The Toughest Street Fighter of All. Haku/Meng/Tonga.
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- Tonga Fifita, otherwise known as Haku, Meng and King Tonga, is known as one of the Toughest, most dangerous Street Fighters alive.
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Warm, friendly, kind, just don’t get on his bad side. Describes every Polynesian I’ve ever known.
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@mattlegg1976 the toughest guys rarely act tough. They're the most dangerous
@@Surfer041 That's exactly it. A person who knows they're strong from experience doesn't need to broadcast it to the world, because they don't need other people to validate them. They *know* they're tough.
People who need to act tough, deep down, are afraid they're not
Tonga reminds me of a huge Samoan I worked doors with in some of the busiest and toughest clubs in STL. This guy was easily 400+lbs and he would sit just inside the doors out of view. If fellas really gave us a hard time or tried to rush the clubs doors, we'd knock on the glass and this monster would stand in the door and just start chucking people out into the street. On the flip side he was super gentle and genuinely loved his friends. I think this mentality is just natural for the Samoan folks. Gentle and very caring until provoked.
I think you're right. Lovely natured people, until provoked.
I like that, lol 👊🥊
They are like the human manifestation or personification of bulls/cows. Big, powerful, and generally placid and gentle until provoked and start seeing red.
My late father actually attended the same high school as Haku back in Tongatapu. I remember my father telling me he was very tough, even back then. My father was really surprised & excited to see him on tv wrestling back in the wcw days. Now my son loves watching his classic matches that I watched as a kid with my old man 😇 #ofalahiatutonga
His sons are wrestling now, Tama Tonga, and Tanga Loa, are part of the bloodline witn Solo Sikoa
I do believe Haku is what he appears to be in and out of the ring. A tough fighter in all aspects of the fight game..
Hi Matt, Another great video about Tonga. I worked in Security with a Guy from Samoa, 6ft 5" 22st Gentle Giant, 1st time I met him he picked me up and put me on his shoulder and I was 18st 😂 incredibly strong, incredibly nice guy, and we became incredibly good friends. The Polynesian people are a very gentle race ❤ but all have Warrior Blood in Battle.
Brilliant, lol
Very nice people, but like you say tough AF 🥊👊
Incredible
They are very gentle at heart but in terms of toughness globally, they're not the most ferocious at all but can fight when needed
@@Foralluhaterz "Toughness globally" - what a strange (and seemingly envious) comment.
There are only around 2.5 Million Polynesians in total (men/women/children) on the planet.
When you look at their abilities in contact sports (vs far bigger populations of other ethnicities) there's no doubting they're absolutely tough AF.... only an idiot would pretend otherwise.
yeah right
The stories that are told by multiple people about Haku/Meng/Tonga are unbelievable, yet everyone says the same thing about him. Polynesian people are next level big and tough, but he sounds like he was exceptional even for a Polynesian. Monster of a man
Yeah everyone says the same thing about him.
Definitely true 👍👊🥊
Yeah, Barbarian is a Tongan as well, and he says Haku was a cut above. Rikishi also (and also another man no-one wanted to mess with.)
Polynesians are typically very big and strong people but also very friendly and kind hearted at the same time. The kinds of people who will go out of their way to help people but they also aren't the ones you would wanna mess with. If a Tongan/Samoan/Fijian/etc are trying to de escalate a situation over and over again, and keep giving you outs, than it's best to not push them any further because it's very likely going to end up bad, and not for the Polynesian. I wanna meet more of my Tongan family and possibly go out to the Islands they currently inhabit (Fiji last I heard). I'm 1/8 Tongan and have no clue about that side of my family. I can't vouch for this, as I don't have any proof or knowledge on the subject, but supposedly I come from Royalty out there and would be treated well if we (me and my mom) went out there. I don't know if it's true or not so I'm not gunna try to act like it means anything. I dont know if the culture is one of those types of cultures that has many royal people and every other dude in a prince or not.
@@slayerfan209 You're of royal blood? Nice. What Tongan last name does your Tongan ancestor have? (If you know)
Haku once chewed up a bowling ball and spit out 300 rounds of .50 caliber bullets. Just enough to take out last platoon of nazis and that's how we won WW2? Just ask Larry Zbyszko and Dory Funk Jr. We were all in the same unit. I saw it, i was there!
I’m so glad you did a video on Haku/Meng, Matt. There are countless interviews on here from various wrestlers saying how crazy tough this man is (I’ve probably seen most of them lol) and I have no doubt the stories are legit. You take an island boy and teach him some fighting skills, you’ve got a bloody hand-full 😂
Exactly 🤣 I've watched all the interviews, he's respected by all.
