FOUR TIMES that Men and Women Faced Off in Tennis

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    Have you ever wondered how a top female player like Serena Williams would face up against the best male tennis players in the world? Would you also be surprised to learn that a match like that has already happened?! We have at least FOUR examples of Men vs. Women singles matchups throughout tennis history, so let's analyze their history, results, and why we probably won't see another battle of the sexes anytime soon...
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Комментарии • 17 тыс.

  • @lenchenes
    @lenchenes 3 года назад +5884

    McEnroe didn't say sorry is satisfying.

    • @bogoljubdjordjevic7528
      @bogoljubdjordjevic7528 3 года назад +25

      Ohh yesss

    • @bogoljubdjordjevic7528
      @bogoljubdjordjevic7528 3 года назад +55

      But that's time before beta male who afraid of woman and what will people say if you say the truth

    • @jozhfy
      @jozhfy 3 года назад +61

      he stayed strong, not like most "alpha males" now a days

    • @ThatGuy-ky2yf
      @ThatGuy-ky2yf 3 года назад +20

      @@jozhfy actual backbone instead of saying yes with everything current

    • @iwantlee9510
      @iwantlee9510 3 года назад +3

      Not saying*

  • @ChrisMcKee087
    @ChrisMcKee087 3 года назад +4406

    Mans played golf and drank some beers with some friends then beat both Williams sisters in tennis handily in the same day. What an absolute legend.

    • @TheMomanslm
      @TheMomanslm 3 года назад +356

      No count of how many cigerettes he smoked either.

    • @frankkolton1780
      @frankkolton1780 3 года назад +221

      I love his training routine, he is someone all men can look up to.

    • @Peanutdenver
      @Peanutdenver 3 года назад +160

      He probably smoked a blunt and ate a bag of Funyuns between matches too.

    • @spiritorange8325
      @spiritorange8325 3 года назад +50

      Thunder Chicken I have no shame in admitting I would also eat a funyuns.

    • @Peanutdenver
      @Peanutdenver 3 года назад +49

      @@spiritorange8325 Because you're a man of culture...and I respect that.

  • @Raggmopp-xl7yf
    @Raggmopp-xl7yf Год назад +499

    Serena Williams was probably surprised by her loss to a man ranked so low. She even admitted they purposely chose someone that low b/c they thought he'd been easy to beat and it'd be a lopsided win for her. She was very shocked that he crushed her and readily admitted that men - even less talented men - have a HUGE advantage over women in sports. Seriously, I was impressed by her honesty and people need to shut up about the whole thing.

    • @cockoffgewgle4993
      @cockoffgewgle4993 Год назад +1

      I'm sure she played against men in practice, of a good standard. They play mixed doubles as well. Maybe the men go easy on her in practice.

    • @marestgondev
      @marestgondev 11 месяцев назад +4

      for me tennis men player 200 ranking and higher are all talentes genius tennis players, the main differences are the precision and mentality

    • @cockoffgewgle4993
      @cockoffgewgle4993 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@marestgondev No the main difference is physical.

    • @marestgondev
      @marestgondev 11 месяцев назад

      @@cockoffgewgle4993 meh, not to much

    • @archangelmusic13
      @archangelmusic13 11 месяцев назад +23

      the guy that beat serena and her sister venus also played 18 holes of golf before the match, and he was smoking during the matches when they were sitting down.after a few games.

  • @paulbortolazzo2831
    @paulbortolazzo2831 Год назад +109

    The same year Chris Evert won the French Open and number one in the world, she played a practice match against her older brother! Drew was a member of the Auburn University men’s tennis team. He beat her on clay 6-0, 6-0!

    • @paulbortolazzo2831
      @paulbortolazzo2831 Год назад +29

      The top 16-year-old boy in the country could beat Serena straight sets.

    • @bryantsherman7263
      @bryantsherman7263 Год назад +6

      If I remember correctly John Evert played for the University of Alabama and Vanderbilt universities.

  • @Vikturus2k6
    @Vikturus2k6 3 года назад +29362

    People need to realize. Being offended doesn’t mean you’re right.

    • @Zyscheriah
      @Zyscheriah 3 года назад +1677

      Bu-b-but, my feelings.

    • @husseinibrahim3894
      @husseinibrahim3894 3 года назад +994

      @@Zyscheriah facts don't care about your feelings 😂

    • @ThatGuy-ky2yf
      @ThatGuy-ky2yf 3 года назад +399

      @@husseinibrahim3894 Shapiro moment

    • @commanderhopeful
      @commanderhopeful 3 года назад +240

      @@petrpodskalsky1785 Ikr. It's getting worse and worse.

    • @1dashcamboatsandcars
      @1dashcamboatsandcars 3 года назад +41

      lol, freakshows everywhere.

  • @bobisrighturwrong
    @bobisrighturwrong 3 года назад +7643

    McEnroe is such an honest guy. When that lady stated "I'm just waiting for you to apologize", his answer was simply, uh no.

    • @grayalun
      @grayalun 3 года назад +511

      He's great lol had nothing to apologise for.

    • @richland1980
      @richland1980 3 года назад +355

      @@grayalun How could he even apologize without setting himself up for another apology? "I am so very sorry I triggered the snowflakes and indoctrinated nut jobs with the truth?"

    • @grayalun
      @grayalun 3 года назад +153

      @@richland1980 I said he had nothing to apologise for, he did nothing wrong just stated facts.

    • @jaco7675
      @jaco7675 3 года назад +105

      Good thing that exchange happened years ago, or John would have been CANCELLED!

    • @ZoolGatekeeper
      @ZoolGatekeeper 3 года назад +58

      I agree. And also, why compare two different sports? If women really want to compete against men in Tennis, why not change it to a all gender event?

  • @1204murph
    @1204murph Год назад +38

    The worst part about the MacEnroe comment was that he got so much hate for it but Serena agreed with him. It’s a good publicity stunt but no one who actually plays tennis would ever say that the women and men are equal. Don’t believe me, look at Serena’s interview about it.

    • @misterrogersstudent-ru4bh
      @misterrogersstudent-ru4bh 6 месяцев назад +4

      It seems like the only people that criticized McEnroe and asked him to apologize were those that knew absolutely nothing about the game.

    • @1204murph
      @1204murph 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@misterrogersstudent-ru4bh Yep, people are getting so offended now adays that they are getting offended for other people.

  • @user-so3jk5du6y
    @user-so3jk5du6y 8 месяцев назад +21

    "75 year old bobby riggs confidentally taking on 19 year old teenager" 💀

  • @zerotolerance9829
    @zerotolerance9829 3 года назад +18816

    If women were on the same level as men athletically, there wouldn’t be “women’s sports”.

    • @Harrison.DuRant
      @Harrison.DuRant 3 года назад +1708

      It seems so obvious, but I've never really thought of it that way until you just stated it.

    • @damienfayant5390
      @damienfayant5390 3 года назад +1176

      That's checkmate in a single sentence.

    • @tsoll8520
      @tsoll8520 3 года назад +761

      Yeah it would just be “Sports”

    • @FWU100
      @FWU100 3 года назад +223

      If women were on the same level as men athletically then we would not existed or not be like we know, if women were strong as men, then we would have less men, women wold be at least 1.2 times the size of a man, because women would consume most of the nutrients to be able to compete against other females in strength and also be ready to give birth, but we evolved so men compete agaisnt other male to be able to provide nutrients to the women so they could carry the males genes.
      So you should be gratefull that we are not a matriarchy species.

    • @LupeSunglass
      @LupeSunglass 3 года назад +565

      @@exedeath no.

  • @achaea6587
    @achaea6587 3 года назад +5841

    “wOuLd yOu LiKe tO aPoLoGiZe?”
    “uh, no.”

    • @karimshebeika8010
      @karimshebeika8010 3 года назад +49

      Ye its so duuumb. I consider myself very progressive, liberal and left-leaning. So you can imagine my eye-rolling when I saw that bit and started imagining the amounts of triggered anitSJW screaching "feminist-agenda!" when wathcing the video. Fuel to the fire...

    • @dom4in637
      @dom4in637 3 года назад +110

      the worst thing about this is propably that they truly believe what they are saying. Its no shame that women are biologically at a disadvantage, so why would you trashtalk this dude for stating it. Its just unrealistic to think that Serena Williams can win. Thats not sexist and no one should be ashamed or offended by that. She is the worlds best female tennis player and she can beat like 99,99% of all people in the world.

