Guy 100% has the heart of warrior. Just doesn’t have the skill set for the top 5-7 of the lightweight division. To be fair it’s a murderers row in that division.
Yeah I was happy to see Gaethje perform well but super sad to see Tony lose and lost the chance at the infamous Khabib/Title fight. All due to covid. I like both of them so it was one of those fights where no matter who wins still mixed feelings.
If there’s any fight that made me think Tony is not human it’s this one like hearing all those heavy shots that he took and not even get knocked down like that is just bananas
@@Wesley.Deuren For real man. There at the end where he was about to do the robot dance and it was like his brain just wouldn't/couldn't compute it. So he tried shaking it off..when I watched this live I was worried for Tony at the end. That has to take years off ya. Great performance from Gaethje
its not just that, it was the accumulated damage he took across his career! he was literally known for getting hit and coming back all the time, but it catches up with you. and he was still never dropped or out cold. crazy. best chin.
It’s sad but it really is bound to happen. Any time after a fighter reaches 35, they will see that decline in the next 5 years as the next generation reaches their peak, and they will be dethroned.
@@downfromthereeefters it’s so true, any other 36 year old fighter would have caved in by a couple rounds but Tony’s such a savage he nearly made it to the distance. Still pains me to watch him get beat up like that it to this day lol.
@@RowdyKage i dont know man the way tony fights and trains really isnt made for a long career its crazy to think he lasted this long before his body gave out.
The lack of crowd really let you understand just how hard these punches and kicks were landing on these guys. What a great fight but poor Tony was never the same after absorbing all those punches.
The fact there was no crowd meant we heard every Gaethje punch crash into Tony's head and the tennis grunts by Justin all added to making this a brutal fight to watch and to there being something brutally primal about the whole thing.
I watched UFC casually for about 3 years until this fight when COVID took over… now I watch every event. Thank you for this video, I loved this fight!!
@@khamaruusmagomedov3200 LMAO Darush is an absolute can that got put to sleep by alex hernandez. He has wins over nobody. Ferguson will take everything Darush throws at him.
18:40 this is what I love about Justin Gaethje, he's looking at Tony and he visibly doesn't want to hurt him anymore and after a long hesitation he goes for a low power jab, if that was anybody else they'd jump on Tony trying to finish him.
Blame his shitty corner. Got the shit beat out of him for 3 rounds and then instead of them recommending clinching or a single/double leg. They said do an iminari roll
@@jaisalarna9829 “looking beautiful tony” in between rounds too after one of his worsts like yo wtf give him some constructive advice he was just getting beat up ffs lmao
@@jaisalarna9829 eddie Bravo isn't an mma coach, he is just a jiu Jitsu coach.. what advice would he give him other than Imanari ? Tony didn't spar in 5 years, neither has offensive wrestling to take gathje down to dominate gathje via jiu jitsu.. it's his over confidence & not working on fundamentals ultimately led to his demise.. he was on a 12 win streak bcz of his cardio, toughness mainly but at top level u need more than that..
Man ... Gaethje really took Ferguson to Hades and finished him off. Going into to the Khabib fight, he seemed damned near unconquerable. And then the Khabib fight happens, and you're left thinking, what the hell did I just see.
@@booqrdoit9138 fr bro. Really wanted Justin to win that one, but he let Khabib hunt him down and put him on his heels. Im sure it would have had a similar outcome, but I wonder what would have happened if Justin went offensive with his wrestling.
@@thepancakemann I think sight doesnt do khabib justice. Until you feel what his pressure and weight manipulation feels like, we can't know just how good he is. But never lost a round never lost a fight. Look at the face of his opponents when he has them downed. Deer in headlights. I also think Trevor Whitman is too good not to give Justin a great game plan. Khabib is insane.
