The closest we get to a Muhammad Ali vs. Mike Tyson match

@rainofkhandaq6678

Жыл бұрын

In SFxT we had Mike Tyson vs Tyson Fury

@acephas3

Жыл бұрын

Nah, Tyson was an extremely intelligent fighter.

@seraphinaaizen6278

Жыл бұрын

Eh, Mike Tyson wasn't a slugger by any stretch of the imagination. I don't think he'd actually beat Ali, though. Tyson's peekaboo style is the single most exhausting fighting style in all of boxing. Despite popular myth, I think he actually IS faster than Ali. However, I don't see him being able to keep up that pace for a prolonged fight. Muhammad Ali had an excellent chin and great defenses of his own, so while Mike's best tactic would be to try and overwhelm Ali early and score a big knockout punch, it's a good question as to whether or not he'd GET that knockout punch. Ali could fight all night. He was conditioned to go 15 rounds. He was like an energizer bunny. And if he could weather Tyson's form for the first five rounds or so, it would be easy street from there. Ali fought a boxers who hit harder than Tyson, and survived them.

@frazzianimations9027

Жыл бұрын

I mean idk we had some pretty wide match up before could be possible

One of the BEST Death Battles they've animated. People always want fights with supernatural abilities, or planet-destroying feats. But the way I see it. It doesn't matter what the fighters have. Just how well it can be portrayed. And there ain't no substitution for a good old face pounding.

@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2

Жыл бұрын

😎💪

@reggielacey2235

Жыл бұрын

It's only good because they don't have any good stuff. Just normal dudes punching

@gamester512

6 ай бұрын

Sometimes, simple is best. You don't always need a bunch of flashy powers to make a great fight, sometimes you just need a couple of "Badass Normals" and you can have just as much of a spectacle.

Probably good to clarify that Balrog is a villain while TJ is an anti hero. While, yes, Balrog is absolutely who is always just himself all the time, when offered to join an evil organization, he took it just for the money. TJ did chest, has far too much pride, and slacked off, but he was faced with an evil organization, TJ chose to fight them. His motives are far from selfless, but he ultimately made a choice to not end up like Balrog

@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for clarifying that 🙂

This fight really hits different. The characterization, the fight animations, and how competitive this felt really makes this feel like a match between the two. Badass fight!

@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2

Жыл бұрын

😎👍

Fun fact: The announcer in the fight says "TJ is back up with his last breath!". In Killer Instinct, TJ has a mechanic specific to him called "Last Breath", where if he dies with a full bar of Instinct, he will get back up one last time with a small amount of health to try and stage an epic comeback. They did their research with this fight.

This was the most grounded Death Battle imo. Nothing too flashy and a well rounded flight.

@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2

Жыл бұрын

Simple and fun 🙂

@DarknessHashira

2 ай бұрын

it was a boxing match, and very exciting one at that!

“He got to kill a guy and drink all day! Talk about living the life.” (Bethany looks at her drink, realizes she just needs to kill a guy)

@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2

Жыл бұрын

😂

Going back to your pre-match conversation, to be fair yes both are cheaters who were/are addicted to winning. TJ learned from his mistakes after his outing hence why he ripped his Ultratech implants out himself to atone. Then teamed with the good guys like Orchid to bring down UT, the second most powerful force in Killer Instinct. While Balrog helped start & at one point attempted to run arguably THE most powerful evil organization in Street Fighter. And don't forget that while TJ & Balrog used unsavory tactics, Balrog was the only one to actually kill one of his opponents in the ring and showed zero remorse and wouldn't hesitate to do it again at any time.

Ya'll kept getting on TJ for cheating but he's never killed his opponent and got too keep doing his thing unlike Balrog

@muffetmissulena6540

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was confused about that since Balrog is morally the worst of the two and TJ at least tried to redeem himself.

fun fact: the song that plays during the fight is called "back to rise" and it's TJ's theme from killer instinct. also, if you wanna look at some good boxing, i'd highly recommend looking up one of the greatest triolgies in boxing: mickey ward vs. artuor gotti. also also, if you wanna see some strange but entertaining boxing, i'd look up a boxer named emanuel augustus, aka "the drunken master".

Welcome to the wild world of Killer Instinct! Get ready for more Deathbattles involving them, because they are likely on the way in the newest season!

@notwesley9180

Жыл бұрын

What makes you say that? Was one confirmed to have Killer Instinct?

@notwesley9180

Жыл бұрын

@@dogzilla0578 I did see that cipher, never put two and two ready in that regard.

