You know youre good when the commentators are mad at the rules by the end. What a legend. Miz was amazing too.

This version of Earl can rank with any of the young players today. This is gracious pool

Steve Mizerak, he had power and finesse, the man with the Golden Stroke!🌟

*@PAT FLEMING, THIS WAS TRULY A GIFT LETTING US SEE EARL PLAY. WE WILL NEVER SEE ANOTHER PLAYER PLAY LIKE THIS. NO ONE TODAY CAN COMPARE, PERIOD*

@Brownie-tg3nu

Жыл бұрын

God he was so good!!!!!

@samirtaleb2395

9 ай бұрын

Um theres a guy named efren reyes have you ever heard of him?😂

@hehe-oi4gm

8 ай бұрын

@@samirtaleb2395how many times efren win world champion?

@jlobiafra

4 ай бұрын

I love earl but SVB is just as good if not better

@tgh223

6 күн бұрын

@@samirtaleb2395 great but earl was the goat

Hall, Varner and Incardona. Strangely nostalgic. I saw Varner on a recent video hanging out with SVB playing challengers. This is great stuff!

@repoman2115

Жыл бұрын

Link?

18:00. When Corey did this same shot it was incredible, when Earl does it it's just routine one to the two ball🤣

@perun4649

10 ай бұрын

earl did that on slower table

@JohnS-il1dr

6 ай бұрын

​@@perun4649and Corey shot it with an advanced low deflection shaft that did not exist in 92

LOOOVE these classic battle uploads! Thank you so much for sharing. It’s great to see legends no longer with us. RIP Miz. 🤟

Awesome! Loved Steve, what a wonderful guy, sorely missed, and of course Earl, who if one knows him in person, is really fun to be around. The level of play is spectacular, and watching Steve's stroke in particular, but also Earl's, is a reminder of an era when one still needed to practice one's timing and follow-through to get the cue ball moving (remember Steve in his prime, winning all those Straight Pool titles, didn't play on this early version of partially synthetic Simonis pool cloth, but all wool, and one can really see it in his legendary combination of smoothness and power).

@tgh223

5 ай бұрын

this is when u had to have strong stroke

*one thing about older videos and commentators, they talked about cue sticks themselves and told you what players were shooting with. This match, he said he was selling Joe Gold, COG Cues. and even gave out his phone number. Interesting, 1992, Joe Gold only in 2nd year of cue making. These Videos are so great on so many levels*

The Miz and The Pearl good choice

🙏❤🙏 Thank you sincerely for uploading this match and piece of history for the whole world to see and enjoy 🙏❤🙏

I met Nick Varner maybe in the late 80s or early 90s. Very nice guy although pretty quiet. But he was with Mike Sigel and Mike is really entertaining. But I haven’t met Earl Strickland which is too bad because he was probably my favorite nine-ball player.

8 8, Miz spun the 1 ball in, scratched, never shot again, 7 pack

I knew Earl is a fast player, but the second half of this match was just ridiculous.

That Miz touch beautiful stroke gone too soon

Great example for rotating breaks. Glad most professional tournaments have changed the rules on this since. Love the commentary.

This is Earl's "I'm here" match. And the commentary from this era is unbeatable

@marcmalmberg7029

Жыл бұрын

You might be thinking of his match with Mizerak from 1983 at Caesars Tahoe, that was the match that really kick started his career. By 92 Strickland had numerous US Open and World 9 ball titles

@alexandersupertramp7353

Жыл бұрын

@@marcmalmberg7029 Yep! I sure was. Thanks for the correction

Thanks for the upload. You can definitely see why rotating of the breaks was a must. But Steve took advantage of his breaks also on Buddy as well. So no complaining on his loss to Earl was necessary. 😊😊😊

Thx again Pat

Hopefully some more great 90s early 2000s 9 ball?

