@@Revolver1981 How do you know? Michael ran a 19.32 in the 200! He's not that slow to have Bailey just leave him like that. Bailey would have to be capable of a 18.8 or something, in the 200 meter to leave Michael like he's nothing. I just don't think Bailey was faster than Bolt. I would've loved to see a rematch.
Johnson was one of the fastest people on the planet at that time, however, where Canadians had a problem was, when the American's did the old switcheroo by saying that it was the 200m that was the traditional fastest man, when everyone knows it's the 100 meter.. so even when Canada finally had a official world champion worlds fastest man, the American's were screaming that no, it was actually the 200 meter, which was news to the rest of the known world. Both were very fast, but Bailey was the true fastest man.
TBH, it is both sad and pathetic. It’s almost like a stereotype that Americans have this arrogant belief that they are better than everybody else in the world. So much so that they have to divide a 200 m race in half to prove that the time was better. Logically, that doesn’t make any sense because there’s no evidence to support Michael Johnson ran both halves at the same time of 9.66 seconds. He could’ve ran the first 100m in 10 seconds and the last half in 9 seconds or vice versa.
I remember watching this live when I was 9 y/o. Once Bailey passed Johnson on the turn, Johnson knew he wouldn't catch up in the final 75m and likely faked that quad injury.
Tom Hanlon How do you know he didn't pull out of the American Championships just to make his "injury" seem legitimate? I'm not saying I know what really happened one way or the other (I have no proof), but I find it very hard to believe that he coincidentally blew out his quad right after Bailey passed him.
That is ridiculous. There was an article in the Toronto paper the next day saying Bailey's coach saw Johnson was favoring his quad and knew he would get hurt if Bailey pushed the pace. He wouldn't miss the American Championships (a race that really counts) if he wasn't injured.
Michael felt the pine and didnt want to take more risque to damage him self for one stupid race, because if he ( Michael) continued runing with pine he may beat baily but just barely and Michael is used to beat his opponents by meters...I think if he didnt felt the pine and if the race finished normal, Michael would beat baily with at least 3 meters...Baily would lead the race in the first 60 meter, Michael would catch him at 80 meter and he will forget him right after 90m.
tom11zz884, kinda defeats the purpose if the race is to Johnson's advantage. Johnson was the 200 champ and Bailey was the 100 champ... so they ran a 150 to settle it.
Just looking up old videos and saw this old comment. Johnson was only a meter behind him. He easily would have won. Bailey was gassed out with 20 meters to go.
Johnson was hurt.. You try and run at their speed with a pulled muscle. He had previous problems with pulled muscles which Plagued his career. I did not like Bailey's Comments on Johnson calling him a chicken
This fight between them reminds us the ugly side of Track and Field, why do athletes in this sport act like douches. I never understood why MJ started this fight to begin with by claiming he is the fastest man, he was not a 100 m specialist and he never won at 100 m, the title of the fastest man was Donovan Bailey the 100 m champ. But that doesn't excuse Bailey ugly behaviour either. But they say the reason T&F stars act so cocky and unsportsman like is to psychologically dismantle their rivals so that they can win, and I am reminded of Formula 1 where the drivers also trash talk to get a mental edge.
Johnson was hurt my ass. He punked out, Bailey called it. The guy didn't want to lose in such a public forum, so faked an injury. Guess he shouldn't have been mouthing off so much, he got SERVED.
Johnson's 150m split in Atlanta was significantly faster than what Bailey ran here. Johnson was the faster runner. He either got nervous coming out of the turn and gave up, didn't take the event seriously and just showed up for a check, or got unlucky with the injury. Anyone who thinks Bailey would be faster over an in-shape Olympic form Johnson doesn't understand track.
@@LoneGunmanProd I’m talking top end speed though… it’s indisputable that Bailey’s was higher than that of Johnson. Johnson had better speed maintenance, as shown by his 200 and 400 times, but in terms of pure straight-line velocity Bailey was faster. “What Bailey ran here” isn’t worthy of statistical comparison as he clearly pulled up before the end.
i literally watched johnsons form and i saw that he was running clean strides. no stumble at all, and for everyone who says oh he cramped up in his leg while running... lol yea right that never happens, but it does happen when two people with ego's the size of this planet face off. his ego literally said fuck it i'm not about to lose. now we don't know for sure but honestly for your leg to cramp up during the big race is so questionable, this guy had probably been conditioning for months for this race. Now i agree that Donovan was being arrogant by calling him a chicken but shit, hes not lying. don't fake an injury... lose with dignity.
+Razatiger Ault MJ defended his title the 2000 sydney olympic,wheras donovan whoever he is did nt even reac the final saying he has flu!!!is that chickening out???
+Brian Monyela He had influenza get your facts right...I watched that race he was ill going into the Olympics. He was knocked out early in the quarters, he was labouring go pull it up. Also he was nursing his groin which he sustained prior, Bailey is not a coward he's not American.
Michael Johnson was the favorite only in the minds of those who didn't really know track and field. The person who got all of this started was Bob Costas during the 1996 Olympics. He came up with some stupid calculation based on Michael Johnson's then world record 200 meter time and concluded that Michael Johnson ran faster in his 200 world record race than Donovan Bailey did in his world record 100 meter race. That pissed Donovan off because Michael played into it and let his ego get the best of him. Pride comes before a fall.
He's right Johnson 200m 19:32 so divide that by 2 which is 9:66 per 100m. Bailey's best 100m is 9:84, so Johnson is faster. So this STUPID CALCULATION proves Johnson is running quicker.
rgejsv Costas' calculation was stupid because it ignores some simple facts. First, it is generally assumed that it takes an Olympic-calibre sprinter anywhere from 0.15-0.20 seconds to react to the starting horn. This reduces Johnson's 0.18 advantage per 100-metres from the 0.18 that you noted to basically non-existent. Second, Johnson's 2nd 100-metre portion came when he had already accelerated to top-speed and didn't have to go through any period of time reaching top speed. Therefore, it if flawed to include it in any argument determining fastest speed.
joeshannon That makes no sense what so ever as Johnson has to react to the horn when he runs the 200m. Let me break it down for 200m in 19.32 seconds equals 10.3519669 m / s 100m in 9.84 seconds equals 10.1626016 m / s Johnson hence forth is faster end of discussion
rgejsv You're talking out of your arse, mate. You get a flying start to your second 100m in a 200m race - at the half way point you're already burning rubber, so of course the 'calculation' makes it look that way because the second half isn't ran from a starting position where you have to build yourself up to a high speed. Mennea's old 200m record (19.72) was 'faster' than the likes of Carl Lewis and Burrell's 100m records until Burrell went 9.85 in 1994, but even before then nobody claimed that Mennea was the fastest man on earth / ever. That distinction always belongs to the 100m world record holder. Trust me, if Johnson could have ran the 100m and competed with the likes of Bailey or Maurice Green in it, he would have. That's where the biggest prestige (and biggest money) is. But he couldn't. Johnson had superior longevity and speed endurance, but he was never the FASTEST man on Earth. End of the day, it doesn't matter because the above race gave Johnson a valuable lesson to recognise that.