    • @gromswowguide7927
      @gromswowguide7927 3 года назад +5

      Of all women you mean

    • @dom4in637
      @dom4in637 3 года назад +44

      @@gromswowguide7927 no i mean overall. I think if she would be playing in the mens league she would be around lets say the top 1000-2000. Compared to almost 8 Billion Humans thats more than 99,99%

    • @mrexpose2790
      @mrexpose2790 3 года назад +41

      "I want to take this chance to apologize TO ABSOLUTELY NOBODY"

  • @DavidSmith-fs5qj
    @DavidSmith-fs5qj Год назад +135

    The match few remmember is the 1992 battle between legends Jimmy Connors and Martina Navratilova. Connors was 40, past his prime and Navratilova was 35, and still a force in the game. The court was specially painted so that Martina had the full court while Jimmy only had the singles court, and on top of that Martina had two serves while Jimmy had only one. Jimmy defeated Martina 75 62. Why was he only allowed the singles court and why onlyone serve. One thing is for certain, if Martina hasd won, we would have never heard the last of it, there would have been books, films and documentaries.

    • @criticalcommenter
      @criticalcommenter 11 месяцев назад +14

      Did you not see the video?

    • @daneal7874
      @daneal7874 11 месяцев назад +3

      I did not notice that!!!! Thank you for this!!!

    • @Cereal_Killer007
      @Cereal_Killer007 9 месяцев назад +2

      HaHaHa...there also woulda been motivational posters with her picture that say "defy the odds" or "always believe in yourself"

    • @toptenguy1
      @toptenguy1 8 месяцев назад +1

      Not to be "that guy", but I think Martina had HALF of the doubles lines, not all of it. Your point still stands.

    • @Terminatortx33
      @Terminatortx33 7 месяцев назад

      Yep with all the extra perks going Martinas way he still kicked her ass. And no one mentions that Martina was built like a man too she had more muscle than Jimmy i would say. But still lost.

  • @ExMachina70
    @ExMachina70 Год назад +85

    Serena was at her best when she admitted the difference. I've seen the good and the bad from her, so it's nice to see that she's human just like everyone else.

    • @telavivgaming
      @telavivgaming Год назад

      How do you know who's human and who's not, goy.

    • @ayanokoujikiyotaka4828
      @ayanokoujikiyotaka4828 Год назад

      ​@@telavivgaming Simple, just ask [Redacted] or say [Redacted], I'm sure they'd react to it one way or another

  • @lazzloshiva8509
    @lazzloshiva8509 3 года назад +3274

    "Oi, bet you can't beat the Williams sisters"
    "Hold my third beer..."

    • @Hippo_Hegemony
      @Hippo_Hegemony 3 года назад +63

      Only three, gotta up those numbers

    • @The_Scouts_Code
      @The_Scouts_Code 3 года назад +43

      Sequentially xD
      He handled the Williams sisters as easily as he handled a couple of stubbies.

    • @minorityofone1510
      @minorityofone1510 3 года назад +62

      and wait for me to finish my morning golf before I play them...

    • @vivelespatat2670
      @vivelespatat2670 3 года назад +30

      Hold my cigarette

    • @pingo6874
      @pingo6874 3 года назад +45

      Thats even more prove that this "legendary battle of the sexes" was a work. Despite that guy being old.
      I mean some journeyman who doesnt take his career serious + after golf, 2 beers and even held back a bit and won easily against both.
      It just didnt came out because everyone wanted the woman to win and commentators either being paid or clueless.

  • @treybenson6550
    @treybenson6550 3 года назад +4041

    “Do you think Serena Williams is the best in the world?” “No. Would you like to see?” “No, but would you like to apologize?” The media is a joke 😂😂

    • @miroslavdockal9468
      @miroslavdockal9468 3 года назад +55

      Serena Williams is Woman? Look at these biceps...... 😁

    • @novanoir8309
      @novanoir8309 3 года назад +30

      Well that's all you need to know why they brought him there, just to apologize

    • @miroslavdockal9468
      @miroslavdockal9468 3 года назад +1

      @@novanoir8309, i know one thing. He is better tennis player as me, but whit everything else he sukz big dig, which he doesnt have.

    • @novanoir8309
      @novanoir8309 3 года назад +5

      @@miroslavdockal9468 well idk him personally so i wont gave any remark. he can be a world class ping pong player who serve with his cahoonas stick for all i care

    • @miroslavdockal9468
      @miroslavdockal9468 3 года назад +1

      @@novanoir8309, so your like McEnroe..... 🤣

  • @peacemaker4829
    @peacemaker4829 Год назад +30

    Imagine asking a man a question, and him answer it with complete honesty, and then people get offended and ask you if you would like to apologize for your honesty...

    • @Dante02d12
      @Dante02d12 7 месяцев назад

      For real. It didn't even seem mean, unlike Riggs' comment back then. He just replied to a question and got thrown under a bus by SJW mob and media.

  • @MrPaulMorris
    @MrPaulMorris 11 месяцев назад +10

    Serena Williams herself said in interview that she would stand no chance against similarly ranked male players; "If I played Andy [Murray] I'd be lucky to take a single game. Men's and women's tennis are totally different sports."

  • @rinzler9171
    @rinzler9171 2 года назад +8425

    I will always enjoy the fact that the Williams sisters claimed they'd beat any man outside the top 200, and a guy outside the top 200, after 2 beers, crushes both of them.

    • @shockwave1210
      @shockwave1210 2 года назад +619

      Yea. Where do women get off thinking these odd & fantastically wild ideas

    • @ocerco93
      @ocerco93 2 года назад +495

      @@shockwave1210 cuz men keep boosting their ego, kinda like simping, then, their ego does boost and think better of themselves of what it actually are

    • @BigDaddyJinx
      @BigDaddyJinx 2 года назад +431

      "I can beat a man any day!"
      *institutes a handicap system in favor of the woman*

    • @PeacefulSeraph
      @PeacefulSeraph 2 года назад +66

      How is the 2 beers a handicap? I'd be more impressed if he drank a bottle of whiskey- with beer it's no different than drinking water.

    • @muayboran6111
      @muayboran6111 2 года назад +67

      To be fair though I respect them for saying that because they understand the difference in physical/anatomical advantage of men. Like no woman will ever be the fastest person on earth or the strongest, it’s always men

  • @gomezaddams4347
    @gomezaddams4347 3 года назад +5598

    Not a single person who truly knows tennis would seriously say the #1 woman, whoever she was, could beat a male pro ranked in the top 600. Hell, she wouldn’t be able to beat most top Division 1 male players. Pro level males just serve too hard, hit too hard, and move too fast. It’s not sexist, it’s biology.

    • @blend9594
      @blend9594 3 года назад +136

      why top 600 ? why not top 5 or Novak ? let them have the fun of their lifetime , Novak vs Halep or Kenin or Naomi.

    • @billwebster4760
      @billwebster4760 3 года назад +71

      Biology.....and physics. Btw, hows the train set? Any good explosions lately?

    • @vladdx
      @vladdx 3 года назад +513

      Well biology is sexist, SJWs just need to deal with it.

    • @ark333
      @ark333 3 года назад +67

      no male top 10 player would ever accept such a mach

    • @vladdx
      @vladdx 3 года назад +288

      @hnel435 Lol it didn't take long for SJWs to appear. Whether you accept it or not, nature is sexist so deal with it.

  • @RetroRobotRadio
    @RetroRobotRadio Год назад +101

    So to sum up the matches:
    1. The old man one against a young woman.
    2. The man lost, but he threw the match to win a bet.
    3. The rules handicapped the man.
    4. The man was a low ranked player, but won anyway.

    • @kokalombia
      @kokalombia Год назад +10

      And the woman only won the one that was thrown away.

    • @JoeKoOhNo
      @JoeKoOhNo 9 месяцев назад +6

      The rules handicapped the male, who won anyway.

  • @johnnymac6242
    @johnnymac6242 Год назад +92

    I think it's very clear Bobby Riggs threw the match and bet against himself. His performance against King was completely different from the one with Court

    • @karl-heinznoe9960
      @karl-heinznoe9960 Год назад +15

      Yes !!! Bobby was a gambler and always needed money ! I would have done the same !!!!!!!!!!!!!!😏😒😂🤣😅

    • @kellychristiansolo
      @kellychristiansolo Год назад +5

      Yeah, I completely concur. If you watch the telecast, the color commentator kept referring to Bobby Riggs hitting easy shots into BJ King's back-hand, which was her big money stroke. That was my first clue that Riggs was basically giving her easy points. Riggs was crazy like like a fox!

    • @aaronreding6263
      @aaronreding6263 11 месяцев назад +2

      That's exactly what I was thinking watching this. If you know it's high profile and you have become a huge favorite it would be easy to dump the match and make a killing being against yourself. I think Bobby Riggs the match.