@@thepancakemann rda went offensive and khabib reversed it. Plus gaethje has non existent bjj so he probably wouldn't want to get caught in a sub from a takedown
@@usmanbeatsgsp He was really emotional after that bout. Imagine fighting for the actual title and then the champ pulls out so you have to fight for the placeholder belt. He broke his 12 fight win streak on a short notice fight. Cut him some slack. Meanwhile, Chandler wins one fight and he walks into a Title shot.
@@usmanbeatsgsp Mike Chandler had a great quote about this: When someone loses a fight via KO, getting in their space right after is one of the most "disrespectful" things you can do. "Let the man take his loss" twitter.com/ASAP_Pipa/status/1353431851126329344
This fight set the standard for entertainment value. With the covid no audience shouting in the seats making noise, we could hear every devastating blow given & received. It curdled my blood with some of those shots El Cucuy took, & still kept coming at Justin. Un-be-LIEVABLE!!!
I think there’s a certain special something about having almost silent fights, because you can really hear just how damn heavy those blows are. Gaethje tore Tony up…congrats to Tony for staying on his feet.
Huge gaethje fan from the start. But watching Tony get destroyed like that was making me sad for him. Wish gaethje just knocked him out early so he didnt have to take that brutal punishment. We've never seen Tony wobble and shake his head like that ever. It was a visual surrender without surrendering
His brain took so much damage that day, poor guy. I hope he retires and find another way to make money like entertainment etc.. he'd be a good youtuber and already has a huge fanbase
@@markusgeisle7536 I understand it’s a fight and props to justin for getting it done in a impressive fashion but tony was hurt and didn’t want to continue, the ref is there to safe the fighter’s life and he should’ve stepped in when it was necessary but justin is a good guy for not continuing tho
yeah Justin always hesitates to do unnecessary damage, specially when the referee is late. he also gets pissed at the referee when they do really bad and late stoppages.
That schooling beating, punishment, in the fight at the end, is unique. It's something else. And the final moments and right after - are spooky, but compelling.
Tony taking those hits and shaking his head like that triggered some memories of a sad movie scene where you’re favorite cartoon dog gets hurt. Ugh. My heart.
i looked at this many times and i can see why some called it a early stoppage even tony, but when you look at the enfeebled way tonys feet and legs were holding him up, the unanswered sledge hammer blows to the face he was receiving and how those blows staggered him around almost lifelessly coupled with the very weak way he retreated...if justin wanted to he could of charged tony at those times and clubbed him unconcious, but justin knew tony was beaten and took his time lettting the ref realize this
4:32-4:41 when the music starts playing it gives me chills. Perfect way to put this video together. You should deff work for the UFC! LARONE COULD MAKE ANY FIGHT OR ANY FIGHT CARD EXCITING WITH JUST A VIDEO! very talented
Great video like the rest of the “Best moments” series, but I can’t help but feel the best part was left out when Eddie Bravo was talking about beating his son in chess while Tony was warming up, that shit had me giggling for a long time.
Tony was literally walking in to punches after round 2 ended didn't even try to use his reach, it's almost like he didn't know Justin is an accurate counter puncher with lots of fire power.
Tony's ego was at critical mass in this fight. Pride before the fall. As you said, he could have grappled, he could have used his reach. Instead, considering himself the better man he brawled and stubbornly refused to change his game plan. Sad.
17:03 maybe if he used his jab things would have gotten different specially with that massive reach advantage that he didn't use, his Jab was always one of the best parts of his boxing when he used it, which is almost never.
It doesn't matter how tough you are... prime example of your brain telling your feet to get away from whatevers hurting you... Tony was possessed at the end, he wanted to stay, but his brain said run run run ...
those billionaires in the crowd is the equivalent of the UFC fighters being roman gladiators fighting for the kings and emperors.... amazing video, amazing fight, amazing world we live in... history always repeats.