Jimmy Melon But he was though you can't argue with Maths,If you raced them both at a Marathon at their top speeds they ever record and theoretically they could sustain it Johnson would win the race.
Johnson had no chance on this day, the man is a legend on the racetrack, but look at that crazy start Bailey got. He was on the inside corner, a really tough turn (which he was supposed to be poor at and the turn was where Johnson a '200' and '400'm specialist who was used to 'the turn' would gain his advantage. Bailey was super primed and fired up for this race, wouldve probably been a WR if he had anyone to race against and didnt pull up before the end. IMO, the only guy in the world that couldve beaten Donovan on this day, is Usain Bolt, but man, that would be a crazy race.
Johnson's 150m split in Atlanta was 14.83s. If he runs his race he walks Bailey down and wins comfortably. It's almost like he didn't consider he'd be behind coming off the turn and gave up.
@@brev5057makes no sense. Inside lanes always come in before outside lanes that’s how the track is built. Johnson was half a body behind he would have went toe to toe so we don’t know who the winner would have been.
Holy shit we have a live one here. First off you spelt lose wrong. "legends dont loose" is only half of what's wrong with your statement. Legends are an extremely famous or notorious person, especially in a particular field. Nothing about always winning in anywhere in the definition of a legend. If you paid in any way, shape, or form for post-secondary education I would demand a refund if I was you. Then again if I was you I'd probably be too stupid to realize I'd been screwed out of tuition fees.
MJ and the American media trash talked Bailey saying how he was the fastest and Bailey was puss and then he got his lunch handed to him. He didn't have the courtesy to shake Bailey's hand.
This broke my heart when i watched this live as a kid. I just wish that he would've taken the loss like a man and just admitted that Donovan was most likely going to win this race. Donovan was a monster for a couple yrs
I’m SO glad Donovan called out Johnson for coming out. I remember the American coverage was playing up the Johnson hamstring but Bailey set things straight.
It's childish. Who cares if the guy didn't pull up. Donovan won. Donovan should just be happy. Crying about how you wanted the race to go is just a bottom tier loser mindset. Winning is the most important. Worthless to waste your energy on anything else.
If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$. Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.
Johnson was my absolute favorite track athlete, and I mean ABSOLUTE FAVORITE (like him more than I liked Usain Bolt) but I have to say that I felt that he was afraid to lose here after talking smack before the race. It's just good to be humble so no matter what the outcome of an event you still maintain most of your respect. When you talk crap b4 an event and lose you set yourself up for just this kind of bashing Michael is receiving. He still was my personal favorite athlete in this sport inspite of losing.
I was disappointed as a Michael Johnson fan...then I got mad. Because in my heart, I knew he wasn't really hurt. That was a weak sauce way to go. Lose with dignity. If Bailey beats you, shake his hand and congratulate him. Instead, he copped out and Bailey's post race interview I thought was appropriate.
Only downside to Michael Johnsons career. Everytime he went against stiff competition, really had a 50/50 chance of winning he pulled a hamstring. Did samething against Maurice Greene
Michael Johnson criticizes other track athletes (Justin Gatlin, etc) for various infractions, even after penalties have been served, so with this, he should be the "man in the mirror"? Wow!
All i know is Michael johnson did a whole lot of talking about being the fastest. But he couldn't shake it as 100m sprinter. Donovan was faster. The only time Johnson beat Bailey was to the Skydome that night.
For Bailey to come out ahead at the 75 meter mark *on a turn* against Michael Johnson, who was considered the best turn runner at the time, when he was still behind Fredericks and Bolton at the 60m mark in 96 is amazing.
ravballer forgot at the time how big a deal it was-in the winter of 96/97-a good excuse for a party except it only lasted 15 seconds and the outcome wasn't really in doubt!
Normally you get credit for being the fastest man on the planet if you win the 100m Bailey won and established a new world record...but this was in atlanta and yanks dont like to be outshined...so they claimed MJ was the fastest due to his 200m time. They were arrogant and cocky, and Bailey stuffed it down their throats again. Canada was better for those 2 years no doubt and Bailey was easily the fastest.
Zeke1379 he was faster at the short sprint and he was able to be him on that day at 150m. I definitely think mike pulling up that day was intentional. 19.32 to 20.14 tells the true tale of the tape.
Zeke1379 it was also because people of that time foolishly thought because 19.32 divided by 2 would equal 9.66 do they assumed MJ could run a 100m in 9.66.
@@bobbyjayyda1 meh 100m is true test too. No one shouldn't have hit full speed by 30m-40m (that's a stretch itself) and cant make the difference show in the last 60. If you need a 200 to win, but can't do the 100 you're not the fastest all out short sprinter. 200 is a mid distance Sprint.
My dad and I dedicated the whole evening to watching this. Bailey was my favorite athletes as a kid growing up. I was lucky enough to watch to him take Atlanta followed by this on Canadian soil at what was known at the time as "Sky Dome" What a time to be a 9 year old back in 1997.
@@deshonharris8794 you ran with your Technique even Pacey doesn't have to speak you can clearly see it have a dick and I'm sure Billy could have beat his ass in the 200 meters
Bailey could've shattered the WB 14.73 mark had he not turned around to look behind.....! Johnson totally faked that injury....strangely all these 'pulls' occur only when they are lagging behind.... never when they are in the lead😀
Johnson faked his injury because as soon as they finished turning the corner, Bailey was starting to leave him behind. So how do you save face? Fake an injury! 🙄🇨🇦
Jamaican born sprinters have dominated the 100m. Ben Johnson was no more enhanced than Carl Lewis, who failed three drug tests prior to 1988, and santa monica track club which was gov backed covered for him. Ben was the fastest. Linford Christie was the fastest in 1992. And Donavan Bailey in 1996. Even when they were not winning the Olympics they had the fastest man alive in Asofa Powell. Then there was Usain Bolt. The fastest man alive competing in 2024 is Kishane Thompson. He tightened up in the final and the US runner won. But since 1980, the fastest men alive have been born in Jamaica.
Donovan Bailey absolutely destroyed Johnson!! The race was over from the gun!! Johnson refused a sign an autograph at a meet in Arlington, Texas, for my friend. Who would want your signature now Mike?? LOL, this was so great, and no one cheered louder than we did when Mike got blown apart! This is how he will be remembered, and his records have all been wiped out too...gotta love it!!!
If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$. Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.
@@SeisanStncBailey setting the world record in Atlanta did in fact make him the fastest of all time at this point... maybe if the Americans weren't talking all that trash and respected the 100m as fastest like it always has been Bailey wouldn't have had to bring all the smoke...
