🤣🤣 Fighting with a hockey player was your first mistake. When he said the guy was a hockey player I knew where this was going.

@virgilvollmar3296

7 ай бұрын

Lol yup

@shawntailor5485

7 ай бұрын

I grew up playing hockey and kept my teeth until I got tetracycline poisoning . SO you ain't bs n , long live Wayne Gretzki .

@whatagup4799

5 ай бұрын

Hockey players can't fight 😂

@YourHeartsDesires

4 ай бұрын

As a Canadian, I fully agree. We eat, sleep, breath, hockey. Hockey to Canadians, is what Football is to the US. As a female who grew up watching it, the fights are the highlights, besides for the goals of course. It's boxing with knives strapped to your feet. Tie Domi-Goat! Cheers!

The man cannot tell a bad story. Even this clip was engrossing. John's great.

John is such a humble, down-to-earth likable guy.

@jimsonjohnson3761

7 ай бұрын

Go marry him

@stormrhode2330

7 ай бұрын

Lickable*?

@sentientcardboarddumpster7900

7 ай бұрын

Who is John?

@tipsysmichigander6483

7 ай бұрын

? He is literally being called out as a Fake Valor over reaching phony.... So not sure what the fuck you're hearing.

@nik07nik

7 ай бұрын

Super cool, normally not. ahuge fan of gay dudes but hes cool

One of the best storytellers EVER. All these copycat KZreadrs are trying to replicate what he's doing, but they have these mumbly Gen Z voices. Mr. Ballen in a storytelling god.

Getting beaten in a fight, while humbling, actually builds character and makes one tougher.

@4sername

7 ай бұрын

It could also permanently injure or kill you though. Some get traumatized from it. It making a person tougher is not always the case, some people become way less tough.

You can tell the guy ain't ever been in a fight when he says he would lose all confidence if he got his ass kicked 😂 You realise it isn't as bad as u think and also that 90% of people will do anything they can not to actually fight so just by fighting u have more balls than most 👍

@someguy792

7 ай бұрын

I view it the same way except I believe because Americans have become so lazy that they won't fight because it physically relies them to do something and the lazy just aren't ready for that.

@ETAisNOW

7 ай бұрын

Emojis are gay

@dwhite-mann5399

7 ай бұрын

@@ETAisNOW saying gay is gay

@ordinarypete

7 ай бұрын

Also, the two dudes assumed that the fight wouldn’t go to ground when 98% of fights end up on grounds.

@PARCE93

7 ай бұрын

Wrong. You could have 1000 fights under your belt, and it would still suck to lose. Nothing hurts your ego more than being humiliated in such a way. That’s the scariest aspect of fighting even for pro fighters.

I grew up in Quincy. My brother graduated from North Quincy High in '84. Had no idea this guy was from there too!

I respect any man who can tell a story of him getting humiliated and beat down in front of a bunch of people with a smile on his face. Alot of people never let that sort of thing go and it is quite literally a traumatic thing that haunts them forever. I was always a bit of a wuss growing up, not in a way that I let people disrespect me but I definitely never wanted to fight and I would literally shake anytime it got to that point lol Im a small dude but for the most part, people didnt really mess with me. I got in maybe 3 or 4 fights, one in elementary school, 2 in middle school and 1 in high school. I won the first two but the third, I ended up running away from once I realized I was in over my head 😂 and whats funny is it was the only fight I didn't feel scared about when it started even though I definitely should have been hahaha it was at the neighborhood bus stop after school when I was 13 years old with one of my neighborhood "friends" lol I was probably 5'4ish at the time 120 pounds and he was the same age but already nearly 6 foot and over 200 pounds. He wasnt muscular but he was large. And he started running his mouth to me for no reason so I talked back. Then he threw something at me. So I walked up to him and I half hit half shoved him in the chest and he barely budged, then he shoved me which granted I firmed and then went to swing on his face. But he was so big and so tall that he literally just put his arm out and swatted my arm away like it was a fly. So I punched him as hard as I could in the gut and he grabbed me up and thats when I really knew I was in trouble lol he punched me in the side of the head as he had me hemmed up and when he did, I was able to squirm my way out of the grip of his other hand and I literally just ran to my house lol but the next day, neither of us said anything about it and he offered me fruit rollup and we were cool after that 😂 I think back and just laugh, I'm glad there was only a couple people there and it didnt seem like he or them ever told other people. They never said anything to me if they did lol