The real deal without a doubt 🥊👊
My friend is a 6 foot 5 inch, 350 pound Tongan named Tui. He is the head of street security for the K road area in Auckland, which is the bar and nightclub district and full of scary Polynesian meth heads, but even they know not to fuck with the Mata. He's the sweetest guy around, he really is, and wherever he goes, everything remains quiet..
Wow! Sounds impressive.
Thank you for the message.
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Haku was one of my faves way back, he and Andre as the Colossal Connection. Haku started out as a rugby player and then went to Japan; learned Sumo, learned catch wrestling and striking martial arts. The Barbarian was a fellow Tongan (a person with also exceptionally thick bones/joints) and known as one of the strongest wrestlers back in the day, and he says that Haku was stronger, his strength was just supreme. Haku had great mobility too, not even just for a 21 stone man, but full stop, if you hear stories of his kicks and flexibility. The total package.
That's right. Barbarian was another super tough wrestler.
Haku was amazing really 🥊👊
Jeez, just look at that kick to Andre's face! You just don't see guys of that stature being that flexible.
In the video he delivers it so fast as well. Combine all that strength and skill with a no holds barred mindset, and you've got one of the baddest men on the planet. Would love to shake his hand, an honest to god living legend!
Yeah. The Colossal Connection. I remember them .
Aye. I was surprised to see how flexible he was for a big guy. I didn't know The Rock came from such a wrestling family
As usual, I really enjoyed this episode. Over and over I hear about these great fighters and back in the day I attended a couple of Gary Spiers seminars in Liverpool, and nearly all of them come across as gentlemen, the opposite of bullys unless you are silly enough to push them too far! Thanks again Mr Legg and I will continue to watch, support, and recommend your channel!
Thank you Steve.
I agree, the real hard men, don't throw their weight around, and are confident in themselves, without bullying.
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@mattlegg1976 Yeah mate I have just subscribed keep the good content coming!
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Thank you 👊🥊
I think Brock lesner can take him . Though . The guys an Aryan warrior .
@@mattlegg1976 Quite! As a young man in my mid-teens, I was always fighting until I started learning martial arts, pretty soon after starting training I stopped fighting in the street.I analyzed this and came to the conclusion that previously I was not confident in myself and was constantly trying to prove my "Manhood", childish really but after I started training I realised how much I could get hurt or how much I could hurt someone else. My confidence in myself grew, and my first instructor made a point of teaching that a major reason to learn martial arts was to become a better member of society. I am now 70 years old, still training a bit and in the 50 years since starting training, I have only fought outside the ring twice, both acting in self-defense and both ending very quickly! 😀
I worked out alongside Haku in 2019. One of the nicest gentleman you’d ever come across.
Lived beside him and his young son in Woodbridge New Jersey mid 80s. Very quiet, very to himself laying pool side in the complex as we kids played in the water, Pedro Morales Jr (RIP) and couple of other wrestlers kids, in the complex. He was a gentleman giant regardless of this tough guy reputation (which we didn't know about back then as kids). A good man, never seen a hint of anger out of him ever.
Great to hear that. Thank you 🥊👊
Sewaren, NJ. My hometown until 1979.
THANK YOU, MATT FOR THE CONTENT. 7 OR 8 YRS. OLD WATCHING TONGA WRESTLE ON TV AS YOUNG BOY.
Another great video, mate. I had no idea that this dude was so tough. This is why i love your channel Matt, you do all your research and give us some great videos about people we would have never really known too much about. I remember him as a wrestler, but the WWE never promoted him much , he was always a gatekeeper for the big names like a hogan, Machoman savage etc... some of those story's you mentioned were crazy lol.
Thank you. Thats right, he was .
Check out what the other wrestlers said about him on TH-cam, it's amazing, lol. 🥊
Watching wrestling back when I was a kid I was so impressed with how he could throw this picture perfect thrust kick (sorry if thats the wrong term) with perfect balance and form despite his size, clearly an extraordinarily talented athlete, came along 30 years too early with respect to MMA but I'm sure he did well for himself from his wrestling career in any case.
He was really athletic, especially for 20 stone plus 👍🥊
Haku had a Bar Fight in Puerto Rico in 1988 this incident was published on the press.
Mr. Tonga actually was one of my favorite wrestlers. Unfortunately never met him, but always wanted to. Having known a few Samoans in my youth. Meeting him would've been a treasured memory. Last thing I would ever think of would be to disrespect him nor anyone like him.
