Tony is the real deal. I've worked for him , but he always made me feel like I was working with him. To be able to hear the stories from him was awesome .
Twist on Quebec and Twist on St Louis = Two different fighters. He put so much muscle and became so strong that it really transformed him. I'd say Twist was the champ 95-99. Of course I'm a Blues fan but honestly he was the toughest guy in the NHL between those years.
Was in traffic court in Saskatoon a long time ago and Tony was there at the same time. The Blades were incredible in the eighties with the muscle they had
Twist definitely punched very hard but he wasn't on Kocurs' level. Twist could mess you up and stuff but no one turned out the lights like Kocur. Like, occasionally you'd see it happen here and there, almost like lucky punches or the player would hit their head on the ice when they went down but Joey hit so many guys and it was lights out before they hit the ice. Twist just wasn't that level. Only player I can think of with close to that kind of power was Colton Orr.
I'm a diehard Habs guy but you can't deny Twister was one of the hardest punching tough guys to ever play, I watched some of his highlights last week, he could throw some dirty smashes.
Twist is clearly very intelligent and articulate guy. Good interview. But I would have liked to hear more about the actual fights. Like the Leroux fight (his biggest loss) and how Leroux turtled in their next game, the feud with Ewen... how Twist clearly beat Probert so many times between 95-99 and why didn't he ever fight Tie Domi. It's strange that Domi (who fought EVERYONE) is missing from his fight card. Chris Simon too. And what did he do to gain all that weight and muscle in so little time (that truly transformed him as a fighter after Quebec). All that stuff. But maybe those are good questions for the next interview. Thanks, enjoyed this very much.
@@detonator2112 I think you're right, I don't believe Ray and Probert fought. I seem to recall Ray addressing that but I can't remember if he did it in his book or in an interview.
Twister #1 Topgun 🌪️ 240 lbs. of bone crushing fighting steel. You know he’s a Topgun ice enforcer, has all his teeth. 🦷 Domi was terrified of Twister. 🌪️ Fighting skill and intelligence is a powerful combination. Twister has both. 🤓 💪
I found it a little odd that he kept bringing Todd Ewen's name up. In their last fight Ewen cleanly dropped him, maybe it bothers him that he didn't get that one back, although he did bloody Ewen with punches on the ice. Twist had scary power when he hit the mark. I remember seeing him KO Mike Peluso for the first time. You could feel how deflated, if not traumatized, the NJ bench was. Also breaking Rob Ray and Mark Janssens orbital bones (I think in the same season). His style left him wide open a lot though, I think it's worth noting, juxtaposed to Nilan, who fought a smart, patient style. Twist got sat down by Bill Huard, Ewen, Jim Mckenzie 2x, Francois Leroux, I also remember him getting knocked down after swinging wild at Bob Probert and Dave Manson, earlier in his career. But, he fought how he fought and the technical style of picking his way through a fight just wasn't his thing. I hated it when that motorcycle accident happened. It would have been interesting to see what team he'd have landed with, to say nothing of how terrible a way that was for his career to end.
I was at the incident at the Brentwood rink. As I recall, Ewen was going to start the season with a 10 game suspension due to fighting Van Dorp before the faceoff in the playoffs the previous year. I believe he was in Sutter’s doghouse and was trying to work on his skating and forechecking that camp, rather than fighting the new guy. He was traded shortly thereafter to Montreal for Mike Lalor. Twist chased Lou Franceschetti around Maple Leaf Garden at the end of a game and got a game suspension and fell into the Blues doghouse. They traded him to Quebec along with Raglan for Darren Kimble, who had just beaten Troy Crowder. The first time the Blues played the Nordiques, Twist defeated Kimble.
Twist was one of only a few fighters that when I saw them drop the gloves, I got a edgy, nervous that someone could go into a coma.....99.9% being Tony's opponent.
Oddly enough did some looking back an was telling a friend about the hockey games in STL An the stories of Tony Twist an Kelly Chase. Used to see Twist in the clubs here an there years ago. Even used a demo company on a building on 16 an Wash. Tony was around His partner or associate was an Ass got pissed over dumpsters to full. Yet Tony seemed like a good guy all times I saw him out. Third period at old barn back then we never made it through but our penalty box was a parking lot after getting wound up over Tony or Chases fight. The Chuck Norris Division. Thanks for the memories an adginaline rushes . Rate interview Mr. Knuckles It was a good time back then thanks Tony Twist an Kelly Chase
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I'd love to know who these guys hated fighting or the guys who made them go "aw F*ck I gotta fight this guy again!" and want to see there hands. Twisters mitts look pretty mangled. They don't make hockey players like you guys anymore! You guys are irreplaceable! Legends!