This guy is probably the best story teller I’ve ever seen. Every story I have to watch

@yaboykev536

7 ай бұрын

*Fat Joe has entered the chat

@4sername

7 ай бұрын

Charlie Murphy is the best.

@noelrossbridge2514

7 ай бұрын

You wanna listen to Cowboy Cerrone tell Joe Rogan his cave diving story. He's sitting there and you'd swear he's about to tell you he died. No sh!t, hands down the best story EVER!

Imagine that guy finding out the guy you beat up for talking to your gf in study hall ended up a Seal

Ballen is the most unsuspecting tough guy, because he's so jovial and nice. I always have to remind myself that he was a seal. Been watching his channel for a lot of years now, and I still forget sometimes.

Man I come from a small country town and we did this exactly how he explained it. You would have a problem with someone and definitely schedule the fight for after school and yes a lot of people would show up to see who wins.

@ronk2577

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely from waco tx.that makes a man out of you,at least helps you face fear

@JollyRed0045

7 ай бұрын

We did the same but we would go to the bathroom during lunch and lock the door then form a circle and go at it.

@itstheundisputedsagboo

7 ай бұрын

Facts! Same here

@christiangraff5236

7 ай бұрын

Lol schedule the fight. Buddy i aint getting paid for this shit. The fight happens here and now, not 5 hours later behind the dumpster😂😂😂😂

And Old LUNGY 🐸 JUMPS IN for The SAVE!!!!! POP POP!!!!! 👊💥💥✨🥴✨

@theroundhousekingofthemidw1705

7 ай бұрын

Ollllllllllllllllll Lungy!

@MrZombiejoe

7 ай бұрын

LLLLLUNG!!!!!

‘While we’re young mf’🤣💀

Man, Seagull Lung would have had your back!!! Great story! LOL

I just want him to tell me stories all day. And, not just scary ones. I think he could make any kind of story engaging.

i for real honestly cannot get what people don't like about Ballen. i consistently lol by myself listening to his stories; natural story teller.

@tipsysmichigander6483

7 ай бұрын

He is an exaggerator looking for Stolen Valor.... Are you daft?

@Bumpyi64

7 ай бұрын

I think many are jealous of the coin he's making on KZread, which is at least $4.5M a year, if not more.

@ronk2577

7 ай бұрын

If they don't they are weak

@ronk2577

7 ай бұрын

​@@tipsysmichigander6483prove he's not a seal and I'll believe you you can't little punk but if you do I will apologize.

@adamredden2007

7 ай бұрын

​@@tipsysmichigander6483You're FOS.

Great story, I have a similar one, I grew up in Peoria, Ill. southside, mid 70's. Street fighting was a common thing. I too ran around with some fighters, and at that time I was a green belt in Karate, which was rare. My best buddy a big guy, got into an argument with another big guy, I am only 5'7. 140lbs. So it was the night of a basketball game and a dance, so everyone was at McDonald. The entire school. So my buddy was supposed to fight this other big guy a wrestler. But for some reason, he came at me and said, let's go mother fucker. So of course I kicked him in the groin, but he was wearing a cup, jumped on top of me and pounde the shit out of me. I managed to get some blows in from the bottom, which is a losing situation, I ended up sticking a finger in his eye, and he jumped up. We heard sirens, and split. I had two black eyes and a busted lip. Later at the dance he come walking up to me wearing sunglases, the crowd parted like the Rea Sea. I thought hell I don't want to get beat up again. He stuck his hand out and took his sunglasses off and had to black eyes, He said, I never want to fight you again. My rep was golden. I ran into him 30 years later with his son, and we told him the story. His son said who won. We both said, who ever is telling the story. It was a knock down drag out fight that was talked about for years

His laugh cracks me up...and makes this story even better!

