Brock Lesnar vs. Stephen Neal: 1999 NCAA title match (285 lbs.)
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2021
- Before becoming a WWE star, Brock Lesnar was a two-time All-American wrestler for Minnesota. Watch his full 1999 NCAA title match (285 lbs.) against Cal State Bakersfield's Stephen Neal, who went on to become a 3-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots.
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Crazy to think that you have a future UFC Champion/WWE Champion going against a future 3x Super Bowl Champ in the same NCAA final. Strictly legendary.
Lesnar was also in vikings
neal was a Freestyle world champ beating multiple conv doping world Champs/Olympic medalists... he actually also beat legendary nfl RB Ricky Williams in HS wrestling.. also Neal 1 of like 4 updrafted NFL CHAMPS
I didn't know who stephen neal was. Thanks dude.
@@groot3535that was Edge.
more like strictly boring
“Maybe I’ll give football a shot”
*Wins 3 Super Bowl rings*
1*
Was picked up in 2002, (year after Super Bowl 36)
Didn’t play in 2003, so he didn’t get the one against the panthers, but did play in 2004 vs the eagles
So he has 1
Haha. I was gonna break it down,
but this out it like this.
*He’s got 3 Super Bowl rings in his trophy room - you atta go inform him he should only have 1* .
@@XXXICKYXXX all three rings are from the same year. He stole 2 rings from teammates
@Snyder
Hahahaa
@@thetf8142 he was drafted in 2001 but didnt play until 2002. Was on practice squad but still got a ring for 36
Damn these two dudes went on to accomplish a lot in life
What about you?
@@BossPlaya4u2no what about you?
What about Me?!!..... I have numerous number 1 hit singles with my brother! Together we are Rae Sremmurd.... More Hits than the Beatles!!
Is it lezznar?
@@MourningMoons it’s lasagna sir
2 titans at a young age. This was crazy to watch knowing how far they would go in their respective sports
Makes my mind go crazy thinking if Lesnar had gone to MMA sooner.
Neil's was way more impressive because the dude was 6'4" but only 190 lbs in his freshman year at college. So he went from a 190lb 4th place finisher in his REGIONAL high school wresting championship to a 270lb 2 time NATIONAL champion in division I college!
Then he becomes a 2 time world champion in freestyle wrestling.
And then as a walk on in pro football, he was too small & inexperienced. He was let go by the Pats & then the Eagles also let him go at tryouts.
So what does Neil do? Just like after high school, he worked his ass off & gained 35 more lbs & became starting guard on the the greatest team in football history, winning 3 Superbowls protecting the greatest champion in sports history!
Friggin WOW!
Bill Bellichuk said he didn't think Neil would make it as a pro football player. He said Neil was the most determined & improved athlete he's ever seen!
So he gets a one and only compliment from the greatest coach in all sports history as well.
So there's really no comparison between the 2 in achievements other than their fame.
Brock was an amateur wrestler who jumped on the new circus act bandwagon called MMA which was just a complete laughing stock and a freak show blood sport until a scumbag fight promotor named Dana White came in & cleaned up it's joke of an image, & then Lesner became a successful human circus animal for Jim Mcmahon traveling carnival.
@@randallmcgrath9345 he probably be caught earlier in a piss test. He was caught with HGH in college and only got off because it wasn’t illegal.
@@mitchjames9350 yeah. I thought hgh needed a preacription but there's loopholes I am sure. I see lots of MMA people with a gut that looks like hgh usage. It gets hard to hide after awhile.
@@flaccidego4291 greatest team in football history lmfao. never heard that one before. any time you hear about greatest teams ever its always like, the 1972 dolphins, the 1985 bears, or the 2000 ravens. Anyways regardless of your clear cut bias, it depends on how you measure success. If you measure it by fame then brock wins. If you measure it by money made then brock wins. if you measure it by who worked harder and improved more throughout their life then its neal, however that last one is a pretty unfair way to measure it because brock started out so much better so had much less room to improve. I think most people out there measure success by reputation/fame/money, which brock wins in all 3.
Neal was on perhaps the greatest offensive line in history. One of the few NFL players who didn’t play in college
Seems a little young to have played with Larry Allen and the early 90s cowboys.
He was always hurt and he played for cheaters
@@TeutobergForestryService Hurrah!
Who'd he play for?
@@poncho_x4410 early 2000's patriots
Brock Lesnar's back was insane. Wrestling this guy must've been like wrestling a bull. Props to Stephen, that took guts and skill.
