Even a $1 million race couldn’t end the Michael Johnson and Donovan Bailey beef
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- In the mid 90’s Michael Johnson and Donovan Bailey were the stars of track and field. American Michael Johnson dominated the 200 and 400, while Candian Donovan Bailey was king of the 100.
They both broke world records, collected gold medals, and were known as The World’s Fastest Man.
The World’s Fastest Man. Singular.
So… that couldn’t last. But it could, create a petty, nationalistic beef, that spilled into the press and gave birth to something rarely seen in track and field: A 150 meter race on a specialty made track that was 75 meters curve, 75 meters straightaway, with a million dollar prize on the line. In other words, a race to determine who really was The World’s Fastest Man.
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To be fair, it was pretty much always stated that the "World's Fastest Man" was the winner of the 100m. After Johnson ran the 200m in strong record time, the United Stated media began asking whether that should be the case since since Michael Johnson's /100m time was fsater than Bailey's 100m time. So, suddenly the "rules" were changed to promote the US athlete as the "fastest". Among almost all of Track and Field's fans and members, the 100m winner was still considered the fastest man.
Pretty much. Well said. Exactly what happened.
You bring up a good point but I think you're not giving Michael Johnson enough credit. While they both broke records, Johnson was the Usain Bolt of that time period. I'm more or less talking about fame rather than "fastest man alive". Not only did scorch the previous 200m record but he won gold in both the 200m and 400m. He accomplished something that sent shockwaves not only though the track & field community, but the rest of the world. You wanna know why no one argues if anyone is faster than the 100m champ like they did Bailey? It's because no one did what Michael Johnson accomplished. It was such a rare feat in sports that people began to speculate if he could beat the current 100m champion. Not because a countries jingoism or bias. If that were true, they would do it with every athlete.
People also claimed that the winner of the decathlon was the world's best athlete. People say silly things sometimes
@@SeanCosgrove1 How is that silly?
Americans using media to promote, help and change rules for american athletes? Maaaan you trippin more than m Johnson 😂
How about AB beef vs literally everyone who has ever existed
They usually make these 12-15 minutes long.
They don’t have the time to make a 12-15 hour episode for that one?
ABs not done yet so that video won't be made until someone steals his spotlight or something more important comes along. Stay tuned.
They did one with Big Ben
It seems more like AB vs CTE honestly
Gotta wait a while still, he's still popping up, most recently with whatever the hell the bag of gummy dicks situation was.
Beef: Canada and Russia in the sport of hockey
They should do a rewind for that
Plus the giant brawl at the world Juniors, where they switched off the lights on the arena to stop the players from fighting
punch up in piesteny deep dive would be SIIIICK
Rewind of either the Summit Series or 2010 Olympic Final needs to happen.
@@Schizukai WHY NOT BOTH!?!?
The beef was touchy for Canadians as Ben Johnson was dragged through the mud internationally for doping. Ben's fault wasn't that he was doping, it was he got caught and Canada didn't cover it up like US did for Carl Lewis. The whole Canadian track program had egg on its face while the USOC acted morally superior.
True
Exactly
This!!
People really need to understand the bigger context of frustration with the US in Canada.
Nonnsense. Johnson was caught and guilty using fooking anabolic steroids. Lewis never failed any dope test for PEDs. There were minuscule amounts of stimulants found, that were not illegal (to the degree of a ban/fail). There was NO coverup. USOC investigated and the result was no ban or case to answer. Lewis was legally cleared. Just because the public weren’t aware the investigation and conclusion doesn’t mean there was a coverup.
Naw, the uSA sabotaged him. Almost everyone was doping.
"They were both known as the world's fastest man." Nope. Nobody calls the 200m champ the world's fastest man. Donovan was always the one!
Thank you
From time immemorial it has been that way ....the 100 meter champion is considered the worlds fastest athlete.
Facts!
Of course, only one country had a problem with it. Even they knew it in their conscience
Idk.. I mean.. what if they have to run 400m?? Then who is the world's fastest man
SB NATION
Thank you for showcasing a Canadian icon.