Imagine if Tony hadn't been limiting himself this entire time. He refuses to wrestle and only grapples defensively or off a roll, he even beat Jones in a wrestling match. He talks about Bruce Lee and flowing, but Bruce Lee was willing to wrestle and gravel. Dan Inosanto said Bruce Lee would come in with kicks and boxing and then shoot a Double or Single Leg Takedown and then armbar you. You can't flow if your not going through all the stages of a fight, sometimes you NEED to takedown in order to survive and it's about winning
tony brains had so quickly early on been slammed around inside his head by justin that he could not think clearly anymore to do any such planning that your mentioning...he was on auto pilot and stuck in first punching gear
Tony the type of guy to let Wanderlei Silva get close....
underrated comment
And ankle pick him
😂😂😂😂
Dude, well done! lmao
Quite possibly the best Tony... the type of guy joke I’ve seen yet
How tony managed to stay standing all that time is insane
That was hard to watch
tony and nate have to be the toughest ufc fighetrs hands down. i have tony slightly ahead of nate actually. he didnt tap to an inverted heel hook
Guy 100% has the heart of warrior. Just doesn’t have the skill set for the top 5-7 of the lightweight division. To be fair it’s a murderers row in that division.
@@codygrant9066 bullshit lol, he ws the number 2 guy for the longest time
Weight cut
Most heartbreaking fight ever but justin showed up sharp
not sharp just basic faundamental laid back counter.. tony boxing range tbh probably one of th worst in lightweight
Yeah I was happy to see Gaethje perform well but super sad to see Tony lose and lost the chance at the infamous Khabib/Title fight. All due to covid. I like both of them so it was one of those fights where no matter who wins still mixed feelings.
@@muhammadnajmi8545 'not sharp' do you even notice the speed of those hooks ?
Man that headshake from Tony at the end legit fucked me up. Masterpiece of a fight, but heartbreaking indeed.
i was gonna say the same.hard to watch tony get hit like that.
If there’s any fight that made me think Tony is not human it’s this one like hearing all those heavy shots that he took and not even get knocked down like that is just bananas
For real though. The fact that there was no crowd made it that much more crazy to hear every step and punch. Shit was almost eerie.
@@Wesley.Deuren For real man. There at the end where he was about to do the robot dance and it was like his brain just wouldn't/couldn't compute it. So he tried shaking it off..when I watched this live I was worried for Tony at the end. That has to take years off ya. Great performance from Gaethje
tbh i am really surprised that he didnt suffer more mid term damage than he had... this is insane. at one point i was sure he was having a seizure XD
Guess he is human after all 😂
Tony took so much more damage than people realize man
this was enough damage to knock out 5 different LWs
those hits sounded like gunshots
its not just that, it was the accumulated damage he took across his career! he was literally known for getting hit and coming back all the time, but it catches up with you. and he was still never dropped or out cold. crazy. best chin.
Gunshots bra 🤣🤣🤣!
I am a fans of Justin but sorry to hear those fists struck that chin and jaw.. Sorry for Tony
@@FlechFisher this aged poorly
@@bluetalon5730 not rly lol
I miss the 10 year undefeated tony 😢
He’s a bum
@@khamaruusmagomedov3200
👀👀👀
Joanna long reign is over
Tony long reign is over
Adesanya defeated as well
Only remains...... Jonny bones!!
@@akahekwksncnduewnw Jones lost vs Gustafsson 1 and Reyes. Everyone knows that.
@@Elias-xh8xm if it's not official by UFC then debate is just a waste of time
Still hurts to watch this fight. This was the decline of Tony Ferguson. Justin Gaethje really did take his soul...
It’s sad but it really is bound to happen. Any time after a fighter reaches 35, they will see that decline in the next 5 years as the next generation reaches their peak, and they will be dethroned.
@@downfromthereeefters it’s so true, any other 36 year old fighter would have caved in by a couple rounds but Tony’s such a savage he nearly made it to the distance. Still pains me to watch him get beat up like that it to this day lol.
So too goes the journey of man's money, to be given away at death.
He may have lost his soul but I honestly think Tony will be resurrected
@@RowdyKage i dont know man the way tony fights and trains really isnt made for a long career its crazy to think he lasted this long before his body gave out.