Neal was a better all around athlete. I'm sure he wasnt worried about Brock 'roidhead' Lesnar
@@Nesto38 Sure Brock did/does a ton of roids but he's also a genetic freak with a work ethic that would outshine most people on the planet. You don't just magically look and perform like Brock because you juice.
As you can see in the video there was no skill, just strength, skill beats strength anyday
@@skeetervalentine4182 'no skill' lolololol
@@skeetervalentine4182 Lesnar had plenty of skill. Muscle heads don’t get that far on strength alone.
Between them they have 3 NCAA wrestling titles, world amateur gold medal, 3 superbowl rings, 10 WWE title reigns and a UFC championship. Insane
And also the nJcaa championship that lesnar won in 1998 which got him recruited by minnesota gophers. Not to mention tony dungy who was headcoach of the buccaneers at this time scouted lesnar for a tryout contract as well but there was bigger deal offered by WWF
I got to drink Patron with Neal back in his Patriot days. Dude can put ‘‘em back and he’s a hell of a nice guy. No ego whatsoever.
Man these two had successful careers outside freestyle wrestling
Freestyle?? I’m not sure either wrestled freestyle idk tho. U must mean folk
@@lclement04 Neal is literally a freestyle world champion.
@@zakariakrapf2444 pretty sure brock didnt tho
This is not freestyle this is folkstyle wrestling
@@crazythomas_ is Neal a former UFC Heavyweight champ?😂
STEPHEN NEAL WAS A BEAST!!!!!!!AND A HELL OF A FOOTBALL PLAYER
Go pats
He got a couple rings protecting Brady
Wow how cool is that
Also one of the few NFL players that didnt play football in college
@@markus7166 Thats the Genetic Phemon privilege. You can basically do whatever you want that uses your gifts (athletics in both of their cases) and you'll succeed.
It's incredible to see two titans in their prime. I met Stephen Neal just after we both finished university and he had not won the olympics after winning the world wrestling championship. Smart, big, even handsome, and the most humble and honest guy you could meet. He treated me very well as we talked in the gym about wrestling.
I can't believe WWE has been pronouncing Brock's name wrong for 20 years🤣
Hahahahahahaa
Les NARRrr
Lol good ol Jeff blatnik for ya.
WWE does this on purpose. There are a lot of guys they either alter or completely change the pronunciation of names to be more “marketable” lol Jim Duggan’s name for example is pronounced “doo-gan” irl
Wwf*
Brock said Neal would of been a World Champion in MMA if he was willing to go that route.
Negative.
would have*
@@adahbombdon1512 Neal was 156-10 in college. 4x all american, 2x NCAA champion, world gold medalist, then went on to be a 3x super bown champion NFL lineman for one of the best teams ever. If his timing was right he would 1000% be a UFC champion
But not made nearly as much money
@@adahbombdon1512😂 he definitely would have
Stephen Neal, the most accomplished athlete, that nobody has ever heard of haha
Yeah who is he?
@@jayfranklin8726 Won 2 NCAA titles including this one. He the won Gold at the World Championships in 99. After that he went to the NFL after not playing in college and was on 3 Patriot super bowl teams as a guard.
Damn that’s crazy. Played in the nfl and never played college ball
I was blessed with getting to watch Neal compete in the '99 World Team Trials in Seattle. Was awesome!
@@dowutado Unreal!
Neal won a Super Bowl or two with the Patriots. Pretty cool.
Three
He was also a World Champion. Dude had one hell of a stellar career. Three time SB champ as a starter, Two time D1 National Champion, and a World Champion in FS. I doubt we could find another with such varied and amazing accomplishments.
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What's more amazing that Neal didn't play football in college.
PFF only has one Superbowl win listed to his credit. According to them, he played from 2002 to 2010.
These dudes are fucking monsters… 285 all muscle, Imagine trying to keep one of these guys off you as a regular person 😂😂😂
Even a 90kg dude that's mostly muscle and not fat is hard to keep off let alone those dudes at like 130 ( I assume 285 is 120-30 smth based on 225 being 102).
Me too
The UFC heavyweight division is lucky Neal was so good at football.
This guy was 285lbs, after cutting/working so much hes such a big dude with remarkable power.
He goes from being one of the best amateur wrestlers to one of the best professional wrestlers
Don’t forget ufc
lol
professional wwe fighter.
He goes from being one of the best amateur wrestlers, to a very good guard in the NFL. Neal that is.
Ncaa is anything but amateur, and "pro wrestling" is fake.
Crazy Neal made it in the NFL without playing in college. Shows how great of an athlete he was.