I remember this race like it was yesterday. I was only 6 years old at the time, but even at that young age, I didn’t understand what was the point of this type of race. It wasn’t until I was a teenager that I discovered the whole fiasco behind this argument over who was the fastest runner. If Donovan Bailey had a better start when he broke the record in 1996 he could’ve actually crossed the finish line in 9.6 seconds. But pickers can’t be choosers. As a Canadian and I might sound a little biased, but Michael Johnson definitely deserved that humiliation.
I remeber watching this with my dad. He was so pissed Johnson threw that race after he started loosing. My pops was always running and did track in high-school and college. He still does races at 83 years old. He just doesn't run much anymore. But he's still out there lol. I tell him he needs to chill. But he didn't listen.
You only need to be slightly intelligent and have to watch this video with a modicum of attention to see that Johnson simply quit in this race. He knew it was over when they came off the bend onto the straight and Bailey had a lead.
Johnson has a little pretend pull up and then just goes 'fuck it' and stops even pretending. Totally lame. If he had genuinely pulled his hamstring he'd have pulled up way quicker and fallen on the floor in agony.
@@mondomentalist Exactly. The fact that Johnson wasn't even clutching his leg afterwards is proof that he wasn't in pain. If he'd really pulled a hammie, they would have had to help him off the track. I was a Michael Johnson fan up to this point, but I must admit Bailey was right - he did chicken out. Johnson might have had a shot if he hadn't gotten such a terrible start and maybe had the lead going into the turn. I remember watching this live, and thinking 'uh-oh' when Bailey was slightly ahead coming out of the turn. No doubt who the faster man was.
If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$. Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.
It was a very well done event, as I recall they had several other "One on One" Track & Field events (Sort of like a boxing undercard) leading up to "The Main Event". Great day overall.
I had the idea of a similar event, but with the main event being Karsten Warholm v Sydney McLaughlin over the 400m hurdles (with McLaughlin off 45m, Warholm off scratch). With the handicap, World Athletics rules allow it, but no times will be eligible for record consideration.
then came bolt, world record in 100m and 200m...his unofficial 150m time was also world record material....he really did silence everyone, and on top of that he had a clean career no drug issues
You are deluding yourself to the truth if you believe Bolt or any of the top 10 sprinters in the world for the past 50 years have achieved their position without the aid of performance enhancers. I'm not saying it wasn't a level playing field, but don't kid yourself. Designer drugs are always ahead of testing measures.
Johnson did not look hurt back then and he doesn't look hurt here now 2016, if I remember there is a time were he even forgets to limp from the injured leg using the wrong one, it must be painful for him but faking it is much worse
+David Solomon Because he doesn't have to. It's common sense. You have the audacity to call the OP an idiot. Someone called you out on it. Why the hell would someone mean that Johnson sustained a hamstring injury for nearly 20 years?
Due to the injury sustained in Toronto, Johnson was unable to compete in the 1997 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships held a few weeks later in Indianapolis and could thus not qualify for the IAAF World Championships later that summer in Athens
OMG, I soooo remember this race! I was 13-14 years young & excited about this race. Michael Johnson clearly faked his so called injury. He was walking fine when it was time to exit the building. Congrats to D. Bailey! I love his smile @ 6:54. cutie!
If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$. Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.
@@SeisanStnc Just because you keep commenting this doesn't make it true lmao. Donovan Bailey saw straight through Michael Johnson's pathetic chicken shit antics, as did everyone else with a couple of brain cells to rub together. As a whole Americans are quite literally some of THE most arrogant people on the planet, and y'all prove time and time again that you really, really can't handle getting beat. Bailey gave y'all a taste of your own medicine - suck it up.
You could see Johnson glance at Bailey passing him as they we coming out of the curve, Johnson then suddenly pulled up. Looked like Johnson just tried to save face by faking an injury?
I don't know...in the states johnson was the greatest thing that had ever put down two feet on a track. people were talking about how he was possibly "the world's fastest man" and donovan made him look like a new born baby. at least for me it lowered all importance of sprinting events other than the 100m. and also johnson pulling out of the race was just embarrassing.
the record for the 400 fell yesterday, Usain Bolt has had the 200 record I believe since the Beijing Olympics. It still lasted a long time though too. Bailey at one point hit a little over 27mph during his world record run, pretty awesome. And Usain even topped that and almost hit 28mph which is the fastest a human being has ever been recorded running.
Loved the race and loved Bailey's post-race interview. I remember watching a special a few years ago on TSN about Bailey and was surprised to hear that he, apparently, got flack for his comments because people didn't think he was being a graceful winner. I loved it though, and I bet a lot of people in the track community did too because it probably drummed up a lot of interest in the sport. Obviously at the end of the day both guys accomplished incredible things in their career, and certainly from the Canadian perspective Bailey gave us many great moments (most notably this, winning the 100m gold in Atlanta and the 4x100 relay in Atlanta.)
Calm down - I was being sarcastic. I know who Michael Johnson is, he's one of my childhood heroes. I'm just saying- this ISN'T the only time he's pulled up in a race, see the Maurice Greene 200m race he was in. I've torn my right hamstring myself - this race took place in June - and the World Championships took place no more than 2 months later. I don't personally see how he would have recovered THAT quickly to run THAT well at a major championships running 3 rounds over 2 days.
Let's not forget what started this contest: The winner of the Olympic 100m has always been called world's fastest man. After Bailey won in 1996, some American marketing jagoffs used some sketchy math to figure that Johnson was faster. They proceeded name him 'world's fastest man', and marketed him that way in commercials. A role that Johnson willingly played. Not as good as a win, but a still a fitting end to the story.
If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$. Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.
Not really. Johnson is a 200/400m specialist and he is supposed to be good at running at bends so experts actually predicted Johnson would do better at the bends.
If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$. Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.
@@mattm1982 fair enough, but even so, if sportsmanship had been drilled into him all along, it would not have occurred to him to act that way. Just a thought here ... maybe that behavior is the reason sponsors and others were eager for someone else to be the "world's fastest human" and be the face of the sport.
If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$. Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.
Honestly 150 meters was probably DB's sweet spot. He was a notoriously slow starter but could keep getting faster and faster to the end of a 100m sprint, so to have that extra 50 meters probably allowed him to really use that momentum
@StuUngar absolutely got the best start of his career here. The race was over by the bend. Johnson didn't have the leg speed or power to overcome Bailey at that point, so he wimped out. Over 200m Johnson beats Bailey every time
Watch Johnson's running stride after he "pulled up". A runner with an actual injury wouldn't be running and slowing down with that type of movement. I used to be a runner and have pulled muscles midway through a race before. When you experience a muscle pull during a race, the affected leg just basically stops working. You start dragging it and have difficulty even keeping your balance. Johnson was still maintaining stride and looked to be in no danger of falling down.
6:59 "a very classy young man" Lol that interview had about as much class as a kkk meeting. That being said, it's not like Johnson would have shown any respect if he had won either, and plus it's always awesome watching the pompous US getting embarrassed. Go Canada!!!