*NO ONE CAN EVER MOVE THAT CUE BALL, MAKE IT DANCE, AROUND THE TABLE LIKE EARL STRICKLAND SHOWS YOU HERE. CUE BALL GOES AROUND 3 OR 4 RAILS AND STILL STOPS PERFECTLY FOR THE NEXT SHOT. PEOPLE TRY COMPARE PLAYERS TO EARL. NO ONE PLAYS LIKE YOU WILL SEE EARL HERE. NO ONE TAKES THE SHOTS LIKE YOU SEE EARL HERE. NO SAFTIES, JUST SHOOT TO WIN*

@andrewverrett568

6 ай бұрын

Was it necessary to do all caps? No, no it wasn't

@user-nt9ck5cz8q

6 ай бұрын

Only EFREN!

@jbuzzo1

3 ай бұрын

YES, IT WAS! ​@@andrewverrett568

It’s funny because it seems like Steve and Earl are polar opposites in personality and pool style. Earl is obviously really animated although not so much during this match and he is mostly an offensive-minded player; while Steve was more of a defensive player I think. (I believe Steve died around 2015 or earlier maybe.). But I’ve listened to Steve do color on some of Earl’s matches and I got the feeling that Steve wasn’t a big fan of Earl, to put it mildly.

when earl is on its like watching a fine muscian playing a stradivarious

Second half of the match Earl was like a runaway freight train gaining speed. Impressive but I agree with Incardona, it should be alternating break. One player keeps breaking, running out, breaking, running out, it’s really just not fair, in my opinion. Poor Steve sitting in his chair looking like someone shot his dog. My heart goes out to him. Funny how hardly anyone congratulated Earl, but they all ran to Steve. I love it. Mizerak had heart and he was truly one of the greats. No one can take that away from him. Earl just has a God-given natural talent for pool. You gotta hand it to him. Too bad in his later years, Earl got so nasty and combative with people.

A fun watch! Be Safe

I look forward to that on Tuesdays.

One of the best matches ever I would say.

Miz- " I didnt deserve that"

What a pace.

Amazing, after it was all over, more people came over to see MIZ, than Earl.😮

Earl was so good.

Great match of both. Earl in the zone.

18:00 mark. That stroke by Earl. Omg

@raskolnjikov1

Жыл бұрын

And with those cues and balls back then.

@LeonFleisherFan

Жыл бұрын

@@raskolnjikov1 Actually, the cues were technically very much in sync with the slower cloth used back in the era. Today's fast slick cloth makes it unnecessary to practice a good stroke and follow-through, just watch how everyone pokes at the cue ball these days, apart from the huge pockets used in this particular event, the equipment back then was tougher, not easier as the uninformed modern-day players think.

@heginschristianstrong7707

Жыл бұрын

​@@LeonFleisherFan yes. Finally someone who gets it. Those cues would work just fine today. Yes, players today don't follow through or stroke the ball. They poke the ball and send the CB 3 rails. That's why you see endless stun shots. The balls are to reactive and the cloth is to fast. Want to make the game harder? Don't tighten the pockets, slow the cloth and balls down. When the have to actually stroke and harder, they will start missing. Dudes paying $500 for a shaft you don't need. You need a stroke, not a shaft

@heginschristianstrong7707

Жыл бұрын

​​@@LeonFleisherFan I play on Diamonds with 4 1/2 inch pockets and have no problem. I still use regular maple shafts. The problem is when they recover the felt. Can't play on it. Lol. You can't stroke on any shot. I'll overrun everything by a mile. You have to narrow your angles and just gently "push" everything. Pools just not the same.

@LeonFleisherFan

Жыл бұрын

@@heginschristianstrong7707 Modern players don't even know WHY the old equipment was tougher: because one couldn't get away getting flat (angles) on everything, and flat on the wrong side meant you were dead. Now, every beginner knows flat angled shots are easier to sight and pocket, so it's what one plays for if pocketing were all this game were about. On modern equipment, thanks to the sliding and fast cloth (high nylon content, no nap), one can play flat angles all day long, pounding the cue ball with that wimpy poke stroke even when one lands on the wrong side of the next (object) ball. It's like a chain reaction of sorts. In other words, one can mess up position play and still get out. No wonder everyone is getting out all the time.