Ah ok, nice one.
Yeah I'd love to meet him also 👊🥊
I think he would have gone through all the guys you mentioned like a dose of salt brilliant channel love the videos keep safe mate
Amazing stories. Just looking at him I never thought he'd be that tough. Brock, Goldberg and Ultimate Warrior look tough but this guy sounds like the real deal from people who have no reason to lie.
That's right. They all say it aswell 👍🥊
Brock is way more than just looking tough, he became UFC Heavyweight Champ after a year or two of training. No one else has ever done that.
If Andre the Giant does not want to get into a real brawl with the guy he is legit the badest badass. What I would like to see is there prime the amount of beer that Andre and he would be able to drink in a get together, that would be astonishing
Well said 👊🥊
I met him when he was in world class championship wrestling. My dad was an usher, and he was so nice to us kids
Ah nice one. Thank you 🥊👊
What a amazing video Haku was my favorite wrestler
Thank you very much 🥊👊
Ric flair in Joe rogan's podcast once said that, Haku was so strong, that one time when he (Ric Flair) was at a bar with him, Haku got into an argument with a stranger and that argument went so bad that it turned into a bar fight but Haku's strength was so mesmerising that he just grabbed that man's throat with one hand and choked that man unconscious while he was standing.
That's right.
So many wrestlers are in awe of him.
He's definitely a legend 👊🥊👍
Kevin Nash said where do you hurt Meng. Why would anyone pick a fight with a man of that size is beyond me.
That's right. I think most of the wrestlers agreed 🥊👍👊
I just discovered your channel recently and must say I am really enjoying your videos.
Thank you.
WOW!
Crazy. It be interesting to see him & Lenny McLean fight each Uvva back n the day. Or Roy Shaw
It would. But i'd pick Tonga to win definitely 🥊👊
I used to watch him when I was growing up as kid. One of my favorite.
Thank you 🥊
Fefe Hake…
Holo pe tu'u he ko e ngalu e fasi!!! As wee say where I’m from: Tonga one Stiff N!@@A😎 Ofa’ Atu my Tongan Loved Ones and All the world… Thank You Brutha for putting this Out There😎😎😎👍🏽
Thank you very much for the message. Really good to hear from you 🥊💪
I'm married to a Tongan. Let me tell you, these people can be your absolute best friends or the worst nightmare you will encounter upon this Earth. They are a different breed for sure.
Awesome video Matt. Loved it!
Thank you very much 🥊👍
WOW... I remember watching him😎
He was brilliant 🥊👍
Those who know their own strength are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. Example: Strongman. From Kaz to Tom Stoltman, almost all of them (coughmariuszcough) are/were super nice and courteous.
Also. Don Frye scares me. And he said that Tonga is a scary human being? Yikes.
Well said 👍🥊
This dude is like the real like Maui from Moana. A god damn demi god! What a legend!
This is a straight up street fighter /King of fighters caracter...😂😮
🤣🥊👊 He is, lol
Aloha bradda. That was very respectfully and touching piece. God bless u
I appreciate that. Thank you.
I remember Kimo from the UFC.
He put Gracie out of action 👊🥊
He is my favorite wrestlers ever! Used Meng as my alias out of sheer respect for his fighting style.
crayzie storys really enjoyed it :)
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 🥊
I remember second guessing myself becoming a wrestler watching King Tonga in the AWA. Holy sh!t!
I wish Razor Ramon would have had a promo against Meng.
"Hey Meng!" Take a look at the Bad Guy!
Razor called Meng to many opponents, except for Meng himself.
Andre only feared one thing in his life, Haku!
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Him biting someone's nose off for being harassed by buttholes does not surprise me.
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I can’t imagine how strong a person can get after lifting those huge men up in the air for years
I wouldn't say he's the toughest, but rather he exemplifies brutality. The finishing announcer of Mortal Kombat would even shutter uttering the word, "brutality" after watching a Tonga finish.
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When I was at uni during biology class back in the day. My study buddy who is Tongan is a great big gentle guy. One of the teachers staff a lab hand who was French made nasty unpleasant remarks about him for who he is. He got so amped up with rage then one big punch to his face. The nasty French man flew nearly in mid air about 4 or 5 meters across the other side of the lab. The French man was big like 6 foot 2. I have never seen anything like this before I was shocked. After the Uni's investigation the French man had his last warning for being nasty to my friend and others. My friend was very lucky that he did not get kicked out of uni due to the French mans injuries and me as a witness on what happened.