16:53 tony with the classic leg punch 😂
Tony had 7" reach advantage and he didn't even throw a jab
you need a knock out and you're out here busy throwing jabs to the leg 😑😑😑
He did attempt the jab but those slip leg kick hooks are nasty from Gaethje
He was too busy throwing sand
Seriously, it hurt seeing him get beat up like this, but wtf was his game plan?
Gaethje's corner *keep chopping the leg, don't get overconfident, time your strikes*
Tonys corner *gimme some sand*
It's sad this had to be fought in an empty stadium 😔 these two deserved the fans to watch these two legends fight
No way bro! We would have missed the gunshots 😂!
Nope I realised how much I loved it. Hearing gaethje RIP those shots was incredible. I was glued to the TV like a kid 😳
@@dagimtekeba758 thats true
Can we take time to appreciate Trevor Wittman as one of the best striking coaches ever! What an absolute badass!
lol stop talking
The lack of crowd really let you understand just how hard these punches and kicks were landing on these guys. What a great fight but poor Tony was never the same after absorbing all those punches.
10:44 "You can't knee a downed opponent!" Peter Yan: *I NO UNDERSTAND.*
@jordan5221 great sense of humor bro
Justin "I dont blow my nose" Gaethje
😂😂😂
i broke your arm
you cant knee a downed opponent in the face/head. justin kneed his partner in the chest which is completely legal
The fact there was no crowd meant we heard every Gaethje punch crash into Tony's head and the tennis grunts by Justin all added to making this a brutal fight to watch and to there being something brutally primal about the whole thing.
I watched UFC casually for about 3 years until this fight when COVID took over… now I watch every event. Thank you for this video, I loved this fight!!
Absolutely brutal fight. These dudes are not human! We are truly blessed to witness this era of MMA.
17:34 What a punch...Broke Tony completely.. 😭😭
The night we all watched the end of Tony Ferguson... exciting, sad, inspiring, and heartbreaking all at the same time.
After this fight, tony was and will never be the same. Justin destroyed his life with how precise and technical his striking is.
I hope Tony can overcome Beneil at 262, but he's facing quite a beast. We need El Cucuy back.
One of them fights you dont want either dude to lose. Id hate to see tony or Beniel lose
Dariush is gonna destroy that can
@@chanzjames313 beneil will climb regardless, if tony loses he’s done. He doesn’t have time to be 3-4 fights from a title shot. I hope tony wins
@@Ryalnotch ik but Beniel has been so good hate to see him lose but yeah it would suck if tony lost
@@khamaruusmagomedov3200 LMAO Darush is an absolute can that got put to sleep by alex hernandez. He has wins over nobody. Ferguson will take everything Darush throws at him.
Hold on I’m cryin brotha
All the good vids good job Larone carrying MMA
Where yo fine ass at Larone
Larone keep it up bro
Where the subs at tho let’s get bro to 100k
This fight was hard to watch man. Gaethje whooped Ferguson like he stole something.
His soul
Jesus did tap out dude
18:40 this is what I love about Justin Gaethje, he's looking at Tony and he visibly doesn't want to hurt him anymore and after a long hesitation he goes for a low power jab, if that was anybody else they'd jump on Tony trying to finish him.
i was seriously worried for tony. thank god it was stopped
Yeah some of the shots justin lands make my own face hurt out of sympathy for the guy lol. Both these guys are scary tough
Blame his shitty corner. Got the shit beat out of him for 3 rounds and then instead of them recommending clinching or a single/double leg. They said do an iminari roll
@@jaisalarna9829 “looking beautiful tony” in between rounds too after one of his worsts like yo wtf give him some constructive advice he was just getting beat up ffs lmao
@@jaisalarna9829 imagine clinching gaethje, he would throw tony around like a paper
@@jaisalarna9829 eddie Bravo isn't an mma coach, he is just a jiu Jitsu coach.. what advice would he give him other than Imanari ? Tony didn't spar in 5 years, neither has offensive wrestling to take gathje down to dominate gathje via jiu jitsu.. it's his over confidence & not working on fundamentals ultimately led to his demise.. he was on a 12 win streak bcz of his cardio, toughness mainly but at top level u need more than that..
