When Giants Are Destroyed By Fighters Half Their Size – Why Size Doesn’t Matter! Pt 2

Combat sports nowadays looks nothing like it did 
in the early days where fighters with a dramatic   difference in size compete against each other. 
In this video, we will show you 10 battles where   giants were beaten by fighters half their size, 
demonstrating that size doesn't always matter. The IBA light heavyweight championship was 
on the line in May 2004 when Vonda Ward,   the undefeated reigning champion, faced Ann 
Wolfe. After two minutes of cautious boxing,   underdog Ann Wolfe, landed a 
counter right hook to the jaw,   sending the former basketball player 
straight back onto the canvas. Eric Butterbean faced Mike Bernardo, a 
tough South African, in September 2003.   Though Butterbean hits with a couple 
of huge right punches in this fight,   he has a hard time dealing 
with Bernardo's low kicks.   It seems he doesn’t really know 
how to check the low kick properly   and all those kicks he lands just 
drain Bean’s energy as well as limit   his mobility. The big man was floored 
twice with low kicks in the first round   before being finished with a high kick in the 
second, awarding the South African the KO victory. Back in Japan in September 2004, Akebono faced a 
Dutch striker who was known for his flying knees   and spectacular kicking attacks.

Akebono started 
the fight pressing with punches and pushes,   ignoring his opponent's signature high 
kicks. Remy, however, had had enough   in the third round and scored a high right 
kick that put the former sumo wrestler out. Nineteen-year-old Kirill Sidelnikov challenged the 
much older and more experienced Polish wrestler   in an MMA fight. Martin outweighs his younger 
opponent by 35 pounds and in many ways resembles   James Thompson. In the first round, Martin 
seems to favor Thompson's attacking style,   running straight towards his 
opponent from the opening bell.   The Russian however fought for 
his life and gave his opponent   almost no chance. After a few minutes, the 
match was over and the young man left as a hero.

In March 2007, the 7-foot-2 South Korean giant 
took on Mighty Mo in an open-weight fight in   Yokohama Japan. For many fans, this was the Korean 
giant's worst performance; he started slowly in   the first round and was knocked out for the first 
time in his career in the second round. Mighty Mo   unleashed a stunning overhand right, that passed 
through history as one of the best K-1 Ko ever. In May 2009, Badr Hari faced the former K1 
champion at the Ajax stadium in Amsterdam. Hari   established dominance right away, getting 
the first knockdown with a left hook.   Semmy beat the count and attempted to regain 
the pace, but Hari countered and pushed forward,   dropping him with a right overhand 
for the second and last time. In December 1985 Mike Tyson defeated Sammy Scaff   in the opening round when he was just 
19 years old. In just seventeen seconds   into the fight Tyson was able to connect 
with a left hook that backed his opponent   to the ropes and caused him to begin bleeding 
from a broken nose.

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Sammy however, retreated,   circling the ring only to be caught by a quick 
left hook that sent him crashing to the canvas. In June 2007 at the K-1 World Grand Prix in 
Amsterdam, Bob Sapp faced a Dutch kickboxer   who was Known for his devastating high kicks. In 
a pretty dull affair, Peter struck Sapp with the   left knee, Sapp fell down and the fight was 
over in just 25 seconds of the first round. One of the most bizarre MMA fights took place 
in Japan under the Pride banner back in 1998,   where a 600lb American sumo wrestler fought a 
169lbs fighter. The fight was featured on the   Pride 3 card in Japan and in a somewhat comical 
fashion, where the crowd was stunned by Emanuel's   tremendous size advantage over his opponent. 
However, it was the smaller fighter who endured in   a 17-minute battle which the Japanese stopped 
his opponents via strikes in the second round.

In October 2009, the South Korean Giant 
proceeded to the Dream 11 semi-finals,   where he faced Minowa, a Japanese fighter 
who was used to dealing with major size   differences. Minowa pushed to creative takedown 
and guard pulls to bring the fight to the canvas,   but Choi used his size and strength to shut down 
his game plan. In the second round, however,   Minowa pulled Choi down and immediately 
locked a heel hook, forcing him to submit. Thanks for watching, if you like 
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