4:39 The funnset part of the Rock's story is that soy man Kimmel laughing at a guys nose being bitten off. Of course because Kimmel has seen his share of bar fights...
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Every country in the world has a couple of such men, who knows in which corner of the world some monster is hiding without us even knowing. It's stupid when I hear about mma fighters or boxers that they say the most badass man on the planet.🤔
When i wwas a kid I would go see him wrestle at Corpus Christi TX. At memorial colsiem . He was great coming out with his high side kicks and hand spear to troat. He was wild to see in action
My greatest nightmare is my pregnant girlfriend introducing me to her dad Haku.
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It's funny how dwayne says it's his uncle 😂😂 I thought the guy was Samoan
Lol, yeah i think he lived with the family for a while, but not related, you're right 🥊
True old school hard man... Respect.
Great video thanks and just subscribed yeah Tonga was a legend and still is
Thank you very much 🥊👊
Brock Lesnar fights to win and dominate competitions.
Haku fights to kill or dismember and for survival.
That's pretty much spot on 👊🥊
I love the channel brother, ive heard these stories , about tonga before.
I appreciate your message. Thank you 🥊👊
I loved watching him. He seemed like a nice person too. But one you will not mess with
100% 👍🥊👊
I feel bad that his reputation attracted troublemakers.
I don’t think he wanted to be known for hurting people.
I totally agree with you there 🥊👊👍
Back in 2005 i was bodybuilding in leicester...matt grewcock ex tigers rugby player was p.t. for some young guys from where tonga is from....they are naturally gifted with crazy strenght..they were throwing heavt weights around for fun👍🙏
Don Frye called him a scary human being nuff said.
Don Frye is the manliest man in the world and one of the toughest guys ever and he scared of Haku lol
Even The Steiner Brothers never messed with him. He was respected. Legit.
100% he really was 👍🥊
I’m Samoan from nz and I can confirm a lot of Tongans are crazy tough 😂 they live life like they get a extra life 💀 much respect to the tokos
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Amen to that many fights against and with the tokos. Much love to tokousos
Coming from a Samoan that holds serious weight
LoL...the USOs n Tokos just built for physical confrontation, Talo, Banana n Coconut Cream is our steroids...
In every poly culture you will find some big scary monsters, just always seems to be extras in the Tongan pool
I'm a (retired) Pro Wrstler from Australia. Even we heard Tonga stories coming up. He's legendary...
Brilliant. Thank you very much 🥊
Met him personally in Puerto Rico.If you look at him from the side his chest looked like he had a gun safe in between his arms...smashed 2 guys in a bar fight here and when the cops came he got into it with them too,six cops wound up in the hospital and he landed up in jail...guy was a beast when provoked but one of the sweetest dudes i have ever met.
Wow!
Thank you for the message.
I heard he's not allowed back to Peurto Rico .
That explains it 👍🥊
Thats a known story everyone knows. Sure ya knew him . We are all drummers.
@@RICHIE_RICH89 great comment....very worthy of everyone's time....
Still will get beat by Lesnar in 10 seconds
@@blakkboiownedbytate No way. Lesnar proved in the UFC he didnt like getting hit in the head, Haku on the other hand, being hit just made him more violent. Lesnar is a pussy cat in comparison
I worked with a massive Tongan guy on the door of a nightclub I was half his size but people always picked him. I believe that most guys take kindness calmness for weakness. Good times watching him light em up like a machine gun.
Yeah silly people do make that mistake.
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@@mattlegg1976 crazy how the nice quiet fellas have that light switch
Some guys see the bigger ones as a threat to their own masculinity. They want to prove something etc.
I could never figure out why some idiots want to pick on big and nice men. Must be an insecurity issue, and they want to prove themselves. It's stupid, if you ask me.
Yes that’s exactly what it is! They want to test their courage with Polynesians until they wake up in a hospital bed the next morning 😂
If Andre the giant thinks he's dangerous .then he is dangerous.
