I started wearing Onitsuka Tiger wrestling shoes all the way back in 1977, yes I'm old. They were always my brand to wear on the mat up through the late eighties when I unfortunately stopped wrestling. Living in Seattle and being the age that I am, I found Mexico 66s to be extremely stylish all the way back in the 90's and straight on through til' today's times. Rod Zumwalt loves his Tigers as they are the "super sick kicks"!
@@mrartdeco when you wear the tigers you feel they are custom made for your feet.....They don't clamp into your toes like sambas which makes sambas uncomfortable imo. Also the ortholite insole makes tigers more comfortable. Sambas may look cooler but you may enjoy wearing tigers more...which is the whole point of wearing shoes....
A better gauge against the Mexico 66's would be the Adidas SL72's as they are both designed and built for runners during their eras and in these times now also worn casually. Sneaker culture only built their connection based on fashion and sales.
@@Daniel-xf8zi i think they pulled it out from the outlet bro. Because in my local asics outlet, when i got mine, they had all the colorways. But now no mexico 66 are in the store. Im from winnipeg btw
I bought these for 8.5 assumed that my size in this shoes is 8.5 because my size on vans and converse are 8.5 also when i tried the mexico at first it's good on feet but on long walks my pinky feet hurts 😢 do you think i should've bought 9's ?
@@davidsonviray1403 hmm not quite sure. In my case converse and vans are on the bigger side. I wear a 7 on vans and converse while my ontisukas are a 7.5. Maybe try a size 9 and see for yourself
They run wider and longer than sambas imo. I wear 8 in sambas and they're pretty snug. I wear thick socks with the tigers but still a bit roomy. They do have slimmer sole and u got wide feet so I get what you're saying to size up..But if you have narrow feet, size half down.
what size are you on the sambas ? because Im assuming they sort of feel the same as the Mexico 66. Normally I go half a size down on the sambas but I just wanna know what size to get for the 66s. Thanks
Uhm should be bro. As far as i know this is a unisex pair. Just get your equivalent size in women’s (subtract 1.5 from women’s US size to get equivalent men’s US size)
Nah, sambas and the tigers are made to rock with tailored slim old school dickies and jeans that are hemmed a few inches above your ankle. Baggy pants looks like trash with either of these shoes.
Do you have/use vans? I’m usually size 7.5 on vans, so should I go 7.5 or 8 on Mexico 66? My cousin is buying it from a diff country so I cannot physically try and fit it. 🥹
@@erwnalejo So you are 7 on Vans, and 8 on Onitsuka? I’m 7.5 on Vans, do I do 8.5 on Onitsuka or just 8? Haha. Anyway, I highly appreciate your replies! 🫶
Fashion’s newest Adidas Samba
I started wearing Onitsuka Tiger wrestling shoes all the way back in 1977, yes I'm old. They were always my brand to wear on the mat up through the late eighties when I unfortunately stopped wrestling. Living in Seattle and being the age that I am, I found Mexico 66s to be extremely stylish all the way back in the 90's and straight on through til' today's times. Rod Zumwalt loves his Tigers as they are the "super sick kicks"!
@@rodzumwalt6599 that’s great to hear sir!
Sambas start to feel like amateur shoes once you have experienced the tigers
Good point bro. They actually do
serious question. why so?
Clearly you haven't tried sambas
@@mrartdeco when you wear the tigers you feel they are custom made for your feet.....They don't clamp into your toes like sambas which makes sambas uncomfortable imo. Also the ortholite insole makes tigers more comfortable. Sambas may look cooler but you may enjoy wearing tigers more...which is the whole point of wearing shoes....
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very informative and cool video! Also thanks for a size guide, most channels doesn't say anything about the fitting
Thank you and you’re welcome!
Although the mexico 66 is the most popular shoe in the onitsuka line up, the onitsuka tiger tokuten is the shoe that most resembles the adidas samba
Correct😊
Uma's shoes were Tai Chi, not Mexico 66
The pair in Kill Bill are Onitsuka Tiger Tai Chi
very informative, love you channel
Thanks bro!
Loved the piece of history
@@imtrinity94 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Sorry about this but this we’re not used in kill bill, that was the Tai Chi model
A better gauge against the Mexico 66's would be the Adidas SL72's as they are both designed and built for runners during their eras and in these times now also worn casually.
Sneaker culture only built their connection based on fashion and sales.
Hey Bro, which part of Canada are you from? I can't find anything here in the GTA.
