True Power! The Hardest Punch in History - Mark Hunt in Kickboxing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2023
- In the short list of K-1 champions, Mark Hunt is the rare one to jump into the ring straight out of a night club and conquer the World Grand Prix. Today, we recall Hunt's triumphant K-1 journey, one that made him that very Super Samoan: the king of walk-off knockouts.
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Mark Hunt was the most loved K-1 Superstar ever… He was also drug free. Who else could say that ?
Mark Hunt appears to be an honest, humble, and happy man. He shows no false ego, avoids boasting, and refrains from belittling his opponents, even giving them credit.
His interview after fighting Sonny Bill Williams was a classic. Encouraged SBW to keep fighting, saying he had a future etc. They both said they would retire.
Unlike israel adesanya, nowdays fighters a joke
@@azteka6103 Not all of them. There's still good ones around like Whittaker, Wonderboy etc but they don't get the spotlight like the loud-mouthed fools.
Sad the younger generations look up to those idiots instead of the respectful, grounded fighters.
@@gqwarrior6694so true
@@azteka6103we have a new middleweight champion¿💯
One of my favorite fighters of all time. There was never such a thing as a boring Mark Hunt fight!
His childhood trauma and abuse is sickening, he fought his way to the top.
He was a brawler lol went all in
How can you not love Mark Hunt
😂
Hunt is probably the only person ever who could manage to get up and continue fighting after that Crocop's high kick.
Ur Right CroCop Is Dangerous And I'm A Big Fan Of Both.
he took multiple ones in that fight which is nuts ,, big nog another iron chin ( it eventually failed as he got older) also ate a high kick and tapped crocop via armbar
people dont understand how Samoans have the hardest chins ever. Look at David Tua, Mark Hunt and Max Halloway... all have historically stout chins... David Tua literally ate right hands from Lennox Lewis for 12 rds and didn't even blink... Max Halloway has never been hurt in his decade plus of fighting in the UFC, and doesnt even have a single official knockdown, though Gaethje did drop him with a flash knockdown that wasnt counted.
@@user-vc6 before Hunt and David Tua got old, they literally ate anything that was every thrown at them... those samoan genetics produce the best chins on the planet... Tua ate punches from a Lennox Lewis that was almost a foot taller and 30 lbs heavier, and didnt even blink.... Lennox Lewis said nobody ever made him feel like his punches weren't doing anything the way David Tua did... not to mention Max Halloway is the only fighter in the UFC to go over a decade without even being knocked down officially, let alone KOd or stopped.
@@ampinghard111 And Tua started as a middleweight.
What an absolute legend, great Samoan New Zealander.
Mark Hunt, the legend. Proud of all you did mate!!!
He never really looked the part but Hunt was a solid piece of granite from top to bottom. Absolute legend
Got knocked out by a middle weight, dudes overrated and was never good
yeah... dont really know how to measure a man do you?
@@JoJoBeast lol, whatever kid... how far did you make it in the ring?
@@JoJoBeast Pretty sure Roy Nelson's jaw would disagree.
@@JoJoBeastMiddleweights,Light heavy,and Heavyweights can all knock each other out
Love listening to what Mark has to say - one of the funniest fighter around !
I`ve watched Hunt vs Sefo, it was one of the best fight i`ve ever watched! Both Hunt and Sefo was great!!
A legend in fighting sports: "Long Live The Super Samoan!". The fight with Ray was awesome!
Mark, you're simply a top bloke, well done for your achievements bro, you deserve them.
I channeled Mark Hunt every bar fight I was in! Loved the man. Respect!
Probably my favorite fighter. Nothing flashy or unnecessary. Clean, hard hits and nothing but respect.
Never in my life have I encountered a "narrator" who was a colorful, as resourceful, as creative, and as funny and divinely metaphorical in his evaluation of the progress of the matter at hands ends. Bravo. It is a true pleasure to listen to the whimsical descriptions of the fights activities by our creative narrator.
I love all this K1 stuff. Spent a lot of time watching these back in the day. Brings me back.
Love Mark Hunt… He has always been my favorite fighter of all time… He is the GOAT in my book….
I never missed a fight when I knew Mark Hunt was fighting on TV ..what a tough fighter he was..he was strong, and fun to watch fight....knocked the crap out of some really hardcore fighters..and just a good fellow,..after all he grew up through..Salute Mark!....
