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. 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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