    • @Dmnthygtshlds2
      @Dmnthygtshlds2 3 месяца назад

      Especially after the first win.. the odds were much more in his favor so why not bet against himself

    • @floppycockjamboozle5382
      @floppycockjamboozle5382 5 дней назад

      With the ability to detect anomalous betting behavior so conclusively that the MLB, NBA, and NFL have all banned players for life, you would think there would actually be proof of this case somewhere.

  • @quinsey9211
    @quinsey9211 2 года назад +5581

    Men in tennis - "we can beat serena"
    serena - "they can beat me"
    media - "NO ONE COULD BEAT HER!!!"
    lol

    • @kittuojha
      @kittuojha 2 года назад +409

      serena once admitted that she can't even win against her coach.

    • @Civsuccess2
      @Civsuccess2 2 года назад +16

      It's leftist Marxist idealized equality.

    • @kittuojha
      @kittuojha 2 года назад +192

      @@Civsuccess2 yeah, I mean all people are not created equal. If you don't start by accepting things as they are, the solutions will be faulty at best.

    • @RennieAsh
      @RennieAsh 2 года назад +124

      Media to anyone who points out the first two : "Do you want to apologize?!!"

    • @maciejrozanski154
      @maciejrozanski154 2 года назад +90

      Serena seems like a good, honest person, unlike the media

  • @hannaht1976
    @hannaht1976 3 года назад +6659

    as a woman, it upsets me when ppl can’t accept this, bc to me it’s a logical conclusion based purely on biology
    the male body is faster, stronger, and taller than the female body because of GENETICS - so the best man/men will always beat the best women in sports, NOT because women don’t work hard enough or are inferior or something, but because men were literally born with the necessary biological makeup to do it all better
    so because of the science, to me there should be no shame in admitting that men are better at athletics based competitions
    no one is criticizing the dove for being slower than the eagle - it’s to be expected
    yet people still admire the way both birds fly
    in my opinion, it takes away from all of a female athlete’s hard work when she/others try to compare her to males
    it’s apples to oranges, and the categories are separate so that competition is actually fair and enjoyable for both sexes

    • @hannaht1976
      @hannaht1976 3 года назад +796

      also, another reason it’s easy for me to admit that men are better at this type of thing is bc there are so many unique things about the female body too! sure, no matter how good a woman is at sports, she’ll probably never beat men at it - but no matter how good a man is at sports, he’ll never be able to grow another human inside of him and give birth
      each body has different strengths and weaknesses, and i think that’s beautiful :)

    • @lpompey4116
      @lpompey4116 3 года назад +468

      @@hannaht1976 thank you . It’s so rare seeing women nowadays stop being biased and look at certain situations as it should. And there’s a lot of thing women are way better than men at. Men and women can’t be equal at everything it’s impossible but what’s makes it’s beautiful is there’s things we both can do better than the other with out it being at completion .

    • @cesaredibambinolo3439
      @cesaredibambinolo3439 3 года назад +72

      You're so right and beautiful.

    • @helgageraldine513
      @helgageraldine513 3 года назад +62

      Very well said 👏👏👏

    • @harshitbasand3124
      @harshitbasand3124 3 года назад +103

      @@hannaht1976 when these women despite getting huge salaries in sports complain they get less then man it's all depend on viewers now in this case a poor janitor boy will earn much less then these women he should also start complaining then

  • @mtatom92345
    @mtatom92345 Год назад +127

    I watched the 1973 match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. It was a joke. Riggs simply served up every return shot nice and easy allowing King to take the offensive with nearly every exchange. The whole match was literally a setup.

    • @fjosephgonzales6870
      @fjosephgonzales6870 Год назад +2

      You're using "literally" out of context (most people don't catch that).

    • @timothymccarthy8044
      @timothymccarthy8044 11 месяцев назад +6

      Bobby Riggs did not return shots very hard against Margaret Court either. King was younger, quicker and a harder hitter than Court. King took advantage of Riggs weak returns while Court didn't. There is speculation that Riggs, a big gambler, threw the King match so the mob would cancel his betting debts.

    • @dennispicone6801
      @dennispicone6801 11 месяцев назад +2

      Riggs was more at the entrepreneurial stage by then. Winning actually wasn't important. The figures from the match were the only things that mattered, and Bobby did quite well. However, he was in his mid fifties and had been retired quite awhile by then. He was never going to be as agile in 1973, as he was in 1939. That's just biology. Some people unfortunately don't even live to be 34 years of age. 😊

    • @ErikShen2907
      @ErikShen2907 10 месяцев назад +3

      He made a FORTUNE

    • @dennispicone6801
      @dennispicone6801 10 месяцев назад +2

      Bobby was well named. It worked for him. 😁

  • @CentralHarbor.
    @CentralHarbor. Год назад +13

    so let me get this straight, They made a movie about margaret beating a 50 year old in tennis but not the 50 year old beating the 25 year old?

    • @nightmare4eVerr1
      @nightmare4eVerr1 10 месяцев назад +1

      Female empowerment!

    • @KindredBrujah
      @KindredBrujah 3 месяца назад

      I think you got your names mixed up. Court was also 30 at the time, not that this is hugely relevant since she was still the top female player at the time.

  • @jared7947
    @jared7947 3 года назад +3188

    Dude really came off an afternoon drinking with his bro’s and playing a totally different sport and mopped both Williams sisters I’m dying

    • @Sketchy--
      @Sketchy-- 3 года назад +187

      But somehow, "best in the world"

    • @lilasianequation1813
      @lilasianequation1813 3 года назад +10

      and thats on god

    • @serg9320
      @serg9320 3 года назад +83

      @@Sketchy-- In the womens division, they are the best in the world.

    • @rezarfar
      @rezarfar 3 года назад +44

      @@serg9320 so overall they are, in their prime, probably ranked 400th or even 500th best players in the world.
      In terms of Women, yes they are 1 and 2. But overall, they would drop about 400-500 places.

    • @serg9320
      @serg9320 3 года назад +73

      @@rezarfar Yes, but comparing womens sport to mens sport is completely unfair. Not being sexist, but there is a reason that there are separate divisions.

  • @zyzzyz7035
    @zyzzyz7035 3 года назад +3167

    She “beat” an elderly man and they challenged someone outside of top 200. That proves way more than what they thought it would.

    • @wickeddjsin
      @wickeddjsin 3 года назад +124

      OK...but it was the elderly man who was thirsty for the match. It's not like she was the one looking to prove she was better. She was kind of backed into a corner and had to accept the challenge after the other girl lost so badly.

    • @M0rmagil
      @M0rmagil 3 года назад +152

      Riggs hustled everyone and cleaned up.

    • @chuckfinley6747
      @chuckfinley6747 3 года назад +184

      @@wickeddjsin well she asked for it saying that women should be paid the same as men while the men’s circuit was more popular, profitable, and better athletically

    • @wickeddjsin
      @wickeddjsin 3 года назад +44

      @@chuckfinley6747 that's kind of flimsy logic. She's allowed to advocate for higher pay without having to be able to beat men 1 on 1. If womens leagues put out a good product then they should get paid accordingly. The players don't necessarily dictate how much money the league can make. That's on the owners and marketing and lots of other factors beyond the players control. The quality of their play is only one factor among many. If you need proof just look at the Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals. They play like trash half the time and plenty of people still pay to see them play

    • @jasonbelt8954
      @jasonbelt8954 3 года назад +205

      @@wickeddjsin no, if you want equal pay, you have to give equal performance. She couldn't. Done and done.

  • @chefrobert987
    @chefrobert987 11 месяцев назад +5

    Chris Evert, at the top of her career, dismissed Riggs v. BJK saying " no woman could beat a NCAA Division II man, let alone a touring pro."
    BTW, Riggs was handicapped (1 serve v. 2, doubles line for BJK) similar to Connors. Why was that not mentioned?

  • @Phi1.618
    @Phi1.618 10 месяцев назад

    your editing is dope

  • @johntheknight3062
    @johntheknight3062 3 года назад +2480

    "Would you like to apologize?"
    "Uhm, no?"
    LOL

    • @anikasworld1070
      @anikasworld1070 2 года назад +5

      LOLLl

    • @mordor2594
      @mordor2594 2 года назад +4

      Time?

    • @johntheknight3062
      @johntheknight3062 2 года назад +34

      @@mordor2594 9:44 Central European Summer Time. You are welcome.

    • @strahinjagov
      @strahinjagov 2 года назад +18

      And that's why Johnny Mac's a legend lmao

    • @TheScaper28
      @TheScaper28 2 года назад

      @@strahinjagov You can't be serious!