@@Daniel-xf8zi i think they pulled it out from the outlet bro. Because in my local asics outlet, when i got mine, they had all the colorways. But now no mexico 66 are in the store. Im from winnipeg btw
@@erwnalejo darn. Thanks for replying man
@@Daniel-xf8zi no worries bro! I think they have it all online!
I bought these for 8.5 assumed that my size in this shoes is 8.5 because my size on vans and converse are 8.5 also when i tried the mexico at first it's good on feet but on long walks my pinky feet hurts 😢 do you think i should've bought 9's ?
@@davidsonviray1403 hmm not quite sure. In my case converse and vans are on the bigger side. I wear a 7 on vans and converse while my ontisukas are a 7.5. Maybe try a size 9 and see for yourself
Do you own stan smiths? I am a size 8 and they fit true to size to me, do these shoes have the same sizing?
I used to have superstars. And I got them in a size 8 as well, the same as my onitsukas. So i’d say they’re pretty tts
Thank you, I will be buying these how did they held up after a year?
@@nateriver8119 they’ve been fantastic! Something that I wear a ton because it’s so comfortable!
They run wider and longer than sambas imo. I wear 8 in sambas and they're pretty snug. I wear thick socks with the tigers but still a bit roomy. They do have slimmer sole and u got wide feet so I get what you're saying to size up..But if you have narrow feet, size half down.
With your advice i sized half down. Hopefully they fit well with my narrow feet 🙏
@MyKIDROBOT369 hope it fits you well brother!
How long does they last
what size are you on the sambas ? because Im assuming they sort of feel the same as the Mexico 66. Normally I go half a size down on the sambas but I just wanna know what size to get for the 66s. Thanks
I am a 7.5 on the Sambas and got an 8 on the 66s because after trying the 7.5, it felt so snug hence the reason I went with size 8.
@@erwnalejo I feel like eventually it’ll stretch out
@@erwnalejo The website told me to go half size down so I’m getting a 9
@@rayxsar6842you got the right size going half size down?
@@rayxsar6842 need update
It’s crazy how much these resemble the Adidas Samoa (yes Samoa, not Samba)
Whaaaat? I ddnt know there’s a samoa
@@erwnalejo yeah! Hopefully they make a comeback. Would be a great answer to the Tiger 66
That’d be really cool!
@@dashonaubrey1321samoas are such a gorgeous shoeeee
White socks from?
Hanes from Walmart
Where can i buy this in canada?
You should be able to find this on the website or any aiscs outlet store
Is it comfortable for wide feet?
Can say for sure bro since I am not wide footed. But it’s okay for me since I had it for a while.
It is
It's all comfortable for wide or narrow feet, i have a wide feet and i am wearing these from past 6 years and i had faced no problem in it.
@@demonkingbeast6183 Im late but did you buy TTS or size up? Thank you!
@JD-ot9mc it is tts in my case bro! I also have narrow feet!
what brand are those baggy cargos?
Cargos are from wranglee that I got from the thrift
@@erwnalejo Do you know what the difference is between the SD version and regular version of these onitsukas?
@royjohnson9043 unfortunately idk the difference bro
it is okay to get women pair?
Uhm should be bro. As far as i know this is a unisex pair. Just get your equivalent size in women’s (subtract 1.5 from women’s US size to get equivalent men’s US size)
deluxe >
You wear a 7.5!? That’s crazy
Normally an 8 boss but if I want it snug to have loose laces I go with a 7.5
Nah, sambas and the tigers are made to rock with tailored slim old school dickies and jeans that are hemmed a few inches above your ankle. Baggy pants looks like trash with either of these shoes.
Lol 🤡
Too expensive.
Not if you can get it on sale sir
Do you have/use vans? I’m usually size 7.5 on vans, so should I go 7.5 or 8 on Mexico 66? My cousin is buying it from a diff country so I cannot physically try and fit it. 🥹
I would say go for an 8 bro because vans run a little bigger in my experience while the mexico 66 run a little narrow.
@@erwnalejo Perfect! Thank you, Erwin. May I ask what size are you on Vans? And what shoe type/model is it?
@@jhiebaltazar i have the old skools, authentics and checkered board slip ons. I am a 7 on vans since they run big
@@erwnalejo So you are 7 on Vans, and 8 on Onitsuka? I’m 7.5 on Vans, do I do 8.5 on Onitsuka or just 8? Haha. Anyway, I highly appreciate your replies! 🫶
@@jhiebaltazar Im an 8 in the mexico 66. I tried 7.5 but the toe box is way too narrow bro. No worries bro! Glad to help!
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