Yea, that was a pretty stupid thing to say by Scott Russell after what Bailey had just said. That was anything but a classy response. That said, Bailey was probably right, and Johnson did puss out when he knew Bailey had him beat.
I remember saving up my lumch money to buy a pair of Adidas Copa. 3 days after this race, I found myself floored at the shoe store . The price of the boot hiked dramatically!
+Shane Lambert he was not motivated and felt pain, he didnt want to damage him self for nothing. he is a guy who can never fake. only experts can understand that.
after al they should build that race right after the olympics of Atlanta..if they do i beleave Michael wouldnt even need to be motivated to win any race from any body , another thing even if Michael dont run the 100m, i beleave in Atlanta he was in form to win that 100m.
The old pulled hamstring trick when youre getting rekt'd
It's actually very common in sprinting. Happened to me while training and running sprints. Comes out of nowhere.
Usain Bolt did it on his last race and so did that Chinese gold medalist hurdler
dieselboy808 hurdler was actually injured tf
That's right. Bailey was getting further and further ahead. It's obvious Johnson faked it.
@@Revolver1981 How do you know? Michael ran a 19.32 in the 200! He's not that slow to have Bailey just leave him like that. Bailey would have to be capable of a 18.8 or something, in the 200 meter to leave Michael like he's nothing. I just don't think Bailey was faster than Bolt. I would've loved to see a rematch.
Johnson was one of the fastest people on the planet at that time, however, where Canadians had a problem was, when the American's did the old switcheroo by saying that it was the 200m that was the traditional fastest man, when everyone knows it's the 100 meter.. so even when Canada finally had a official world champion worlds fastest man, the American's were screaming that no, it was actually the 200 meter, which was news to the rest of the known world. Both were very fast, but Bailey was the true fastest man.
Obviously bailey is he jamaican that says it all
I remember that time and no one said anything that you're saying they said. Stop lying, dirty Canuck.
Ben Johnson 💉💉💉😂😂😂
TBH, it is both sad and pathetic. It’s almost like a stereotype that Americans have this arrogant belief that they are better than everybody else in the world. So much so that they have to divide a 200 m race in half to prove that the time was better. Logically, that doesn’t make any sense because there’s no evidence to support Michael Johnson ran both halves at the same time of 9.66 seconds. He could’ve ran the first 100m in 10 seconds and the last half in 9 seconds or vice versa.
Johnson was one of the fastest and Donovan Bailey was THE FASTEST. It's quite simple.
I remember watching this live when I was 9 y/o. Once Bailey passed Johnson on the turn, Johnson knew he wouldn't catch up in the final 75m and likely faked that quad injury.
He didn't fake the quad injury. The injury kept him out of the American Championships.
Tom Hanlon How do you know he didn't pull out of the American Championships just to make his "injury" seem legitimate? I'm not saying I know what really happened one way or the other (I have no proof), but I find it very hard to believe that he coincidentally blew out his quad right after Bailey passed him.
That is ridiculous. There was an article in the Toronto paper the next day saying Bailey's coach saw Johnson was favoring his quad and knew he would get hurt if Bailey pushed the pace. He wouldn't miss the American Championships (a race that really counts) if he wasn't injured.
Michael felt the pine and didnt want to take more risque to damage him self for one stupid race, because if he ( Michael) continued runing with pine he may beat baily but just barely and Michael is used to beat his opponents by meters...I think if he didnt felt the pine and if the race finished normal, Michael would beat baily with at least 3 meters...Baily would lead the race in the first 60 meter, Michael would catch him at 80 meter and he will forget him right after 90m.
abdel legendair
Really?
Faked it or not Johnson was never going to beat Bailey over this distance. Rather than lose he faked injury IMO.
tom11zz884, kinda defeats the purpose if the race is to Johnson's advantage. Johnson was the 200 champ and Bailey was the 100 champ...
so they ran a 150 to settle it.
Bailey was not the 200 champ; he never won a global 200 title, unlike MJ who did!
tom11zz884, that's odd since Michael Johnson had 200m world record of 19.32 since 1996 in Atlanta.
GOATAli and MJ NEVER EVER won a 100m title so your point is....
My point is simple. I was correcting a poster.
He didn't pull up, he's a chicken. Laugh at it every time.
This Bailey came out from no where
@@TItaniumhammeraffordable no he didn’t the guy was the world recorder holder at 100 meters at the time
Too bad Donovan Bailey is a complete douchebag.
Nah I don’t think so cuz Michael Johnson would have hawked him
Just looking up old videos and saw this old comment. Johnson was only a meter behind him. He easily would have won. Bailey was gassed out with 20 meters to go.
Johnson didn't look hurt he looked guilty.
that was just a way to chicken out lol
Johnson was hurt.. You try and run at their speed with a pulled muscle. He had previous problems with pulled muscles which Plagued his career. I did not like Bailey's Comments on Johnson calling him a chicken
This fight between them reminds us the ugly side of Track and Field, why do athletes in this sport act like douches. I never understood why MJ started this fight to begin with by claiming he is the fastest man, he was not a 100 m specialist and he never won at 100 m, the title of the fastest man was Donovan Bailey the 100 m champ. But that doesn't excuse Bailey ugly behaviour either. But they say the reason T&F stars act so cocky and unsportsman like is to psychologically dismantle their rivals so that they can win, and I am reminded of Formula 1 where the drivers also trash talk to get a mental edge.
Johnson was hurt my ass. He punked out, Bailey called it. The guy didn't want to lose in such a public forum, so faked an injury. Guess he shouldn't have been mouthing off so much, he got SERVED.
Then why did 6 months later at world championships the fastest he could run was a 44.12 and he lost 2 races in one finished in 5th place.
Michael "Hamstring" Johnson. those hamstrings showed up just at the right time.
For those wondering: Johnson’s best 100 was 10.09. Bailey’s?
9.84. His top end speed was faster than Johnsons all day.
Johnson's 150m split in Atlanta was significantly faster than what Bailey ran here. Johnson was the faster runner. He either got nervous coming out of the turn and gave up, didn't take the event seriously and just showed up for a check, or got unlucky with the injury. Anyone who thinks Bailey would be faster over an in-shape Olympic form Johnson doesn't understand track.
@@LoneGunmanProd I’m talking top end speed though… it’s indisputable that Bailey’s was higher than that of Johnson. Johnson had better speed maintenance, as shown by his 200 and 400 times, but in terms of pure straight-line velocity Bailey was faster. “What Bailey ran here” isn’t worthy of statistical comparison as he clearly pulled up before the end.
@@LoneGunmanProdyeah you nailed it with this
@@LoneGunmanProdBailey finished this race looking backwards. You’re taking Bailey’s time at face value.