😅😂 same story here! Growing up in Livermore California was much the same. I was basically John. All my friends were the toughest guys in town so I had a coat tail reputation.i wasn't much of a fighter although I embraced the false reputation. UNTIL!!! I messed with the wrong guy thinking he'd back down but he did not. Needless to say I got knocked the F out! 😂😂😂 definitely a humbling experience to say the least. My wounded pride eventually recovered and I began training with actual fighters. Two of my hometown friends became UFC welterweight champions. Joe Hurley and Jerry Bolander. So I ended up training with those guys then eventually the Diaz bro's and guys like Jake Shields among others. So in the end it was a good thing as it forced me to actually learn how to fight for real instead of just pretending like I could. So I'd like to thank the guy that kicked the living shit out of me. Thanks buddy I deserved it! Great story guys.

@m.b.593

7 ай бұрын

Yours is a good one too that’s awesome!

This story is great. Especially the part he was waiting on Paul, shadow boxing in front of everyone 🤣🤣 that's just great

This is so funny. That's exactly the way it was in my town growing up. I think most towns were back then. Thats my exact story. I had some really tough friends. I got a reputation. I fought too but I wasn't a badass like these guys. I didn't take the big beating in front of everyone but only because luck had it that way. I saw several experiences just like this. I love his humility. It was a very weird thing to know in advance you were going to fight someone. The nerves of it all. I think our society was much better off. People didn't jump in. We had more honor. Sometimes you just got your butt kicked. It taught manors , respect and humility. Its embarrassing getting beat up in front of other people. It happened to most everyone though.

@ingridfong-daley5899

7 ай бұрын

Reminds me of waiting for a spanking/grounding/talking-to... waiting for your mom/dad to come home from work or for all the company to leave so they could dole out punishment. Kids spend a lot more time 'dreading' than we give them credit for.

@andycopland3179

7 ай бұрын

We had rival schools and I beat a kid in our fight. Turns out I'm able to be folded in half and put in a recycling bin by his older brother though. Ah, the good days.

@JollyRed0045

7 ай бұрын

If anyone claims to have never lost a fight then they didn't have many fights under their belt. Even the kid at our school that was known for beating people up in fights got his butt handed to him a time or two. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.

@JollyRed0045

7 ай бұрын

@@andycopland3179 hahaha. That's cold.

@stratkiller2531

7 ай бұрын

I live in Albuquerque and this stuff was going on since middle school or before, so I understand too.

I laughed so hard hearing this story! Glad Mr. Ballen’s confidence continued. Hahaha

$1000 says not 1 kid in that school struggled with peer pressure to get castrated and wear a dress and makeup

@scandicdream

7 ай бұрын

Fighting is a waste of time, if you aren’t fighting professionally in boxing or ufc. Street fighting is just a never ending vicious circle of damaging others, and wait for the day that someone finally beats you up, is better than you…. One thing might be in pre high, but as an adult you stop fighting…. Peace folks ❤

That's one of the funniest fight stories I've heard in a long time 😂 what a legend

I was in special operations for a few years and we are rarely humble. He's an outlier.

So much respect to this man. He is class

Humble. Still going on to be a legit warrior

I appreciate his honesty so much 🤣

This is what happens in these quiet towns where everyone knows everyone and nothing happens so they have to create their own drama. I'd hate living somewhere like that.

Just to be clear you can predict a tackle. In fact you can even defend from a tackle lol.

@MikeHunt-fo3ow

7 ай бұрын

lawrence taylor disagrees

@arclite95

7 ай бұрын

@@MikeHunt-fo3ow that’s true

Lol that brought back so many memories that how my highschool days were too seems like the kids today are afraid to fight now someone will bring a gun ,that was a good laugh thanks for that

Dude you are too humble, you know you were dropping fools left and right w a grin on your face every weekend 😂

Great story. Like the reactions, too.