This is a good one. Thanks for posting this
Neal made the finals as a Sophomore, and lost a close match to Kerry McCoy. I think he place 5th his senior year in California HS, and didn't play football in college. He ended up with 2 NCAA titles, 1 world title and 3 super bowl rings. Lesnar was a brick wall in this match, and Neal was pretty cautious.
Lesnar is the human definition of a brick wall .. all the time.
He placed 4th, 189 that year had an absolute stud in his weight class,
They are pronouncing it Les-nar not Les-ner which I always heard. So which one is it?
Jeff Blatnick was a great announcer ! I loved him in the UFC
One of favorite Patriots of alltime, Stephen neal was a stud.
Neal didn't even play football in college, yet he made it into the NFL as an undrafted free agent and has 3 super bowl rings to his name. Who does that? lol.
Someone who probably could have played oline very successfully in college but opted to wrestle instead.
Goes to show how important genetics are in pro sports. You have guys who trained since probably 5 years old, who were surpassed by a dude who surely had much, much less football training and experience
I’ve watched this video probably 16 times. I have three sons who all played/play football and I remember when we foxboro people welcomed Stephen Neal to our patriots. I’ve shown my sons this match so many times! Back in the day Tom Brady had the bash brothers protecting him. Stephen Neal three time Super Bowl champion in four Super Bowl appearances. This man was bad ass!!
i remember the first time i saw brock lesnar on wwf, he looked like a serious monster, and he tossed people around like they were kids
I remember when he came in and started tossing around Rikishi like a rag doll. Then hoisted him up for the F5! My jaw was on the floor!
@@mawage666 I know, I think I shat a brick.
@@xXHurdyGurdyManXx I actually just happened to be recording on VCR tape and I remember watching what I called "the footage" over and over again lol. He was one crazy strong and athletic dude! Still is but just a tad past his prime now.
Neal is definitely a Paul Heyman guy.
Man if Brock went straight into MMA after college he would have been one of the GOAT's for sure.
Absolutely would have, but he probably wouldn’t have made as much money in my opinion
@@shameyboismith3505 Around this time PRIDE was hosting events and fighters were making very good $. I could have saw Brock competing in PRIDE around 2002-2003.
He’s short so nah
@@shameyboismith3505 100% wouldn't have Dana and company would have screwed him for pay without the name he made in the WWE before.
Imagine Brock training in AKA straight from college.
I like that they call him LesnĀr it's nice
Stephen Neal became one of the _GREAT_ members of the _FIRST_ Brady/Belichick/Patriots "Double Dynasty." A guy who never played football at any high a level went on to become one of the best offensive guards in the NFL. A guy who won with skill, guile and an unsurpassed work ethic. Legendary stuff.
Stephen Neal, World Champion Wrestler and 3X Super Bowl Champion. What a resume.
and never even played college football lmao
Awesome athletes.
Wow. Straight out of the vaults
That guy, Lez-nar is a beast!
2 great athletes here. I almost wish Lesnar and Neal could meet for an interview on ESPN or Joe Rogan or something to discuss this match or recap it.
That LesnAR kid looks like he’s got a lot of good things coming to him in the future.
Heard he’s the Next Big Thing
@@matthewl3002 easily the best comment under this video
He had a good future, got involved in a bbq sauce business and some other things
Pretty cool Neal had great sports career, both amateur n pro..I can't believe this guy whom I had the fun to play along ,even of it just was p.e. classes together in our junior n senior years I high school was gonna be a superbowl champion.. Happy to se a Caver succeed!!
As an early UFC fan, I love hearing Jeff Blatnick's voice.
This dude is a 3X Super Bowl Champion!
These guys dropping that hard R like it’s nothing.
Savage
Then Stephen Neal goes to a team where they don’t pronounce R’s at all 😂
@@BellBivDeveau underrated joke
J Robinson is an inspiration, staying at his summer camp was such a great life experience
2 insanely talent guy's.
The whole time I thought the announcer/commentator sounded like the World Series of Poker announcer. Right at the very end 11:14 it was confirmed when he said "Lon". That's Lon Mceachern.
Neal’s balance and core strength is off the charts!
I met Stephan Neal once at my school he volunteered to tell about his life at my school
285lbs of muscle… absolute units
Brock was walking around around 305 pounds at this time, Neal is huge and he looks substantially smaller than Brock.
I met Lesnar at First Avenue in Minneapolis (The same club Prince made famous in the movie Purple Rain.) and I can honestly say the Brock is the most massive human being I have ever met in my life. TV does not do justice to how huge he is.
