Accused of 3 Deaths in The Ring! Mike Zambidis

Accused of 3 Deaths in The Ring! Mike Zambidis - The Mad King of Knockouts

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Жыл бұрын

15 years on the biggest kickboxing stage, 18 world titles and 87 knockouts. Mike Zambidis conquered the old-school world of fighting with Spartan courage and carved his place in history with out-of-control slugfests. In this edition of K-1 legends, brace yourself for a jaw-cracking extravaganza by the Iron Greek.

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@jamesphillips8982 Жыл бұрын

This guy was a true warrior, he left it all in the ring. He lost a few controversial decisions but he kept battling. What a champ.

@zemirahskynakamura4941 Жыл бұрын

He was cheated in japan not only once but thrice maybe....

@sudansalaam588 Жыл бұрын

Totally Awesome The Greatest of all Times.

@markomybalzich9987 Жыл бұрын

if u wanna call 24 losses (7 by knockout) , a "few"?!😂

@Markus.Vidal247 Жыл бұрын

@@markomybalzich9987 those loses came at the end of his career. But prime mike was a killer

@davidmcintyre5807 Жыл бұрын

Great fighter a tuff star cheating on

@johnpayne2557 Жыл бұрын

I’m ashamed to say I’d not heard of Mike Zambidis until watching this vid. What a phenomenal fighter. Reminds me of Ramon Dekkers.

@aquiredskill Жыл бұрын

Exactly same here

@VlogsNiKuyang Жыл бұрын

Samr here….

@robertgerrard Жыл бұрын

I am also enjoying this for the 1st time I love finding these type of gems 💎 great fighter.

@marthepedersen1454 Жыл бұрын

Same here!

@robertanderson6241 Жыл бұрын

Same, what a fighter!

@greypawn7780 8 ай бұрын

greetings from turkey, i used to wake up 03:00 o'clock in the morning to watch this guy matches 15 years ago .. iron mike zambidis, talent, dexterity, rage, power, agility, unmatched speed, sportsmanship, humbleness and courage, he has a heart of lion, no retreat, no surrender .. thanks for the memories any greek national reading this, you should tell your government to erect a bronze statue honoring Mike Zambidis in athens acropolis .. respect

@kostudas1 5 ай бұрын

but in his life he is calm as peace !!!

@yZstarAk1979 2 ай бұрын

What a beast, and talents unlimited.Sounds like Real OG: they should put his face on some currency

@zoex100 Ай бұрын

as Greek New Yorker from the New York when you had to earn the right to walk on our street... Mike was always welcomed to Brooklyn 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤❤❤❤

@nikostheofanidis9970 Ай бұрын

Thank you, mike zambidis is Pontic Greek (rum) from northeast Turkey

@zoex100 Ай бұрын

@@nikostheofanidis9970 pontios or not. still luv the guy

@Afura33 6 ай бұрын

Damn he had a lot of power for this size. Also glad to see someone who just fights instead of trash talking like a lot of others.

@BoogieBubble 2 ай бұрын

Watch Zambidis first match with Chahid. Type "Best k1 fight ever" and enjoy my friend. The title is not click bait!! The cardio on that match alone from both fighters will blow your mind. It was a war....

@Afura33 2 ай бұрын

@@BoogieBubble thanks I will check it out man.

@BoogieBubble 2 ай бұрын

@@Afura33 Np my friend. You will love it....

@lincslegend6936 Жыл бұрын

What an impressive documentary. This guy has got to be one of the toughest men to have ever walked the earth. His power and fitness is off the charts.

@dangrimes5078 Жыл бұрын

Well said

@masterg2574 10 ай бұрын

People that met him in Greece say that he is one of the kindest people ever

@EvilSt0ner 10 ай бұрын

Is Hugh Glass a joke to you?

@jeandenbelg 6 ай бұрын

Really something to be proud of. People try to kill each other. Welcome to the club, there have been 600,000,000 before you. But you can't blame him if you have the consciousness of a wallflower!

@yianpap6093 5 ай бұрын

@@masterg2574 That's rue. I saw him talking to a friend of mine once and he indeed seemed super humble.