I have followed boxing all my life . I occasionally watched UFC , when it started . Did not have any knowledge of The K1 comp , because of living in Australia . When I saw MH in action , I thought " holy s..t " where did this guy come from ! " I am Samoan , and when I found out that Mark is as well , my heart and pride swelled . The hurt and pain from your past , should and will make you stronger for your future . Believe it !
He was smaller than most of his opponents, fought nothing but absolute murderers, Mark's warrior spirit is unmatched.
Hunt was not a small dude my man.
Shorter yes. smaller no .
And without taking steroids. One of his complaints later in life was that a lot of opponents were juicing. He still beat most of them but probably absorbed more damage because of that.
Mark hunt was bigger than just about every Olympia champion on earth. 300 lbs of meat. Just because you see a ripped guy on TH-cam doesn't mean he isn't tiny in real life. Mark hunt five foot 10.
@@djnone8137 If Mark got to 5% bodyfat like Olympia guys he'd be nowhere near as big as them. He'd probably weigh about 230 if he did.
He was born a puncher and the best Chin in the sport, one & only Mark Hunt...they were the Pray...😎😉
So, now being 46 yrs old, i remember a time where the internet wasn't really available yet, and the on TV stations here in the Netherlands, there were only about 12 channels airing at that time. But, experimental and sometimes pirated broadcasts would appear instead of some of the usual teletext crap late at night... Think i was about 13 yrs old, my parents were sleeping and i had sneaked down to watch TV, and see some of the more exciting stuff. I was lucky enough to catch that fight with Mark Hunt and Ray Sefo live, and i didn't have to understand the Japanese commentary to see what the hell was going on 🤣
I told some friends and they thought i was tripping, but i'll never forget that epic battle! Both guys are legends in my book.
撃たれても打たれても立ち向かう!
MARK の大ファンです!😄
Mark Hunt is my favorite athlete of all time, one of the toughest humans ever to live
Mark Hunt, humble respected and did it the right way, Respect to Mark💯
Your commentary on this one was just straight from heaven. I couldn´t hold it together man. Thank you so much for making these!
VoteSport is by far the best sports documentary channel on TH-cam.
Mark hunt was the guy who got me into watching fighting, during K1. Awesome fighter.
Gladiators, but beautiful one's to watch without the savageness, yet all the heart, courage and I must say those dudes like the fight. Really well documented video. VoteSport., your work is appreciated.
one word, Heart. This man had a lot of it.
What a absolute warrior.
facts
Another word prediabetes
His Ray Sefo fight will always be one of the craziest things I've ever seen in combat sports. It's like if the Max Holloway v. Ricardo Lamas "point at the ground and swing" moment occurred multiple times in one fight, was punctuated with one or more fighters willingly eating hard shots to the head and laughing it off, and with world class HEAVYWEIGHT KICKBOXERS.
Well said and they were not feather touches, any single of those same punches they were inviting have knocked out big guys to oblivion before...
When samoan meets samoan
My favorite fight of all time. Just terrific
Two uso's going at it
That's normal for polynesians to smash each other and enjoy doing it and then maybe chill over a few drinks afterwards. In the pacific we say to kids "if you want to play, don't cry" which basically we grow up with that mentality. We're not afraid to bang for fun or for real haha. Watch the rugby fights too, just the norms haha.
When people talk about a fighter being built for battle, Mark Hunt is king of all legends. His body was able to absorb incredibly devastating strikes from the best heavyweight srikers on earth for a couple of decades!!!!! Plus the fact that he's just a natural fighter is an incredible story on it's own.
Mark hunt was beat so badly by his father, that his body could no longer register more pain.
His ancestor and genetic make up is probably from a line age of champions killers lol. Good power insane durability.
Most of warrior type guy have mentality that can be passed down from multiple generation = violence.
A lot of good natural fighter came from abusive father.
It's just natural for Samoans and all polynesians really. Naturally brutally tough people even their women are built like super soldiers but also the humblest, simple, down to earth people
Mark Hunt just knocking folks out and wandering off is iconic.
That sugar foot match was nuts.
I never met him but I heard all of these Mark Hunt stories growing up as a teenager in Papatoetoe back in the late 90’s.
Hands down one of the most honorable fighter weve known! He fought so much from his heart!
Mark Hunt is stuff of true legends. No MA linage. Just one tough dude with iron fists.
The Super Samoan was always my favorite. King of the walk off!
Mark' You are proper. A solid stand up fighter. Love u man
Solid stand up fighter? Mark is most likely the most durable fighter ever seen
Such a humble & low profile attitude from a man who got tons of bricks in his punches. Legends.
