Jimmy White & Alex Higgins vs John Ditoro & Lou Butera | 1995 Mosconi Cup

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  • Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024

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  • @ELKvideoify
    @ELKvideoify 3 года назад +12

    I remember seeing Machine Gun Lou when I was a kid in the videos that came along with 1995's virtual pool for the PC. Still remember the Canoga Park Curve, blew my mind when I saw him do that the first time. Great to see him in actual match.

    • @mathiashenriquegerhardt3290
      @mathiashenriquegerhardt3290 3 года назад

      What a hell of a memory, ty Man! I Also enjoy virtual pool, ALL of 3s, Black widow, a truly queen.

  • @seancyco9446
    @seancyco9446 3 года назад +17

    Enjoyable & very entertaining to watch. Great sportsmanship from all players.
    Nothing wrong with having a beer & a smoke between matches.👍🍻

  • @djhavar
    @djhavar 2 года назад +3

    i love Alex and jimmy they are just nice I have been watching this match for the past 2 days just by looking at them they are such a nice souls :X:X cheers to them god bless Alex

  • @ScizGraffiti
    @ScizGraffiti 4 года назад +14

    these are great matches. really grateful to be able to watch them!

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  • @sualdomuho1986
    @sualdomuho1986 4 года назад +8

    love to see snooker legends having fun on pool, thanks for the videos.

  • @noelcato2580
    @noelcato2580 4 года назад +7

    They look so friendly and a lot of sportsmanship 👍

  • @toanung9361
    @toanung9361 10 месяцев назад

    All of them played like a real machine , look how fun they were , really pressure but also the crowd and players enjoyed it.

  • @solairedeastora7195
    @solairedeastora7195 Год назад

    Dude this guys give a full show, the crowd was different from today, this is amazing!

  • @mariobrenes4180
    @mariobrenes4180 2 года назад +3

    Muy diferente a lo que se ve hoy en día, los jugadores con buen rollo y cervezas… disfruto ambos tiempos pero sin duda se mira más fresco!

  • @TheMrBennito
    @TheMrBennito Год назад +1

    This is absolute entertainment. Alex & Jimmy, such characters 👍

  • @BKGolfClash
    @BKGolfClash 4 года назад +15

    Thank you for uploading these matches - this was the very first Mosconi Cup that I watched on TV. Would love to see more of the 1995 tournament, and even the 1994 if you have them as I’ve never seen any footage of the very first Mosconi.

  • @valentinagajic7559
    @valentinagajic7559 4 года назад +9

    OMGGGG THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! More please :) From 1994, and rest of 95.96.97.98.99....... :DDDD Awesome!!!

  • @peterthomas5039
    @peterthomas5039 4 года назад +27

    Matchroom have you ever considered a seniors mosconi? Strickland, Archer, Davis, white and others? I think that would be awesome.
    Thanks for these older videos though

    • @bigbawbag
      @bigbawbag 3 года назад +1

      now thats a seniors event i'd love to see

    • @sonicdiablo8968
      @sonicdiablo8968 3 года назад +1

      That's a great idea

    • @seancyco9446
      @seancyco9446 3 года назад

      In snooker they do it, but instead of calling it "seniors" they call it
      Champion of Champions.

    • @SgtRuediger
      @SgtRuediger 3 года назад +2

      @@seancyco9446 thats wrong. Champion of champions is a different thing. They just call it seniors world Championship

  • @gerv55
    @gerv55 4 месяца назад +1

    RIP Lou Butera. 1937-2015
    RIP Alex Higgins. 1949-2010

  • @MrOffthebank
    @MrOffthebank 3 года назад +2

    Mike Massey is such a team player. You can just see the respect between them.

  • @onnyt60
    @onnyt60 4 года назад +19

    Cigarettes and beer as it should be ha ha. Players having fun in a much friendlier atmosphere than today's game. I enjoy both though.

    • @UnboxRacing
      @UnboxRacing Год назад

      Yeah, I wonder how many units The Hurricane had in him!??

  • @Miar972
    @Miar972 3 года назад +3

    Outstanding match, great entertainment. ❤️🎱

  • @MalcolmClarke25
    @MalcolmClarke25 4 года назад +6

    Listen at 18:07 for Sid Waddel saying, off mike, “You are working your f-cking ticket pal”. LOL.

  • @gabrielbrunet5598
    @gabrielbrunet5598 Год назад +1

    Lou Butera is a beast! Omg 😱

  • @self-preservationsociety7057
    @self-preservationsociety7057 2 года назад

    Mike Massey lending his cue ( again ) to Alex @9:34 . Awesome sporting gesture, nice guy !

  • @sayeidfaisal4066
    @sayeidfaisal4066 3 года назад +1

    Subbed for vintage matches hope you don't disappoint...

  • @werdswolfe
    @werdswolfe 6 месяцев назад +1

    They shared an 8th of coke in the dressing room. They're legends right there .