@@LoneGunmanProdShowing up just for a cheque wasn't a possibility considering the winner got $500k
I bet that hamstring wouldn't have pulled out if he was ahead after the bend
Everyone know that you only get injured when you are losing silly
@@afrobuddy4801lol lol lol
i literally watched johnsons form and i saw that he was running clean strides. no stumble at all, and for everyone who says oh he cramped up in his leg while running... lol yea right that never happens, but it does happen when two people with ego's the size of this planet face off. his ego literally said fuck it i'm not about to lose. now we don't know for sure but honestly for your leg to cramp up during the big race is so questionable, this guy had probably been conditioning for months for this race. Now i agree that Donovan was being arrogant by calling him a chicken but shit, hes not lying. don't fake an injury... lose with dignity.
Razatiger Ault yes, that's what i saw. he saw he would lose and decided to stop competing
If you're looking for a while
+Razatiger Ault MJ defended his title the 2000 sydney olympic,wheras donovan whoever he is did nt even reac the final saying he has flu!!!is that chickening out???
+Brian Monyela He had influenza get your facts right...I watched that race he was ill going into the Olympics. He was knocked out early in the quarters, he was labouring go pull it up. Also he was nursing his groin which he sustained prior, Bailey is not a coward he's not American.
Your saying that a track athlete.
Never cramp pull or tear a muscle
Michael Johnson was the favorite only in the minds of those who didn't really know track and field. The person who got all of this started was Bob Costas during the 1996 Olympics. He came up with some stupid calculation based on Michael Johnson's then world record 200 meter time and concluded that Michael Johnson ran faster in his 200 world record race than Donovan Bailey did in his world record 100 meter race. That pissed Donovan off because Michael played into it and let his ego get the best of him. Pride comes before a fall.
He's right Johnson 200m 19:32 so divide that by 2 which is 9:66 per 100m. Bailey's best 100m is 9:84, so Johnson is faster. So this STUPID CALCULATION proves Johnson is running quicker.
rgejsv Costas' calculation was stupid because it ignores some simple facts. First, it is generally assumed that it takes an Olympic-calibre sprinter anywhere from 0.15-0.20 seconds to react to the starting horn. This reduces Johnson's 0.18 advantage per 100-metres from the 0.18 that you noted to basically non-existent. Second, Johnson's 2nd 100-metre portion came when he had already accelerated to top-speed and didn't have to go through any period of time reaching top speed. Therefore, it if flawed to include it in any argument determining fastest speed.
joeshannon That makes no sense what so ever as Johnson has to react to the horn when he runs the 200m. Let me break it down for 200m in 19.32 seconds equals 10.3519669 m / s 100m in 9.84 seconds equals 10.1626016 m / s Johnson hence forth is faster end of discussion
rgejsv You're talking out of your arse, mate. You get a flying start to your second 100m in a 200m race - at the half way point you're already burning rubber, so of course the 'calculation' makes it look that way because the second half isn't ran from a starting position where you have to build yourself up to a high speed.
Mennea's old 200m record (19.72) was 'faster' than the likes of Carl Lewis and Burrell's 100m records until Burrell went 9.85 in 1994, but even before then nobody claimed that Mennea was the fastest man on earth / ever. That distinction always belongs to the 100m world record holder.
Trust me, if Johnson could have ran the 100m and competed with the likes of Bailey or Maurice Green in it, he would have. That's where the biggest prestige (and biggest money) is. But he couldn't. Johnson had superior longevity and speed endurance, but he was never the FASTEST man on Earth. End of the day, it doesn't matter because the above race gave Johnson a valuable lesson to recognise that.
Jimmy Melon But he was though you can't argue with Maths,If you raced them both at a Marathon at their top speeds they ever record and theoretically they could sustain it Johnson would win the race.
Johnson had no chance on this day, the man is a legend on the racetrack, but look at that crazy start Bailey got. He was on the inside corner, a really tough turn (which he was supposed to be poor at and the turn was where Johnson a '200' and '400'm specialist who was used to 'the turn' would gain his advantage. Bailey was super primed and fired up for this race, wouldve probably been a WR if he had anyone to race against and didnt pull up before the end. IMO, the only guy in the world that couldve beaten Donovan on this day, is Usain Bolt, but man, that would be a crazy race.
Yohan Blake too
Johnson's 150m split in Atlanta was 14.83s. If he runs his race he walks Bailey down and wins comfortably. It's almost like he didn't consider he'd be behind coming off the turn and gave up.
@@LoneGunmanProd if he wasn't way ahead at the end of the turn he was going to get mowed down anyway anyhow
@@brev5057makes no sense. Inside lanes always come in before outside lanes that’s how the track is built. Johnson was half a body behind he would have went toe to toe so we don’t know who the winner would have been.
@@henrycooper4213but bailey started behind johnson. He was ahead no matter which wah you look at it
Donovan is a legend, love the smack talk
LEGENDS DONT LOOSE
Holy shit we have a live one here. First off you spelt lose wrong. "legends dont loose" is only half of what's wrong with your statement. Legends are an extremely famous or notorious person, especially in a particular field. Nothing about always winning in anywhere in the definition of a legend. If you paid in any way, shape, or form for post-secondary education I would demand a refund if I was you. Then again if I was you I'd probably be too stupid to realize I'd been screwed out of tuition fees.
Tom Menczel Mohamed Ali ain't no legend?
@@swisslebeatneck5674 what the fuck? fuck you and your left wing bullshit.
@@Warren_Flatt lmao you have no idea what left wing means. This has nothing to do with economics.
MJ and the American media trash talked Bailey saying how he was the fastest and Bailey was puss and then he got his lunch handed to him. He didn't have the courtesy to shake Bailey's hand.
USA have no class win or lose.
This broke my heart when i watched this live as a kid. I just wish that he would've taken the loss like a man and just admitted that Donovan was most likely going to win this race. Donovan was a monster for a couple yrs
How do you know it wasn't a real injury?
I felt the same way man
I’m SO glad Donovan called out Johnson for coming out. I remember the American coverage was playing up the Johnson hamstring but Bailey set things straight.
It's childish. Who cares if the guy didn't pull up. Donovan won. Donovan should just be happy. Crying about how you wanted the race to go is just a bottom tier loser mindset. Winning is the most important. Worthless to waste your energy on anything else.
@@MerlinTheCommenter - Tell that to Conor McGregor's checkbook.
If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$.
Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.
Donovan’s swag was on 1 billion! One of my favourite track moments of all time!
@@SeisanStncBailey was the fastest in his time, not all time.. btw if only Johnson kept his mouth shut, this race never would have happened
Johnson is lucky he wasn't ACTUALLY injured when his balls fell off at the end of the turn.
😂 quality
😂😂😂 really made me laugh so much I woke someone up.
He took his ball(s) and went home early.
I don't believe he faked it but he would have gotten smoked no matter what.
Lmao
Michael Johnson would have won everyone's respect if he lost like a man, went up to Bailey shook his hand and congratulated him.
100%
Bailey? Your Bailey wasnt be man bitch.
He did, you can see that in the video
chaoticdays hilarious. Cant believe how foolish people are about this gimmick race.