@stathiszarris3830 Жыл бұрын

Great fighter, great person great teacher, a man with honor ...we salute the Greek soul !!!!

@gamotheos 11 ай бұрын

στάζεις...

@SpartanLeonidas1821 6 ай бұрын

@@gamotheos🤡🤡🤡

@Mackdeal-G- 5 ай бұрын

Μονο μπραβο ΚΑΙ σεβασμό στον μεγαλο αυτον αθλητη αλλα προπάντων ανθρωπο με την χρυση καρδια και ατσαλενια ψυχη..Σαλονικαρα μονο

@Alfamoto8 10 ай бұрын

I came for Zampidis, I stayed for the commentary... Legend...

@user-es5xz2zf1b 8 ай бұрын

0:07 0:07 0:07

@user-es5xz2zf1b 8 ай бұрын

0:07 0:07

@Geo-uq7gs 9 ай бұрын

Mike is a real warrior. I appreciate all the fighters we saw today on this video. They all paid a heavy price to entertain us. Thank you.

@BarbarianAncestry Жыл бұрын

I'm Greek and I was an active Muay Thai practicioner at the time Zambidis was rising. So, there's way more to this man than the video shows. I lived close by, literally in the next area of where his gym is now (my area is called Chalandri, I'm like 3 minutes away by car). There's a few things the video doesn't cover, understandably so, maybe, since focusing on the fights only. One thing that enraged the whole of Greece back in the day is that Gher Kan had insulted and disrespected both him and Greece before the fight, because he was Turkish. This was one of the few times that I saw the media covering a Zambidis fight in my lifetime. The moment Zambidis knocked him out clean was one of the most satisfying things I've ever watched and you could hear the roaring cheers throughout the neighbourhood from all the people watching the fight. Other than that, we have to take into account that in Greece, martials arts are hobbies. Yeah, you heard it right. There's no funding, there's no sponsoring, Greece itself doesn't give a flying f**k about you or your martial arts. So Zambidis was most likely doing this as a secondary thing until he got enough money and fame from his fights. I don't have proof but knowing Greece, I doubt he ever got financial support from the government for doing all these things. To top it all off, he's the NICEST guy you've ever seen. I've seen him a few times around boxing/kickboxing/martial arts events, he's always respectful, always has been a kind guy that's smiling, and contributing to the community. His gym instantly became famous in Athens, just the fact that he opened a gym alone. I used to drive by his gym every day before I leave Greece. I met so many people that started martial arts and stuck to it because they had him as a role model and you couldn't understand how right they are and how much we all admire him. By us, I mean every day normal Greek men, be it in martial arts or not. Also, there's a video of him scaring and chasing two burglars away from his house which is the funniest thing you've ever seen because as soon as they knew who he is they got scared shitless. I wish Greece would promote and support more guys like Mike, I owe him my pride to be Greek in a time where Greece failed all of us, financially, where we were all somewhat ashamed to be called the poorest in Europe, where I (and many others like me) had to leave and live in another country to make ends meet. Edit: When you saw in the videos the height discrepancy between him and his opponents, that's not odd. The guy is TINY, but he hits like a freight truck. If you haven't seen the Buakaw fight, go for it. You'll understand he was up there, even though he lost.

@Mackdeal-G- 5 ай бұрын

Μπραβο ρε αλανι..λιτά απλα συνοπτικα

@user-cl1io4vh6q 3 ай бұрын

how can you types something long like this

@blex5579 3 ай бұрын

greeks, turks...all the same;) just kidding.

@FreakyPhilch Ай бұрын

As a non-Greek person, he just reminds me of Wanderlei Silva. At any point I feel like one could have taken the other’s place and fit in seamlessly. Both of them are absolute brawlers with crazy highlight reels

@Deedeedee214 Ай бұрын

Dude is a pit bull with gloves

@Turco949 11 ай бұрын

I found out about him a little over a decade ago while watching him against Turkish fighters. As a Turk, I respect his warrior spirit and even against some arrogant (Turkish) fighters, he held his composure and fought like a sportsman, no boasting, no name calling no ego. Hell of a fighter, nothing but respect for him. Wish him the best with his family and school.

