That's because there is literally less than a dozen actual fighters and enforcers left in the league bud. Fighting majors have gone down over 60% in just over a decade.
Fight of the year ? Are you out of your mind? This was a quick heavyweight fight and barely any punches connected. McIlrath vs. Deslauriers is still the best fight of this season.
This is one of the best hockey fights I've ever seen, I got goosebumps! They were both taking it serious too, no smirking or laughing from Reaves like he usually does
Reminds me of the Bob Probert and Wendel Clark, and Brad May , Ric Tochett and many others of the 80s and 90s and the 70s , damn I forgot about how they used to fight then this Fight just brought me down memory lane.
Mathieu must’ve heard Reaves being upset about Arbour not giving Reaves a go. What a classy man Mathieu is, not afraid to go with anyone and is willing to oblige everytime! A classic old school style hockey fight, enough to get the fans pumped up, but enough to live another day. Well done boys.
You gotta love the mutual respect...them smiling/laughing from the penalty boxes. Glad no cheap shots while down...a good old fashioned Hockey Fight 🏒🥊
No. Reaves won the fight although it was close. Reaves fell on his own after losing his balance, the first skirmish after the fall looked even but Reaves landed like 5-6 to Oliviers 1-2 heavy shots, and the last skirmish was pretty much even
@derekyoung3460 I'm somewhat biased to Olivier. I'd say this is a draw. Reaves got more hits in than any of the last few guys that fought Olivier, and they were hard punches that landed. Olivier fighting Rempe is still one of my favorite fights, though
Ha, saw it live, looked like a great tilt, thought Olivier had a slight edge...just watched it in slo-mo, not a single blow from either guy landed...they were all marshmallows.
These fans are too harsh, they take a 3-second break from the slugfest and then they start booing right away, like calm down its heavy, they're going at it here
Nice to see a tough guy other than Reeves. The fight for the sake of a fight is kinda silly, but I miss old school NHL hockey. Reeves looked great for a first fight and being a veteran. NHL is a fluff league overall.
@@Tiekariya th-cam.com/video/zN70YZGVv_E/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=SPORTSNET Sure bud. Xhekaj sure looked terrified of the guy he just took down right there.
Sick fight just throwing the hands. Olivier is a beast, but I'd say reaves took this one, by a bit. He got shoved and lost his balance, but got back up and was throwing, he definitely landed more then olivier. Respect to both, great fight!
Both winners in my book.
Warrior class, big respects!
These boys got balls! Quick knucklesandwich and a nod of respect = game goes on.
Agree. Good fight.
@@thedude1316 💥
This is a real hockey fight.. much needed
the visor ruined it
@@nephilianephili8754Olivier lifted his visor up before starting. The helmet also popped off immediately.
3/57 punches landed
@@nephilianephili8754if the visor hinders your ability to hurt the other guy I think you’re just bad at fighting
Negative lmao they barely made contact 🤌🏽🤣
Olivier can actually play too, what a stud
Gay. Why don’t you marry him.
Fun fact, reeves had a breakaway this game lol
Olivier got spanked by Habs Josh Anderson
@@chucktaylor9190yeah like 3 years ago
@@chucktaylor9190 Rookie, look at most of the fights from Olivier this year, he is a new version today its pretty obs.
These announcers called this fight so well, unbiased and lots of respect. Hell of a tilt.
Jody Shelley commentating was a big fighter himself.
It’s funny too cuz everyone hated Mears when he did play by play for the penguins
Swing and misses. Missed again. Missed missed. Ya 3 punches landed. Lol
Proper hockey fight. Nice.
Good work. Much better than a suckerpunch scrum.
I couldn't have said it better myself
@@j.thomas7128 Yes! This one fight was better than all of Max Domi's fights combined
@jthomas6899 LoL. I like how jthomas thinks!
That kinda looked like a fight from the 90's.
More like the 80's
That's because there is literally less than a dozen actual fighters and enforcers left in the league bud. Fighting majors have gone down over 60% in just over a decade.
@@yakivpopavich I ain't your bud pal,
@@zztbsboilingzz I ain't your pal, bro.
@@zztbsboilingzz he ain't your pal, guy.
Great fight between two best fighters in the show.. thanks!
These two guys are the toughest in the league.
Hahahahahaha!
Olivier yes
Reaves not even close anymore
@@bshunter9290 Totally disagree. Reavo has tried to fight multiple people this year and there are no takers. I think that says a lot
Not even close ?? He just went toe to toe with him and there was no winner it was a split !
@@jakericcifitHe ran away from Xhekaj all game long Vs. the Canadiens a few days ago. Acted tough up until he was checked hard.