@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2

Жыл бұрын

Nice! 😎🤟

Don't forget this is TJ after he ripped the metal plates out of his arms because he was ashamed of cheating.

I picked TJ over balrog. For TJ as a character yes he did cheat but in the end he found redemption in someway. Balrog doesn’t get any warm fuzzies from me because well for one he’s a dick for punching and killing an elephant, he’s works for an evil organization who’s lead by a dick, he fights dirty and for those things I can’t root for him. So TJ FTW!

This is one of my favorite Death Battles. I was pulling for Balrog and while I ended up surprised by T J combos I was actually more surprised how much real boxing was taken into this fight with the breakdown of the Triangle theory of boxing.

@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2

Жыл бұрын

They do their research 🤓

@gamester512

6 ай бұрын

When I first watched it, I had a gut feeling going in that TJ would win. For one thing, I saw Balrog as little more than a big dumb brutish thug, with very little capacity for cunning or tactics. TJ on the other hand being described as a fighter who would wait for openings and *then* strike, simply waiting for his opponent to wear themselves down with missed strikes, I figured that gave him both a psychological and tactical edge over Balrog. And besides, it doesn't matter *how* strong you are if you can't actually *land* any hits. I've always been of the opinion that speed and agility is what makes you deadly, not raw power or endurance, so that led to my instincts telling me to guess that TJ would win.

This is one of my favorites from this season! Nice choice!

Surprised they didn't mention Balrog was originally called M. Bison, a reference to Mike Tyson. But gave it to the boss character to avoid potential lawsuits. Also makes more sense with the nickname the Wild Buffalo.

@phillipjarvis5754

Жыл бұрын

Apparently, Tyson himself only discovered this in 2019. He was amused by the homage. Vega was also caught up in the game of Musical Names. Vega became M. Bison. Balrog became Vega (a Spanish surname). I believe that the English dub of SFIV finally addresses this by providing both sets of names.

@sonomni

Ай бұрын

Pretty sure it was also because at the time, Tyson was involved with a scandal.

Balrog: I'm going to take the Title! TJ Combo: YOU'LL SHALL NOT PASS!

TJ Combo wanted to stop cheating and "go clean" so he ripped his cybernetic arms out unaware of the healing factor. TJ Combo USED to cheat that's why this matchup works .

One of my personal fav fights

Honestly this fight is top 10 death battles of all time. This was early production and they gave us great animation behind it. Plus….it was nothing but straight hands!!

this is probably the the most suprising one to me for being such a great episode. like i don't know a single person who actually cared about this matchup, yet the episode is great. its kinda like how i felt about goku black vs reverse flash now that i think of it

Possibly one of my top 3 favorite Death Battles, and the music is godly.

They often have their own music made for these videos, but this time they just got TJ's Theme from Killer Instinct. Cause its an absolute banger.

What a brutal fight o-o He really Johnny Cage'd him lol :0 Not to mention, TJ's theme was playing during all the fight lol :3

This is one of my favorite death battles

I'm starting to notice, M. Bison/Balrog, isn't just modeled after Mike Tyson, in a way, he's evil George Foreman.

This one is most anticipated....from this guy.

In Japan, Balrog is called Michael Bison ... because ... Tyson. The name changes in the west (along with Vega, a 3 way swap), has confused street fighter players for decades. XD

The best part of the match is there playing TJ Combo song the whole time. KI soundtrack is a fing banger!

Fun fact: This Death Battle’s fight was animated by famed animator Torrian Crawford, a 3D and mo-cap animator that has been animating a majority of Death Battle’s 3D fights. Some of his most notable fights include Superman VS Goku 2, Deadpool VS Deathstroke, Wolverine VS Raiden, Dante VS Bayonetta, Power Rangers VS Voltron and many more.

@MrCheekiBreeki

Жыл бұрын

so nothing of value

@ArcueidBrunestudTypeVampire

Жыл бұрын

@@MrCheekiBreeki what's your beef with torrian?

This was one of the CLOSEST FIGHTS (by Death Battle's own logic) in the show's history, only being beat out by Scarlet Witch vs Zatanna and Gogeta vs Vegito

@dekudude8888

Ай бұрын

I think this is THE closest match in the show. They literally had such equal stats that they had to go into things like the science of boxing and the philosophy of both fighters to determine a winner.

