans like myself millions of others he is the greatest kick boxer ever
That is the most awesome fight I've seen From back in the day. And I was a student of Benny the jet. I've never seen this one but this guy Billy Jack is amazing both are Warriors with huge hearts Iron jaws. Was this A PKA fight I only saw one leg kick delivered from Benny
This fight was sanctioned by the WKA. In those days, the WKA didn't require its American fighters to fight with leg kicks for non-title bouts. They only allowed the use of it only if both parties agreed to.
well a lot of people wanted to see benny fight the thai fighters under true muay thai rules also not the modified kickboxing rules the presented the Thai fighters with right before the fight
Urquidez was a great fighter second to none, but Jackson got the best of him here, geez. Jackson fought smart, very aggressive, and stayed in Benny's face and crowded him. Benny was known for having a solid chin, but had he not taken the eight count it was possible that he could have gotten knocked out if Jackson had hit him with a couple of more of those full power shots before he fully recovered. Both fought a great fight.
DynVec I don’t know how it was shot, sorry. This video comes courtesy of Steve Armstrong, MMA referee & promoter largely responsible for bringing MMA to Texas.
Creo que ese día Benny estaba aplatanado. Daba patadas sin sentido (tipo exhibición), y con poca fuerza gastando así energía sin ton ni son. De todos modos Billye es una roca que sabía perfectamente a lo que iba. Haría falta la revancha para salir de dudas.
I grew up with Benny The Jet Urquidez. I knew his whole family. Six brothers all black belts and and black belt sister who could fight just like Benny.
6 Brothers? I remember only 5, including Benny. Unless you’re thinking of Sensei Blinky Rodriquez, Lilly’s husband?
Sensei’s: Arnold, Reuben, Smiley(Adam), Mando, Benny, and Lilly.
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Benny must have a jaw of steel ! Some of those shots were devastating and he still stood and kept fighting.
Both Warriors thats a fact.
Billye "Jack" Jackson retired from professional kickboxing with a 22-2 record. But he was also a dominant fighter on the tournament point karate tournaments.
Back when I was a teenager in the late 70's - early 80's I had the privilege of seeing him fight a few times. He was such a force o be reckoned with and everything that he threw (kicks and punches) had so much power. He was such a no mercy no non-sense fighter.
Do you think Billy or Benny won the fight? 🤔
one of the best fights I've ever seen, martial artists back in the day just seemed to be on a different level, both fighters were amazing.
Benny is a true sportsman, acknowledges a great technique when he's scored on and smiles and nods his head even compliments the fighter in the end.. watch his point tournament matches too, he's a human tornado with undaunted confidence
I have to disagree with this one as far as on a different level compared to the elite mma fighters of today and I was one of them fighting in the PKA as well as the WKA.
Of course, Benny and Billy would still be a world champ level today for sure but I am saying in general.
Still, even today they still don't understand elite cardio and you see glycogen drained out of the arms and the legs to keep the heart working properly. It really took being an endurance distance racing cyclist (100's of 100+ mile races road and mountain) many years after my fighting days to understand fully what Bruce Lee taught about cardio.
I stilled trained fighters for many years so I made them wear heart rate monitors and put them in the ring with me in light contact with no round bells just continuous to see what happened. They really had to feel what I have said above to really understand true cardio. We are talking like 20-30 min. at a time continuously. Then they had to understand that it also takes years to get truly incredible heart cardio to "go the distance."
Anyway, you can see the phenomenon of what I am talking about glycogen depletion in arms+legs in fighters of old as well as still fighters of today but in the elite UFC fighters it has gotten better over the last 30+ years.
@@geu6270 benny is a beast though you cant deny that, I think he could hold his own in a ufc environment easily, look at his record it's ridiculous. You are right though todays fighters are not without skill it's just rare to see someone fight at his level you still can see it every now and then in people like anderson silva but even then benny's record man but that may just be because today's fighters in general are more skilled so getting a win loss ratio like that is so much harder to accomplish now. Also I just like his fighting style of fighting on par with someone round after round to all of a sudden become super saiyan and just destroy his opponent.
Perdió urquidez??
Haha kickboxing matches sometimes had 10 to 12 rounds back then... 😅
What an awesome fight and what a hidden gem this is.