Mark Hunt walk off KOs are the stuff of legend. one of the hardest punchers to ever do it~
Yeah how his center of gravity is combined with his mass is brutal. Would not square up with him on a bad day
@@alexrekzu4079his weight transfer is really excellent as well
Some people just know how to throw hands like his timing weird grace In his dirty boxing is just beautiful to watch he's like a better roy Nelson the only difference is Roy Nelson wanted to be on his feet he's a world class wrestler that wanted to just throw hands hunt sometimes had trouble being on the ground in ufc and not many people are stupid enough to test roy Nelson on the ground
Mark Hunt is a living legend
This proves, a man with character can dig deep in the face of unfavorable & unfortunate circumstances, and rise above the situation life has given him.
Gotta love a true champion spirit and rise from the bottom!
Not to mention the highlight reels are AWESOME!
His easy-going nature, unafraid always forward-moving bushido spirit, unbelievable power, fantastic chin - Mark's the real deal.
Nah, that's child abuse power
What an epic tribute to Hunt’s legacy. Fantastically entertaining and great storytelling too.
mate...this guy has neck..kicks..punches ,,total warrior cardio ..spirit ...loved this doc...
K1, the best. I loved watching this with these class fighters
I met him when I was working as a street sweeper in about 08 on a Saturday night out where people get on the sauce. He was sitting down eating a kebab. Most of the people at 3am are really belligerent but Mark was the coolest guy out there. I was sweeping around him and usually people throw their kebabs or swear at you. He was totally cool. I didn't know who he was but after talking to him for a few minutes when I got off shift I watched every fight he'd ever had and became a big fan. What a legend. In the ring and outside of it.
Hunt said he was on the couch eating cheese cake when Sonny Bill Williams called him out , he was 48 & still KO 'em 😂
He fought all the best in k1....enough said.
He's an absolute hall of famer
Absolutely!! He didn't fight a single softie!!
Samoans and Tongans are cut from a different cloth of toughness! 😳
my all time favorite fighter, i still appreciate your effort you put into your fights, its been 20 years since I first watched your match but I still come back for more
Mark hunt.
Legend! Inside the ring & out.
All the best to you Champion!👍
I love how this gives context to a lot of Mark Hunt's fights. Honestly gives you an idea of what was going on in the life of a fighter, especially when someone is going through a very traumatic situation and struggling to cope. Love this perspective.
he is a really good samoa man. i love him
What a humble fighter he is. Even in loss, he maintains his cool.
Love Mark Hunt! Wishing him continued success. 👍
No one gives him extra credit for being one of the few actual natties in fight leagues full of juiceheads at the time. He would have been more legendary if anabolics were never invented.
Mark Hunt on roids would be terrifying
What are you talking about Hunt fought on Crystal, idiots...
He was the biggest drug addict there...
He was talking about UFC and their priority to PED using fighters, after they acted that nobody can fight who was cought using, that was pointed to that Steroid freak on UFC 200
The fight between Mark Hunt and Ray Sapho might be the best I've seen, what a performance they both made that night
Keiner konnte so hart schlagen wie Mark Hunt .
Seine kämpfe waren immer spektakulär.
Proper hard....could take the hardest of punches.. Hit like an absolute truck and top bloke.
Mark Hunt had poisonous hands, a hard head, technical insight and a rarely seen fighting spirit.
Prove me wrong, K1 was far more exiting than any UFC bouts. You could feel that tension, violence, strenght and determination through tv set. Most mma fights have none of that.
Hell yeah , I use to love getting up to watch it with my Oldman when I was a kid
K1 is awesome but I have to disagree, UFC has put on some great fights
UFC is more American. K1 was more worldwide
Pride > K1
I wouldn’t even begin to insult you by arguing that fact.. the excitement of early UFC rivaled it but not the ufc folks know today.. not even close
Some people seem to be born warriors... these men are definitely warriors, ...
Then you have men born to be legendary warriors.
What a beast, love this guy!
The second knockdown they showed of him while introducing him is just freaking insane. The amount of power he was hit with and still able to keep concentration and the power to knock him out. Man is a literal bus.
These fighters of the K-1 era were really made of another material. All legends !
it's true I don't think there's any kickboxer alive today as good as them
If you grew up here in New Zealand alongside Samoans (and all other Islanders), you'll know how tough they are naturally.. just born that way - even the women. Mark's up there with so many greats, and like all of them, the most humble and genuine man to boot.