  • @crazedvidmaker
    @crazedvidmaker 3 года назад +1341

    He wasn't flippant toward the serena, he was flippant toward the interviewer, who was pretending not to know that female tennis players can't beat male tennis players. She wanted him to play along, for him to also pretend not to know this, and he refused.

    • @MsRafanatic
      @MsRafanatic 3 года назад +82

      I agree. There's a difference between best tennis player in the world, which Serena isn't, and one of the best tennis players in the world, which she is.

    • @ketan6182
      @ketan6182 3 года назад +53

      @@MsRafanatic female*

    • @jaysean9589
      @jaysean9589 3 года назад +21

      Yeah that interviewer can try being honest for once and see what it's like to have balls like him haha.
      Really though, how can she say best in world when we have Roger? If he's not the best in the world, then who is?

    • @tobiasgoldman
      @tobiasgoldman 3 года назад +33

      @@MsRafanatic she is not one of the best players in the world. She is the best FEMALE tennis player in the world!

    • @tobiasgoldman
      @tobiasgoldman 3 года назад +10

      @@MsRafanatic would you call a junior World no 1 the best tennis player in the world?

  • @composedlight6850
    @composedlight6850 Год назад +3

    the Riggs and Billy match fixed --- it was show and a good one at that .

  • @falahnur5871
    @falahnur5871 Год назад +5

    McEnroe should have apologize..... to absolutely nobody

  • @jacokyle0160
    @jacokyle0160 3 года назад +2553

    “Riggs bet on himself to win the Wimbledon singles, doubles, and mixed doubles events, all in the same year...”
    Me: “Haha, what an idiot”
    “Which he won”
    Me: ...

    • @RisingInTheFlesh
      @RisingInTheFlesh 3 года назад +46

      Ikr? I think it was easier to do back in the 40s. Nowadays, it's difficult to do

    • @bkatbamna
      @bkatbamna 3 года назад +211

      @@RisingInTheFlesh Definitely wasn't easy back then either. That was a true alpha moment for Riggs. Unfortunately people will remember him most for losing to King.

    • @prashantkumarchoudhary6124
      @prashantkumarchoudhary6124 3 года назад +84

      @@bkatbamna which Riggs rigged😀😀😀

    • @tds7078
      @tds7078 3 года назад +26

      @@prashantkumarchoudhary6124 ^^^ this. Just as his video on cheating touches on, I’m sure some fixing was involved tbh. Especially in the 30s? No doubt.

    • @amoggvenkat710
      @amoggvenkat710 3 года назад +9

      @@RisingInTheFlesh You can't really compare today's era to the 40s. Different racket technology, training, and more.

  • @Raja-nv2cm
    @Raja-nv2cm 3 года назад +5583

    Just like the women’s US soccer team got smoked by a team comprised of male children.

    • @jarenlau6828
      @jarenlau6828 3 года назад +314

      Lol Dallas 16U

    • @spacebum
      @spacebum 3 года назад +435

      Didn’t they get beat by an Australian U15 team too?

    • @jorgefrade8900
      @jorgefrade8900 3 года назад +154

      @@spacebum that was the aussi team 7.2 I think

    • @spacebum
      @spacebum 3 года назад +104

      @@jorgefrade8900 they were still kids though I’m sure.

    • @jorgefrade8900
      @jorgefrade8900 3 года назад +20

      @@spacebum I mean it was the Matildas who lost not USA one I think there

  • @john-ug7nc
    @john-ug7nc Год назад

    I'm surprised that this video wasn't taken down.

  • @thomashauguel6811
    @thomashauguel6811 Год назад +24

    Riggs threw that match against King. The fact that he was known to be a heavy gambler, have serious debts, and went out of his way to promote the match and pump up the betting odds in his favor screamed set-up. The fact that it can't be proven just means he covered his tracks VERY well.

    • @brushylake4606
      @brushylake4606 9 месяцев назад

      More likely, it's simply common knowledge amongst the media-industrial complex that certain stories are not to be pursued because they're damaging to the narrative.

    • @trod5902
      @trod5902 2 месяца назад +1

      or the fact that this was 40 years ago and it was really just that easy to get away with it

  • @conflickt3130
    @conflickt3130 2 года назад +3395

    "We can beat any man ranked outside the top 200!"
    Weird flex, but okay.

    • @Gravity6210
      @Gravity6210 2 года назад +40

      Ya fr 😂

    • @theeternalslayer
      @theeternalslayer 2 года назад +62

      Punching down instead of admitting "no you're right"

    • @bu11ymaguire
      @bu11ymaguire 2 года назад +37

      No they can't.

    • @SeraphsWitness
      @SeraphsWitness 2 года назад +113

      Weird flex, and also untrue. lol
      Hey, I can beat anyone in baseball (anyone in Little League or younger).

    • @BleachRush
      @BleachRush 2 года назад +61

      And they lost... Double self burn

  • @captc0ck5lap60
    @captc0ck5lap60 3 года назад +1766

    Content Creator: Here's a video with facts
    RUclips reviewer: So you have chosen _demonitization_

    • @christopherhernandez3909
      @christopherhernandez3909 3 года назад +7

      🤣😂

    • @mybestnugget7514
      @mybestnugget7514 3 года назад +38

      This is so accurate I forgot to laugh. It literally *works like this*

    • @nocturnaljoe9543
      @nocturnaljoe9543 3 года назад +4

      @@mybestnugget7514 It does.

    • @squareball4682
      @squareball4682 3 года назад +10

      It goes to show how left leaning RUclips is

    • @alphaomega9650
      @alphaomega9650 3 года назад +4

      @Brazilian Goddess you’re missing the point it’s not the woke censoring people that created RUclips that are censoring facts. It’s a couple woke leftists doing it

  • @riidwanrahat1476
    @riidwanrahat1476 11 месяцев назад +2

    2:11 100% agree with him 😂

  • @jamespeyton7312
    @jamespeyton7312 8 месяцев назад +2

    Mike Estep, Navratilova's coach during 84-86, refused to state openly that he beat Martina, but it was obvious he could. Venus and Serena's hitting partner who did not make the pro tour, said neither got more than two games a set of him as well.

  • @jacobszymczak9323
    @jacobszymczak9323 2 года назад +2422

    "Serena Williams is the best tennis player ever and how dare you say the Men are better than the Women"
    "Well if you say so, I guess I'll just combine the divisions and just have the Tennis Association that is open to everyone to compete in equally"
    "Wait, no"

    • @johndenver5029
      @johndenver5029 2 года назад +175

      The Williams sisters would disappear in the ranks

    • @blackdragonstory1122
      @blackdragonstory1122 2 года назад +170

      I wonder how long till they would start raving that tennis association is somehow sexist and that there needs to be a 50/50 representation in top ranks.

    • @TeddyBelcher4kultrawide
      @TeddyBelcher4kultrawide 2 года назад +5

      Who?

    • @rufus5466
      @rufus5466 2 года назад +36

      Well, the way the transgender lobby is moving, this might all be academic in any case.

    • @StocksNShares
      @StocksNShares 2 года назад +38

      Also Serena was beat by the rank 203 mans tennis player. Sooooo, how does this qualify as the best in the world?

  • @4812megan
    @4812megan 2 года назад +3343

    "Equality"?
    A 29 year old in their prime versus a 55 year old retiree?

    • @borednz2982
      @borednz2982 2 года назад +88

      It was gambling

    • @uberneanderthal
      @uberneanderthal 2 года назад +439

      *a 55 year-old who almost certainly bet on himself to lose

    • @11shiroineko
      @11shiroineko 2 года назад +153

      @@uberneanderthal He needed to pay those debts, you can’t play tenis if someone breaks your legs

    • @snappingbear
      @snappingbear 2 года назад +70

      @@uberneanderthal Exactly. He took a fall for the money.

    • @arik2216
      @arik2216 2 года назад +55

      Equality but men should hold back to pamper the stunning and brave.

  • @smoothandcream8788
    @smoothandcream8788 Год назад +44

    bro its hilarious how everybody was so surprised and supportive of billy jean king when she was literally 29 while riggs was 55

    • @kurukiririr5816
      @kurukiririr5816 Год назад +2

      Ywah he said he could "beat it"
      But lost

    • @raized943
      @raized943 Год назад +8

      ​@@kurukiririr5816 Except he literally did beat Court, arguably one of the best female players that ever lived. As an old man.

  • @nanobots3336
    @nanobots3336 Год назад +2

    As a former college tennis player (FIU 2001-2003) I completely agree with John McEnroe, it´s a fact

  • @shiiiiiiiiiiiizzzzzzzzz
    @shiiiiiiiiiiiizzzzzzzzz 3 года назад +1815

    The irony was that McEnroe was being generous.