"...'til the damn chickens got him." 😂

Balrog cheats all the time as well, in fact he cheats MORE than TJ Combo does. The headbutt Balrog does is 100% an illegal move, also stepping on a person's toes is also an illegal move in boxing. Balrog does both of these with zero hesitation and is concerned with winning more than TJ is mostly because he does it for the money while TJ wins for his pride. The reason why he lost to Dudley is because of this cheating. Also just remembered this but his greed for money is so great that he took a kid that was being experimented on just for the sake of selling him for huge amounts of money, and when he found the kid couldn't do anything special he called him useless. Now eventually he did raise the kid and teach him boxing but he never apologized for what he said or did to the kid.

This is honestly one of my favorite Death battle 3D fight videos! ❤🎉

Oh I have been WAITING for this!

It’s always easier to root for the more heroic contestant in DB. even though I never played killler instinct, I hoped Balrog would lose

The fact that the fight starts with TJ's music playing is a huge hint in hindsight.

I like that they made it an actual boxxing match

Thanks you both a lot for the reactions 😁

Balrog was supposed to be the name of M. Bison. and this boxer was supposed to be called Mike Bison (like Mike Tyson). dunno why they switched it for no reason.

@AlexThat200

Жыл бұрын

It wasn’t for no reason. I can’t say which one it was with certainty, but I think Mike was involved in a scandal at the time, or that time he chomped someone’s ear off gave him a very bad image. Which if it was the latter, then it’s understood why they don’t want to reference him at the time.

@MrAuthor3DS

Жыл бұрын

Mike Tyson scandal. It's also why later productions of NES Punch-Out replaced him with the fictional Mr. Dream.

@sonomni

Жыл бұрын

The Mike Tyson scandal came before Street Fighter 2 released that year so Capcom USA switched the names.

This battle achieved the impossible by saying it was a close fight… AND IT ACTUALLY WAS.

I don't know if anyone was listening close to the kickass music in the background but holy hell does Killer Instinct go hard with it's music. Especially TJ Combo's music. It is so freaking awesome.

Finally the match i wanted you guys to see...best boxing based fighters of fiction

One of the best Death Battles for sure🥊

First time i see Beth's jaw drop for 5 sec straight

Balrog is a murderous psychopath, and he cheats even more than Tj. At least Tj is repentant and is actively trying to make up for it. I'd say that neither are necessarily good people, but it's a solid case of bad versus worse, with Tj having the moral high ground.

Another one that makes my top 5 list. Why? Because it’s actually one of the closer battles I’ve seen. Until the end, you really don’t know who will win, since they seem so evenly matched.

Hands-down one of the best death battles ever made

what i like about this Death Battle is that they treated it like an actual boxing match. until Balrog killed the ref...still, it's really good. :D

@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. It was a nice stylized fight. 🙂

Ahhh... I love Killer Instinct, and King of Fighters. The only fighting games I'm really into. And Tekken. But this battle was sooo well made, it really does feel like an actual boxing match. I loved it.

Trust me real life boxing isn't as exciting. Also the background music is TJ Combo's theme.

To this day this is still one of my top 3 favorite all time episodes of Death Battle. It’s more entertaining than any boxing match that’s happened in the last 20 years

I like how this was simply a regular match until Balrog killed/knocked out the ref, turning it into a death match with no rules. TJ stops holding back after that. Balrog isn't disqualified because the two evil corporations are sponsoring the match- they have a vested interest in TJ's death. Little Mac being a swarmer seems to go against most of his opponents being sluggers- this actually lines up with Little Mac being the underdog who wins against the odds.

Still in my top 8 fave DBs to this day

This is my favorite one I've seen.

Lovely as always! Would love to see Vergil vs Zephiroth sometime soon, specially since you two are familiar with Devil May cry

Super happy they're taking a peek at KI. Love that game so much

With your fascination with Death Battle and Dragon Ball, I would love to see your reaction to Hercule Satan (DBZ) vs Dan Habiki (Street Fighter).

Ok so for clarity after TJ struck his deal with ultratech he unwillingly became their labrat, basically they tortured him with their experiments for years so when they told him to lose to fulgore he decided to just destroy fulgore instead as a way of spiting them.