@elef951 11 ай бұрын

He is a very nice guy,two kids tried to rob his house and unfortunately for them mike was coming home. He told the kids if they try to run he will catch them and give them a beating. He then called the police and all the robbers with mike waited for the police to come. He could have destroyed both of those kids but didn’t want to as its a lesson for both robbers

@tom199077 10 ай бұрын

As a Greek respect to you sir for a fair comment 👏👏

@Turco949 10 ай бұрын

@M P Don't be too hard on him, I am sure he went along with it for PR and image reasons. Every race/nation has bad apples, I'd worry to much about it as that will never change. All Turks are mixed, hardly no one is pure Turk (whatever that might even be?). The land was a melting pot for centuries. I never knew my grandparents on dad's side were from Albania and Romania and mom's side was Georgia and Uzbekistan. Society does a very good job of labeling people based on race, nationality, religion, etc. and as a result segregating people and creating animosity between them because people tend to focus on their differences instead of commonalities.

@cosgrove1981 10 ай бұрын

@@user-nn3gm8nu6preally?😂because of him there are many thugs?nice logic there

@amakrid 10 ай бұрын

@Turco949, it may be of interest to you to know that Zambides is a Karadeniz Rumları. In a way, you are compatriots... 🙂

@thepilgrim7467 5 ай бұрын

Α ρε Μιχάλη μας έκανες περήφανους. Σε αγαπάμε με ότι έχουμε. Τα έδωσες όλα και για την πατρίδα μας 🇬🇷

@georgiosxydis 6 ай бұрын

I can't get enough of his fights!!! True warrior and a very nice guy!!! I wish you all the best for your family and thank you for everything that you have given us!!! 😉

@kostudas1 5 ай бұрын

btw in his life he is calm as peace nobody knows how he do it !!!

@luischacon6439 Жыл бұрын

Never heard of Zambidis And now this is the best video I've ever seen on kickboxing. What a genuine beast!?

@BoogieBubble 2 ай бұрын

@Angelos_92 Ай бұрын

How the hell you never heard of the world champion ? 😂

@oftankoftan Ай бұрын

I'm Ron Burgundy?

@unwaveringdiscipline5489 11 ай бұрын

It's insane how well he did against Buakaw. Even thinking of fighting that man as the smaller person is madness.

@kaifarik21 11 ай бұрын

Exactly a slightly bigger version of iron mike zambidis would win buakaw..

@nuclear9977 11 ай бұрын

@@kaifarik21 zambidis was superb but just not enough firepower against buakaws superkicks.

@kaifarik21 10 ай бұрын

@@nuclear9977 lol those super kicks did not bother enough a small zambo in comparison to buakaw to stop... let's be realistic.. he was just too small for buakaw and nothing more... if he was 10 cm higher and 5 kg heavier buakaw would be lying on the floor... mike was always fighting against 20, 30 cm higher opponents. And Hella heavier than him.. if he was at the same anthropomorphia as buakaw buakaw would be a meal for zambo... I respect buakaw because he won zambidis fair in points.... not like the Japanese k1 judges that favored their athletes while it was obvious their athlete lost

@ragetemplar5104 10 ай бұрын

Dude could you imagine prime mike vs rodtang? I would pay a few months rent to witness that

@kaifarik21 10 ай бұрын

@@ragetemplar5104 indeed 2 super sayan midgets throwing bombs to each other non stop🤣 I really can't tell who would win although am a huge zambo fan...

@radicalgreek99 8 ай бұрын

He makes me proud. I enjoyed watching him fight for decades

@2bsure 5 ай бұрын

A real fighter. No showboating or trash talk, just real kick ass fighting. I first saw a video of him about 15 plus years back. I think his first fight with Chahid is one of the best fights I've ever seen.

@14daroad Жыл бұрын

Mike is awesome, loved K-1 Max, and he was a big part of it, we the fans thank you, Mike, for the great fights you provided us.

@frontierlandfrank5314 Жыл бұрын

Prime K-1, was some of the best combat fighting money could buy at the time. So freaking fun.