    • @shadowbanned5164
      @shadowbanned5164 3 года назад +47

      Indeed he was I know quite a few amateur unranked mens players that would tear her apart on the court without breaking a sweat.

    • @sunshineskystar
      @sunshineskystar 3 года назад +79

      Not even amateur, some men who only played once can beat them. This is already proven by how australian national female football team got beaten by middleschool boys team. Not even professional boys team, it just schools football club.

    • @George-xb5ey
      @George-xb5ey 3 года назад +24

      There is a recent video of a premier league player i think zaha dribbling an entire national women's team at the highest level and not even coming close to having lost the ball, complete domination.

    • @DDracee
      @DDracee 3 года назад +78

      The only hard evidence you need is to look record-based sports (100m dash, weight lifting, swimming, javelin throw, long jump, all of em) and look how far apart the mens and womens records are. The biggest irony is the records where the scores are actually not too far apart is because some dude decided he was a girl one day and permanently destroyed the female leaderboards forever.

    • @Trisador9
      @Trisador9 3 года назад +12

      @@sunshineskystar lol ok what a stupid claim. I'd like to see a guy that played tennis once try to defend against a female pro serve. I say no chance. Yeah it might be slower than a men's serve but you are underestimating this a lot. Do you really not know that different sports require different skills? In some sports sheer physical speed and strength play a bigger role than in others. Just because that happened in one sport doesn't mean it would happen in any sport lmao. Just think a bit

  • @soundwavevr6164
    @soundwavevr6164 2 года назад +2708

    Shout out to McEnroe for standing his ground and not apologizing for something he shouldn't apologize ever.

    • @guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248
      @guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248 Год назад +107

      Yeah thank god he didn't apologize. Too many people apologize for things they shouldn't apologize for these days.

    • @RobManser77
      @RobManser77 Год назад +24

      I think he could have defended himself more clearly though. Tennis is part technique, part strength and part fitness. Marathon running shows the gulf between men and women in the latter two, so there's your answer, in two sentences.

    • @sunnyjohn4323
      @sunnyjohn4323 Год назад +24

      I would be surprised if women made it within the top 1000.

    • @CFScreamer
      @CFScreamer Год назад

      Norah O'Donnell: "Are you here to apologize?"
      She is absolutely what's wrong with journalism today. Ultra liberal and dumber than a box of frog farts. Mac should have gotten up and blown his nose on her head.

    • @blane404
      @blane404 Год назад +32

      its weird that we feel the need to praise a guy who said something so mundane and obvious

  • @daverobson3084
    @daverobson3084 Год назад +5

    I would argue that, since Mcenroe came under fire, there is a reason to see this scenario played out. If those people think he was wrong, they should step up and try, if they are qualified, or not give him so much flack.

  • @brianbachmeier34
    @brianbachmeier34 Год назад +1

    Thanks

  • @Andromeda101
    @Andromeda101 3 года назад +4461

    When I was 16, my youth soccer team met and beat the best womens team in the country (Norway) 13-0. They were so mad😂.

  • @marcoyolo1095
    @marcoyolo1095 3 года назад +3598

    Big respect to John McEnroe for standing his ground

  • @michaelmcmenzie6928
    @michaelmcmenzie6928 11 месяцев назад

    Good video

  • @jackempson3044
    @jackempson3044 Год назад +2

    Connors was always my favorite.

  • @blaster5800
    @blaster5800 2 года назад +1344

    McEnroe had NO REASON to apologize.
    He said the truth, period

    • @truth2919
      @truth2919 2 года назад +18

      Exactly 👍

    • @akksports7991
      @akksports7991 2 года назад +42

      I thought he was being really nice LOL

    • @ronkadero
      @ronkadero 2 года назад +12

      Absolutely

    • @xhagast
      @xhagast 2 года назад +54

      The question, and the way it was asked, was an insult. I just lost all respect for that show. I thought it was just a morning show. Now I see it is a "woke" pit. It is as pathetic as it is disgusting.

    • @adriennekulcsar7734
      @adriennekulcsar7734 2 года назад +10

      @@xhagast I don't watch the show so I don't know her name , but check out the sourpuss on the face of the woman on the left.....

  • @vhyles
    @vhyles 3 года назад +2932

    Apologizing for telling the truth, that's the 21st century for you folks.. especially the last 10 years

    • @arnaud78
      @arnaud78 3 года назад +33

      Yup, exactly

    • @martin_geuer
      @martin_geuer 3 года назад +14

      Looove this comment.

    • @mystiqdesu
      @mystiqdesu 3 года назад +14

      @@angeliparraguirre7329 what?

    • @Individual_Lives_Matter
      @Individual_Lives_Matter 3 года назад +29

      @@angeliparraguirre7329 Except we moved past all that only to slide back in.

    • @thebigsquirrel50
      @thebigsquirrel50 3 года назад +25

      @@mystiqdesu his point is people constantly have to apologize for "telling the truth" or "being bluntly honest," regardless of what the topic it might be.
      The 21st century version of this just happened to be the topic of this video.

  • @MrCigarro50
    @MrCigarro50 3 месяца назад +1

    Serena said it right, men tennis and women tennis are different sports. I really enjoy both.

  • @strangeworld5476
    @strangeworld5476 Год назад +3

    one day in high school we crashed girl's netball game. had boys vs girls game. we played basketball had no idea how to play netball, learned the rules for five seconds and the rest is history.

  • @janirf
    @janirf 3 года назад +1878

    As a female, I dont get why women want to compare themselves to men. Biologically different. Period. End of discussion. Move on?

    • @davidkonevky7372
      @davidkonevky7372 3 года назад +200

      because trans women exist and they want to convince themselves that feelings are more important than facts. I will always support the trans community when it comes to what they FEEL, but if you're going to get in a competition that involves PHYSICAL difference, it's straight up cheating to just call yourself a women and absolutely demolish every single person there is on the room.

    • @TOAOM123
      @TOAOM123 3 года назад +43

      "Period" is the end of discussion

    • @kevper96
      @kevper96 3 года назад +39

      It’s the crazy liberal girls. Everyone else I assume, are more normal.

    • @JC-lu4se
      @JC-lu4se 3 года назад +49

      Because gender is a “social construct” apparently.

    • @redteeth4890
      @redteeth4890 3 года назад +8

      @@kevper96 Don't bring politics into this

  • @olliminati
    @olliminati 2 года назад +1622

    Interviewer: Would you like to apologize...for stating facts?
    John: Um? No?

    • @davidd1492
      @davidd1492 2 года назад +26

      Exactly and she has probably never even picked up a tennis racket.
      he may have been an obnoxious prat when he played. but you cannot deny how good a player he was and he has turned into an even better commentator IMHO.

    • @sawar8041
      @sawar8041 2 года назад +5

      Based

    • @paulhung2142
      @paulhung2142 2 года назад +2

      Everyone always knew McEnroe had a smile between his legs!

    • @2thomask
      @2thomask 2 года назад +1

      Stunning and brave

    • @pamplantsmn5879
      @pamplantsmn5879 2 года назад

      I didn’t watch the entire video, but I get why some people thought an apology would be nice. Some people saw her as the best player in the world in terms of dominance in wtp at the time. It’s annoying when people always move the goalpost... Like obviously the men will outperform the women in tennis most of the time.
      In general why bring in gender if a women was the hardest working and best performing tennis player. Why isn’t it the same way as GSP is considered one of the goats in mma bc of his dominance, yet no one would argue he could beat the higher weight classes.

  • @John_Hoover
    @John_Hoover Год назад +11

    As soon as you change the rules for one side, court size for only one side, and competitor’s age significantly, it ceases to be “a battle of the sexes”.

  • @deveshp7689
    @deveshp7689 3 года назад +4982

    "the worst type of inequality is trying to make unequal things equal"- Aristotle 😎

    • @loganw1232
      @loganw1232 3 года назад +24

      Fact

    • @nydra9912
      @nydra9912 3 года назад +271

      @Evan Cole there’s a lot of things women can do that isn’t in the kitchen you sexist.
      In the laundry room for example..

    • @Itstime1231
      @Itstime1231 3 года назад +21

      Aristotle is sexist af so quoting him really only shows..

    • @nydra9912
      @nydra9912 3 года назад +130

      @@Itstime1231 “sexism” wasn’t considered a bad thing back then so people who grew up with a culture that is not normal to us and our modern culture cannot be blamed for it.
      It’s like comparing our technology to those of the past humans and blaming them for not being able to have fucking satellites and nuclear weapons.