Definitely 🥊👊
Another man Andre backed down from was Bad News Brown another absolute badass
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I heard that. On a bus I think? 🥊
@@mattlegg1976 On a bus in the mid-80's. There's nuance in this story though. André said a racist word, Bad News took offence and demanded the bus stop. Some thought Bad News might have a knife, some thought a gun; André refused to get off. The bus started back up, but Bad News stewed on it. At the hotel later he confronted André. André apologised and knew he was in the wrong, and the situation was sorted out, there was no more heat. Now, André might have been wary of Bad News at this point, or he may have known he was wrong, full stop and not wanted to defend himself from a bad position. But this was the 80's and André was physically close to being finished (walking was difficult), he had constant/chronic joint pain, just from sitting which is why he self-medicated with wine every day. Bad News himself had bad knees at this point. So both parties not exactly prime; even so, I think it was around this time that Blackjack Mulligan tried to test André (on a Japanese trip) in a less heated but still very physical confrontation in a fight, and was tossed around fairly easily from eye-witnesses accounts: a 22 stone man, 6'6" or so.
Haku is easily top 10 most underated wrestlers of all time. His size ,speed , athleticism and skills inside the ring were phenomenal. They definitely dont make them like that anymore. Todays wrestlers really suck compared to the golden era
Unfortunately, none of those attributes mattered back then. The 2 most famous wrestlers back then were Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant.
One of Huku's greatest attributes was his personality. Just a loving man who wanted to feed his family. He never once abused his reputation in the locker room to bully or advance himself as other wrestlers did. He helped put quite a few wrestlers "over" when he could have easily said no. He's a true class act.
100% I was worried about Copyright, so I left a lot of clips out, but everyone says he's the nicest guy 🥊👊👍
Ripping off people's ears, pulling out their eyeballs and smashing them, eating their noses straight off their faces, biting off their tongues, ripping out their teeth with his bare hands, but he's a real gentle, nice, class act of a guy. Totally trust leaving him around your wife and kids, so long as she doesn't give attitude and the kids don't get his temper flaring 😂
Sounds like he was a bully. I doubt a man that powerful needs to rip ears and eyes out when fighting drunk idiots. Not that their behaviour was ok but it sounds like he enjoyed hurting people which is not an admirable trait.
The baddest, deadliest and most caring man ever! Respect Tonga hope you live out your years peacefully! You should've been champion
That's a great description 👌🏾
I think Tonga rips the stuffing out of everyone else on your lists.
These aren't normal men who have spoken so admirably of his fighting abilities, these are chemically enhanced giants who are singing his praises.
This man is a legend.
I agree 🥊👍
I'm glad this video touches on Tonga's kindness. In Bret Hart's book, he tells how Tonga took him under his wing and looked out for him in his early days in the business. He was in awe of how strong and tough Tonga was but, he was kind in equal measure.
Thank you. I wish I'd included more stories about his kindness to be honest.
That was nice with Brett Hart 🥊👊👍
Great book
And Bret Hart doesn't have many nice things to say about anybody
@Opheggie54 Bret doesn't even say a lot of nice things about even himself!!! He's pretty candid about the bad things he did in his life. The only one he really seems to talk totally positively about is his brother, Owen.
@@Marvellous132He loved Andre, he loved Haku, loved Hennig and loads more. People think Bret hates everyone because he calls out a lot of people. If we were there and honest, we'd call out most of them too I bet.
I played rugby union as a fly half weighing in at 100kgs and 6' 3" in Melbourne, Australia against a whole team of Tongans. Hahaha, they were, to a man, like blocks of fast moving concrete reinforced with loads of steel rebar. So so strong. I'd come from a rugby league background which helped me a lot with being able to absorb their hits and with my tackling (which was always around the ankles as they were so solid and I wanted to survive the match.) Qudos to all Tongans. Lovely off the field after the game. Shared a cuppa and a cake, prepared by Tongan women associated with the players. But on the field, ferocious, strong, fast and solid. Great story Matt! Tim
🤣🤣Wow! That's brilliant, lol
Lovely people, but tough when necessary 🥊👊
@@mattlegg1976 Cheers Matt. 👍🏻
Reminds me how Jonah Lomu changed rugby union with his sheer physicality. Sub 11 seconds for the 100 meters; 6 ft 5 inches and 18 plus stones. Loads of footage of him ploughing through international teams and going over the try line with 3 guys clinging on to him. All this while suffering a kidney condition that eventually killed him way too young. He probably never took the field 100% fit but is still an icon.
Excellent video, thanks Matt.
@@richarddiver1562 Jonah was magnificent. Terrible shame to lose him that way or any other way. Thank you for sharing mate.
Those tongans/samoans are so naturally strong and I think their bone density is like twice that of the normal person.