@@bshunter9290 So that fight wasn't even close. Tell us you have never played, without telling us you have never played. Or fought. Oh, HAHAHAHAH..
Notice the ass slap at 1:36...thats Reaves thanking Olivier for helping him get out of the Dog House after his last game. It's all love
Finally a real heavyweight fight. Easily the fight of the year. Close one but might give the edge to Olivier.
Dillon vs. Gadjovich?
@@stefan8755 I think he means the other night when Rempe was throwing bareknuckle punches while Xhekaj still had his gloves on
Dillon vs Gadjovich was the best buddy.
Fight of the year is this one easily th-cam.com/video/2SJFjWjfv_k/w-d-xo.html
Fight of the year ? Are you out of your mind? This was a quick heavyweight fight and barely any punches connected. McIlrath vs. Deslauriers is still the best fight of this season.
WOW
best fight of the season, reavo with another all time classic
These guy don’t pick on smaller players. Respect.
Not many guys would take a chance on fighting these two guys. Too dangerous.
@seagullpoet LOL "pick on"? Their job is to police the game. If the offender on the other team happens to be smaller, too bad!
That was a fight that raised the stock of the individual players, the teams they represented, and the league.
Lifetime Habs fan here... this was a nice fight. Good job to both teams and men involved.
This is one of the best hockey fights I've ever seen, I got goosebumps!
They were both taking it serious too, no smirking or laughing from Reaves like he usually does
I got goosebumps on my goosebumps!
A great fight yes but you've definitely only been watching hockey for 5 years if is the one of the best you've ever seen
@@Nick-dd2xg lol
A tilt that lived up to the billing.
tilter mick goofy
Great one of the best if not the best fight this season 👏 more of this and les cheap shots thank u
Equal fight. Great job man.
Olivier is the Terminator.
vs Clubber Press Box
That would be Reaves. There’s even a TH-cam video about Reaves with that title.
Reminds me of the Bob Probert and Wendel Clark, and Brad May , Ric Tochett and many others of the 80s and 90s and the 70s , damn I forgot about how they used to fight then this Fight just brought me down memory lane.
No. Not much of a fight. Watch Jonathan, O’Reilly, Behn Wilson, Kocur, Twist, and the fighters you mentioned to see how it’s done.
Lol shut up@@gooddognigel9992
Mathieu must’ve heard Reaves being upset about Arbour not giving Reaves a go. What a classy man Mathieu is, not afraid to go with anyone and is willing to oblige everytime! A classic old school style hockey fight, enough to get the fans pumped up, but enough to live another day. Well done boys.
AWESOME FIGHT! LOVE TO SEE IT!
You gotta love the mutual respect...them smiling/laughing from the penalty boxes. Glad no cheap shots while down...a good old fashioned Hockey Fight 🏒🥊
do you smile after your black stepfather gives you the beating of your life.....lol
No defence here and I fkn love it, swing baby swing
Omg both were throwing bombs, I think i would be out cold for weeks if i took one from either
Decision goes to Olivier. Great fight by both guys.
Absolute tie. I will say Oliver gave the referee a head nod before Reeves did.
So Olivier has the HW belt. 💪🏼👊🏼🏆
Barely landed and held on at the end
No. Reaves won the fight although it was close. Reaves fell on his own after losing his balance, the first skirmish after the fall looked even but Reaves landed like 5-6 to Oliviers 1-2 heavy shots, and the last skirmish was pretty much even
@@leemori90 No. I am a Toronto fan and have watched this a few times, would call it a draw or slight edge to Olivier, great tilt thought
@@leemori90 no way you giving that to Reaves 😂 at best call it a draw.
@derekyoung3460 I'm somewhat biased to Olivier. I'd say this is a draw. Reaves got more hits in than any of the last few guys that fought Olivier, and they were hard punches that landed. Olivier fighting Rempe is still one of my favorite fights, though
nominee for bout of the year.
A real fight.
Huge respect. Nice tilt fellas.
Olivier and Reaves two titans nothing but respect
Olivier is The winner. He can play too. What a stud.
Love this hockey. Everyone won that fight. Both absolute dawgs
Great scrap! Have to give the edge to Olivier but looking forward to round two, Reeves is no joke
Good to see someone go toe to toe with Reeves. Nice tilt
Leafs guy here but Olivier is the new king. No disrespect to revo he was the king for many many years.
Lol that’s funny
But reaves won the fight. Olivier landed a few good shots but reaves landed 4-5 clean blows great bout
He's definitely going to be but this fight didn't decide it.