Great interview with Tony Twist, he is definitely an interesting guy. Hopefully you can see this message, if not, can somebody pass it on to him, that knows how to. KNUCKLES, is there any way you can do something on JOHN KORDIC? Teammates of both you and Twister, incidentally. Most of us from your era know the story about John but some newer fans/younger ones, may not. Is there a way to do it without being too judgemental, too critical and maybe delve deeper into the person John Kordic was? Perhaps have people that knew him on the show as well to talk about him. Possibly talk about addiction/abuse and the trappings of fame ,etc... Or, is his story just too tragic, too sad, to even be considered?? Just an idea for you KNUCKLES, great guests and great show nonetheless..!!
@@RIUUI007 thanks, i have seen it. that and others... there is a good one in FRENCH but i don't completely understand the language. i am hoping Chris/and/or others will offer their perspective on his channel.
The last 3 guys in the NHL you wanna get punched in the face by was Joe Kocur, Dave Brown and Tony Twist. One single shot from any of those dudes might be your last game on ice!!
@@LoeschDavid-xv6tc I mean yeah there are many others that had nasty power. And could hurt you. Grimson, Oliwa and Baumgartner also had heavy hands but Kocur, Twist and Brown where helmut breakers too. If they can crack your helmut in two just imagine what those do to ones face! Lol
I had to have a chuckle when Twister was talking about sitting on the bench in toronto staring the team down and no one looked at him and nilan mentions under his breath who was the tough guy there Kordic haha like rambo would be scared of anyone anyway with all due respect to Twister toughest guy to come down the pike scary dude still looks scary.
I’ve enjoyed every podcast Knucks has done. Is it me or were long stretches of Listening to Tony completely irritating? Not including him bouncing around not talking into the mic!! I went back and fourth from “ok cool guy, to “Jesus, please stop!” 😂😂😂
Yup…. twist feels he always has to be “On” … I liked the original Twist when he was first called up by Blues… you can talk to him over a game of Pool at hotel lobby…. He just tries too hard with his one liners…. It gets old quick!
Tony is the real deal. I've worked for him , but he always made me feel like I was working with him. To be able to hear the stories from him was awesome .
I'd love to see knuckles interview Joe Kocur
One of the best hockey interviews ever, Twister is awesome!
What a legend from the toughest era. Arguably the most feared fighter ever.
Stan Jonathan , Bob Probert, Chris Simon . Tony Twist ….
@@Bill-g1z Big Jim McKenzie was up there.
@@Caracalla68 he sure was
Dave Brown is up there as well. Fighters feared Brown. I think even Twist did.
@@LastlyMore definitely Browny right up there
What a great episode, love you guys and absolutely love Twister what a legend. Also thanks for the hint on the next episode's guest😎
Twist on Quebec and Twist on St Louis = Two different fighters. He put so much muscle and became so strong that it really transformed him. I'd say Twist was the champ 95-99. Of course I'm a Blues fan but honestly he was the toughest guy in the NHL between those years.
roid comments incoming from the fans of teams whose tough guys' asses got beaten up by Twister
Agreed
So glad you fellas got to this guy....much anticipated....so entertaining, great interview!
Nilan is fucking loving the fight stories. He's giddy.
Was in traffic court in Saskatoon a long time ago and Tony was there at the same time. The Blades were incredible in the eighties with the muscle they had
Twister and Kocur were two of the hardest punchers in the league ever...these guys fought and hurt people...Twister was one of the best to do it IMO..
Definitely. Eric Godard was probably the last of the heavy fisted punchers. They're an extinct breed in the NHL.
Dave Brown was the most feared and destructive fighter in NHL history period!
Boogaard punched very hard .
Twist definitely punched very hard but he wasn't on Kocurs' level. Twist could mess you up and stuff but no one turned out the lights like Kocur. Like, occasionally you'd see it happen here and there, almost like lucky punches or the player would hit their head on the ice when they went down but Joey hit so many guys and it was lights out before they hit the ice. Twist just wasn't that level. Only player I can think of with close to that kind of power was Colton Orr.
@@Caracalla68 Godard was tough as nails, a great fighter and his battles with Colton Orr were epic. Loved the guy and Orr as well.
I'm a diehard Habs guy but you can't deny Twister was one of the hardest punching tough guys to ever play, I watched some of his highlights last week, he could throw some dirty smashes.
My favorite all time fighter
This interview is an eye opener..Twister is an intelligent dude..
Man Chris you ask all the right questions. Another great guest and interview!!
Did Knucks even get the chance to ask?
Knuckles, this is a great podcast. Great show
Absolutely amazing interview. If you get together, you need a picture of Twister and Knucks pulling Tim in between the two of you.🤣🤣
Saw a side of the Twister I never knew existed...totally in awe!!!!!