Tony Ferguson the type of guy to put sugar under his pillow to have sweet dreams
This is the worst "tony's the type of guy"yet - which is usually a joke about attrition, you just makin him look dumb
@@6HO57 no that was pretty funny
@@6HO57 you seem fun at parties
I do that.
in this case justin put an anvil under tonys pillow and....
im a grown ass man but i straight up bawled my eyes out watching this live :( as a fan its hard to see him like this but he had an amazing career
Yeah sure you cried watching a fight. I’ll take things that never happened for $1000 Tom
@@mitchellbowman22 ok? well u just lost $1000? i dont really get the point of u arguing if i cried or not, kinda cringe man but yeah i did
Bro cried 💀
"When opportunity arises you better take it you better be prepared you better face it " - Justin Ray Gaethje
The day that Men cried
Tony plays baseball like Tommy Wiseau plays football, "great american sport".
Oh Hai Dana! 🏈
Man ... Gaethje really took Ferguson to Hades and finished him off. Going into to the Khabib fight, he seemed damned near unconquerable. And then the Khabib fight happens, and you're left thinking, what the hell did I just see.
Khabib was the embodiment of the saying, "there's always a bigger fish."
@@booqrdoit9138 fr bro. Really wanted Justin to win that one, but he let Khabib hunt him down and put him on his heels. Im sure it would have had a similar outcome, but I wonder what would have happened if Justin went offensive with his wrestling.
@@thepancakemann I think sight doesnt do khabib justice. Until you feel what his pressure and weight manipulation feels like, we can't know just how good he is. But never lost a round never lost a fight. Look at the face of his opponents when he has them downed. Deer in headlights. I also think Trevor Whitman is too good not to give Justin a great game plan. Khabib is insane.
@@scottmcrae4427 Khabib lost a round to Justin and Conor
@@thepancakemann rda went offensive and khabib reversed it. Plus gaethje has non existent bjj so he probably wouldn't want to get caught in a sub from a takedown
*shows clip of Gaethje training with Trevor Wittman*
*cuts to clip of Tony playing catch next to a highway at night*
never change El Cucuy
I mean he should change as he has lost 2 in a row now
@@winterrys against 2 of the best in the division right now🤣 should Suga Sean change his style cuz he got his face elbowed in?
@@winterrys mind you not losing for 9 years u had to have just start watching the ufc
@@glizztbe5264 brudda u mad salty i just said if u get battered then dominated you prob need to change sum.
@@winterrysIm not salty arguing with a 12 year old who doesn’t understand the sport
The sad thing is that tony Ferguson was never the same after this
I feel this is the fight where people look back and say “tony was never the same after that” and I really hope that’s not true
This is punishment, Tony don’t deserve this kind of Severe Punishment.
Bro he didn’t even hug him back he’s not a good guy he deserved to lose
@@usmanbeatsgsp He was really emotional after that bout. Imagine fighting for the actual title and then the champ pulls out so you have to fight for the placeholder belt. He broke his 12 fight win streak on a short notice fight. Cut him some slack. Meanwhile, Chandler wins one fight and he walks into a Title shot.
@@usmanbeatsgsp He did hug Gaethje, have you not seen the full fight?
@@kidgoku1984 well at the start he didn’t so that still says something
@@usmanbeatsgsp Mike Chandler had a great quote about this:
When someone loses a fight via KO, getting in their space right after is one of the most "disrespectful" things you can do.
"Let the man take his loss"
twitter.com/ASAP_Pipa/status/1353431851126329344
17:33 damn Justin hits hard
This fight set the standard for entertainment value. With the covid no audience shouting in the seats making noise, we could hear every devastating blow given & received. It curdled my blood with some of those shots El Cucuy took, & still kept coming at Justin. Un-be-LIEVABLE!!!