@kenhmful Жыл бұрын

@@frontierlandfrank5314 the judges ended my interest in japan k1

@alexshatner3907 Жыл бұрын

I would like to see him fight Canelo

@mlhbly8964 Жыл бұрын

The guy has lost only 24 out of 181 fights and was a legendary legend in this legendary time of kickboxing! Salute!

@80AM. Жыл бұрын

imagine winning 90% of your matches against opponents that are far below your level of skill. complete mismatch-ups his entire career. and when he was up against people of similar talent? he lost. far from legendary status.

@johnjobber2219 Жыл бұрын

@@80AM. He was mediocre at best

@mlhbly8964 Жыл бұрын

@@80AM. your comment is absolutely irrelevant, you can leave my comment section.

@Ravishing_Mr_Perfect Жыл бұрын

@@80AM. i agree. This zambidi is so over rated.

@yudhikristanto827 Жыл бұрын

And only 1 time loose by K.O. Such a monster

@zibifranz2429 6 ай бұрын

Bravo Mike Zambidis!!! Full respect from Poland!!!

@user-fc1gq5xd9e 7 ай бұрын

damn, never seen Zambidis before, these were some power fights

@BoogieBubble 2 ай бұрын

@KingPantocrator Жыл бұрын

I remember the good old days of K1 and K1 Max watching Mike Zambidis fights live on tv, always rooted for him no matter who's the opponent . Mike was like a Greek warrior from antiquity worthy of ancestors like King Leonidas or Achilles

@anthonykargoglou7205 11 ай бұрын

Extra respect to zambidis cause during 99% of his fights he was in a reach and height disadvantage.

@raydiaz9218 10 ай бұрын

But with his height disadvantage it made it easier for him to go to the body

@braveheart4603 3 ай бұрын

There's advantages and disadvantages to both. You train to exploit every physical attribute you have to full advantage and there's advantages to shorter arms like how the actual Mike Tyson could swing hooks wildly at full force but not get off balance and as a consequence could deliver 3, 4, 5 shot combinations at devastating power.

@IstorikosEllin 2 ай бұрын

@@raydiaz9218 while that may be true height makes him extremely vulnerable to kicks, not to mention his short range because the original poster did report it

@procrustes7669 2 ай бұрын

and weight*.. there is a thing in fighting sports called...CUTTING or WEIGHT BULLYING where the likes of Kraus-Kyshenko-Parr-Buakaw-Souwer-Sato-Masato-Kohi-Groenhart-Petrosian-Drago and more are weight in for 5 minutes 70kg and walking at 76-80kg inside the ring(regenerating their wasted water without losing muscle mass) while zambo who was alrdy bloated for his height( moved up 3-4 divisions from 61kg) was walking and fighting at 68,5-69kg... thats a HUGE DISADVANTAGE for naturally smaller guys.

@mcspud 10 ай бұрын

My favourite kickboxer of all time! This video did a great service to him

@DJCompanyOfficial 10 ай бұрын

O δικός μας Iron Mike. Legend! 🇬🇷

@n.8899 11 ай бұрын

In 2012 there was a local MMA fight promotion where Mike Zambidis was the guest star and he was so polite and patient when hundreds of people were asking him to take a photo with him. I remember gently hugging him by the shoulder for the photo and i could feel the most dense muscle i ve ever felt in my life and that was after a year of me training with many jiu jitsu guys and knowing how real strength feels like

@GQLoc 3 ай бұрын

Jiujitsu is so you don't have to fight or find out how good someone is. If you're one on one and you find yourself against a monster like this guy then yeah it could help you or not because he's still a phenom in what he does.

@xpearrow5697 2 ай бұрын

Great. I know that guy train differently

@fjcol Жыл бұрын

Humble in his victories, gracious in his defeats, the sign of a true warrior

@patrickdorsey5449 Жыл бұрын

Humble fighters are never Champions.

@racexine Жыл бұрын

@@patrickdorsey5449 BS!!! Fedor, CroCop, Pacquiao, Khabib, Inoue, Usyk, Bivol?