  • @rogerscottcathey
    @rogerscottcathey Год назад

    Wow, never saw this one! Great upload 👍

  • @pseudonayme7717
    @pseudonayme7717 Год назад

    Storm was impeccable in the second match. Truly the best performance in this video, he played immaculate pool with zero errors. Came for Alex and Jimmy, came back for the Storm at the end.😎

    • @RichardsWorld
      @RichardsWorld Год назад +1

      Storm did play great. I guess you forgot to mention old timer Dallas West playing near perfect and easily winning.

  • @robdetuinman2
    @robdetuinman2 3 года назад +2

    6 commercials in the first 15 minutes is crazy though

  • @ScizGraffiti
    @ScizGraffiti 4 года назад +1

    to the uploader, how did you know which songs you needed to mute before uploading?

  • @parksyist
    @parksyist 4 года назад +4

    The hurricane should've joined the pool circuit after retirement from snooker

  • @jdgonzo1982
    @jdgonzo1982 7 месяцев назад

    what a start!!!

  • @NEdubz
    @NEdubz 4 года назад +5

    Whirlwind taking a foul on purpose after someone sharked Lou at 21:00 = top bloke

    • @steviegbcool
      @steviegbcool 4 года назад +2

      lol no he just feathered by accident he does it all the time .

    • @andyreeve3880
      @andyreeve3880 Год назад +2

      Definitely feathered it deliberately. You could see how annoyed Jimmy was when he came to the table.

  • @arcyeo8111
    @arcyeo8111 3 года назад +2

    Back when Mosconi Cup is Friendly Match Cup

  • @Volvoman90
    @Volvoman90 Год назад

    Beer for Jimmy, Bailey's for Higgins, hundreds of cigarettes. Gotta love it!

  • @Enpassantful
    @Enpassantful 3 года назад +1

    Europe won in the end, 16 to 15 talk about cutting it close, on the wire as Sid Waddell would say.

  • @masterdurick5667
    @masterdurick5667 3 года назад

    First match was over, and was certain that it woudln't be over that quick when Ditoro was shooting the last ball because the video was so much longer

  • @joeevans1194
    @joeevans1194 3 года назад +1

    Brings back memories enjoying joe

  • @ss-md3vj
    @ss-md3vj 3 года назад +1

    Got anymore of the 95 Mosconi?

  • @tiggahrocking420
    @tiggahrocking420 2 года назад

    👏
    16:11 That shot was so diffficult, even the camera got a little nervous and shaky. 😅

  • @wyattshelton2080
    @wyattshelton2080 Год назад +1

    Idc what you think, Lou is the quickest player to hit a table. Man single strokes 8 out of 10 pockets and will split the wicket with the best of em.

  • @paleshelter4002
    @paleshelter4002 4 года назад +2

    american Mafia versus European gangsters..what 90's fun!

  • @fuzzy1237
    @fuzzy1237 7 месяцев назад

    Alex is hammered

  • @darrenoloughlin
    @darrenoloughlin 4 года назад +1

    Hey, Matchroom. Lou's last name is "Butera". Might want to fix it in the title and description. Thanks.

  • @dustincowden1807
    @dustincowden1807 2 года назад +1

    Watching this in 2022 and I was taken aback seeing someone smoke indoors lol. How times have changed.

    • @GrrMeister
      @GrrMeister 2 года назад

      *Alex Died from mainly Throat Cancer in 2010 !* 🚬

  • @chrisbryant1836
    @chrisbryant1836 2 года назад +1

    How have I not seen Butera before?! My god, she shoots faster than Strickland. Just watch from 11:25!

  • @BrainDamageComedy
    @BrainDamageComedy 2 года назад +1

    3:05 - alex higgens comes out of nowhere

  • @dhirajpallin2572
    @dhirajpallin2572 4 года назад +6

    Back when snooker players would try their hand at pool.

    • @johngormanmusic
      @johngormanmusic 4 года назад +1

      Yeah back when Ronnie shit on pool players

    • @robmckennie4203
      @robmckennie4203 3 года назад +1

      they gave it up when they stopped letting them drink while playing, wouldn't be fair

    • @burns7ocn
      @burns7ocn 3 года назад

      @@johngormanmusic yeah seen varner shit on the rocket tho.

    • @AngrierGorilla
      @AngrierGorilla 3 года назад

      @@johngormanmusic shit on pool players? Like when he was steamrolled by Johnny Archer?
      ruclips.net/video/h6ENnDa2CGw/видео.html

    • @AngrierGorilla
      @AngrierGorilla 3 года назад

      @@johngormanmusic or when he was easily beaten by Wu Chia-Ching?
      ruclips.net/video/W2Ye61WiLMk/видео.html

  • @SM-mi6lp
    @SM-mi6lp 3 года назад

    Who’s the geordie commentator? Is it the same guy who does la liga?

  • @PaulNicarag
    @PaulNicarag Год назад

    Como se llama la canción de Alex y Jimmy???

  • @outsidethepyramid
    @outsidethepyramid 2 года назад +2

    Lou Butera is 58 here, he looks like he's about 90.

  • @josef.david.mushpile
    @josef.david.mushpile 3 года назад

    The first break is at 4:53 if you want to skip the professional wrestling style intro.

  • @grahamehomles254
    @grahamehomles254 2 года назад

    To many Ads, what ever happened to 5 sec only Ads?!!