Super tough 👍👊🥊
True my moms pure Hawaiian and her jaw is something else her forearms are built. Legs to. Love being polynesian. 🤙🏾
Yeh it’s crazy genetics. Played rugby league against them in Sydney my whole life, some can’t be knocked out think mark hunt or David tua . Very big boys but with speed and athleticism. You don’t want to have a stink with blokes like that. Generally very lovely people with a sharing family culture.
I actually know a lot about this guy. He (and another monster pro wrestler called The Barbarian) were sent to Japan by the King of Tonga to become sumo. Of course, they were teenagers and about 140lbs, so they fattened an bulked em up, and they earned black belts in three different disciplines. Hakus thing wasnt just strength or fighting ability, but he would bite off noses, or ears, and gouge out eyes. One cop was quoted as saying 'Im 275lbs and he threw me across the bar like a ragdoll'. Haku was 310lbs in his prime and could do a helicopter kick like Van Damme. Dangerous man.
That's spot on.
There are so many stories, lol
He's gotta be the top on the streets 👊🥊
@@mattlegg1976 There are,..like the rookie cop in Atlanta. All the older cops knew Haku and knew to not put hands on him, bc eventually he'd calm down, and his back was so wide you could not cuff him in the back..but one rookie wanted to try to manhandle him and cuff him. Haku threw him over his car, breaking his collarbone, then picked up the cuffs, cuffed himself in the front and sat down in the back of the car. He would always beg people not to mess with him, he'd say 'please brudda, its all love. I dont want no trouble", but ppl took that as weakness and learned the hard way.
The Warlord also said that while Meng's reputation as the toughest guy was safe, he'd place the Barbarian right behind him. And he's actually a really nice guy like Meng as well. Those island guys are just built different.
Which disciplines?
@@Halbared Jui-jitsu, judo and tae kwon do.
Imagine having an Uncle like Tonga! What a handful.
The crazy thing is, the Islands of Tonga, Fiji and Samoa are full of Men like him. You’ve only got to look at their Rugby Teams to see that.
Great video Matt, you are doing some awesome stuff at the moment.
That's true. Thank you very much 👊🥊
Those Fijians. All look like they're made from iron! The real deal........
The skinniest man overthere weight like 240 pounds
@@oscaralegre3683 🤣👊🥊
I imagine just being as strong as he is
You would have to be drunk or on drugs to not leave this man alone when asked. What a pure powerhouse he must have been .
Exactly 🥊👊
@@mattlegg1976 Very informative as usual Matt.
Mark “the super Samoan” Hunt is another street brawler turned MMA fighter. Polynesians are tough guys.
And Ray "Sugarfoot" Sefo
He's tough AF aswell. I like Mark Hunt 🥊👊
SBW was silly enough to want to fight him , didn't end well for Billy .
Mark (allegedly) had an entire security company trying to contain him the night before his fight in Melbourne a few years back. A cop was able to negotiate a truce between them, but he was apparently just knocking guys out left, right and centre and they were running out of guys to call up, with some seriously heavy dudes on the way. This crew weren't lightweights and it's no mark on them, excuse the pun, as a fight ready walk-off knockout artist must be a terrifying thing to try and contain. Full credit to anyone who stepped to him, as they'd have known their fate was all but sealed.
I think David Tua should be considered in this group lol
I've been all over the world, and to this day, I have never met a "weak" person from the Pacific Islands. I honestly don't know what it is, I was in the Marines with probably the only skinny guy from Samoa and for a short skinny kid, he was an absolute monster if you ever crossed him. For the life of me I can't imagine sitting in a bar, seeing Haiku walk in, and me say I'm going to start something with that guy! Rikishi was probably marketed as the most "fun loving" of that dynasty and you can watch his matches and honesty see he could seriously hurt anyone around him at any given time!
🤣🤣 Good message, thank you 🥊👊
Excellent video Matt & shoutout from Australia.
The islanders are some of the kindest & quietest people until you take it that one step too far.
Keep up the great work!!!
Thank you very much. They really are 👍🥊
Hulk hogan says he is the hardest man he ever met. Total crazy.
I think everyone says the same👍🥊
@@mattlegg1976 should do one on tex cobb he had a crazy life.
More then happy and proud and honored to be a part of this bloodline ❤aiga 4E ….. we are this way by nature caring ppl to the fullest and only when pushed is it a bad idea for others . We are all born as ikaika warriors designed to love big heartedly but designed to destroy those who choose to be an enemy . 🤙🏽🤙🏽 alofa my aiga .
Nicely said....