You right
Johnson was my absolute favorite track athlete, and I mean ABSOLUTE FAVORITE (like him more than I liked Usain Bolt) but I have to say that I felt that he was afraid to lose here after talking smack before the race. It's just good to be humble so no matter what the outcome of an event you still maintain most of your respect. When you talk crap b4 an event and lose you set yourself up for just this kind of bashing Michael is receiving. He still was my personal favorite athlete in this sport inspite of losing.
Even though I'm from America, I was actually completely rooting for Bailey, and when he hit that corner I started yelling.!
Not surprised. America is full of cowards that root against their own countrymen.
why?
I was disappointed as a Michael Johnson fan...then I got mad. Because in my heart, I knew he wasn't really hurt. That was a weak sauce way to go. Lose with dignity. If Bailey beats you, shake his hand and congratulate him. Instead, he copped out and Bailey's post race interview I thought was appropriate.
Well he did go up to him and shake his hand....
Only downside to Michael Johnsons career. Everytime he went against stiff competition, really had a 50/50 chance of winning he pulled a hamstring. Did samething against Maurice Greene
Michael Johnson criticizes other track athletes (Justin Gatlin, etc) for various infractions, even after penalties have been served, so with this, he should be the "man in the mirror"? Wow!
I agree!
All i know is Michael johnson did a whole lot of talking about being the fastest. But he couldn't shake it as 100m sprinter. Donovan was faster. The only time Johnson beat Bailey was to the Skydome that night.
TheBowlingAddict , Maurice Greene was no threat to Michael Johnson lol
Yep,i was going to say this isn't the 1st time he's feigned an injury when he was being beaten.
For Bailey to come out ahead at the 75 meter mark *on a turn* against Michael Johnson, who was considered the best turn runner at the time, when he was still behind Fredericks and Bolton at the 60m mark in 96 is amazing.
Bailey clearly pushed Johnson passed his limits.
i remember watching this live.
ravballer forgot at the time how big a deal it was-in the winter of 96/97-a good excuse for a party except it only lasted 15 seconds and the outcome wasn't really in doubt!
+ravballer me too
Normally you get credit for being the fastest man on the planet if you win the 100m Bailey won and established a new world record...but this was in atlanta and yanks dont like to be outshined...so they claimed MJ was the fastest due to his 200m time. They were arrogant and cocky, and Bailey stuffed it down their throats again. Canada was better for those 2 years no doubt and Bailey was easily the fastest.
Zeke1379 he was faster at the short sprint and he was able to be him on that day at 150m. I definitely think mike pulling up that day was intentional. 19.32 to 20.14 tells the true tale of the tape.
Zeke1379 it was also because people of that time foolishly thought because 19.32 divided by 2 would equal 9.66 do they assumed MJ could run a 100m in 9.66.
It's irrelevant now anyway since usain bolt ran faster than both of them
Hahaha dear Lord talk about an inferiority complex. Don’t let your insecurity show bud
@@bobbyjayyda1 meh 100m is true test too. No one shouldn't have hit full speed by 30m-40m (that's a stretch itself) and cant make the difference show in the last 60. If you need a 200 to win, but can't do the 100 you're not the fastest all out short sprinter. 200 is a mid distance Sprint.
Micheal knew he couldn't win this race at all just him pussing out is a disgrace
he knew he wasn't going to beat him in the final stretch of the 100
Yet he is making a fool of himself saying he can beat Usain Bolt.
Kathy Ravel ikr
Oh shut up ! How do you know he pulled up ?!?! Can you run as good as him ? Answer is *NO*
@@warreng.harding6628 We never said he wasn't fast we just said he was getting rektd and pulled up like a idiot
My dad and I dedicated the whole evening to watching this. Bailey was my favorite athletes as a kid growing up. I was lucky enough to watch to him take Atlanta followed by this on Canadian soil at what was known at the time as "Sky Dome" What a time to be a 9 year old back in 1997.
I remebmber watching this live.....Still brings chills down my spine...Love it!
This was glorious....glorious! I remember both races very clearly.
Very likely that Johnson feigned injury rather than accept defeat!
Johnson realized he was getting smoked the "Ohhhh damn......my hammy"
There was no muscle pull!! Johnson was not as fast and he knew it!!
ajberdan he didn’t speed idiot he had speed endurance that what he had over his competitors
I mean muscle endurance
@@deshonharris8794 you ran with your Technique even Pacey doesn't have to speak you can clearly see it have a dick and I'm sure Billy could have beat his ass in the 200 meters
Bailey could've shattered the WB 14.73 mark had he not turned around to look behind.....!
Johnson totally faked that injury....strangely all these 'pulls' occur only when they are lagging behind.... never when they are in the lead😀
Johnson faked his injury because as soon as they finished turning the corner, Bailey was starting to leave him behind. So how do you save face? Fake an injury! 🙄🇨🇦
@@SirManfly
Agreed 👍
Jamaican born sprinters have dominated the 100m. Ben Johnson was no more enhanced than Carl Lewis, who failed three drug tests prior to 1988, and santa monica track club which was gov backed covered for him. Ben was the fastest. Linford Christie was the fastest in 1992. And Donavan Bailey in 1996. Even when they were not winning the Olympics they had the fastest man alive in Asofa Powell. Then there was Usain Bolt. The fastest man alive competing in 2024 is Kishane Thompson. He tightened up in the final and the US runner won. But since 1980, the fastest men alive have been born in Jamaica.
Donovan Bailey absolutely destroyed Johnson!! The race was over from the gun!! Johnson refused a sign an autograph at a meet in Arlington, Texas, for my friend. Who would want your signature now Mike?? LOL, this was so great, and no one cheered louder than we did when Mike got blown apart! This is how he will be remembered, and his records have all been wiped out too...gotta love it!!!
Gotta lottttaa hate in your heart.
"I think we should run this race one more time so I can kick his ass one more time." LMFAO
If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$.
Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.
@@SeisanStncBailey setting the world record in Atlanta did in fact make him the fastest of all time at this point... maybe if the Americans weren't talking all that trash and respected the 100m as fastest like it always has been Bailey wouldn't have had to bring all the smoke...
Donavan Bayley is my favorite runner. For me he is the best of all times, he runs with a lot of style!
I sat down that evening and recorded the event on VHS. It was a big thing in Jamaica.
I remember this race like it was yesterday. I was only 6 years old at the time, but even at that young age, I didn’t understand what was the point of this type of race. It wasn’t until I was a teenager that I discovered the whole fiasco behind this argument over who was the fastest runner. If Donovan Bailey had a better start when he broke the record in 1996 he could’ve actually crossed the finish line in 9.6 seconds. But pickers can’t be choosers. As a Canadian and I might sound a little biased, but Michael Johnson definitely deserved that humiliation.
I remeber watching this with my dad. He was so pissed Johnson threw that race after he started loosing. My pops was always running and did track in high-school and college. He still does races at 83 years old. He just doesn't run much anymore. But he's still out there lol. I tell him he needs to chill. But he didn't listen.