  • @frederiquerijsdijk
    @frederiquerijsdijk 3 года назад

    Biggest question I have is why did it take Matchroom zo long to post these video's on RUclips :)

  • @metou3072
    @metou3072 3 года назад

    Awesome how they put it on mute whenever they introduce the players

    • @Mr_Wardino
      @Mr_Wardino 3 года назад +1

      It’s due to the copyright issues with the music that plays when they enter bud, so silencing the audio makes it less of a problem.

  • @padraigosullivan9979
    @padraigosullivan9979 3 года назад +4

    This is how it should be, instead of watching Darren Appleton jumping up and down on the pool table like a football hooligan chav. The standard and enjoyment left pool and especially the Mosconi cup years ago

  • @craigking8758
    @craigking8758 3 года назад +1

    I must admit I know very little about pool. Great stuff tho .

  • @GarethRiffStevens
    @GarethRiffStevens 2 года назад

    Definitely wasn't enough smoke for Jimmy and Alex's entrance.

  • @vule-ll8zu
    @vule-ll8zu Год назад

    where's Alex solo match??

  • @ajhenry5516
    @ajhenry5516 3 года назад

    18:07 - Sid at his best lol

  • @konovan
    @konovan 3 года назад +2

    Lou butera's very entertaining to watch, I wish he would have used his skill in snooker instead

  • @no_name8363
    @no_name8363 3 года назад +1

    4:40 If any of player on these days doing that 🚬, that could be the end of his career.
    😂😂😂

  • @TheJohnCooperShow
    @TheJohnCooperShow 3 года назад

    did the americans forget to send a team over that year and have to pick out a couple of duffers out the crowd?

  • @dexocube
    @dexocube 3 года назад +1

    Lou Butera is mustard int he?

  • @teamsilva7563
    @teamsilva7563 8 месяцев назад

    What was Alex Higgins drinking?

  • @richardhill9549
    @richardhill9549 3 года назад +2

    8:35 "Alex's hairdresser takes Sunday off!" Jees weird commentary.

    • @ShadSimm
      @ShadSimm 3 года назад +3

      Classic Sid Waddell. Absolute king of the the one liners as far as commentary goes...a legend and sorely missed..

  • @theupsndowns8161
    @theupsndowns8161 2 года назад

    Back when beer before water

  • @fabienbedot9645
    @fabienbedot9645 4 года назад +1

    Lou « Machine Gun » Butera, not Batera...

  • @kevinbrookes4870
    @kevinbrookes4870 Год назад

    Who won the Misconi Cup then? This video doesn't show the finish, how rude. 😮

  • @metrozlu4524
    @metrozlu4524 3 года назад

    I swear I saw John Dorito

  • @mrfrano100
    @mrfrano100 2 года назад

    So funny how they smoke and drink

  • @metou3072
    @metou3072 3 года назад

    They forgot to mute the home team

  • @josephnewcomb5670
    @josephnewcomb5670 4 года назад

    Best of 3 sets?

  • @ReyBanYAHUAH
    @ReyBanYAHUAH 3 года назад

    “Prišel je v Derbo in od tam v Listro. Tam je živel učenec z imenom Timótej, sin Judinje, ki je sprejela vero, njegov oče pa je bil Grk. Bratje v Listri in v Ikóniju so imeli o njem zelo dobro mnenje. Pavel ga je hotel vzeti s sabo, zato ga je dal obrezati. To je storil zaradi Judov, ki so živeli v tistih krajih; vsi so namreč vedeli, da je bil njegov oče Grk.”
    ‭‭Apostolska dela‬ ‭16:1-3‬ ‭SSP‬‬

  • @ReyAlvarohm
    @ReyAlvarohm 2 года назад

    2:44 qué hacía ahí el bicho

  • @bigbawbag
    @bigbawbag 3 года назад

    not even a ball hit, and alex has a snout lit
    #poolpoetry

  • @gustavopp83
    @gustavopp83 6 месяцев назад

    Jimmy and Alex played horrible! But the good vibes made it enjoyable.

  • @paulross9287
    @paulross9287 5 месяцев назад

    Its like watching a game show with all of the shouting and shit. Sounds so forced......because it is.

  • @josephnewcomb5670
    @josephnewcomb5670 4 года назад

    Buckets lol jk

  • @ReyBanYAHUAH
    @ReyBanYAHUAH 3 года назад +1

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    HE Loves you! Come to HIM!🙂🙂🙂🙂

    • @neildavies6835
      @neildavies6835 Год назад

      why,do the bugs not eat corpses of those who have sinned.

  • @catlikepizzagaming8280
    @catlikepizzagaming8280 Год назад

    Higgins acting like a nice guy when all he really was was a bad drunk

    • @paleshelter5376
      @paleshelter5376 Год назад

      Ahh...Alex was great for the game...a lot better than today's pro football and basketball thugs..humping their guns 🔫

  • @catlikepizzagaming8280
    @catlikepizzagaming8280 Год назад

    Those 2 are rinsed, coke must have been rampant back then

  • @MrBumlicker
    @MrBumlicker Год назад

    I didn't know baileys was called milkshake