Great fight,but jackson punches great with both hands,he had too much arsenal for benny,but when it comes to heart you can't separate them.two true warriors am watching this in 2020,although it's in black and white its unmatched.those old warriors have something that cannot be duplicated or imitated.and that atmosphere wow
Two legendary fighters
What a honor to watch this old video..
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I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Benny is my All Time Hero. No big deal he lost this fight. Legends like Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson hav all lost a few fights. Benny & Billye wd ding dong, hurt each other badly if they fought again. They were on par with each other, each will hav their day if they fought again & again. Just like Ali & Frazier. Brutal.
Benny sucks. Doesn't live up to all the hype, mainly spewed out by Benny himself. Also a coward, He waited until Bruce Lee was 6 feet under and dead for 10- years to say he could have beaten him.
When it comes to technique, style insight, knowledge, heart, spirit, soul, The Jet is in a class of his own. Its called martial ARTS for a reason, look at Bennys evades, movement and timing, a true artist with heart and soul- Always smiling, humble and respectful. A lot of ufc fighters could have learned a lot from this man and his style. A true legend, right up there with Lee and Ali.
You can literally say the same (and more) for BILLYE JACKSON.
Let's not get ridiculous here...Ali is the GOAT, and Lee is in a class above EVERYONE else in terms of martial arts skills. Benny was good, but so was Billye Jackson. And in this fight, Billye was better.
@AlexanderNevermind888 Can you direct me to fight footage which puts Lee above everyone?
I had the privilege of seeing the fight life, Benny lost, end of story.Benny claimed the fight been promoted as an exhibition fight but I don't remember that being said. I am a HUGE fan of Benny, but he lost, it was a brutal fight, Billy was better, stronger and much more aggressive, and hurt Benny a couple of times, not to mention that damaging knock down, which was clean. That flurry that Benny threw at the end was good, but not good enough to get the decision. They should have fought again.
No, it was much more complicated. Read this: books.google.de/books?id=39sDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=billye+jackson+fight+record&source=bl&ots=WgP5T3xZlb&sig=ACfU3U0IyUAXAttCd8mp-4A9EBU_EaPq_Q&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilxZahiNfpAhVkQRUIHb-pCoEQ6AEwDXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=billye%20jackson%20fight%20record&f=false
Seems like Billye's gameplan was "sidekick haymaker haymaker haymaker clinch headbutt, rinse repeat." He definitely lost his composure starting in the second round, and from most of his other fights you can tell he is used to using his natural athleticism to bully opponents. That didn't happen here, and 2nd and 3rd rounds it's visible that's he's really swinging for the fences.
Absolutely, Benny lost at 100%, he has won just the first round. In fact there is lot of champs who don't accept lost. An other one is Peter "Sugar foot" Cunningham, this one lost his title at Paris, France against "King" Richard Sylla, 1986, and he has never recognize the decision. The worst of all is that on their story on internet, they rewrote the history other way. What a shame.
@@francois2599 Apparently you have no clue. It's Billye who won two rounds at best and was rescued by the end of the final round. Just look at the final moments and Billyes facial expression. Also, read the background story. The choice of rules was entirely to make it easier for Billye and harder for Benny.
@@nimarezai5052 You don't understand what I say. For me Benny won only one 1 round, that's all. He should just close his mouth because he lost this fight. Jackson was better, largely and it's shame that now on wikipedia you read no-contest for this fight.
Benny didn't want that smoke with Jackson & turned down the rematch. Jackson is one bad brotha.
He sure did turned it down!😂😂😂💯😂💯😂💯
@@pausetapemedia7942 😂😂😂😂
Strange....you can't find anything about Jackson anywhere. He must have fought other people.
@@lemankurtz8950 yes it's like he's been wiped from history. I tried to find where he is now but the searches came up empty
One of the best fights I have ever seen. Maybe Billy won due to the point system being used, but in the end, Benny broke Billy's Jack.
Billy won…
I saw so many flashes of the UFC this is so dope I hate that poeple like BIlleye arent recognized only by fighters and even then ....
Maaaaan FACTS
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I'm really glad u did... I can't tell u how happy it made me to find this... Thank you
This fight is so good it's like I'm watching a movie.