@patrickdorsey5449 Жыл бұрын

@@racexine Every last one of them have been beaten. MAYWEATHER JON JONES. GERVONTE DAVIS. UNDEFEATED. 🤡Humble fighters are gay. Was Mohamed Ali humble?

@fjcol Жыл бұрын

@@patrickdorsey5449 The connection between being an awesome fighter and clowning around after a victory is not obvious to me.

@svenshaun Жыл бұрын

@@patrickdorsey5449 noob

@annagrigoryan1857 2 ай бұрын

❤ and respect from Armenia ,enjoyed every moment of his fights such a Great Greek Warrior

@Phoenixcaptain46 10 ай бұрын

I had fallen out of watching K-1 for a while, then happened to catch the 2010 World MAX tournament live and was blown away by his skill. Gago Drago also had an amazing knockout on that card. That tournament was absolutely stacked.

@panabanana3973 Жыл бұрын

Zambidis was a generational superstar. He by far dominated and was loved in the arts

@greekmaster1001 Жыл бұрын

Not only a true warrior but also showed respect to all of his opponents

@user-ls7hd7of1v 11 ай бұрын

Tradition of Muay Thai ?

@Mackdeal-G- 5 ай бұрын

Σωστο

@patalexander3702 9 ай бұрын

Fearless Iron Mike, a fighter never to be forgotten, and one of the best fighters ever!

@A.BULETTE 3 ай бұрын

Maximum respect to this humble and excellent fighter!

@joemana416 Жыл бұрын

Mike was an absolute warrior and so humble.

@user-wg2de2wr2d 11 ай бұрын

As a Greek I can say that Zambidis was for sure a phenomenal fighter, but he is a far better person than a warrior! Always smiling, positive, peaceful, modest and big hearted! These qualities are far more important than his brutal fighting skills! I wish him and his family all the best and thank him for the unforgettable moments that he gave us!

@g.g.nonserviam7633 4 ай бұрын

That means to be a Fighter...!!!!.

@thejamesbondshow9754 3 ай бұрын

Spot on mate. He's such a nice man and a true warrior.

@g.g.nonserviam7633 3 ай бұрын

A fighter in the rings, in life. This man never bleeds...maybe one time or two the most ...sorry for my English You say exactly who is Mike Zambidis

@peterdefiori6600 3 ай бұрын

Bellissimo commento, saluti dall'Italia spero di visitare la Grecia 😍👍

@nobodynobody6216 2 ай бұрын

With inner qualities like that....wow...that's what I admire in a person....a greater and the heart of an angel.....no better combination than that.

@stephenbrown5844 10 ай бұрын

What an animal Mike zambidiz is❤, never heard of such a worrier till now,,, long live the legend mick,,, fantastic fights bud,,, top marks in all your bouts mike😊👍👍❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧

@constitution_8939 8 ай бұрын

This was the First time I watched one of these fights or videos of them but this God of a Greek Zambidis Really caught my attention to where I couldn't stop watching this video even though I've Never been interested in Any fighting sports much less Kickboxing but I Loved watching Iron Mike Zambidis Smash these guys down. Glad he got to retire in good health with a wife and family, he Deserves it All!!

@ares8553 Жыл бұрын

He is still to this day, grinding and training and a very humble, wise man. Exceptional athlete, palikari!

@kacklerot Жыл бұрын

Holy crap! This dude was fire! I wouldn't be surprised if his ancient ancestor is Achilles. Dude fights like he's a chainsaw caught on your leg. Awesome fighter!

@BoogieBubble 2 ай бұрын

@CubanRider 9 ай бұрын

What a warrior, the man was fearless on the ring!

@whitneygaulden5590 5 ай бұрын

What am I watching???? How does someone this talented go unnoticed???? Im half way through the video and can honestly say I'm entertained, amazed and disappointed I never heard of this guy. He needs more praise in the world of MMA

@BoogieBubble 2 ай бұрын

@googoo7750 Ай бұрын

Well this is not mma, it's traditional fighting K1 rules a modified version of muay thai no elbows and throwing the opponent is allowed but no points earned. No trash talking no showboating, mma is infected by the money making machine, and k1 was a tournament, fighters fought 3 4 matches in a row to win the title. completely different mindset.