For those who dont know how Pacific islanders fight watch David Tua and imagine him without gloves , or even the 1990s movie" Once were warrior's " the lead character portrays their fierce mentality when they go off the handle
I got an uncle that was like a real life Jake the muss back in the day, real chill guy until someone fucked with him. I heard a story about him when he was in prison putting a massive gang member from the most notorious gang in nz in icu all because he stole his apple
Thank you for covering this legend, Matt. You did a fantastic job!
Thank you for the message 👊👍🥊
@@mattlegg1976 My pleasure brother! Keep on rockin on as the old saying goes, my friend. 🤝
Some of the wrestlers got into a bar fight and Tonga got involved. He was just trying to help. In the process of trying to help, the police came and hancuffed Tonga behind his back. They then maced him in the face. He took a deep breath, inhaled the mace and then snapped the handcuffs from behind his back. Another time, Tonga was in a bar in Montreal with his manager. 2 guys went up to Tonga for a fight. He grabbed them both by the throat, kicked one in the face, then kicked the other in the face, knocking them both out. The bouncers then came in, and Tonga's manager, who knew the owner of the bar, told the owner to keep his bouncers back, otherwise they're dead. He kept them back.
Meng is a legend of the sport. He used to watch the younger guys in opening matches, from the gorilla position, then give them tips back in the dressing room. He was far from a bully. He laid his chops in snug, but he never took liberties with anyone. He never hurt anyone in the ring. Bret Hart called Meng "an outstanding wrestler". Coming from Bret Hart, that is high praise indeed. Meng was no fool either. He was multilingual, speaking English, French and Japanese. There is so much more to this fine man than violence and drinking stories. If he was respected and left alone, he was an absolute gentleman.
I take a lot of it with a pinch of salt (not to say he wasn't an animal) but this guy and those islanders are where the phrase 'he is built differently' stems from. Incredible bone density and real thickly built. Huge heads sat on short thick necks with massive traps built to absorb huge amounts of impact. Its no wonder they make for such good Rugby players & their fighters tend to have such good chins even if limited.
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Good for football also, look how many in nfl.
@@JefferyAshmore% wish the most out of a population....
Big fan of Haku. Glad you finally covered him. Apparently the fight he had against five marines - according to Rick Steiner went like this: "When the fight began, he dropped all 5 marines on the floor, and basically the fight was over before it even got started".
Tank Abbott (former UFC championship contender), who went over to pro wrestling. "Meng's Meng. He is what he is. Nobodys' going to argue with him from what I understand".
Oh - and the 275 Ibs police officer that Haku threw across the bar? He was a former linebacker. Somebody very hard to throw around, and it was his own testimony that Haku threw him across the bar like he was nothing.
Arn Anderson on Meng/Haku. "In his prime - he would have been the world UFC champion. And he'd have no contenders."
That's spot on. There are so many stories.
I'd definitely put him against anyone in a fight.
He's also always described as a lovely man by everyone aswell.
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@@mattlegg1976 If only there were mobile phones and street cameras back then. We'd have footage of his infamous fights. Then again, with too much evidence, the lovely man would be thrown in prison.
"Old school tough" takes on its meaning when we realize nobody can get away with being like that now.
Excellant TH-cam channel 🙂
I know what you mean there.
I think he did get sued a couple of times and he can't go to Peurto Rico anymore 👊🥊
Tank Abbott was never ufc heavy weight champion , just sayin....
Don Frye even said Haku was a scary man
Agreed ... almost everyone on earth confirmed he's the Toughest 🎉
Nice one 👊👍
Those pacific islands make some tough and scary dudes.
I shared a conex with a personal security detail made up of a bunch of Samoans, when I was in Iraq. Some of the most dangerous people I knew were very wary around those guys. One marine said he heard them laughing during a firefight as they were putting holes in bad guys who were shooting back.
That's some 80s action movies stuff. They were pretty nice to me though...
🤣 Definitely next level tough, lol 👊🥊
A real dangerous baddest person. But he would've lost a fight if he bumped into Bruce Lee.
He would lose a fight to Mike Tyson too
Mr Matt, I always love watching your videos and this was another fun one to watch. The world is full of incredible people and it's only through content like yours that we get to learn more about them. A big thank you Matt.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 👊🥊
This kinda describes a lot of the Tongans I’ve known. So unbelievably chill and generous with a great sense of humor. None had a short fuse, but if that fuse ran down it was real trouble. Really scary. They did security at some underground clubs I went to. Best security ever.
Is he tough and badass? Absolutely.
To claim he could have won every MMA match and beat Brock Lesnar is kinda silly though.