Awesome interview. Again!
Twist is clearly very intelligent and articulate guy. Good interview. But I would have liked to hear more about the actual fights. Like the Leroux fight (his biggest loss) and how Leroux turtled in their next game, the feud with Ewen... how Twist clearly beat Probert so many times between 95-99 and why didn't he ever fight Tie Domi. It's strange that Domi (who fought EVERYONE) is missing from his fight card. Chris Simon too. And what did he do to gain all that weight and muscle in so little time (that truly transformed him as a fighter after Quebec). All that stuff. But maybe those are good questions for the next interview. Thanks, enjoyed this very much.
Great points!
@@bill5444 Domi lacks Twist and Kocur on his card.
@@RIUUI007 Odjick vs Probert never happened, either. That's quite strange too. I'm not sure if Rob Ray ever fought Probie, either. Probably not.
@@detonator2112 I think you're right, I don't believe Ray and Probert fought. I seem to recall Ray addressing that but I can't remember if he did it in his book or in an interview.
Chris Simon would have whooped his roided out ass
I’m having a nice bottle of Jameson any time Twister! You were the best tough guy ever god love you!❤️❤️
Been waiting for this one-great to hear from Twister!
Awesome stuff , another great chat. Thanks guys!
Twister #1 Topgun 🌪️
240 lbs. of bone crushing fighting steel. You know he’s a Topgun ice enforcer, has all his teeth. 🦷
Domi was terrified of Twister. 🌪️
Fighting skill and intelligence is a powerful combination. Twister has both. 🤓 💪
Great show!
Twister is the real thing. Great guy.
True to his word
Another great interview.
Twister gotta put some paint on that beard, he makes Nux look like a rookie.
What a stud. Gentleman and scholar. Warrior
Wow, what a legend, he's lookin good 👍
It was Frank "The Animal" Bialowas in that Toronto bench story. Twister had his hands full with that one.
Great interview with a tough western player!!!!!
Another great one Chris and congratulations.
Another one !❤
I found it a little odd that he kept bringing Todd Ewen's name up. In their last fight Ewen cleanly dropped him, maybe it bothers him that he didn't get that one back, although he did bloody Ewen with punches on the ice. Twist had scary power when he hit the mark. I remember seeing him KO Mike Peluso for the first time. You could feel how deflated, if not traumatized, the NJ bench was. Also breaking Rob Ray and Mark Janssens orbital bones (I think in the same season). His style left him wide open a lot though, I think it's worth noting, juxtaposed to Nilan, who fought a smart, patient style. Twist got sat down by Bill Huard, Ewen, Jim Mckenzie 2x, Francois Leroux, I also remember him getting knocked down after swinging wild at Bob Probert and Dave Manson, earlier in his career. But, he fought how he fought and the technical style of picking his way through a fight just wasn't his thing. I hated it when that motorcycle accident happened. It would have been interesting to see what team he'd have landed with, to say nothing of how terrible a way that was for his career to end.
I was at that training camp in Brentwood when Twist faught Todd Ewen.
I was at the incident at the Brentwood rink. As I recall, Ewen was going to start the season with a 10 game suspension due to fighting Van Dorp before the faceoff in the playoffs the previous year. I believe he was in Sutter’s doghouse and was trying to work on his skating and forechecking that camp, rather than fighting the new guy. He was traded shortly thereafter to Montreal for Mike Lalor.
Twist chased Lou Franceschetti around Maple Leaf Garden at the end of a game and got a game suspension and fell into the Blues doghouse. They traded him to Quebec along with Raglan for Darren Kimble, who had just beaten Troy Crowder. The first time the Blues played the Nordiques, Twist defeated Kimble.
Best fan sign ever ( besides Check That Czech for Petr Klima) was "Cmon Probert Be a Man Do the Twist!
Twister Time!!
Vince Vaughn could have played Twister in a movie
Facts: twist and kocur, have the most damaging and devastating ‘punches’ in N.H.L history🥊
Twist was one of only a few fighters that when I saw them drop the gloves, I got a edgy, nervous that someone could go into a coma.....99.9% being Tony's opponent.
Chris, you went with Twister twice. First time as a Bruin in Quebec, second with montreal in Quebec.
3:47 “central Ontario British Columbia.”