@jackpotter3234 Жыл бұрын

Zambidis went against the odds from the start, going at tall guys but still made the curt he is a legend of this game

@roadlesstraveledd Жыл бұрын

Zambidis fight against Buakaw was absolutely incredible even though he 'lost' ... I LOVED his defense in that fight. highly skilled fighter that deserves all the praise and recognition!!

@TheKanivalos 11 ай бұрын

Bukaw kissed him on his head after the fight recognizing the level of Zambidis fighting skils

@procrustes7669 10 ай бұрын

In an interview back in 2006 Prime buakaw proclaimed zambidis his hardest fight ever.. first time in his career who never had fun fighting someone and instead he had to stay to the gameplan and hold the distance.

@thebig12conference73 10 ай бұрын

This man was a true warrior he left it all pit in the ring. Mike Z was a beast. 87 KO’s The Iron Greek was amazing his t background helped

@RandomYTStuff 8 ай бұрын

Mike is a great one. Deserve that gold at some times.

@eugene7077TheWIZEMAN Жыл бұрын

He's what legends are made of. A true Champion in a "Man's Sport" Congratulations. 👏

@terra2805 Жыл бұрын

He was robbed of success at the highest level more than once which is sad. He deserved to wear that crown. He is not spoken of enough imo so thank you for making this video. He really was a great, technical fighter and what you got from him every time was unbridled violence.

@purebloodheretic4682 Жыл бұрын

There will Never be another one like him!!👊🏻👊🏻

@adambane1719 Жыл бұрын

@@purebloodheretic4682 Yeah, there prolly will tho !

@SebaCufer Жыл бұрын

Yes. His fight with Masato in K1 max 😢

@ronxgalarza6023 Жыл бұрын

@@purebloodheretic4682 uh/ =#=🎉🎉🎉dr rðxx'

@kossllan6144 Жыл бұрын

I Miss him very much..

@papasalami4419 8 ай бұрын

he might not be the bigest but he has the bigest heart im glad i had the opertunity to train at his gym before moving to germany huge respect

@nikitis13 7 ай бұрын

An absolute superhuman. The epitome of battle-hardened.

@Atouk Жыл бұрын

He has a unique physique. Gymnastics gave him an edge with overall strength, flexibility, precision, and coordination. I really like how he doesn't go in for overkill when he knows his opponent is done.

@aokiaoki4238 Жыл бұрын

He has the physique of Mike Tyson

@bodine2537 Жыл бұрын

@@aokiaoki4238 😂😂😂,nobody had Iron Mikes build in his prime, Tyson looked like a body builder in the boxing ring

@XG916 Жыл бұрын

This dude is roided out dumbass

@danielgeci4513 Жыл бұрын

@@aokiaoki4238 are you on hard drugs?

@incredible5587 Жыл бұрын

@@aokiaoki4238 he has the same nickname not physique not even close!!! Tyson Punch in his prime would send him to the underworld!!!

@lalahoo6379 Жыл бұрын

He's indeed one of the GOATs, who's such a phenom so excitingly to watch. A genuine greatest warrior.

@dazuk1969 6 ай бұрын

Never heard of Mike Zambidis before...what a badass he was eh. Someone like Mike is your worst nightmare in the ring. But I bet he is a lovely fella if you met him outside of it.

@BoogieBubble 2 ай бұрын

@konstantinbarin833 8 ай бұрын

Big respect to Mike!!!

@TheKanivalos 11 ай бұрын

Its shocking how many people did now know about IRON MIKE until your video! Thank you for making our hero in Greece well known to the rest of the world. Zambidis was not only a legend of his game but also a great and humble human beeing , we Greeks can confirm to you all the greatness of his personality. We still love him so much! Also his fight vs Chahid will stay in history as the best kickboxing fight (if not all martial arts ). Its in this video thankfully but you can check the full fight somewhere and you will agree with me. Congraz for this insane video on our goat!

@chinareal3594 6 ай бұрын

Reminds me of the OG Iron Mike..