Gaethje is a good man he could have hurt Tony much worse after Tony was rocked true professional huge respect
Sadly him not ending it may have extended Tony’s legacy but shortened his mental fitness :/
:(
I think there’s a certain special something about having almost silent fights, because you can really hear just how damn heavy those blows are. Gaethje tore Tony up…congrats to Tony for staying on his feet.
Huge gaethje fan from the start. But watching Tony get destroyed like that was making me sad for him. Wish gaethje just knocked him out early so he didnt have to take that brutal punishment. We've never seen Tony wobble and shake his head like that ever. It was a visual surrender without surrendering
17:21 Gaethje throws headkicks like a ninja
17:13 Kung Fu leg sweep followed by the sand confuses Joe Rogan 😂😂😂
Tony took too much damage this fight man. Too tough for his own good.
Darkest beating i have seen in ufc so far.
Most Saddest MMA Fight Ever 💯
Tony Ferguson is Warrior 🔥
His brain took so much damage that day, poor guy. I hope he retires and find another way to make money like entertainment etc.. he'd be a good youtuber and already has a huge fanbase
I needed this!!!
Credit to Gathije for not going after Ferguson at 18:16
That last jab at the end pissed me off man tony was literally shaking his head... just tell the ref to stop the fight 🤦🏽♂️
@@user-gh4rc3jz4o Bro its a fight, people get hurt, you Cant expect Justin to just stop fighting and let Tony recover
@@markusgeisle7536 I understand it’s a fight and props to justin for getting it done in a impressive fashion but tony was hurt and didn’t want to continue, the ref is there to safe the fighter’s life and he should’ve stepped in when it was necessary but justin is a good guy for not continuing tho
@@Ofwudann read what i said or just turn that phone off.
yeah Justin always hesitates to do unnecessary damage, specially when the referee is late.
he also gets pissed at the referee when they do really bad and late stoppages.
That schooling beating, punishment, in the fight at the end, is unique. It's something else. And the final moments and right after - are spooky, but compelling.
The GOAT with the mega streak 🐐🐐
This one is heartbreaking 💔🥺
So glad this page is gaining subs it’s a too 5 mma page on TH-cam and the most underrated page period on TH-cam
Hope he doesnt get copyright cricifucked by some snitches
I absolutely love this page! Thank you for the edits and stringing together amazing content.
These videos are my new addiction. Larone is the GOAT 🐐
Justin is real gangster he just loves to fight and didn't afraid to get hit he block with forehead
Yes brather, Justin good guy very humble
Tony taking those hits and shaking his head like that triggered some memories of a sad movie scene where you’re favorite cartoon dog gets hurt. Ugh. My heart.
The absence of noise made the impact sounds more tangible. Hard-core edit, no irrelevant music etc. Great post..
When tony was shaking his head my heart ughhhh my heart
This was uploaded exactly 365 days after the actual fight and I know that because both were on my b-day
keep up the great work friend, we love it!
Watching this live was very depressing
when tony got hit and he started shaking his head my heart sank
This one of of the first fights with no crowds that just made those landed shots sound like gunshots, it was unreal
7:43 lol Trevors fade looks fresh 😂
u can tell that mad justin really happy when tony decided to show some love
My new favorite ufc channel just great 💪🏼🖤
The people neeeeed more Tony Ferguson vs. best moments 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
I see larone is still undefeated with his craft. Another excellent job my man
Im not a massive fan of Herb Dean but this stoppage was incredible.
This was such a good fight
this one of the crazier fights i ever seen!
It's very cool he was out having catch. Nothing more relaxing than the snap of a ball in leather.
you should do like 229 or 205 best moments like diffrent ppv
Gaethje took 6 months off Tony's life.😓
Ufc 249 was an amazing card.
It did 750k ppvs.
Even the early prelims had good fighters
holy shit i love you man been asking for this video. all love brotha ❤️
Great video
Dud this channel is so great
This is one of the most brutal fights ever.