Oddly enough did some looking back an was telling a friend about the hockey games in STL An the stories of Tony Twist an Kelly Chase. Used to see Twist in the clubs here an there years ago. Even used a demo company on a building on 16 an Wash. Tony was around His partner or associate was an Ass got pissed over dumpsters to full. Yet Tony seemed like a good guy all times I saw him out. Third period at old barn back then we never made it through but our penalty box was a parking lot after getting wound up over Tony or Chases fight. The Chuck Norris Division. Thanks for the memories an adginaline rushes . Rate interview Mr. Knuckles It was a good time back then thanks Tony Twist an Kelly Chase
Great interview Nuckles……as usual
Hi Chris love your podcast. I looked for stickers for Raw Knuckles store, you don't have them. Please can you get them they'll be a seller. Talk to your store rep. Thx Rick from Ottawa.
Ran into Twist in Sam's club. Such a cool guy. Even made a little video with him.
I'd love to know who these guys hated fighting or the guys who made them go "aw F*ck I gotta fight this guy again!" and want to see there hands. Twisters mitts look pretty mangled. They don't make hockey players like you guys anymore! You guys are irreplaceable! Legends!
EXACTLY….
Twisters hands are huge . He's got arthritis pretty bad.
I was there at Brentwood and saw Twister and Ewen go. Everybody knew Ewens days were numbered after that.
Indian rez? I’m from Kahnawake brother I love you 👍👍❤️❤️
TWIST .............. LEGEND !!!!!!!!!!
I still fight anybody!! 👍❤️🤠🇨🇦
Great interview with Tony Twist, he is definitely an interesting guy. Hopefully you can see this message, if not, can somebody pass it on to him, that knows how to. KNUCKLES, is there any way you can do something on JOHN KORDIC? Teammates of both you and Twister, incidentally. Most of us from your era know the story about John but some newer fans/younger ones, may not. Is there a way to do it without being too judgemental, too critical and maybe delve deeper into the person John Kordic was? Perhaps have people that knew him on the show as well to talk about him. Possibly talk about addiction/abuse and the trappings of fame ,etc... Or, is his story just too tragic, too sad, to even be considered?? Just an idea for you KNUCKLES, great guests and great show nonetheless..!!
Check out
John Kordic: The Wild Life and Controversial Death of a Hockey Enforcer (Original PHA Documentary)
@@RIUUI007 thanks, i have seen it. that and others... there is a good one in FRENCH but i don't completely understand the language. i am hoping Chris/and/or others will offer their perspective on his channel.
Chris knows where Kahnawake is he spoke at the school I taught at!
Antonio Twistelli.
Tony Twist lives isagi-yoku.
That one matches Andre Roy's one.
The last 3 guys in the NHL you wanna get punched in the face by was Joe Kocur, Dave Brown and Tony Twist. One single shot from any of those dudes might be your last game on ice!!
Magratten,MacIntyre?
@@LoeschDavid-xv6tc I mean yeah there are many others that had nasty power. And could hurt you. Grimson, Oliwa and Baumgartner also had heavy hands but Kocur, Twist and Brown where helmut breakers too. If they can crack your helmut in two just imagine what those do to ones face! Lol
He was a devastating puncher
I believe Twist fought Kocur once and lost. He held on for dear life.
I had to have a chuckle when Twister was talking about sitting on the bench in toronto staring the team down and no one looked at him and nilan mentions under his breath who was the tough guy there Kordic haha like rambo would be scared of anyone anyway with all due respect to Twister toughest guy to come down the pike scary dude still looks scary.
Need an Odie interview too
When Twist got hit on his Harley he landed in the middle of the intersection and called 911 himself! My ex wife was a 911 dispatcher and took the call
I’ve enjoyed every podcast Knucks has done.
Is it me or were long stretches of Listening to Tony completely irritating? Not including him bouncing around not talking into the mic!!
I went back and fourth from “ok cool guy, to “Jesus, please stop!” 😂😂😂
Yup…. twist feels he always has to be “On” … I liked the original Twist when he was first called up by Blues… you can talk to him over a game of Pool at hotel lobby…. He just tries too hard with his one liners…. It gets old quick!
WHEN WILL JEFF ODGERS BE ON?!
Integrate or migrate. May apply that to my new job.
Twist couldn’t play hockey. Probert could and still he would show you how to fight.
Absolute number I e beauty...for fuck sakes twister write a book
Somebody passed out and had his eyebrows shaved
Francois Leroux
Hardest puncher in the history of the game. Other enforcers can testify to that.
Twist gotvhis ass handed to him by Joey Kocur!!!
I beat Tony twist up in the bar in 1985 gave him two black eyes and a broken jaw he never talks about it 😆
I'm just trolling
That means you could beat the guys in the NHL that Twister straightened out??? Yeah ok!!! LMAO!!
God he was annoying in this interview!!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tony's pretty wired here, he needs to cut out the caffine.
Nilan with the unlistenable accent constantly interrupting just shut up an listen already