Now this is a hockey fight. No twirling around trying to throw them on the ground. Def a heavyweight tilt.
The best fight in recent memory
Real good tilt.
*stick taps*
Olivier can take a punch! Great fight. 👍
Some anger in those punches hahaha sick fight
Not at all, they are professional and do their job. When fighters on that level meet each other its just buisness. Nick Cousin fight with anger :D
Like the tap on the thigh from Ryan Reeves
That’s the fight we were all waiting for good tilt to them 🍻
Tip my hat off respect ✊🏻 what a hockey fight love it
Reavo had to go after the Canadiens loss. He’s such a throw back
Now that was a great Old School Hockey fight
Heck of a fight!
Ha, saw it live, looked like a great tilt, thought Olivier had a slight edge...just watched it in slo-mo, not a single blow from either guy landed...they were all marshmallows.
Gary BETman said: no more fights until we find a way to put sponsors logos on the players hands and foreheads.
Holy crap, what a tilt!
I miss actual NHL fights. In the 80's/90's you would see good scraps very frequently. It's sad it's gone.
Оливье хорош, с Ривзом не испугался, оба достойные джентльмены.
These fans are too harsh, they take a 3-second break from the slugfest and then they start booing right away, like calm down its heavy, they're going at it here
Well these are Leafs fans. They have no business being demanding about anything, but they sure didn't get the memo
@Pubicon then they start punching again and they start cheering 😄
Just a demanding Roman coliseum type crowd
That’s a real fight hell yea!!!
Nice to see a tough guy other than Reeves. The fight for the sake of a fight is kinda silly, but I miss old school NHL hockey. Reeves looked great for a first fight and being a veteran. NHL is a fluff league overall.
Love This Olivier!
good trades, atta boy reavo
Respect 2 Olivier for lifting visor before fight. 🫡
if you watch it in slow motion there was no punches connecting. almost all just glancing. entertaining though
First time that i see Olivier in a 50-50 fight!😅
Next xhekaj vs reaves
He'll be too busy looking at the rafters
Been there. Done that.
Nevertheless, open for a rematch to close this 2-0 once and for all.
@@Kin08006😂😂😂 keep dreaming. The guy was to scared to fight Reavo
@@Tiekariya th-cam.com/video/zN70YZGVv_E/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=SPORTSNET
Sure bud. Xhekaj sure looked terrified of the guy he just took down right there.
Once Reeves' helmet came off, he wanted nothing more. He was just waiting for the refs to come in
reaves fights without a visor ...cant say the same about olivier ...
Whoa an actual fight in the modern NHL?!, RARE
Caption should read Olivier drops Reeves...
God Bless Hockey!
That tap at the end from revo lol like good game bud
The fight was a lot closer than the game turned out to be.
Olivier is a total stud!
Two best fighters in the league
Fight of the year.
Wow, best fight I’ve seen in years
WOW!!!! As tough as they get!
Wow. That’s all I can say. When it actually plays out how you’d expect it too
Great fight.
Classic fight, love to see it
We are the winners of this one. What a tilt. Credit to the refs for letting them go for a while.
Sick fight just throwing the hands. Olivier is a beast, but I'd say reaves took this one, by a bit. He got shoved and lost his balance, but got back up and was throwing, he definitely landed more then olivier. Respect to both, great fight!
The league is just going to be different when the last few guys with no visor are gone.
Reaves still has it for an old guy holy .
Great fight. 2 warriors
32 punch's for Reaves, 21 punch's for Olivier. Good fight. No tripping what so ever
The fight we’ve been waiting for. Good scrap fellas
Not since the Ali versus Frazier bouts have I seen a throw down like this…
olivier is the top fighter currently in the NHL
Olivier got the upper hand, Reavo hung in there and maybe got a draw out of it... great tilt! Stick taps all round
Both protected themselves well. Olivier the better technical fight. Moving hit head back well as Reaves tried to hit him with the overhand right hook.
Hell of a fight.
Good fight
good round for both big guys.
Two tough dudes respect to both
FINALLY A DECENT FUCKING FIGHT MY GOD!!!
M.O for the WuuuubbbbbyyyaaahhhHHHH
What a beaty! Kudos to botha
I wouldn't want to fight either, but I would fight either 😂
Nobody cut. Nobody tagged. More sizzle than steak.
I wouldn't say nobody got tagged. I like the more sizzle than steak comments tho.
Slow it down and watch it
Nice Tilt !!!
Olivier might just be the baddest guy in the league right now
Never thought of olivier as a heavyweight until he effed up Rempe last year