    • @Itstime1231
      @Itstime1231 3 года назад +13

      @@nydra9912 Good thing I wasn't talking to aristotle.

  • @chuckdriver8269
    @chuckdriver8269 2 года назад +367

    News anchor: “Would you like to apologize?”
    McEnroe: “ah, no.” 💣 💥
    Classic.

    • @rjmaxx1258
      @rjmaxx1258 2 года назад +8

      I wish he would of asked her why because I'm baffled as to why she would ask that.

    • @nakitapalmer656
      @nakitapalmer656 2 года назад +6

      I'm a woman and I was all teeth he refused to apologized!!!😁😁😁

  • @thomaspavelko9412
    @thomaspavelko9412 Год назад +1

    Riggs vs King was the biggest PR stunt to date the pro tennis has ever come up with.

  • @herbertmathews
    @herbertmathews 21 день назад

    Two different games as far as I am concerned, both enjoyable to watch in their own right.

  • @Verlisify
    @Verlisify 3 года назад +7011

    Williams Sisters - Lose to rank 208 player
    Interviewer - That makes them the best in the world

    • @NanaGlover
      @NanaGlover 3 года назад +142

      I know right make it make sense

    • @bane_0f_heroesx226
      @bane_0f_heroesx226 3 года назад +504

      That player was also half drunk

    • @147pablox
      @147pablox 3 года назад +76

      The best female players, yeap. They were at that time.

    • @justforfunforever1010
      @justforfunforever1010 3 года назад +35

      You’re a furry manchild

    • @147pablox
      @147pablox 3 года назад +5

      @Deez Nuts How come doing that would destroy what all women have done for equality?

  • @arturosuarez2421
    @arturosuarez2421 3 года назад +2401

    The women's US soccer team couldn't beat an all boys high school soccer team on the field.

    • @bmil38
      @bmil38 3 года назад +402

      Not even high schoolers. U15 so like 13-15 year olds. And it's not like they picked the top U15 players from around the world. It was just the FC Dallas academy team.

    • @hopelove897
      @hopelove897 3 года назад +483

      @xXlegit_ opsXx its true. It was published on the newspapers. Dont be salty.

    • @erichardnett9394
      @erichardnett9394 3 года назад +418

      @xXlegit_ opsXx Nice! Attack his sexuality. Real nice argument

    • @unimpressed977
      @unimpressed977 3 года назад +342

      @xXlegit_ opsXx you sound dumb. FC Dallas under-15 boys squad beat the U.S. Women's National Team in a scrimmage. In preparation for two upcoming friendlies against Russia, the U.S. women's national team played the FC Dallas U-15 boys academy team on Sunday and fell 5-2, according to FC Dallas' official website. Facts over feelings mate

    • @HGRAP1
      @HGRAP1 3 года назад +174

      @xXlegit_ opsXx it’s a fact, look it up. And it isn’t the only time, something similar happened with the Australian women’s team

  • @bluecoin3771
    @bluecoin3771 Год назад +1

    Life is not an anime: we are painfully bound by the laws of physics.

  • @KaptainK59
    @KaptainK59 3 года назад +2139

    Weird reality that McEnroe HAS to apologize for saying Serena is not the best ever Period....

    • @przemysawbrzeczyszczykiewi1211
      @przemysawbrzeczyszczykiewi1211 3 года назад +184

      For saying 100% truth. It's just truth. The 2 best women's players got handled by a 203 ranked drunkard.
      I don't think serena could beat a D1 university player even. Maybe that would at least be closer

    • @viksinha5410
      @viksinha5410 3 года назад +50

      She is NOT the best EVER. The best of her era yes, but she has faced no tough competition throughout her entire career

    • @przemysawbrzeczyszczykiewi1211
      @przemysawbrzeczyszczykiewi1211 3 года назад +15

      @@viksinha5410 sharapova in her prime? Stephens? Halep? Azarenka? All people that have beat her in major tournaments and are also amazing players in their own regard. But happened to be unlucky enough to have to play serena all the time

    • @viksinha5410
      @viksinha5410 3 года назад +23

      @@przemysawbrzeczyszczykiewi1211 H2H vs Sharapova: 20-2, H2H vs Azarenka: 18-5
      Not really "tough" competition

    • @przemysawbrzeczyszczykiewi1211
      @przemysawbrzeczyszczykiewi1211 3 года назад +30

      @@viksinha5410 I'm saying they're good, and that serena is a beast. She has had competition but she's that much better.
      I absolutely despise watching serena and can't stand her in general, but she's the greatest women's player of all time.
      Serena prime vs any females prime is easily Serena. And again, i despise watching her grunt and shout and scream and be attention seeking and telling a line judge she will kill her.
      BUT. She's the greatest talent in women's history. No question.

  • @liberatorg410
    @liberatorg410 3 года назад +937

    Reportor: Yo, give me facts
    Him: alright here you go
    The world: those facts are sexist

    • @TheBelrick
      @TheBelrick 3 года назад +28

      ""would you care to apologize to those who's fake world view was upset by your real world facts?""

    • @xtlm
      @xtlm 3 года назад +16

      This is basically everything in the world at the moment.
      It's not changing anytime soon either.

    • @grassdanishes4845
      @grassdanishes4845 3 года назад +1

      @@xtlm sadly

    • @CptFoupoudav
      @CptFoupoudav 3 года назад +1

      by world you mean the usa ?

    • @xtlm
      @xtlm 3 года назад +3

      @@CptFoupoudav Most countries, yes. Not just the usa.

  • @T101080
    @T101080 9 месяцев назад +1

    Legend is Bobby Riggs bet against himself in that match he lost against BJK.

  • @ErikShen2907
    @ErikShen2907 10 месяцев назад +2

    BOBBY RIGGS MADE A ABSOLUTE BOATLOAD OF $$$ IN HIS MATCH AGAINST BJK!!!

  • @Shellackle
    @Shellackle 3 года назад +2954

    Calling Serena Williams the overall greatest tennis player is the most ignorant thing I've ever heard

    • @isakgustavsen6536
      @isakgustavsen6536 3 года назад +54

      That would really depend on the metric you choose though. If you measure it by making her play against the top rated man she would lose, but there are other metrics than that

    • @Shellackle
      @Shellackle 3 года назад +385

      @@isakgustavsen6536 If you're talking about all of tennis, you have to take into account every tennis player. Filtering or using other "metrics" takes away from being the overall greatest tennis player. People have called her the greatest *female* tennis player, which actually has some grounds for debate; but saying she's the best tennis player, period, is completely wrong and not even up for debate.

    • @virgilio6349
      @virgilio6349 3 года назад +87

      @@Shellackle lmao Federer or Nadal would wipe the floor with her.

    • @kumarprateek238
      @kumarprateek238 3 года назад +72

      @@isakgustavsen6536 Lol even Bernard Tomic will beat Serena, Osaka together

    • @kroxdrox3373
      @kroxdrox3373 3 года назад +45

      @@isakgustavsen6536 lol why would i use other metrics? I dont use other metrics to rank the only male or female player. So why would i use anitger metric to rank the best Player of the World?

  • @kapilbusawah7169
    @kapilbusawah7169 3 года назад +517

    You know it's a weird time when facts are taken as insults...

    • @kaparg
      @kaparg 3 года назад +24

      It's not a weird time,it's a time of socialism

    • @TheyCalledMeT
      @TheyCalledMeT 3 года назад +23

      @@kaparg i would say potlitical correctness (which is a tool from socialism, coined by mao)

    • @ekkimittrettanafn2242
      @ekkimittrettanafn2242 3 года назад +9

      Not just insults but as racism, sexism and other isms. Statistics, facts and biology have all lost their meaning in these retarded times we live in when someone says something remotely “offensive” (even tho it’s true) it’s bashed down and everyone expects an apology or just flat out cancel the person. Ridiculous.

    • @Duncangafney1
      @Duncangafney1 3 года назад +13

      @Yokai369 You know what is funniest about you lefties. It's like you have a rule that you must follow "acuse others of what you are guilty of". Does that ever work? Do you not tire of coming across as an idiot?

    • @RobertSAllen-ti1xj
      @RobertSAllen-ti1xj 3 года назад +5

      tell that to BLM

  • @Russianhatkid204
    @Russianhatkid204 Год назад

    That was close to my fav number 204

  • @cw-on-yt
    @cw-on-yt 2 месяца назад

    Not often recognized: Karsten Braasch wasn't really considered the #203 player for men's tennis when he played the Williams sisters. He was more like #350, but the rankings hadn't yet updated on the day they played. A few days after he trounced Serena and Venus, his ranking was updated, and it dropped from the low 200s to the mid-300s. This updated ranking was based on his record from matches played _prior to,_ and _not including,_ his match against Venus and Serena. So, they didn't get drubbed by a 200-ish ranked male player, but by a 350-ish ranked male player.
    _Res ipsa loquitur._

  • @dolerstordinosaurdollad8674
    @dolerstordinosaurdollad8674 3 года назад +1021

    30 year old active professional women beat an old retired man wow

    • @totetoresano
      @totetoresano 3 года назад +225

      And only because he threw the match.