@sampetersson5887 6 ай бұрын

Iron mike is mike tyson

@nikkimakropoulos 3 ай бұрын

My dad boxed half of his life from childhood to early adulthood and took deep inspiration from Anton Christoforidis. It should also be noted that modern boxing is heavily based off of Ancient Greek Boxing which is why modern boxing is officially listed as the "descendant art" of Ancient Greek Boxing 💪🏻🇬🇷

@BoogieBubble 2 ай бұрын

Γεια σου ρε φίλε. Σπαμάρω αυτό τον αγώνα πού λες σε όσους γράφουν ότι βλέπουν πρώτη φορά που τον Μιχάλη. Και όλοι μου απαντάνε wow μετά 😂😂. Παθαίνουν πλάκα

@michellerobinson7639 Жыл бұрын

My God this dude is almost a pure boxer this is insane

@alexshatner3907 Жыл бұрын

I would like to see him fight Canelo

@James-sc1lz 10 ай бұрын

Surprised I never heard of him. I’d say he is one of the best fighters I’ve seen. Amazing strength, speed and stamina. Lethal in the ring.

@BoogieBubble 2 ай бұрын

@user-ej3me6vj8y 10 ай бұрын

A true warrior in my eyes tough as nails. No showing of bragging nothing just a beast dangerous fighter unreal.

@Old299dfk Жыл бұрын

A true Spartan. I would not be surprised to learn he is the descendant of one of the lads who fought at Thermopylae.

@aeschylusgela1773 10 ай бұрын

Zampidis is athenian . Is funny that you call him a true spartan , the biggest rivals of them ! 😂

@lastStand20 10 ай бұрын

@@aeschylusgela1773 half of Greece population lives in Athens today. They can be descendants of people that lived anywhere in Greece after 2500 years. Now lets check again what is funny

@aeschylusgela1773 10 ай бұрын

@@lastStand20 10.500.000 population of Greece and only 3.500.000 lives in athens . This is the 1/3 , not the half

@lastStand20 10 ай бұрын

@@aeschylusgela1773 I live in Greece and in Athens, I guess i know better. I guess you get informed by wikipedia,.,,,But even if it was like you said, my argument is still valid and your is the funny one for even more reasons than that one

@Nick-wh4jt 10 ай бұрын

@@aeschylusgela1773 Re mounopano there's no Spartan or Athenian now, we all assimilated into one and nothing in this world could make me more proud than to say I am related by blood the same blood that is in the Earth in the ground in my beautiful Hellas. GFY

@justiceforall3973 Жыл бұрын

Never heard of this warrior, but, man, he is LEGEND! Holy cow! 🤯

@alexshatner3907 Жыл бұрын

I would like to see him fight Canelo

@BoogieBubble 2 ай бұрын

@bradbrown5659 7 ай бұрын

I absolutely loved it when Mike knocked out the guy who threw water on him. what comes around goes around . great fighter.

@carlbutchwebster7210 7 ай бұрын

This man is a legend and true fighter big respect for the great entertainment he gave all who followed him 👏

@SKYSAW59 Жыл бұрын

Absolute LEGEND! One of the greatest of all time. Shameful Japanese cheating robbed him of those 2 vital decisions!

@solomonekatah9211 Жыл бұрын

I love kick boxing but surprised I never heard about Mike until this video. At just 5'6" he is one of the hardest, if not the hardest hitters I've ever seen. I appreciate this documentary on Zambidis.

@steveboone5480 8 ай бұрын

Same here I feel like I've been cheated!!!!

@augustharlacher5660 6 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this video! Nicely put together of a true warrior! Mike had a lot of heart, and a great run in the top ranks! GOD BLESS! GOOD FOR YOU MIKE!

@tennisjiujitsu 6 ай бұрын

I remember watching him in high school when K1 was not very popular in the US. He blew my mind with his strikes and combinations. Ive never seen flying knees knock someone out on tv before. Glad he has a family now.