I grew up outside of Boston. That area was pretty tough. Back in the day, once down you lose but not die…

"he showed up and just beat me up" 😂😂😂

That’s life growing up in Hawaii. Back then we meet up & scrap it out. Straight ufc type shit. That’s what Hawaii is known for just scraping. Good Times.

That story is amazing had me rolling

I’m absolutely nostalgic right now hearing there was another high school with scheduled fighting. It’s honestly so much better than it sounds 😂

😂😂😂 Yes the anxiety of waiting for the fight knowing everyone was going to watch 😅😅.

“You can’t expect him to tackle you” and then Ballen reluctantly says, “that’s true,” now knowing that most fights go to ground. He knows that and has trained for that in the seals but didn’t wanna tell the dude.

@yvonnesanders4308

7 ай бұрын

Maybe in the USA where wrestling is big. In the UK people punch and fall.down not so !any go straight in with a tackle

Lol😂 that story is hilarious because of the line.

"You weren't expeccting him to tackle you"... Tell me you haven't been in a real fight without telling me you've never been in a fight

I grew up in kensington philadelphia and fighting was a huge part of growing up there. I have witnessed fights and know the names of some philly legends from the 80s - 2000s. When theres traveling fights ya know its part of the culture

@damiencross7334

7 ай бұрын

I grew up in south philly. I think it was like that all over the city. Do you still live in Kensington? It's a shame what's happening up there.

@grouchygrundle

7 ай бұрын

@damiencross7334 nah I live in bridesburg now. Kensington is about 5 miles away though

Getting beat up like that knocks your ego back down to a normal size. It’s a good lesson. Happened to me once back when I was a teen. Once was enough.

I had one of these fights but we fought the day of the transgression.Waiting two weeks?! The stress involved...the buildup.

This dude is the man. If he’s talking Quincy, IL I’m only a county down and west of the river in MO🤙Midwest fun baby

@Crud9

7 ай бұрын

Never mind, I’m an asshole he’s from Quincy, MA lol still the man

We wrestled those schools.Wrestling was huge in this area. I’m surprised he didn’t go to the ground. Graduated 1989 love the show!!

So enjoyed sitting here listening to this discussion. Thanks for letting me pull up a chair and listen. Hilariously entertaining. The humbleness and honesty of Mr Ballen is admirable.

Strap hanger. Lol. Love it.

@kennyhiggins7806

7 ай бұрын

I heard him say that. What’s a Strap Hanger?

It's a shame the Seal Community is giving him a hard time, at least verbally. It's defamation. He never speaks badly of them and rarely even speaks of his service. And when he does its always in a positive light.

@OceanSideO

7 ай бұрын

What happened?

@ronk2577

7 ай бұрын

Only the jealous of his success

@ronk2577

7 ай бұрын

Don't listen to the ones that are trying to take good people down.

@USLethal

7 ай бұрын

They're just mad that the spotlight isn't on them. Biggest group of primadonnas in SOF

@chavis3

7 ай бұрын

@@OceanSideOlisten to this whole podcast and will find out. Goes into a good explanation of the situation.

There is a Quincy here in Florida where I live. Definitely not the same place though. For one, they don't say it like that, and two, they don't have a hockey team.😅

Small town vibes abound

KZread boxing! Mr. Ballen vs highschool dude!

Been there but was captain of wrestling team as a junior and I was freshman, I didn't land a hit but I somehow got respect for trying from seniors so wasn't all bad.

Such a sweetheart. Yeah, I've been in fights, and I'm not really a fan. Someone always gets hurt. Most often, everyone involved.