I’m so glad I found your channel! Nothing but high quality content!
The guy is not human. He just ignores pain.
It's common for polynesians to ignore physical pain. They naturally have a high tolerance for pain and are naturally tough as people even the women are as strong as the men
I was a huge fan in his K1 era.. The guy was such a badass
Man how could Hunt take those shots to the head like they weren't anything and then blast the opponent back knocking them into never never land? Stone cold bad ass!
That’s an Islander head they hard like the coconut
Samoan heads are different haha
my absolute favorite professional athlete ever. thanks so much for putting this video together.. 👍👍👍
The Mark Hunt v Ray Sefo fight has to be one of the best fights that I have had the honour to see live, still is.
new favorite channel this one, I'm offically 10000% hooked
Wow, what a tough dude Mark Hunt was, all that damage he gave and took 👊👍👌
One of the most amazing heart of a fighter stories I have ever seen. "Go Mark"!
Mark Hunt is my best fighter ...Just one humble guy that packs a mean punch...Started from the streets then got to the top thru pure hard work but remembering where he came from.
Mark Hunt el mejor peleador de la historia y el mas modesto y caballero,no como los que ganan y hacen todo un circo cuando ganan,
vote is best because of great audio commentary from this guy, who nobody can touch.
Samoa be proud of your blessings. Just a dot on the world 🌍 map but you are famous around the world. Malo lava Mark Hunt. Viia Le Alii ❤🎉🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸
I think Mark hits harder than Mike Tyson.
100%
But, if they ever meet in the ring whos between the two has a granite or titanium chin and will be left still standing victoriously.
Probably. But hardest hitter isn't impressive on its own. There's this UFC heavyweight that had the hardest punch recorded wasn't it. Still not the best out there.
@@laius6047 Im pretty sure Wilder hits harder than Ngannou.
@@monkeyboy275bobo8 Exactly.
Claiming this Hunt bloke is the hardest puncher in history is laughable, and even Ngannou is a bit of a stretch. The only way to really know, would be to measure every heavyweight boxer for their punching power, on the same day, on the same machine.
Heavyweight boxers are always going to hit harder than kickboxers, it's all they train to do.
Wilder I'm sure hits harder than Ngannou, and maybe other heavyweights hit even harder.
mark hunt was the goat, to my samoans out there
Over David Tua? Thats big but fair enough
Too many my uso, even some that never been in the ring, and when they do, shocked the world , Samoan way and heart.
He reminds me of another New Zealander KO artist......... David Tua.
ThAnkyou jesus! Great hearted warrior!❤😂🎉
Tough as they make them. Enormous (broken) heart and power. Love him.
Born to be a warrior.
I loved Mark Hunt in the UFC. He seemed like a very laid-back guy who just happened to punch the shit out of people for a living. The amount of punishment he could and did absorb was ridiculous, and his power was amazing. The thing I respected the most about him is how he never dove onto an opponent once he laid him out and started hammerfisting until the ref pulled him off. He knew when he'd laid someone out before the referee did and didn't take any gratuitous extra shots. That's really rare in MMA. I hope he has a long and happy retirement, though with the sheer amount of blows he got hit with, I'm worried he'll end up like so many combat sports athletes, crippled by CTE and similar things.
David Tua has crazy power punches as well. Love the signature walk away from Hunt.
I really loved Mark Hunt. He has the heart of a true fighter.
Insanely fast , insanely for his weight . Greatest chin in history, one of the greatest punch , and i love the guy. Always gives it all, always humble, nice .
But a murder machine…Tell you
Hes a great warrior...😎
wow that GUY IS INCREDIBLE A TOTALLY A NATURAL BADASS In EVERY WAY HATS OFF TO YOU "1" IN A BILLION !!! With BIBLICAL CONNOTATIONS !!!
I love these heavy weights old videos. Is Mark Hunt retired?
Sefo being the "craziest" one ... love watching him. He would fight between punches, hugs & smiles !
What even more wild about this man is I dont think I've ever seen him look like he took any damage,no bleeding, no swelling, no discoloration....damn near nothing!
Check out UFC fight night 33, one of the greatest fights ever
"...after consecutive attempts to divide the German striker by zero..." lol, love your writing :)
I had a dvd collection of KOTC events and he was on some of them. Absolute juggernaut.
Brilliant video. Thank you!
One of the best!
My favorite heavyweight of all time!!
" The Samoan Dumbo" 🤨😆 This channel never disappoints.