That's some great trash talking. And Johnson was scared to lose.
Wow Donovan actually ran a respectable time here.
Worlds fastest man is the 100 metres fastest. Forget average speeds etc. It's top end speed that counts, and Bailey's best was faster than Johnson's
in the 100m not in the 200m
@@waynela1564 world's fastest man is in the 100m not the 200 so your point is moot
Nah Johnson's speed at 150m in his 200m record run would top Bailey's best at any point in his 100m record run.
@@shropsiberian nope
@@shropsiberian I think sometimes someone just don't have the stamina to hold there too end speed for long or genetics everyone's different too .
You only need to be slightly intelligent and have to watch this video with a modicum of attention to see that Johnson simply quit in this race. He knew it was over when they came off the bend onto the straight and Bailey had a lead.
Johnson has a little pretend pull up and then just goes 'fuck it' and stops even pretending. Totally lame. If he had genuinely pulled his hamstring he'd have pulled up way quicker and fallen on the floor in agony.
@John Hawkes Utter horsesh1t, pal. MJ was losing, and rather than take defeat like a man he deiced to quit and feign injury.
@John Hawkes What in god's name are you waffling about, John?
@@mondomentalist Exactly. The fact that Johnson wasn't even clutching his leg afterwards is proof that he wasn't in pain. If he'd really pulled a hammie, they would have had to help him off the track. I was a Michael Johnson fan up to this point, but I must admit Bailey was right - he did chicken out. Johnson might have had a shot if he hadn't gotten such a terrible start and maybe had the lead going into the turn. I remember watching this live, and thinking 'uh-oh' when Bailey was slightly ahead coming out of the turn. No doubt who the faster man was.
"He didn't pull up, He's a chicken" into Canadian's hearts and minds.
If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$.
Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.
So why didn't they run the race again like Bailey offered?
Cause Johnson is a 🐓
@@ejcandrin 🤣
It was a very well done event, as I recall they had several other "One on One" Track & Field events (Sort of like a boxing undercard) leading up to "The Main Event". Great day overall.
I had the idea of a similar event, but with the main event being Karsten Warholm v Sydney McLaughlin over the 400m hurdles (with McLaughlin off 45m, Warholm off scratch).
With the handicap, World Athletics rules allow it, but no times will be eligible for record consideration.
then came bolt, world record in 100m and 200m...his unofficial 150m time was also world record material....he really did silence everyone, and on top of that he had a clean career no drug issues
15.00 sec unofficial finish
You are deluding yourself to the truth if you believe Bolt or any of the top 10 sprinters in the world for the past 50 years have achieved their position without the aid of performance enhancers. I'm not saying it wasn't a level playing field, but don't kid yourself. Designer drugs are always ahead of testing measures.
@@kranmasterif thats the case, bolts record should be broken by now
I always thought this race did not favour M. Johnson as he was 200m and 400m...
Johnson got a pathetic start. Whole thing was lost right there.
Yeah DB started much better
Ben johnson was better, than either of these two.
I'm shouldnt be talking but his first 3 strides look slow as fuck...
Johnson did not look hurt back then and he doesn't look hurt here now 2016, if I remember there is a time were he even forgets to limp from the injured leg using the wrong one, it must be painful for him but faking it is much worse
a ham string pull isn't permanent why the fuck would he look hurt today you idiot
+David Solomon He means when watching the video again moron
John Wick that's now how he wrote it
+David Solomon Because he doesn't have to. It's common sense. You have the audacity to call the OP an idiot. Someone called you out on it. Why the hell would someone mean that Johnson sustained a hamstring injury for nearly 20 years?
John Wick I'm pretty sure that's what he meant and your last sentence sums up why I called him an idiot
bailey must had a real scary presence in his days
Like Venom
Due to the injury sustained in Toronto, Johnson was unable to compete in the 1997 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships held a few weeks later in Indianapolis and could thus not qualify for the IAAF World Championships later that summer in Athens
The thing is I don't remember Johnson ever taking Bailey up on his offer to rerun the race.🤔
Johnson showing his true self.
So did Donavan. He acted like a total a$$ after the race.
OMG, I soooo remember this race! I was 13-14 years young & excited about this race. Michael Johnson clearly faked his so called injury. He was walking fine when it was time to exit the building. Congrats to D. Bailey! I love his smile @ 6:54. cutie!
same lol, I was 13 or 14 as well.
If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$.
Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.
@@SeisanStnc Just because you keep commenting this doesn't make it true lmao. Donovan Bailey saw straight through Michael Johnson's pathetic chicken shit antics, as did everyone else with a couple of brain cells to rub together. As a whole Americans are quite literally some of THE most arrogant people on the planet, and y'all prove time and time again that you really, really can't handle getting beat. Bailey gave y'all a taste of your own medicine - suck it up.
You could see Johnson glance at Bailey passing him as they we coming out of the curve, Johnson then suddenly pulled up. Looked like Johnson just tried to save face by faking an injury?
Whenever I see Michael Johnson now on TV I always think of him pulling up at this race. Is that wrong with all he’s accomplished in track?
Nope he chickened out.
I literally just saw this today Aug 2021 and now I have a different view of him
Hmmm… he is a man that had a wrong decision. He flunked it but that’s it. He deserves respect.
He is a legend
Yup you are wrong, because there are 3 standard sprint events, the 100, 200 and 400, and mj is faster over 2 of them.
So he's the faster sprinter.
Man, that's embarrassing lol
Johnson punked out big time...lol
He knew he was beat.
every time the olympics comes around I'm reminded of this lol . they really had us believing in the Michael Johnson hype here in the states.
that's what the USA does though: advertising/selling.
I don't know...in the states johnson was the greatest thing that had ever put down two feet on a track. people were talking about how he was possibly "the world's fastest man" and donovan made him look like a new born baby. at least for me it lowered all importance of sprinting events other than the 100m. and also johnson pulling out of the race was just embarrassing.
the record for the 400 fell yesterday, Usain Bolt has had the 200 record I believe since the Beijing Olympics. It still lasted a long time though too. Bailey at one point hit a little over 27mph during his world record run, pretty awesome. And Usain even topped that and almost hit 28mph which is the fastest a human being has ever been recorded running.
i don't see anyone touching bolt's record ever. hell, he-himself couldn't approach it. it must've been a once in a life time run with wind up his ass.
I think both of Bolts WR times had a head wind, or at least one. Either way mans a freak, and no one will touch them unless they have a similar build.
Loved the race and loved Bailey's post-race interview. I remember watching a special a few years ago on TSN about Bailey and was surprised to hear that he, apparently, got flack for his comments because people didn't think he was being a graceful winner. I loved it though, and I bet a lot of people in the track community did too because it probably drummed up a lot of interest in the sport. Obviously at the end of the day both guys accomplished incredible things in their career, and certainly from the Canadian perspective Bailey gave us many great moments (most notably this, winning the 100m gold in Atlanta and the 4x100 relay in Atlanta.)