You should react to the Yang VS Tifa Death Battle

Which episode that you guys watched so far u like the most

Two Death Battle suggestions: Android 18 vs Captain Marvel Beerus vs Sailor Galaxia

TJ Combo is more redeemable in my opinion

I mean considering TJ ripped the implants out with his bare hands and went natural for the rest of life kinda shows TJ isn't the guy he used to be. In fact I'm pretty sure he's actually one of the good guys in the KI storyline helping take down Ultratech and standing up against the more supernatural forces of the KI universe on behalf of humanity. Of the two here, TJ is the good guy, glad he won. Also fun note: TJ was strictly only punching and treating the match like an official fight at the start. It wasn't until Balrog pulled an illegal move and punched out the ref did TJ start using his full arsenal of moves like his grapples and kicks.

Lets get ready to rumble!

Just so you 2 know Death Battle will be coming back for it's next season on the 22nd of this month

Now you finished DBZA, I hope you will do Mr Satan vs Dan death battle.

As a boxer myself, seeing them show pictures of Tyson while saying "sacrifice mobility and finesse" and implying he's an example of a slugger made me die a little inside. Tyson is one of the most technically gifted, defensive attackers of all time. I actually really liked this one. It's obviously very comic bookey because of who the characters are, but they're absolutely boxing each other. It's not just animated like a generic fist fight; you can tell it's two trained boxers fighting. This might be the best animated fight they've ever done. I enjoy the respect to boxing, even if they did Mike Tyson kinda dirty :D (they even invoked the Triangle theory, so I'm glad they actually looked into boxing itself and not just the characters). Boxing is an art form. It's the most technical martial art ever invented. A skilled boxer can stand there and make an opponent miss all day without even seeming to move that much. Of course, there are levels within boxing and not every fighter is going to put on a good show. But when you've got two skilled boxers in the ring, it's a thing a beauty. I'd recommend giving it a try.

FINALLY! Y'all are reacting to one of the best Deathbattles rosterteeth ever did.

YES YES YES IVE BEEN WAITING ON THIS!!!!

Reverse flash vs goku black will be the complete trilogy of the flashes please 🌩

I like the creativity.

I'm not the biggest boxing fan, but i do like boxers in video games and this fight got me pumped!🥊

@crcoghill

Жыл бұрын

Also, I've been a Killer Instinct fan since I was little. TJ had me in his corner!

19:36 ULLLTRAAAAAAA COOMMBOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

The way I see it TJ is less a bad guy and more around the lines of an anti-hero. he's not good or bad but he does what he thinks needs to be done while still having a decently working moral compass. Balrog is just a dirty boxer. Doesn't matter how he wins, as long as he get's the title belt and money, he'll do it. A good way to define this is actually in there backstories. Balrog got revenge and never looked back, TJ got revenge, and chose to start humble as a Janitor. TJ was never bad..but he was never good either if that makes any sort of sense.

My favorite Death Battle in the series

One of my favorites

Boxing truly is never as interesting as what you just watched. I tell all my friends this, but I've watched several documentaries about different WWE superstars, and I would roll my eyes every time Vince McMahnon would say " I don't run (or work in) a wrestling business. I run a sports entertainment business." The moment I understood what he really meant came when I watched Mayweather vs Pacquiao and was absolutely bored to tears. That said, if you still want to check a boxing event one of these days, wait for the next creator clash to see popular youtubers beat on each other, or keep your eyes on Happy Punch shows by Keemstar

Undisputed! 🥊

If you liked the cinematic way they captured boxing from this, I suggest you watch Hajime no Ippo. It is a boxing anime that is very good and enjoyable for those even if they don't like the sport all that much.

Probably my favorite Death Battle.

It's unfortunate that TJ's past cheating was held so strongly against him that his redemption was overlooked for the most part when it came to who to root for. At least it was acknowledged at the very end after winning fair and square.

One of the best DB episodes ever.

This was a good reaction.

A lot of people requested for Jax from MK to be pitted agst TJ Combo instead they choose Balrog a boxer who is much weaker than TJ Combo

Bare knuckles fighting, hell yes

I think Wiz meant more evil Walmart.

God I love TJ he's so cool.

Bethany gives amazing explanations.

She seems to forget Bolroge was a murderer 😂 also he cheats to it legit said that

Death battles are awesome balrog is awesome street fighter vs killer instinct will you please react to carranger ep 11

Tj combo may have cheated at first, be he understands now doing it can cost you.

Sanji vs Rock Lee

balrog was more a cheater than tj 😅 tj cheat when he As à child but he truly love Boxing and work to repair that xhild mistaie

Guile vrs Jax pls!

Day two asking for an ogryn story by warrior tear

19:20

Reaction death battle shao Kahn vs akuma please

Boxing in the ring is more exciting not gonna lie

Love your reactions please react to more rwby !! :)