It's the same level of legend and mythology given to someone like Bruce Lee.
These Maoris and Tongans and other South Pacific islanders are made of different stuff to normal people, genetically. They're huge but it's their strength that's just insane and i have 1st hand experience of it from rugby many years ago! 😫 Great video mate 👍
100 % different genes.
Thank you mate 👊🥊
Great video Matt, definitely one of the toughest wrestlers in real life…. I believe Rick Flair actually mentioned Harley Race as being the toughest, the one who would’ve been ufc champ with no training back in those days… he spoke about a few eye pulling out stories of Harley while he was on the Joe Rogan podcast recently! mentioned Haku as well. Harley seems to have been a tough crazy mofo too
Being Polynesian myself, I've grown up with Uncle's & a father like the Legendary Haku. Very hardworking, kind & generous people. Just don't piss them off. I've witnessed many times that there is no off switch once they're in that rage & you better pray to God & stay out of sight. Like you said, it's that Warrior inside our blood. Mahalo
Please let me know what you think of my theory: I believe that in addition to the genetic factors listed in the video that the people of Polynesia have an increased ability to tap into the animalistic (beyond sport) "war mentality" that because of the Haka being trained and practiced since childhood. This trains the person to almost instantly be able to find that part of themselves that many Westerners are trained to suppress and may have never tapped into before no matter how angry they have been. Having this in your toolbox against an adversary on the street is a game changer.
Never a dull moment when you have Polynesian uncles ❤️
Andre the Giant wasn’t afraid of him let me assure you. No man would mess with Andre . If he got a hold of you, your dead !
Thanks Matt for this been a massive wrestling fan for years. Haku is a legend.
Respect for covering
Brilliant. Thank you 🥊👊
Heard and read a lot about Tonga and I reckon in his prime, he would ruin all of the hard men/street fighters/bouncers in devastating fashion. Not really the Rock’s uncle but lovely to see how close they are. Great vid.
I agree with you. I think a different level to everyone else.
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I thought getting knocked out and hitting your head on the pavement was the biggest fear in a street fight. I never considered there are people that will rip your eyes out and stomp on them....what?
Yeah Ive never heard that before either. Brutal.
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Roman Reigns have nothing on HAKU aka Tongan he's the real tribal Chief.
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WOW even as obviously a HUGE wrestling fan and fan of Haku/Meng, wasnt aware of this side of him but it shouldn't really be suprising given where he's come from! Thank you Matt for this, great video 👊❤️
Nice one thank you very much .
He's a real legend. 🥊
Really, its one of the most discussed things in wrestling.
Hi Matt , i am new to the channel and whilst finding it by accident i have subscribed . Although not a fighter i do find the subject matter really interesting and after watching numerous videos on your channel one thing i can say is that you conduct yourself in a great manner and i really enjoy the honesty and passion you show. I find it amazing the honour , respect and courage shown by just about everyone one in your reports and what amazing Gentlemen in a day and age of weapons etc. My dad onced clipped me around the ear many years ago as i used my feet in a scrap once as a kid and jeez it was a good earbashing. Respect is what it taught me and your videos really show it in abundance
Welcome to the channel my friend. Matt is in my opinion the most genuine person on the whole of TH-cam and his content is outstanding. Peace out. 👍
thank you and i have to agree with being genuine which makes me more interested @@fredinabun1986
Thank you very much, I appreciate your support 🥊👍👊
Ah wow, thank you for the kind words. I'm really glad you appreciate the videos.
Thank you
All the best 🥊👊
I still havent really heard of a guy who could beat Tonga in his prime in a street fight.. Some of the other legit tough wrestlers are The Barbarian, Harley Race, Steve Williams and Ron Simmons but Tongas toughness and animal strength puts him in a class of his own
It definitely seems that way. They all say it.
Even Barbarian said Tonga was the Man 🥊👊👍
I grew up in a town being able to go into bars as a teenager because of who my dad was. Dudes would always buy me drinks just for being my dad's son. I grew up fighting a lot just like my father mind you my dad's a much bigger man than I was. He always told me to fight smart an to becarful because I was small. I won some and lost some fights but I'll never forget the night I fought a guy way out of my league. He was much bigger and stronger than me and basically gave me the beating of my life. It took me almost a month to recover fully. I was in so much pain id cry to sleep after work because my body hurt so bad. I consider my self a tough dude but there is some guys out there that are monsters and if you fight long enough you'll meet one
Interesting message, and good sentiment at the end.
Thank you 🥊👊