So a hamstring tear that heals enough so that he can produce a world-beating performance. Got it.
The fakest pull-up ever dude was getting his ass left and faked a injury
I was there! was so awesome. I even got Dan O'Briens autograph. The second best event at Skydome to Wrestle Mania 6 ahahaha
Michael Johnson - 1% man - 99% CHICKEN !!!!
Paved the way for future Canadian sprinters
Calm down - I was being sarcastic. I know who Michael Johnson is, he's one of my childhood heroes. I'm just saying- this ISN'T the only time he's pulled up in a race, see the Maurice Greene 200m race he was in.
I've torn my right hamstring myself - this race took place in June - and the World Championships took place no more than 2 months later. I don't personally see how he would have recovered THAT quickly to run THAT well at a major championships running 3 rounds over 2 days.
Johnson seemed to have a bitter rivalry with all his rivals Bailey, Greene, Carl Lewis. Makes you wonder what’s the common denominator…
Let's not forget what started this contest:
The winner of the Olympic 100m has always been called world's fastest man. After Bailey won in 1996, some American marketing jagoffs used some sketchy math to figure that Johnson was faster. They proceeded name him 'world's fastest man', and marketed him that way in commercials. A role that Johnson willingly played.
Not as good as a win, but a still a fitting end to the story.
They also took an ad out in a Canadian newspaper (I think in Winnipeg) to say Johnson was faster...Bailey proved them all wrong. I love happy endings
Not as good as a win? That's better than a win, he literally quit the instant it became apparent he was getting cooked and had no shot. Massive L.
I remember watching this before in live on TV. Wow.
That's the strongest "SET" I've ever heard
I watched this on tv in Vancouver Canada when i was 11 years old. I've never fealt more proud to be a Canadian.
I lived in vancouver for 6 months, back in 2009, the Camby ruleeeees!!
If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$.
Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.
Notice that Johnson pulls the hamstring after Bailey has a lead on him. Its so obvious.
I remember watching this when I was 15 back in 1997.
Now youre an old fart 🤣
I remember watching this when I was a teenager.
And now youre an old fart 🤣🤣
Not really. Johnson is a 200/400m specialist and he is supposed to be good at running at bends so experts actually predicted Johnson would do better at the bends.
Lol Bailey's post-race interview was great.
If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$.
Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.
@@SeisanStnc Who ever said Bailey was the fastest of all time? Also Bailey on acted how he did after because MJ was a total prick before the race.
@@mattm1982 So, "monkey see, monkey do" is fitting behavior for a champion? How pathetic.
@@SeisanStnc I think he was pissed off in the heat of the moment and said that. Hadn't slept at all the night before. Lots of adrenaline etc.
@@mattm1982 fair enough, but even so, if sportsmanship had been drilled into him all along, it would not have occurred to him to act that way.
Just a thought here ... maybe that behavior is the reason sponsors and others were eager for someone else to be the "world's fastest human" and be the face of the sport.
Only thing he pulled was his ego...the ole Jamaican turbo kicked in😂😂
Bailey just too fast for him bro 🇯🇲x🇨🇦♥️
3:14 - "And they said I couldn't run a corner. I'm gonna kick his ass in the 200m"
Never change, Donovan.
If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$.
Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.
@@SeisanStnc Woah! Let me guess, some Jamaican-Canadian stole your significant other?
@@ThunderJuice let ME guess ... your insecurities incline you to embrace $hitty sportsmanship?
@@SeisanStnc No you lol
@@ThunderJuice yup, just as I thought.
Johnson was starting to come on then you can see him limp before you pulled up
I think he stopped because he was losing
6:15 My favorite part. Remember watching this live on TV
Bailey had him by the turn. Johnson could’ve lost his leg that day and there’d still be no question who was faster.
I was there (Toronto Sky Dome) - he bailed out... it was epic 🍁
0:36 there’s no way you could squat down like that if u pulled your quad, I’ve pulled mine plenty of times I know how that shit feels
Hammy not quad i thought
great commentary from Ringo Starr. most people probably don't realise he's an expert on track and field as well as being a great actor
"He's just a chicken!" hahaha
Honestly 150 meters was probably DB's sweet spot. He was a notoriously slow starter but could keep getting faster and faster to the end of a 100m sprint, so to have that extra 50 meters probably allowed him to really use that momentum
He started this race about as perfect as can be. Glaring difference between his start and Johnson’s which is what made all the difference in the race
@StuUngar absolutely got the best start of his career here. The race was over by the bend. Johnson didn't have the leg speed or power to overcome Bailey at that point, so he wimped out.
Over 200m Johnson beats Bailey every time
Watch Johnson's running stride after he "pulled up". A runner with an actual injury wouldn't be running and slowing down with that type of movement. I used to be a runner and have pulled muscles midway through a race before. When you experience a muscle pull during a race, the affected leg just basically stops working. You start dragging it and have difficulty even keeping your balance. Johnson was still maintaining stride and looked to be in no danger of falling down.
Sadly I wasn’t born when this was live…. Would have loved to see Bailey win it the day of - so much hype 🇨🇦♥️
6:59 "a very classy young man" Lol that interview had about as much class as a kkk meeting.
That being said, it's not like Johnson would have shown any respect if he had won either, and plus it's always awesome watching the pompous US getting embarrassed. Go Canada!!!
Yea, that was a pretty stupid thing to say by Scott Russell after what Bailey had just said. That was anything but a classy response. That said, Bailey was probably right, and Johnson did puss out when he knew Bailey had him beat.
Doesn't matter as an American, this was embarrassing to watch Johnson fake an injury. It was a deserved call out.
@@JB-mb6lm especially with all the smack talk he made going into this
Johnson looked across, realised he had already lost and he opted to throw in the towel. Poor form.
Bailey has a perfect head shape
hhahahahaa
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I remember saving up my lumch money to buy a pair of Adidas Copa. 3 days after this race, I found myself floored at the shoe store . The price of the boot hiked dramatically!
This race really showed was Michael Johnson was about. Pulling up was more cowardice than injury.
+Shane Lambert he was not motivated and felt pain, he didnt want to damage him self for nothing. he is a guy who can never fake. only experts can understand that.
He was a coward that trash talked Bailey and then pulled out when the moment of truth arrived.
after al they should build that race right after the olympics of Atlanta..if they do i beleave Michael wouldnt even need to be motivated to win any race from any body , another thing even if Michael dont run the 100m, i beleave in Atlanta he was in form to win that 100m.
Because it was a 150m race that split the difference between the two race distances that they specialized in.
+tony tuff exactly plus bailey is jamaican so johnson didn't stand a chance in the universe
I remember watching this as a kid 🤣
Michael Johnson knew he would lose, so he purposely pulled up lame.
Bailey is a Canadian hero and a beautiful runner