@@JuggoJuggo Lol there's no chance Lesnar was anywhere near 305 pounds this time, or ever
@@rykehuss3435 like you'd know anything about fitness
@@obamagaming6642 I'm an amateur boxer, also hit the gym. So I know a bit about fitness and athleticism. You on the other hand, I bet youre a real couch expert
285 is the weight limit.
Brock was 270 here. His college made of poster of him in 2000 with his measurements. It says "brockfast of champions" on it.
270? If he's not 6'5", I'm calling steroids.
@@bobjohnson1633 He was on roids, but you can't just take roids and be as big as him. He's got those broad shoulders.
@@bobjohnson1633 It was not just roids lol you have to be pretty dumb to think it's all gear and not huge part genetics
@@bobjohnson1633 he's closer to 6'3".
I thought Lesnar made a good account of himself in light of Neal's experience and athleticism.
Brock was a JUCO champ the year previously and it showed he could hold his own here.
Strength is real is science
LEZ-NAR sounds like a comic book villain 😂 Lez-Nar the Alpha Destroyer
I would've much rather seen the first takedown, instead of a close-up of that guy's mustache
Neal is a beast
What an athlete!!
The greatest NCAA, UFC and WWE Heavyweight Champion Of All Time!!!
Yay but the other dude never played college football, but won 3 superbowl rings thanks to BRADY :)
@@jiggyjay682 Wow, that's amazing. I didn't know that.
Bruh ca down, he’s not even top 10 best heavyweight mma fighters
@@aztecheart8426 Who isn't?
Brock isnt even a top 10 Ufc Heavyweight of all time jn all honesty
Props to Neal for taking on brick Lesnar despite having a 1700 pounds weight disadvantage
Grat Offensive lineman for the patriots vs a great all around wrestler
6'3" 285 lbs, Lesner would have been a great NFL player 🏈 if he played football in college.
Neal didn’t and he was a stalwart guard and 3x Champ
Imagine if he trained under Bas Rutan or Ken Shamrock and went into K1.
As much as everyone loves talking about steroid use. This dude was built to be a straight savage. Look at him even way back then! Or in high school. He’s no doubt a farm boy. People say this and don’t believe that shit, but I had a lot of ‘farm boy’ friends who were huge guys too. Not many kids work as hard as farm boys especially from a young age, and you can see how much all the physical labour does to you to develop man strength.
la verdad tecnicamente fue una lucha muy pareja en estilo libre, ninguno arriesgo mucho y la verdadera difetencia fue pocos puntos
I used to work out at the same gym as Neal in these times late 90s. He is in that freak genetics class of people that could totally be roid free & look like a monster. He is much bigger in his bone structure in real life than he looks on camera. And he was a genuinely nice person to anyone, not just jocks or athletes. He had to of had some good parents. Sometimes elite athletes in highschool are dicks & even bullies. He was always just a cool guy at a young age of being a superstar. It never got in his head.
"He is in that freak genetics class of people that could totally be roid free " There was like a 0.0001% chance either of these two weren't on the multiple PEDs lol.
@@MrBungle222 im sure you are correct, yes. Im just saying that he still was freaky genetically regardless of roids.
@@d3xm3xexactly, and you’re 100% right. Even beyond their muscular physiques, just the aptitude for performance is so beyond what an average person has
Genetics are the No1 most important factor in pro sports. No amount of training will overcome someone’s superior genetics, particularly when it comes to specialized skills
My sister is a Lesnar. She started dating girls in college.
They missed the first takedown on camera
I'm a Patriots fan and a Brock Lesnar fan and I've never seen this before this should be interesting
Good to see Cal State Bakersfield reppin'
Nice camera work, missed the only takedown.
The way Lesnars is moving his body tells me he is a way more stronger than he looks. He moves almost non human like a silverback.
I don't know to be he looks like a total freak of nature monstrous strong looking!
Steroids
Facts, he was even insanely strong when he was a skinny teen
Agree 100% you are exactly right. I have been around gorillas and he moves just like one. Brock is truly a monster. For those who don't know...a male silverback is estimated to bench press 2000lbs. They will tear off another gorillas arm and beat them to death with it. When attacking animals they like to grab and rip off the genitals 1st, then dismember and eat them. I dont even think a polar bear would fare well against a silverback alpha male. They are 400+ pound killing machines with human like hands and big teeth.
You could tell Neil wasn't happy with his performance. He knew he should have done more and won definitively. Winning by running away doesn't feel like winning (I was a wrestler).