Sincerely a man who giggles with joy when ever a new Beef History and Rewind come on to my feed.
You guys should showcase the Raptors as well !
P K Bandwagon!!!!!
@@bikrambal791 lived in Toronto my whole life dude.
Donovan Bailey is that you for real
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"we should run this race over again, so I can kick his ass one more time" was one of the greatest reaction interview lines ever and they left it out
If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$.
Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who praise such ignorance.
@@SeisanStnc Cry me a river
@@SeisanStnc you just a bitter jingoist
@@SeisanStncJohnson was a coward
Simple as that
@@SeisanStnccmon now this was highly entertaining it was like pro
Wrestling
I remember this as a kid lol This dude quit once he saw how fast Bailey came out. He’ll always be known as a quitter.
Thanks for the pre-Olympics reminder that Bob Costas knows nothing!
Someone should do "the creation of SB nation deserves a deep rewind"
Eric Silver the destruction of a 24 point lead deserves a deep rewind
@@hailbg91 why you got to remind me
Eric Silver lol
You’re wasting so much talent with that coach
@@hailbg91 yeah we know, but I'm pretty sure the owner forgot she even owned a team
Thanks Usain Bolt for putting an end to all this bullshit.
Yeah, who would actually want fun rivalries like this that drew tons of eyeballs to the sport. Such "bullshit".
@@e2go Don’t take it too seriously my man.
Bolt is irrelevant in this conversation. Yes he is the fastest ever. But he never raced either of these guys ever, and was part of an other generation.
Not really. You can only be the best in your generation, no more. At least then we know they had access to similar shoe technology, track technology....and PEDs.
The sport today needs more of this.
Great topic. Underrated
Conclusion: Bailey was faster
hj lp The title of fastest man always has been and always will be for the 100m. Bailey ran a top speed of 27 mph in his 100m time which was the fastest ever recorded at the time. Johnson ran an all time great 200m and had better stamina, but there’s virtually no evidence that he ever ran faster than bailey.
@@howard7099 okay Murican. No one's reading the whole thing. Chill. Johnson lost. Bite it.
@@howard7099 sorry how can you be the second greatest track athlete of all time and have a "worse start", thats part of the run, if you cant do it as good as someone else, you're worse.
Plus it clearly said Bailey hit 28miles per hour and Johnson 26.5 as their top speed 🤷♂️
@@howard7099 lol you are do wrong
Abhimanyu Khadwal exactly
Bailey is a Canadian legend
This would never have happened if the US media wasn't disrespectful. The title of the worlds fastest man goes to the hundred meter champion. They decided they wanted to change the rules.
True but Michael Johnson also fully played into the claim that he was the fasted man. He didn't need to. He had won multiple gold medals and had all the respect and glory he could have ever wanted. Instead he ended up humiliating himself and forever tarnishing his legacy.
As usual. Another commenter with an American inferiority complex. Get over it pal. America will always dominate. Other countries will have a moment here and there, but America will always be the most dominant.
That was extremely well put together and heavy on the sass. Loved it! Great job.
Lmao Donovan Bailey somehow managed to start a trolling "go fund me" when the internet barely existed 😂😂😂
"He didn't give up, he's a chicken!"
Mayor Ajuana he said “pull up”
As one of the biggest Donovan Bailey TH-cam channels, i can appreciate this video SO much. Thank You for the time and detailed explanation of this rivalry.
Hope your channel id doing well
HE’S A CHICKEN
You guys should do Canada vs Russia hockey rivalry. Go from all the way back to now.
American here: Johnson got his ass handed to him and he deserved it. I remember being a kid thinking “Johnson is really cocky. Hope he doesn’t embarrass himself.”
Well let’s get real: he was flat out embarrassed!
Lol all of this doesn’t matter since Usain Bolt took over literally everything lol
this was absolutely a well made documentary style
video.....and I'm saying this after only getting halfway through!!!!
I remember this match-race like it was yesterday. They need to redo the race today and settle this once and for all!