    • @Oltavolt
      @Oltavolt 3 года назад +105

      @@totetoresano dont let them know his secret. He needed the money

    • @rosheacarrington1604
      @rosheacarrington1604 3 года назад +36

      @@totetoresano yeah im pretty sure any college boy with decent skill would wipe the floor with them

    • @cloudnein3483
      @cloudnein3483 3 года назад +16

      @@rosheacarrington1604 Even college is too generous in this example

    • @andrewdevine3920
      @andrewdevine3920 3 года назад +23

      She was a lesbian, so she doesn't count as a woman.

  • @7shinta7
    @7shinta7 2 года назад +2049

    Serena Williams herself said that mens and womens tennis are two totally different sports. She is realistic because she knows her stuff.
    All that doesn't take ANYTHING away from the work, dedication, blood, sweat and tears female athletes invest in their performance.
    But there are boundaries set by biology that you simply can't overcome.

    • @LevisH21
      @LevisH21 2 года назад +33

      Serena Williams isn't really a woman to begin with.

    • @microvvaveoven
      @microvvaveoven 2 года назад +5

      @@LevisH21 is she trans?

    • @LevisH21
      @LevisH21 2 года назад +35

      @@microvvaveoven well, WHAT is a woman?! ;)

    • @sharmanmehra85
      @sharmanmehra85 2 года назад

      @@LevisH21 someone having female reproductive parts ?!!

    • @jerimiahsmedley3722
      @jerimiahsmedley3722 2 года назад +121

      That’s after she got wreaked. She was running her mouth before she played a man and got humble pie the shit out of her.

  • @LMFAO1357
    @LMFAO1357 Год назад +1

    I do like that you didn’t use a computer voice

  • @Raidenmommy89
    @Raidenmommy89 Год назад +1

    i can't believe the the person that i thought was the greatest tennis player failed to beat someone who is ranked 203

  • @stefvanderstraeten8921
    @stefvanderstraeten8921 3 года назад +1141

    imagine defeating an elderly dude in tennis and celebrating like you won the US open

    • @ammarhasan8466
      @ammarhasan8466 3 года назад +19

      Imagine being able to compete when even this would have been a radical idea decades back.

    • @joshuaashton1929
      @joshuaashton1929 3 года назад +58

      AND she knew how he was gonna play

    • @Shalopa9
      @Shalopa9 3 года назад +41

      Imagine winning a game that could very well decide the wages of you and your colleagues for the rest of your careers, against a man player who handily beat the best female Australian player.

    • @stefvanderstraeten8921
      @stefvanderstraeten8921 3 года назад +66

      @@Shalopa9 it would have 0.000 effect on their wages. If Serana Williams beat Nadal or federer today, that might have an impact. Beating an already retired player in his fifties!!! has 0 effect since it's already pathetic you almost lost and some already were beaten

    • @aguyfromnz537
      @aguyfromnz537 3 года назад +7

      Hmmmmm if only there could be some other reason she celebrated???? I guess we will never know (unless you actually pay attention to the video but you have clearly shown that is too hard of a task for you)

  • @harshalsolanki7086
    @harshalsolanki7086 3 года назад +880

    Imagine a women challenges Roger Federer in his prime and he accepts it.. Dude 😂

    • @julijused
      @julijused 3 года назад +130

      6:0 6:0 in 32 minutes

    • @yamikagevg7841
      @yamikagevg7841 3 года назад +168

      It would be really hard for Federer to win this...
      if he was standing on one leg, he was blindfolded and he was playing with a table tennis racket

    • @kcazzzzz
      @kcazzzzz 3 года назад +47

      match will end within 30mins. mostly consist of federer acing and hitting the return ace. so the woman's job in that match is just serving and walking. she won't even get to hit too many ground strokes

    • @Tristan.Suba.44
      @Tristan.Suba.44 3 года назад +3

      @@julijused 30 minutes, all round, I think 😋

    • @bobparmelee1071
      @bobparmelee1071 3 года назад +25

      Roger is such a nice guy he would hold back so not to embarrass the woman. Same thing for Rafa give fifty percent.

  • @mra682
    @mra682 10 месяцев назад +1

    Top ladies snooker player got to play on men's tour last year.. She was beaten in ever match except a 1 frame shootout

  • @davidhumphries48
    @davidhumphries48 Год назад

    Just take a look at the mixed doubles.

  • @newman567
    @newman567 3 года назад +1534

    This dude bet against himself, let her win and walked away with tons of cash.. Savage 100 emoji

    • @JRSasquatch
      @JRSasquatch 3 года назад +54

      In the video he says it wasnt proven he threw the match. So he could just be lying to save face. Or he did bet against himself. Who knows.

    • @zawarudo1041
      @zawarudo1041 3 года назад +19

      that would be flawless trick :D and if turned out that actually he hedged additional 1M on himself winning, that would be hilarious xD

    • @vengray8055
      @vengray8055 3 года назад +10

      Exactly what I'm thinking. Lot of money to be made that and being a gambler already.

    • @lyf3warrior194
      @lyf3warrior194 3 года назад +10

      Idk man, there’s no way I could talk that much shit and then lose to a chick, not on that big of a stage😂

    • @newman567
      @newman567 3 года назад +13

      @@lyf3warrior194 that dude made big money that probably lasted him the rest of his life. We have short attention spans.. no one remembered this match a month later. I only know about because of RUclips.. however I hear what you are saying though

  • @brandsthatcreatelitter1648
    @brandsthatcreatelitter1648 2 года назад +2732

    Can’t believe everyone fell for his plan, literally easy money, win the first, bet against yourself and deliver your own result, what a premium hustler😆😆🤣❤️

    • @xavier1404
      @xavier1404 2 года назад +78

      lol he planned all this ....

    • @bryanwinchell8065
      @bryanwinchell8065 2 года назад +94

      Then made a movie about it and probably left that part out - I’m certainly not watching it

    • @Wintis_Swizzle
      @Wintis_Swizzle 2 года назад +8

      Boss mode

    • @MartinJohnZ
      @MartinJohnZ 2 года назад +18

      He still had to beat the top female player at age 55. Does anyone here think Stefan Edberg woud beat Ash Barty today?

    • @jerome_morrow
      @jerome_morrow 2 года назад +60

      @@MartinJohnZ Yes, Edberg would wax Barty. He’s not exactly out of shape and presently plays on a high level squash league.

  • @heflinbennett5408
    @heflinbennett5408 Год назад +1

    I don’t think John was trying to be rude or condescending. Facts are difficult for some to digest. John is correct

  • @ericjorgensen3911
    @ericjorgensen3911 Год назад +1

    You left out the RULES, as BGK enjoyed the "doubles match court VS singles for Bobby.

    • @enematwatson1357
      @enematwatson1357 Год назад

      Incorrect. BJK vs Bobby Riggs was played on a regular tennis court.
      There was a more recent Navratilova vs Connors match where Martina was afforded half the doubles alleys and Connors only got one serve.

  • @southernyert7597
    @southernyert7597 2 года назад +2812

    I respect John even more now. He spoke how he felt and didn't back down. If there's a question about men & women sports then like John said combine them and there would be no more questions

    • @connman8d617
      @connman8d617 2 года назад +167

      They weren't even his feelings man. It was just cold hard facts. Serena Williams is the most gifted female Tennis player of all time. Venus is the 2nd best. But there are high school aged male tennis prospects who could smoke both of them. That's just the nature of pitting men vs. women in athletic competition. There is no comparison.

    • @JOSEPH-vs2gc
      @JOSEPH-vs2gc 2 года назад +49

      no need to respect John for stating the obvious, i would have laughed that that stupid reporters face for asking such an insulting question. Especially a guy sub 200 seed already defeated both Williams sisters in their prime.

    • @ultraali453
      @ultraali453 2 года назад +17

      I agree with combined competitions. This could literally set the record straight if done for a decade or so.
      Males and Females are intrinsically blessed with different strengths, deal with it.,

    • @JOSEPH-vs2gc
      @JOSEPH-vs2gc 2 года назад +24

      @@ultraali453 LMAO, you don't need a decade! and there is no record that need straightening. Unless you want massive youtube compilations of low intelligence feminists getting embarrassed. then Ok.