These fighters put current gen mma clowns to shame
What kind of drugs are you on? Any MMA fighter of today would mop the floor with Benny Hill. They'd just take his lame as down and that would be it. Probably a 5 to 10 second fight.
Incredible stamina from both these guys.
Excellent...amazing skills,,,spectator appeal off the chart
He reminds me a lot of Roberto Duran in his boxing style!!!
I believe it! He is an incredible fighter! glad to hear he got a belt. I have to admit I dont know much about him. Most of what I know I got from Steve Armstrong, MMA Referee, Judge, and Promoter. He had this video in his archives. I'm honored to bring it to light.
David Martin where is Jackson now?
Mr. Jackson does private lessons at Guy Mezgers place
Omega Doom dude was/is LEGIT 💯👍🏻
@@monitor4728 yes he was and remember this was only Mr. Jacksons like 12th fight he went on to have over 30+ can you imagine a rematch Billy said Benny declined
Omega Doom wow ....amazing 💯👍🏻
I didn't see Benny losing the fight. Jackson was super aggressive and threw a ton of power strikes and kicks, but he missed most of them. Benny wasn't as aggressive and didn't throw as many power shots, but he scored a lot more points.
Really? Benny has some good moments but he was beaten up. Jackson was stronger. Besides dropping Benny arguably twice, he stumbled him several times. It's obvious why a rematch never occurred.
@@chadtep7571 Think your just biased
@@RyanG0899 not biased enough to lie to myself.
Benny one 2 or 3 rounds at the most and never hurt Jackson. Jackson dropped him clean and hurt Benny several times. What fight were you watching? Watching with White eyes I see.
@@chadtep7571 Benny also actually lost his last fight against Tagami but it was his last fight and the referees don´t want him to lose that fight but Tagami was better. Keep in mind that Benny was 41 years old at the time while Tagami was 25.
Great fight!! I don't know how scoring was done back then, but I do know it's weighted heavily towards kicking and Billye didn't want low leg kicks in the fight which was not unusual in American Kickboxing matches, which is disappointing as a whole for American Kickboxing. Regardless, using common MMA scoring now a days it was a close fight. Benny won rds 1-2, 3 was a toss-up, Billye won 4-5, possible 10-8 in Rd 4 (Benny was rocked a couple of times, one being a "knockdown" because hand touched mat, I don't believe his actual butt did as alluded to by other commenters) and Benny won rds 6 and 7 and left Billye dazed. I don't know if this is true, but I read in the comments that Billye was fighting with smaller ounce gloves, if this was the case then the fight should be ruled a no-contest, it changes the whole fight dynamics & damage and should he have never been allowed as a sanctioned fight. I don't know why Benny would have turned down any future fights with Billye he seems game to fight anyone and he had Billye on the ropes in Rd 7 and was primed to be knocked out. With that said, I think the winner of the fight could have gone either way depending on scoring.
I trained with Jackson and I can tell you the claim about the gloves is HORSESHIT. Also as far as the rematch, Demetrius Havanas chased the Urquidez camp until he was tragically killed in summer 1981 and they wanted NO SMOKE!!
Urquidez perdió y supo que era un rival muy duro, por eso nunca quiso volver a pelear con Jackson, el resto de historia de los guantes y todo eso, ya son puras excusas para no dañar su récord.
Very high level masterful fighting. Both these men. Jackson is a masterful multi combination attack specialist. It is a testament to benny's durability, endurance and determination that he recovered from those initial attacks. Billy is extremely fast and unrelenting in his attacks. Benny always had an offence/defence answer. His evasive abilities are like a wild animal - amazing! If he cant take the opponent out immediately benny wears them down methodically. Great to watch him work. You could see by the last round billy was flagging. Another round and i suspect benny would have ground him to the floor. Lucky the bell went, he won on points only. It was very close in my opinion. Both excellent fighters. Impressive.
The fight was good but jackson took alot from his win by punching after the bell and break a couple of times, he made it a dirty fight to win
The great hero in the fight was the ref. He didn’t become a protagonist, let them fight, and,then, just moved their hands off when they held.