@ronk2577

7 ай бұрын

Truth is I never lost a fight but I have gotten hurt badly.so did they I wasn't a bad guy and was smart enough back in those days not to push cause I definitely could have.came damn close with a brother in law tho .caught me drunk on my ass 😅

@ronk2577

7 ай бұрын

Wr were friends but we weren't for years.i ask him years later and he said I knew I couldn't any other way .I respected that

MrBallen is the GOAT

I got second hand anxiety just listening to that. My frail, young psyche would have been decimated.

Pulled the sweater over your head…Quincy culture for sure…Hahaha. Had a buddy I grew up with from Dorchester…They like throwing hands early and often. You grow up tough and hard.

Haha that's brilliant great story

I'm from C-Town close to Quincy.

Daniel Cormier voice : “you gotta stuff the takedown John, because if you don’t, an elite wrestler like this guy will just have his way with you “

Captain of the hockey team! 😂

One thing I learned as a 30 year street cop is tough guy talk is just talk.

As a slim guy you learn NEVER let a bigger guy get you to the ground, ever... you will get hurt unless you know submission moves and can use them. Stay moving , including running ... stick n move or run, but keep your waist protected. I learned after getting crushed in high school ... Love the story though.

I never thought Mr Ballen was a Quincy. Interesting 🤔🤣🤣

I can’t picture mr ballen fighting he seems soft 😂

@tequila6306

7 ай бұрын

Dude was in the Navy that’s the opposite of soft lol

@Bhunnidb

7 ай бұрын

@@tequila6306navy soft af navy seals are not

@JimBobe

7 ай бұрын

He is literally a Navy Seal

shout out to Paul, he was a real one... lol

I’m glad they made sure we knew that wasn’t Paul

It's really like that some places. The school i went to fought a lot too, not encouraged by the teachers but kids also got thrown down stairs and maimed gotten length prison sentences n shit so it's not hard for me to believe

Never fought in my life. Nobody ever bothered me and I never bothered others. Played sports at high level for 20 years, went to all kinds of places at all kinds of times and nothing... Thank God I was lucky.

There really are few things like elite military training to trivialize early developmental age events that might otherwise have defined a man.

“While we are young mother f-er!” Lol

Did not have a ton of fights as a kid. I think I can recall 4. One win, three stalemates and no losses. No losses because none of us were great fighters. Even my win would have been a split decision in any arena. Kid fighting is usually a lot of wild swinging and rolling around in the dirt.

@mikevee9145

7 ай бұрын

Fighting as kids is more a display of toughness rather than skill. Win or lose, if you put up a fight, you gain respect.

I think i was the guy that everyone fought. I’m a nice guy but I’m big and kinda tough (I think anyway). When I asked one guy why he wanted to fight me he said he couldn’t lose. If he won cool but if he lost he could always say …look at the size of the guy of course I lost.

Nice story, although I knew exactly where it was headed about 30 seconds in

Your not a fighter if you’ve never had your ass kicked

What did he say before the fight started?

WHILE WE’RE YOUNG!

@bluntskull8515

7 ай бұрын

was that the line? I listened to it like nine times and thought he said something in Chinese 😅

@youfillmylifewithjello6661

7 ай бұрын

@@bluntskull8515 it was while we’re young, motherf*****

Three O'Clock High Part Two: While We're Middle-Aged, Muthaf*cka... A Ballen Studios production?

bro went to school with dana white, kid dana was already putting cards together haha

Growing up we had respect fof life , i took ass kickins , i handed out out ass kickins ,at the end of wich usually resulted in a handshake and a beer ,and a hell of a friend ,or someone with wich one had an accord. Funny how things can turn out in life .

TLDR; I said the wrong thing but stood my ground and had to fight three other kids but since there was a law enforcment agent at that school they had to fight 1v1 in back of the gym. Thank God my parents put me into MMA, BJJ and Muay Thai classes. It was a no-contest fight one after the other (they had to keep look out for LEO's so two would wait and watch) and the rest of my time at that school everyone left me alone and would even go as far as protecting me from other would be fights, because some kids saw it as a fun challenge for a few days. I am pretty sure I concussed one kid, he went to tackle me and in BJJ you just put one arm up, take their momentum and wrap that arm around their head after that it's a simple fall with their head making contact first (he went limp), the point is that kid was the one to warn people it's going to suck. Also I pair of brass knuckles and a knife in a bush plus book armor incase they tried to stab me in retaliation, that school was wild. I do not miss Los Angeles, CA at all.