Why? It doesn't prove the fastest man title. The 100m owns that title. The 200m has some technical issues that the 100m does not. The bend on the track and the required endurance for the 200. the 100 is just raw speed.
@@cameranmanner4701 Johnson never crossed the finish line. I need it to be proven once and for all that Bailey wins the 150m over Michael Johnson.
I'm an American, but Donovan Bailey was always the World's Fastest Man during that time period. And Michael Johnson DEFINITELY quit. Like 100%. That was what my high school coach called "the loser's limp." I was embarrassed for Johnson at the time and it's still embarrassing now to watch him lie about it.
im canadian, i was in agreement until i saw he missed most of the next season.
Aaaannnnndddd then Usain Bolt happened😂😭🥇
Talking about the world record.
telsa roadster Usain Bolt still ran 100 meters faster than Jesse Owens did, it doesn’t matter if the track and technology are better today because it’s still 100 meters in a straight line as fast as you can.
Johnson was made for running 300 meter because of his running style.... But because of not existing he competed in 200 and 400 where he broke the world records but if there ever was a 300 meter race he’d be the most perfect runner ever at that length because the last meters of 400 he always lost pace and between 150 to 250 he was perfection! That’s where he smoked all competition in a 400 meter race before he tired at the finish line. He was not explosive enough for 100 meter but he had an ability to keep the same top speed between 150 and 250 meter and it was beautiful to watch him leaving everybody behind with that upward style of his...
I remember this like it was yesterday
If you Michael Johnson was so interested as being the fastest man in the world, he should have been like Bolt, taking both 100m and 200m titles. Let's be honest, if he thought he could win gold for the 100m, he would have done it.
It was always Bailey who was considered the Worlds Fastest Man between these two. Only the US collective ego thought otherwise.
@Datsizer Bailey won Olympic gold...
@Datsizer In races no one cares about. All people remember about Johnson is that he lost to Bailey.
@Datsizer No eats Wheaties outside of the US cause they are terrible.
Wheaties box? 😂😂😂😂
@DatsizerWheaties are not sold outside the US genius.
This was great story telling. Like literally amazing. Had me hooked from the first second
As someone who used to love racing as a kid and in middleschool...a guy pulling on his hamstring is the oldest trick in the book. Johnson is a legend but come on lmao.
I dunno, he is still very much in the race. Johnson was always going to be stronger than Bailey from 125m-150m so he really is still in a position to challenge when he gets injured. I think Johnson was injured legit. The female host isn't a track expert she doesn't seem to understand that athletes are deaccelerating from about 60-70m in and bailey was likely going to fade in the final 20m.
Donovan Bailey is a Canadian legend. I remember watching Bailey whoop Johnsons ass live as a kid. Best feeling. #ohcanada
Too bad Johnson's still faster lmao :)
@@KenKen-ec3rt ok Yankee
@@KenKen-ec3rt said no one
Abhimanyu Khadwal Gayass
@@KenKen-ec3rt lol nah
I'm still mad at that result 🤬🤬🤬
It's always been the 100 m. "Tuh dis dayyyee" lol
Lol, I love this narrator’s delivery! Very entertaining!
I remember where I was when this happened it was so big for me. Everyone around me and family wanted to see it. (I'm Canadian).
Usain Bolt is the fastest man. He was a beast.
Yes he is and records are made to be broken. So we shall see I'm 51 and played alot if sports, And ran track but it's going to be a while before Usain bolts records are broken. But u never know,
who else read it wrong thinking it said michael jordan
🙋🏼♂️
Yup
My dumbass read it magic Johnson 😂
Yeah I thought it said Michael Jordan beef with Donovan Bailey lol I couldn't understand why a basketball player and runner would be fighting
john butler you numpty 😂
appropriate title: "The Race for the Fastest Man before Usain Bolt was born"
This started the stone cold vs bret heart America vs Canada story line
"no man - but two women -..."was absolutely necessary. Ty for that
If you're doing big Canadian moments, I would love it if you did a Joe Carter Walk-Off 93 Homerun Rewind or even the Kawhi Shot in the 2019 playoffs last year.