Definitely, there had been alot of irregularities like head boot, late punch throw, unethical throws. And surely Jackson was on fire but kept missing his punches target. Benny won this fight and I wonder if the judges are counting the close body punches of Benny those are huge upper throw. Lastly there are two moment of instance that the ref should have stop to count on Jackson. My humble submission anyway
These two are legendary they are both champion
Bro ur not gone believe this but I'm gonna tell u anyway... That's my grandpa... Billye "jack" Jackson ...Texas hall of famer.., and yea he is a beast... That man never stops workin, which is why he went on to get the belt that's sitting in his attic right now =]
Wow, what an amazing fight! Both great warriors.
Both these Masters cud be outstanding in today's Martial Arts scene,,,
I don't think Benny was feeling well that day 😉 Good sportsmanship and great Champion of Humbleness
Jackson hit him on the break every time. Looked like desperation and cheap shots. Almost worked. Still undefeated
Jackson beat his ass and so did Tagami you $%^& CLOWN!
An interesting bunch of comments on a historic fight by two great athletes. I would have to agree with those who think that Billy won, but my opinion is biased.
I was a student of his in the 1980’s and on my first day of training he knocked me out (literally) with a turn-heel-kick. I returned the next day with two black eyes, and worked out with him for two years. Billy is an excellent kickboxer and is generous with his knowledge.
Exhibition? I guarantee that if Benny was announced as the winner this fight would appear on his record
Wow... I attended this fight in West Palm Beach in 1980. One of the Jet's only losses ever but he later got the fight overturned due to some irregularities. Benny "The Jet" Urquidez a legend.
lol yeah 6 years later the WKA overturned it but the state of Florida didn't lol also for those reading Bennys brother Arnold was co creator and owner of the WKA
Yeah overturning a fight is a Pussy Move ...legend or not!
@@omegasquad868 it aint as easy as you misportray it here. These are the facts: books.google.de/books?id=39sDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=billye+jackson+fight+record&source=bl&ots=WgP5T3xZlb&sig=ACfU3U0IyUAXAttCd8mp-4A9EBU_EaPq_Q&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilxZahiNfpAhVkQRUIHb-pCoEQ6AEwDXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=billye%20jackson%20fight%20record&f=false
This was rather a set-up with one side, Jackson fully prepared to fight Urquidez, who was expecting another fighter. No to mention the change of several rules to Jacksons favor and the issue with the gloves. The bell rescued Jackson. One more round and he were K.O.
A master class in footwork and ring generalship.
Both great technical fighters & tuff as nails. That was a non stop war!
Now THAT is a fight! Super stuff from both gents.
Very evenly matched, both guys took hard shots from the other, both phenomenally conditioned.
This fight is epic, a slugfest Billy was a wrecking machine and Benny urquidez not prepared to give up. I respect both fighters
I like this fight, there's just a different atmosphere watching old fights.
This was later ruled a no-contest because Billie refused to fight at the last minute unless they agreed to not allow low kicks, Benny’s specialty. The crowd was already there and the promoter was going to get screwed so Benny reluctantly agreed. Benny was dominating him in be final round anyway. Benny was an excellent wrestler and judo practitioner with a great core and low center of gravity. He would have beaten Billie under regular kickboxing rules (and destroyed him in an MMA fight).
Not true at all billye was a black belt in judo and a great wrestler. Billye would have mauled him in mma fight.
@@brownsound545 Not true. Hypothetical. My bias would win. Applies to either side.
Benny fought his way up to an honest draw in my opinion. Easily the best kickboxing (in this type/ruleset) fight I've ever watched
Bullshit! Jackson dropped him TWICE even if the ref didn't credit it the judges DID!
I like this style of fighting versus MMA.
Yes!! 🙌🏻
Old school kickboxing with a lion heart we rarely come across nowadays, those good old days when we all did traditional karate first then transitionned to full contact... Benny was a legend, as invicible as he was, this time I also give the fight to Billye Jackson,
A rare thing to see Benny in reverse gear for much of the fight. Great slugfest!
Two tough kick ass dudes ,but somebody had to loose.
If both fighters continuously go toe to toe all of the rounds with both not getting knocked down or knocked out... .. . It's basically a draw. Sure looked like he didn't like the,"jet"after the scorecard was read walking right by him with some animosity. It's because he couldn't knock him out that's why.
Cleanest fight, both martial exponent were good n ethical. Nice clean model for good image of sports. Tks 4 video.