Just some feedback it'd be really nice if you could include the songs used in the descriptions. Thanks for all the great content :)
Tony would be the type of guy to hit the speed bag wearing sunglasses 🤣🤣🤣 there will never be another El Cucuy
When being too tough is your own kryptonite he legit took so much damage he’s on a 3 fight skid idk if he can even get back
i looked at this many times and i can see why some called it a early stoppage even tony, but when you look at the enfeebled way tonys feet and legs were holding him up, the unanswered sledge hammer blows to the face he was receiving and how those blows staggered him around almost lifelessly coupled with the very weak way he retreated...if justin wanted to he could of charged tony at those times and clubbed him unconcious, but justin knew tony was beaten and took his time lettting the ref realize this
If the bell was ten seconds later at the end of the second round, Justin could’ve very well got finished. That uppercut was narsty!
Doubt it. Gaethje got up and blocked quickly
@@subzeromidnight5388 he was wobbled bad...45 seconds and tony wins
when tony comes back to him for the hug 🥺
Kevin Lee's loss to Ferguson was a turning point in his career like Ferguson's loss to Gatche
Never seen somebody in UFC take that amount of power punches ,wow. Good win Justin🤘
Those shots were HEAVY. His left hook is plain old Nasty.
The goat is here once again
4:32-4:41 when the music starts playing it gives me chills. Perfect way to put this video together. You should deff work for the UFC! LARONE COULD MAKE ANY FIGHT OR ANY FIGHT CARD EXCITING WITH JUST A VIDEO! very talented
Favorite fight of the year.
Gaethje immediately called out Khabib, be careful of what you asked for
the fact there was no crowd really made the impacts of justins hit hurt my soul man. That sound is deafining
1:24 glad Tony didn't follow up on Kikuno after that, his head slamming the canvas was brutal.
Great video like the rest of the “Best moments” series, but I can’t help but feel the best part was left out when Eddie Bravo was talking about beating his son in chess while Tony was warming up, that shit had me giggling for a long time.
Tony was literally walking in to punches after round 2 ended
didn't even try to use his reach, it's almost like he didn't know Justin is an accurate counter puncher with lots of fire power.
Tony's ego was at critical mass in this fight. Pride before the fall. As you said, he could have grappled, he could have used his reach. Instead, considering himself the better man he brawled and stubbornly refused to change his game plan.
Sad.
tony was also mostly brain dead by justins far superior sledge hammer blows and stuck on auto pilot
Yeah,he took GATCHE'S PUNCHES BUT IT ENDED HIS CAREER,HE'S ON A 4 FIGHT LOOSING STREAK,GATCHE TOOK THAT MANS SOUL
17:03 maybe if he used his jab things would have gotten different specially with that massive reach advantage that he didn't use, his Jab was always one of the best parts of his boxing when he used it, which is almost never.
He relied on his own unorthodox style rather than adopting fundamentals... ultimately led to his demise
It doesn't matter how tough you are... prime example of your brain telling your feet to get away from whatevers hurting you... Tony was possessed at the end, he wanted to stay, but his brain said run run run ...
those billionaires in the crowd is the equivalent of the UFC fighters being roman gladiators fighting for the kings and emperors....
amazing video, amazing fight, amazing world we live in... history always repeats.
Imagine if Tony hadn't been limiting himself this entire time. He refuses to wrestle and only grapples defensively or off a roll, he even beat Jones in a wrestling match. He talks about Bruce Lee and flowing, but Bruce Lee was willing to wrestle and gravel. Dan Inosanto said Bruce Lee would come in with kicks and boxing and then shoot a Double or Single Leg Takedown and then armbar you. You can't flow if your not going through all the stages of a fight, sometimes you NEED to takedown in order to survive and it's about winning
tony brains had so quickly early on been slammed around inside his head by justin that he could not think clearly anymore to do any such planning that your mentioning...he was on auto pilot and stuck in first punching gear