Canada has sooo many great sports moments. You just have to look
Both are American lmao
I cringed when I read both of those. Both are Philly lmao
Zach Vega yeah everyone knows they’re both American. Guess where it occcured and for which team? Canadian soil for the Jays and Raps.
Kurrun Gill Yea but I’d hardly call them “Canadian moments”
10 years later usain bolt said who were those 2 turtles racing
🤣🤣🤣🤣
This was one of the biggest sports scandals of the time. Johnson obviously faked his injury.
American media’s shameless claim that Jonson was the fasted man ruined his reputation.
This was a big rivalry back then great beef
TEAM CANADA ON TOP AH AH AH
Well no.....
@@Me-vl6tp
Your murican boy is a faker. Gtfoh
@@Me-vl6tp objectively, canada is above the states :) Only need a map
Ironic considering you have an AMERICAN as your profile picture 😂
supremo shaider if hes a faker then why would he set out an entire season, just over a race for pride.
Johnson was clearly the fastest when healthy. I remember watching that race and thinking "why is Michael Johnson so slow?".... them he got injured
No he was not as fast as Bailey.
The Johnson story is moot when you consider that only ONE athlete was clean in that ‘88 race.
All things aside.. I remember this like it was yesterday, watched it in my basement and squealed with glee when Johnson pulled up.
Hamstring or not.. he was beat
Bailey was a complete ANIMAL. He dominated for a good three year period.
Canada inherited a gem, proud that Donovan chose our flag for a gold medal.
8:00 a horse got 7 votes😁
WOOOOooooooooooooo!
Robert Thomson It was me. I’m the horse 🐎
Naaeeee worries, u should of got 8 votes. PS Stockton as in Diaz territory?
Robert Thomson Exactly
You should do a rewinder episode of the 2010 Men’s Hockey gold medal game, Canada vs USA
nothing there, the woman's 2002 gold medal game, now that was real beef. They walked all over our flag!!!!! Its cool we won fair and square. :D
Literally no one cares about hockey kid
wasnt johnson caught playing football day after the race?
As much as I respect Johnson's achievements, Bailey would have beaten him easily
I agree but 200, 400 no way.
Excellent analysis! Thank you, I enjoyed this
This was amazing!
Great video, SB Nation. Keep it up!
Clara Morris with the witty remarks and great narratives. love it!
Ben Johnson and Donovan Bailey were both born in Jamaica and later migrated to Canada. Makes me wonder how different Bolt's career would have been if he had migrated from Jamaica.
Jamaicans, the world Fastest Humans!🏃🏿♂️🏃🏿♂️
🤦🏿♂️🤣🤣 you’re funny
Check out the paragraph below the quote from Johnson's coach: Bailey's running start 100m time is 8.95. That seems kinda important considering the point the Americans were trying to make.
I remember when Ato won the bronze, I stood for hours waiting to see him as a kid only for the motorcade to take a detour. I'm 29 now and still mad. 😆🤣😂
killing it clara, hope to see more of you
Finnaaalllly some Track content🙏🏾
Idk bout Donovan Bailey, but when I was a teen, I remember being able to beat a healthy Johnson every day of the week.
Hes 19.32 beat his world record of 19.66
Not a big fan of the snark this episode, the last one with her was fine, but she was laying it on a bit thick this one.
Since you are doing olympics, please take a rewind on Jason Lezak’s crazy 100m split in Beijing!
It was a silly rivalry considering they are two very different runners. A 100 runner vs a 400 runner…..
Ahh the battle of whose chemist is better.... great content. 👍
World's fastest man in 1996, based on the 100m and 200m?
Frankie Fredericks!
Personal Bests:
Donovan Bailey: 9.84 (100m); 20.42 (200m)
Michael Johnson: 10.09 (100m); 19.32 (200m)
Frankie Fredericks: 9.86 (100m); 19.68 (200m)
Ato Boldon: 9.86 (100m); 19.77 (200m)
Would have been fun if they included Boldon and Fredericks in the 150m race.