Once he said Paul was a hockey player, 🤷‍♂️. That’s how it was in my school anyways

I mean, getting tackled to the ground right off the bag kinda makes it impossible to fight back. Especially if theyre in your arms or have a particularly strong tackle that knocks you out. Usually builds up to that eith a few punches or something. Id consider that a cheap shot probably.

@miketoth7000

7 ай бұрын

Learn jujitsu or wrestling and it will give several ways or strategies to counter and fight back. I know multiple wrestlers who are mediocre or not even good at their sport but they dominate street fights

Boston?

You know your a likable guy when you tell a story where you are the douche and everyone is still on your side lol 😂 It also helps knowing he was a legit Navy seal and actually did become a very tough guy.

I had one of these in 7th grade. I really didn't want to hit him in the face so I took him down and punched him in the thigh like 10 times lol. I still have no clue why the kid wanted to fight me.

I was always a short skinny kid in school. I seemed to always get picked on by bullies. I took up boxing for a few years as a youth (2nd to 4th grade) but never liked hurting people. I don’t know how this seemed to usually happen but I’d end up having the guy in a head lock (more like neck lock) and I’d just squeeze until they just about passed out. This is in the ‘70s before mma and I didn’t know what the hell I was doing. I picked it up from watching fake wrestling on tv.😂. Damn thing worked on the playground. 3 fights, 3 wins, all with the basic neck lock and choking them out. I had no idea that it could kill a person. I was the short skinny kid trying to survive. If it wasn’t for that neck lock, I’d get my ass kicked.

I thought he was just another “regular” YT creator. Didn’t find out about his enlistment and injuries until much later.

Lol i looked tough cause i play sports and got wrecked by my brothers through out my childhood. So i was the target. It was rough. People actually went after me just cause other people would use my name to help them not get jumped or something. Lol. I lost so many fights during my freshmen year in highschool. My dad and older brothers in college just told me to defend myself and don't be scared. The coaches were with me as well cause i didn't want to get suspended. So 10-12th grade year. I was really different. I had the skills to back up the tough look. I guess my face is just angry looking during a relaxed state sometimes. I blame that on the YEARS of just wrestling and being tossed around and bullied by my cousins and brothers lol. But man it feels good to defend people during fights. Everyone drops after a solid jab or two. A hook and they they are Koed so fast. No one is really conditioned besides athletes and it's ALWAYS non athletes that bullies people or me. It makes no sense

Paul was in fact Buddy Revell.

You haven't fought anuff till you've lost one

In order for men to grow then have to loose sometimes. -"Joe Rogan"

I will straight up run away from a fight and not give a fuck😂

One of the most valuable lessons every man needs to learn. How to take a fair'n'square ass whoop'n.

You know that guy tells ppl he knocked out a navy seal 😂

Dude that is so funny “while we’re young mfer!” 😂😂 proceeds to get the brakes beat off him😂 I’ll tell you what tho, any real man will admit that if you’ve truly been in your fair share of street fights, then you’ve had a taste or 2 of humble pie. I have a personal kinda standard for myself, and what that is is, growing up and well in to my 20, almost 30s lol, I would never fight a gay guy or person smaller than me. My reasoning for this is because if I LOSE that fight, it’s gonna destroy my ego 😂😂 pathetic right? Lol

Tom Cruise interviews Ballen

One time this dude in high school hated me so much because me him and his gf had a class together and I got assigned to sit next to her!! I never even fucking talked to her. Dude wore a day to remember shirts everyday and I still will never give that band a chance lmao