Love this sport 👍👍
If only those people in the audience knew they were watching the beginnings of a legend.
2 legends
Stephen Neal: 285 pounds
*BROCK LESNAR: 1999 POUNDS!!!*
Neal went on to win the world championships, and Brock over a year younger did a great job against essentially the world champion.
7:22 ........ "I played APE" - Erin😂
that's 285lbs lesnar? he's still in that range today, but with added fat. that's impressive, ngl.
This boy Les-NARR looks like he has potential
Not without steroids
@@IKnowImGayWhenISayThisBut steroids or not he was still the champ
@@IKnowImGayWhenISayThisBut everyone competing at top level juices
@@IKnowImGayWhenISayThisBut go take steroids and fight even an amateurs wrestler, you'll be folded lmao.
A year later, Brock signs with McMahon, gets sent to OVW, debuts on the main roster, and well..... *HERE COMES THE PAIN.*
Amazing Stephen didn’t win a CA state title in high school, he placed 4th at 189, the guy who won state that year was an absolute stud, Casey Strand, who at one time has the most wins as a hs wrestler record for a few years and Went to ASU, two time all American, but man Stephen Neal had the better college career
Yeah, you'd just assume he would've. I think he was a later bloomer and 189 just wasn't a natural class for him, and he had more developing to do.
Troy Nickerson vs Paul Donahoe please
Can't watch anymore. The way they are pronouncing his name is driving me nuts
Lol LesNARRR
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
This Brock LezNar kid has a lot of potential. Can’t wait for him to go pro (professionally wrestling)
"Leznar" 🤣
Damn Lesnar was 100% juiced to the gills in college. Neal was a very good Patriot when healthy.
Lesnar went on to Master a legendary technique taught by the fabled Grizzly Tamers. Masters of the Kodak Mountains. A technique so powerful, it could move the Earth itself. And stir the gods in heaven. This move is known as....The F-5.
Imagine if they would have tested Brock for ped.
Pats legend!
I never heard of this guy. As long as he protected Brady, that's all that matters and won his championships.
At least he didn't get a F 5!
Then again...maybe HE SHOULD HAVE!!
This Brock Les Nar guy will
Be the next big thing in the WWE
You're being too humble
Former UFC champion, former multi-time WWE champion vs 3x superbowler in wrestling. Lol
"Maybe later if i have an opportunity to do football..." he says 😅😅
I am bias, to say the least, but Brock made a career in MMA using only brute strength. Now I am not fond of just being stronger means better, but it does create wins, even against those I would consider better. Brock, in my view, wasn't a great fighter, heck I don't even consider him a good one, but his size and strength allowed him to defeat those with better skills in fighting. In a world of competition, the end result of a win, no matter how you get there, is better than a loss.
i agree he wasn't as polished as an overall fighter but pure strength dont get you his amateur wrestling career. He is very good wrestler which is one aspect of MMA so I think that helps him even though his other disciplines might not be as strong.
@@tomdemay6147 you have a valid point. I have seen some of his matches in college wrestling and I can not deny he had legit skills. Thanks for the input.
Patriots super champ Neal was so strong.
Watching this, I realized I don’t know anything about actual wrestling.
It would have amazed me if Lesnar gained his muscle naturally. But seeing how he looked in 1999 and how he looked when he debuted in wwe in 2002. You can obviously tell he used roids. No one gets that jacked in 3 years time.
You can put on 35#'s of rip in the off season if you work out hard, just ask Latimer. He got his seat at the table.
Watching this match you can see how much he relied on his physical attributes and how middling his skill level actually was.
Small man cope
Very well put!
@@LOLLYPOPPE analysis of size and skill. Youre a creep for insulting op over this. Small man projecting.
@@LOLLYPOPPE weirdo.
@@topvillainy another small man
I can’t believe Brock is 285 here, he was listed as 295 in 2002 in WWE and he was like double the size!
U think he was bigger than 285 back then??
brock's got some FLANK STEAKS stowed away in that jumper
Brock Lesnaar
Or Brock Lesnarrr?
About 2 minutes into this broadcast, we are told Brock Lesnar previously looked like a "Lean basketball player" before getting "meat on his bones" with "muscle." You can see by the way Brock Lesnar is built with those lats and traps that Lesnar got his muscle from things such as steroids and growth hormones. Notice how the competitor of Brock Lesnar does not look unnatural like that.
One of his old coaches alluded to Brock hitting the sauce hard in his late teens/early 20s. He was always big though. There's a picture of him at 15 and he's a unit.
1999 amazing 1999