Two legends👍
Wow this is one of the best fights I have ever seen.
Rhome Hefton good
Best fight I have ever seen... Much Respect to both... Billye Jackson pound per pound best I have ever seen
THANKS FROM BRASIL!!! WEALS ON MEALS!!!❤❤❤❤❤
Wow, just wow. That fight could have gone either way so easily.
Qué buen combate, extraordinario estado físico. Buen boxeador Jackson, casi lo tuvo a los 9'50.
That was amazing. They were incredible. I'm amazed to see a match of this level from this era.
В этом бою Бени Уркидес часто использовал мидл кик, которые приходились в локоть и плечо противника, забыв про лоу кик по бедру и голени которые могли принести больше пользы.
If that wasn’t “Fight of thenYear”, I’d like to see what was!
Su única pelea perdida por puntos. Urquidez el mejor. 👊🏻
de hecho perdio por puntos contra el tailandes Prayout Sittiboonlert que a punta de agarre y rodillazos lo tenia loco, al punto que debio derribarlo como si de judo se tratara en par de oportunidades porque esos rodillazos eran a muerte, y esta pelea luego segun lei quedo descalificado Billye Jackson por algo en los guantes y por cambio de peso, pero de verdad era una maquinita de pelea urquidez, como aguantaba golpes y siempre iba adelante
I thought Benny won that fight. Also thought Billye was way too willing to clang heads. It almost looked intentional a few too many times. Great fight tho
On starsystemkickboxing.net/Pages/BennyUrquidez.aspx, under the urquidez v jackson fight, it reads that Jackson's management was only going to accept the fight if urquidez was prohibited from using his leg kicks and after the fight it was found that jackson wasnt using the correct gloves as specified by the promoter. No wonder urquidez looked so displeased
yes of course it said that after the loss
In August 1983 issue of Karate Illustrated magazine, Don The Dragon Wilson stated that in order to fight for the WKA in the US, the use of leg kicks could be negotiable between the contestants before signing to fight. The leg kicks were mandatory only if you wanted to fight in the Orient. Therefore, Jackson's camp's decision to fight without the leg kicks was totally acceptable according to the regulations of the WKA of those days.
Your argument doesn't make sense. Besides Urquidez's leg kicks were not that formidable weapons in those days. He was still in the developmental stage of the kicks in 1981.
That's BULLSHIT and the reason Benny looked "Displeased" is because he LOST DAT 0. LMAO!
If this fight has took place after 1980 ,Benny Urqidez was already out of shape drain of energy becose he has chose the holywood movies and women instead his warrior sportif type of life.after he has started his movies etc type of life he should have stop all his competitional fights.
Hi. Please post Benny Ortiz v Thomas McCaffrey. Martial arts match
I’m sorry, I don’t have any other fights.
Thank you
Great fight on both mens account.. Can't take anything from either of them. Wish all fights were like this.
Billy was a killer . One of the best ever
I hope you enjoyed the vid!
The head kick at 7:21
In my opinion Benny lost this fight, BUT What makes Benny special, is his endurance, how much can he take, if there was a few rounds more, Benny would knocked him out.
There’s controversy also about a match that he had with a Thai Boxer too!? I don’t know the full details?
Awesome referee!!! I love his relaxation and how he clean up the mess when both boxers are interlaced, with some knock on the arm or he removes himself the arm hooked. Also when he's lenning on the ropes. Incredible relaxation.
if would be good some information about the fight, when, where, it seems late 60s or early 70s to me....well, younger people need information like that, thanks
This was 1980. I know, I was there.
Wow..warriors..both winners what a fight!
5:31 "COME ON, J.... Do it, baby!" 6:13 "Lean to the side, baby!" 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲
Close but at the most a tie, if not Benny the winner. That last round showed Jackson was out of gas.
Bennys one loss was to howard Jackson, i thought it was billy it's not
@@usmarinesgt108 no sir he KO Howard and lost to a Thai and to Billy Jackson
great fight congratulation both
I had Benny winning rounds 1,2,6& clinched 7 with the flurry at the end. Billy rounds 3,4 ten eight round and 5 . I had a draw
Como se llama la música de fondo al comienzo del video?