Damn I always thought that MJ was the fastest back then, but apparently he was not
He easily was in the 200/400. The man dominated 200/400 like Usain Bolt did the 100/200 later. He was literally the man to beat in 200/400 for a decade. Bailey was top dog in the 100m for... 2 years. Johnson's records were also much more significant than Baileys and stood for longer as well.
Ok I really like her voice, can she narrate more?
MJ had nothing for Bailey. Bailey beat him in the turn and was starting to pull away.
I love how we say that Owen's "stuck it to the Nazis" in 1936 when the Nazis won the medal count.
Oh Canada 🇨🇦
19.66 was the 200m record before 19.32, not 19.72. That was at the US Trials.
“That’s a lot of money.. this isn’t the nba.” Priceless!!
When are we getting the AB collapse tho?
whoa...i always thought her voice was sped up. is it not? i love it, either way. the high pitched voice beef vids are my favorites.
Well i didnt look like the beef was finished, seeing Michael asked about this race last week in Paris Olympics shows its still not left alone. Shame because ive always held Michael high up with respect and admiration for what hes achieved.
This narrator is great.
Blues Brothers opened the Race in Skydome in Toronto
This story was nicely put together...
Wow, so, Bailey gets tested as a connection to Ben Johnson, yet, Michael Johnson coming from a US team that has had a massive doping history got... nothing? And, is it just me, or was the US media hoping to have this come out and tainting Bailey's name to make their case.
If you cramp up racing TWO hundred meter champs.....
Gotta stay in that 200/400 meter lane literally.
MJ had nothing to prove- he shoulda chilled, his career was outstanding.
Your bias is showing SB. Bailey already won before Johnson pulled up. No debate. Johnson had all the PR and all the excuses.
Bias? My guy did you open up those big ol' dumbo ears of yours and listen to the video?
Couple excerpts;
"While we may never know if Bailey could beat a 'healthy' Johnson" and "Time seems to have taken care of what a head to head race could not".
They raced. Johnson lost. It isn't an opinion or a mystery.
I like how this was narrated. I will suscribe.
Slight correction. The 200m WR at the point if the Olympics was 19.66 not 19.72. Johnson had earlier in the year broke the record of 19.72 I belive at the USA Olympic trials.
Usain Bolt...THE WORLDS FASTEST HUMAN EVER! And its not even close.
Nobody ran the second part of 200m as fast as Johnson. Not even Usain Bolt! Just check the numbers....
Johnson knew his only chance was to rattle Bailey on the curve and break his rhythm but he got absolutely destroyed running the curve by Bailey who never really did it competitively. Johnson knew that Bailey's lead was just going to widen so he pulled up.
Usain Bolt: “And I took that personally …”
"The title of World's Fastest Man has always been unofficially bestowed upon the holder of the 100m record, which had been held by Americans for decades. As soon as the US lost the title of World's Fastest Man to Canada, Johnson and his sponsors and American sports and news media arrogantly did their best to change the definition even though it made absolutely no sense. Once the US got the 100m record back, it was as if nothing had happened." Fixed it for you, Secret Base.
Always thought this was silly. I'm a Canadian but I am a fan of the sport:
Donovan's best distance is 100m and Michael's best would be the 300m, you could say. To have them race over 150m is a little silly to me and a waste of Johnson's extreme speed endurance. However, I am glad to see these athletes get paid, regardless.
'Move over, birth of his daughter.'
You got me with this stealth gem of a backdoir zinger. Didn't see it coming. Destroyed me and still is thinking about it.
'Gold, Jerry. GOLD.'
I love you, Clara!
Johnson and Bailey : We are the fastest men in the world
Usain Bolt enters the chat
"He accomplished something that no man (but two women) had ever accomplished before..." Lmao I love Clara moar plz!!
He pulled up cause he was losing. I remember watching that race. I was so disappointed in him. Take the "L" like a man