    • @Davinhomx
      @Davinhomx 2 года назад +16

      @@ultraali453 if they would combine both sports the true outcome would be. No women would be a proffessional anymore. And the moment they would change it again womens tennis would be destroyed. It's facts that nadal and federer could whoop every women 6:0 6:0. And they never could chanhe that. They are both taller then 1.85m nadal is freakish strong in armpower. They couldn't even handle his serve with their reach. There is no way. Sorry to state this to you but your comment makes it clear that you never did any sport at any level

  • @FHkhiUS
    @FHkhiUS 3 года назад +310

    Respect to McEnroe for not backpedaling after saying the honest truth!! The main stream media sucks!!

    • @ChristopherCompagnon1AndOnly
      @ChristopherCompagnon1AndOnly 3 года назад +4

      Yep ! That is a great strong man.!

    • @ericfloyd9842
      @ericfloyd9842 3 года назад +2

      Wish I could like this comment twice

    • @Superbatmanbro
      @Superbatmanbro 3 года назад

      Honestly the mainstream media is sexist and hates us masculine men with a passion, is it just me or is the female interviewers are so passionate and aggressive and to emotional every time it’s really annoying.

  • @BSPotter
    @BSPotter Год назад +1

    JMac was just being 100 percent real.

  • @wjhung2
    @wjhung2 4 месяца назад

    Interesting how the only one of these 4 matches I'd ever heard about before watching this video was Riggs vs. King.

  • @Joemantler
    @Joemantler 2 года назад +2985

    I agree with McEnroe. If you really want to see equal matches, combine the Men's and Women's divisions and let them duke it out on the clay.

    • @bredenis5
      @bredenis5 2 года назад +197

      I completely agree. McEnroe didn’t say anything that was even remotely out of line.

    • @01nmuskier
      @01nmuskier 2 года назад +152

      Do you make the women play best of 5? They want equal pay for only playing 3 games.

    • @benjiago6800
      @benjiago6800 2 года назад +22

      well never see this happen. especially in this day and age. everyone is too timid.

    • @Joemantler
      @Joemantler 2 года назад +11

      @@benjiago6800 Then let's move things into a new age. Damn, that sounds "new age'y".

    • @jimcampbell632
      @jimcampbell632 2 года назад +59

      @@01nmuskier The games really shouldn't matter as much as the gate. If the men bring in more fans, then pay them more. If the women do, pay them more.
      Soccer in the U.S. is the women talking the men's money, because their stands are nearly empty.

  • @brandonenglund7516
    @brandonenglund7516 2 года назад +693

    I’m so glad he doubled-down and didn’t apologize. No one should have to apologize for being right just because it’s hurts your feelings. Too many people would rather listen to a comforting lie than an inconvenient truth.

    • @shaft9000
      @shaft9000 Год назад +5

      Well, when a film called An Inconvenient truth was some sort of 'hit' and then turns out to be laden with b.s - it indicates that many of us wouldn't be able to distinguish one from the other anyhow.

    • @dickdeoreo
      @dickdeoreo Год назад +3

      What kind of lies were in that movie just so that we know?

    • @ravenzyblack
      @ravenzyblack Год назад

      @@shaft9000 - I knew it was BS from the start revise it was created by Al Gore. A man who has been fear mongering about the planet for decades. He made himself a billionaire and bought a beachfront mansion.🤡🤡

    • @shikhasophia2784
      @shikhasophia2784 Год назад

      Nonsense

    • @shikhasophia2784
      @shikhasophia2784 Год назад

      What right he is just wrong... He will correct to buffons like uou

  • @culibrkhnuj
    @culibrkhnuj Год назад

    Martina Navratilová :D not Martyna Narutolova :D:D but gut video :)

  • @E.M.Favour
    @E.M.Favour Год назад +2

    She was competing with a 55 year old man who she first lost to, wow ,that man is a menace in his sport

  • @jarrydallynhorn8626
    @jarrydallynhorn8626 3 года назад +1872

    87 million people play tennis world wide, therefore it should be pointed out that:
    1) Serena Williams is insanely good at tennis
    2) The 700th best tennis player is insanely good at tennis

    • @uprollsariotvan
      @uprollsariotvan 3 года назад +68

      The 700th best tennis player it is not the GOAT

    • @jarrydallynhorn8626
      @jarrydallynhorn8626 3 года назад +144

      @@uprollsariotvan who said anything about being the GOAT?

    • @SheerluckHolmes
      @SheerluckHolmes 2 года назад +44

      @@jarrydallynhorn8626 NPR

    • @contac_optics6257
      @contac_optics6257 2 года назад +73

      Right!?
      Like except those 600 she could probably beat all men on earth...That is mad impressive considering the biological disadvantages!

    • @YungNappers
      @YungNappers 2 года назад +92

      @@contac_optics6257 that woman is more jacked than most men in this world. Wouldn’t be surprised if she could outbench half of the US population.

  • @thad1296
    @thad1296 3 года назад +712

    The fact that this is even an argument shows how insane the world has gotten

    • @Suimega
      @Suimega 2 года назад +12

      Exploring ideas to change the old ways isn't insanity, that's how human society goes forward.

    • @thad1296
      @thad1296 2 года назад +67

      @@Suimega Yeah... this is tennis, not politics. "The old ways" are the only adequate ones here, because human biology doesn't change very much.

    • @thebeastmaster2710
      @thebeastmaster2710 2 года назад +28

      You explore ideas where there is room to explore. Its a fact know since male and female exist that the male gender is physically stronger.

    • @jackirwin6823
      @jackirwin6823 2 года назад +24

      Everyone who thinks Serena could beat a top tennis male pro is a person who isn’t involved or watches sport of any kind.

    • @Suimega
      @Suimega 2 года назад

      @@thad1296 Sure, but I'm not one to blame that kind of attitude as hard as you do. Such debates are why we could grow as a culture.

  • @jamwest3146
    @jamwest3146 Год назад

    The narration leaves me speechless.

  • @KevinVenturePhilippines
    @KevinVenturePhilippines 2 месяца назад +1

    Ranked over 200, played a round of golf, had a few beers, then beat BOTH Williams sisters in the same day while not trying his hardest? Yeah, that put that idea to bed forever. Last nail in the coffin? Check. ✅

  • @cudderlover1216
    @cudderlover1216 3 года назад +733

    Just watch mixed doubles and you'll get your answer

    • @brucethrasher8551
      @brucethrasher8551 3 года назад +54

      That was the best comment yet. Serena couldn't beat a good, not even top, division one college guy. I was a very good junior college player, and I practiced with good pro women quite a lot. Never lost a set. Women's reaction time is just slower. They can't run down shots like a guy can. What would be the shot to end a rally in women's tennis would just be another rally bal against a guy, until he could end the point. That being said, she IS the greatest women's player of all time. This, from someone that does not like her, so the comment on her being the best is genuine.

    • @ChristopherCompagnon1AndOnly
      @ChristopherCompagnon1AndOnly 3 года назад +8

      I would love to see a MMA fight between the best female and the best male…

    • @Notmyname1593
      @Notmyname1593 3 года назад +7

      @@ChristopherCompagnon1AndOnly That would be cruel

    • @ChristopherCompagnon1AndOnly
      @ChristopherCompagnon1AndOnly 3 года назад +8

      @@Notmyname1593 Yes, but, you know… I am a male : I love the cruelity. This is my nature.
      ;)

    • @JohnSmith-wx9wj
      @JohnSmith-wx9wj 3 года назад +5

      @@ChristopherCompagnon1AndOnly I've sparred women that were obviously better at martial arts than me. Still beat them. A pro female could probably beat me, but that may not be the case if I had time and resources to match their training.

  • @LucijaC
    @LucijaC 3 года назад +832

    As a woman I see nothing wrong with John's statement. It is a fact and we should put emotions aside.

    • @spunkymaniac9312
      @spunkymaniac9312 3 года назад +75

      @Witherman1 you mean woman cannot except facts, that's sad

    • @RayZin
      @RayZin 3 года назад +55

      @Witherman1 I fact. Biologically speaking, men are stronger and faster. It doesn’t make men superior

    • @ChristopherCompagnon1AndOnly
      @ChristopherCompagnon1AndOnly 3 года назад +17

      That is why men and women are in different categories.

    • @rusty1370
      @rusty1370 3 года назад

      @@RayZin superior...huh who is than superior than??? Female lol

    • @Coyote27981
      @Coyote27981 3 года назад +20

      @@RayZin in sports it does make them superior... Just go to the olympics results. Women gold rarely qualifies for male finals...