Isto sim...e um combate limpo e com honra ..vense o melhor. ..grande benny. ..sem desfazer do bom aniversário que estava sem duvidas a altura ...
Two Legends!! Oss
Que peleón ejemplo de todo respeto y dejaron todo en el ring aplausos a ambos y sobre todo a Jackson había que ganarle a ese muñeco .
Question his billye Jackson still around I’m piss I’ve saw this brotha until a year ago and I’m a fight nerd
Benny is one of the greatest fighters ever - but he did lose this fight to Billye Jackson.
Awesome karate action! Good fight.
The only fightwhere I saw Sensei Bennie lose . What a stud ready to fight mentally at any time, in this one though looked a little flat compared to his normal day to day. Jackson's day , but Billie almost gave it away near the end . "Every dog has his day" .
These guys were and are total badass'. period. Thanks for posting.🤘
Glad you enjoyed it! It was an honor to bring this fight to light. Courtesy of Steve Armstrong, first in Texas MMA Promoter
Seriously? Tagami absolutely SMASHED his ass. You "JetHeads" are DELUSIONAL
Ya lo tenía en el ultimo asalto, cuanndo sonó la campana.
Oh boy one of the best Fighter Benny👍
Was a great fight. Rules matter. How many MMA fights do Leg Kicks matter now? Was even more of a difference Kickboxing in PKA and WKA. 1 was counting Kicks, the other was Chopping Legs. It's history. Anyone can Judge now.
Benny lost the match. It wouldn't have taken away a Title Belt.
Awesome.
Billy jack Jackson was no joke that day he very aggressive his hands and feet all brutal Benny will always be the champion of the the fans like myself millions of others he is the greatest kick boxer ever
Great fight ! Young & new kick boxers can learn a lot from this battle. PS. Though I thought that Benny had been unbeatable in his career ( ?!? )
That is the most awesome fight I've seen From back in the day. And I was a student of Benny the jet. I've never seen this one but this guy Billy Jack is amazing both are Warriors with huge hearts Iron jaws. Was this A PKA fight I only saw one leg kick delivered from Benny
This fight was sanctioned by the WKA. In those days, the WKA didn't require its American fighters to fight with leg kicks for non-title bouts. They only allowed the use of it only if both parties agreed to.
Смотрю на эти бои с любовью. Это время красивый боев прошло. Как на патцанской драке все по понятиям=))с уважением к тому времени
I would have liked to see what the outcome would have been with Benny using his usual leg kicks.
He was not aloud to use leg kicks in this fight.
well a lot of people wanted to see benny fight the thai fighters under true muay thai rules also not the modified kickboxing rules the presented the Thai fighters with right before the fight
@dano and you hate the truth
Urquidez was a great fighter second to none, but Jackson got the best of him here, geez. Jackson fought smart, very aggressive, and stayed in Benny's face and crowded him. Benny was known for having a solid chin, but had he not taken the eight count it was possible that he could have gotten knocked out if Jackson had hit him with a couple of more of those full power shots before he fully recovered. Both fought a great fight.
The jet lost. Yes he probably won the last round but in my book cannot himself undefeated. Still love the guy though!
Absolutely spot on.
@Fred Virtuoso I think it was because of the dirty fighting Jackson employed
@@nazgulbarakas5767 has nothing to do with Benny getting his ass whooped Benny is no saint either
I didn't know that benny lost, I think the knock down won it for Jackson in a close fight
was the zoom lens made out of cheap plastic? or did the guy notice there was a focus ring?
DynVec I don’t know how it was shot, sorry. This video comes courtesy of Steve Armstrong, MMA referee & promoter largely responsible for bringing MMA to Texas.
David Martin Thanks
I really don't get how people can say Benny won... Who got knocked down and who didn't? Other than that fact the fight would have been even.
Creo que ese día Benny estaba aplatanado. Daba patadas sin sentido (tipo exhibición), y con poca fuerza gastando así energía sin ton ni son.
De todos modos Billye es una roca que sabía perfectamente a lo que iba.
Haría falta la revancha para salir de dudas.
The best ☝🏾👍🏽👊🏿
Que peleón !!! Nunca la había visto ...jojo eso era Full Contact y no macana !!! 👊💪💪💪
This event was on 70's?
alexandre ricarte I’m not sure when exactly