As great as SVB is, you can tell he results from immense practice. Earl Strickland is just gifted. There is a difference between God-given ability and practiced ability. Both abilities are well respected in a sport as difficult as pool.

@PostUp_Time

Жыл бұрын

*TRUE JUST LOOK AT THE WAY EARL MOVES AROUND THE TABLE WITH CONFIDENCE. NONE OF THAT PAUSING, LINING UP YOUR LEG, PRESTROKING CUE, ALL THAT TRAINING STUFF. HE JUST PLAYS, WELL ORCHESTRATED, LIKE A DANCER MOVING ABOUT*

@vincentkeller4725

Жыл бұрын

God given? Lol!

@PostUp_Time

5 ай бұрын

*And Fred Gorst. Academic Player, not so natural. Watch his stance, he walks into the shot, then step backwards, has to line up his leg, etc. Where as gifted Earl the pearl walks up shoots, runs around the table and continues to shoot, while a fred gorst is doing a check list.

@lawtonfloorcovering728

3 ай бұрын

Darrell, A very good observation you point out in contrasting these great players. Now, my observation is that if Earl ‘practice’ a bit on his sportsmanship, then the gift that he possesses would shine much brighter. Although I must say, he seems to be on good behavior in this match.

Mr. Incardona... that phone number didn't work...

Great to watch these masters of the game play for sure but the pockets in those days look like they could swallow up a bowling ball 😅

Oldy but a goody that's for sure

Earl//// The best you've ever seen ///// And that's a fact.

I have the utmost respect for both players. To me Earl was the best 9 ball player from 1982-2002, literally unstoppable. However, the size of these pockets is just crazy.

@hehe-oi4gm

8 ай бұрын

earl is the best 9ball player ever none touching him. he win 3 world champion and 5 us open

shout out to PATRICK FLEMING......'excellent work'.

I feel like they are kind of sh*tting on Earl for some reason. Makes me root for him even more.

Nice shirt Earl...,.,.

That hotel needs to get its messaging straight: is it 'Regency', or 'Regent'? Fire the PR goober!

did they not have a vacum cleaner man that table

It's so hard to tell what size table that is. I don't know if they typically played matches on a 7, 8 or 9 footer. I'm trying to guess by how far they can comfortably stretch from the short rail past the side pockets. Using that visual cue, it looks like an 8' table. What do you folks think?

@mikewest712

Жыл бұрын

Looks like an 8' to me.

@bossmustang9615

Жыл бұрын

9 foot Brunswick gold crown

@mikewest712

Жыл бұрын

@@bossmustang9615 you are correct.

@djamo1969

Жыл бұрын

9’. I’m not sure, but I think that pros haven’t played on 8’ since the days of Mosconi, Lassiter, Crane, etc.

@jeffwilliams1356

Жыл бұрын

@@mikewest712 Go back and watch how easily Earl reaches from behind the short rail, to aim at the cue, past the side pockets. I'm 6'3" and I have to stretch out to shoot from there.

This is when 9ball was most exciting. NO MAGICAL RACK, SHOT CLOCK, 4IN. POCKETS, LOSER OR ALTERNATE BREAK BS....Reason i loved this game is i could beat anyone if i keep them in there chair...NEVER happened but at least i knew how to win against anyone. YOU can break and run every rack, shot a 1000 and lose ALTERNATE brake! Good luck practicing to over come that...Why would you change something when it is at its PEAK???

somebody usin a flash camera!

28:23… FOUL!!! (Technically I think it is, correct?)

@repoman2115

Жыл бұрын

They aren't gonna say anything about that, the cue was ovb not going to be going in a pocket

@LeonFleisherFan

Жыл бұрын

Strictly by the rules, it would be, but notice they're doing it all the time, two seasoned veterans trying to keep the pace up, no crybabies claiming they'd won a match if the other guy hadn't done this and that…

👁️👁️

I’m taking it Billy wasn’t good at the Break..🤣

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