@roberttamatea1996 11 ай бұрын

This Guy is a Phenomenon. Truely one of the Best in the world. And by far one of my Top favourite Fighters a true Phenomenon. Mike is a Machine

@cobratoxic 6 ай бұрын

Man I miss so much K-1 20 YEARS ago k-1 was the reason for me to love marcial arts, I didnt miss on single fight, and mike was a true warrior !!

@jefftucker7879 5 ай бұрын

Yes he had devastating punching power and accurecy, not once has anyone mentioned how tight his defense was to get thru. And counter punching, off the charts, but let talk about his defense, i believe he was the best at all of those things and humble family man on top of all that. 👏👏

@disuoshodi8569 11 ай бұрын

This is one of the best highlights I've ever watched. God bless you for sharing and Mike for being a true Legend 🙌 🙏

@robertnedeljkovic7206 Жыл бұрын

A true spartan warrior. I will remember you for the rest of my life.

@kungfuhustle6363 11 ай бұрын

No you wont

@NpgSymboL 11 ай бұрын

Yes he will

@Ptolemy336VV 10 ай бұрын

@@kungfuhustle6363 I will, and I don't even care about the sports so much. zambidis is a incredible fighter and also wonderful to look at. how can someone be 10-20-30cm smaller and lighter, and yet dropping countless of bodies. Seriously. Try to fight someone 30cm taller than you. You have to be ruthless and focused in mindset and on top of your game to overcome the gap

@BoogieBubble 2 ай бұрын

@Pixel3 3 ай бұрын

With my many years living in the West, I can attest that Greeks are honorable people who will engage in fair fights. I respect my Greek brothers for upholding dignity and integrity. From Kandahar with Love.

@joerosa170 9 ай бұрын

Greetings from America. Great video Mike is a true warrior and a class act. What an amazing career.

@wanglee21 Жыл бұрын

I give him much respect. He did deserve the top title that was robbed from him a few times.

@georgeparkin4420 11 ай бұрын

I can’t believe I never heard of him before this video. What a gentleman as well as awesome fighter. Full respect to this so guy.

@flipsvaldes8325 9 ай бұрын

One of the best to ever do it, this guy is power embodied in a man.

@PR4U2NV 10 ай бұрын

Good to know he retired in good health.. Always looked forward to seeing him fight.

@yeti8it396 11 ай бұрын

Having watched Mike in as many fights as I could I nick named him the Greek Bull Dog and a few other names. SUCH a powerful Kickboxer !

@bexxonthebeat9981 Жыл бұрын

Despite the obvious mismatches, he still performed exceptionally.. with confidence. Amazing

@h0rk3d Жыл бұрын

Yeah, what a man . . .

@ab-ip5bc Жыл бұрын

No mismatch he fight with all he got

@bio-plasmictoad5311 Жыл бұрын

He was just that good.

@user-xs8vj8xp6z Жыл бұрын

mismatch lmao its weight classes lol

@MsBlablablum Жыл бұрын

@@user-xs8vj8xp6z its typical UFC fan boy McDonald eating warrior dont worry about him

@breadring 8 ай бұрын

First time I have seen this fighter and wow what a fighter he is/was, all these years and I never knew of him.

@ralphgriffin2785 10 ай бұрын

Absolute badass…reminds me a lot of our own Alex Volkanovski here in Aus…respect..

@SpartanLeonidas1821 6 ай бұрын

He is also part Greek!

@Fckcommies Жыл бұрын

Things I love about this channel is, the depth into the person's career wins and loses and still giving respect where its do to the opponents.

@sp00ky313 Жыл бұрын

Man I love his combos. What a machine. Great technique, power, speed and combinations.

@kostudas1 5 ай бұрын

and in his life he is calm as peace !!!

@sp00ky313 5 ай бұрын

@@kostudas1 idk about his personal life. Seen some of his recent photos and it looks like the supplement regime stayed the same 🤣

@user-le4bt9gx6w 10 ай бұрын

Respect to Mike`s greatness !

@xxxxbigrich5752 Жыл бұрын

He was a devastating killa in the ring. I had the pleasure of watching one of his fights and K-1 when I was in the Navy and that’s how I became of fan! You could actually hear his punches where I was sitting at. (I was in the 5th row) let me tell you it was awesome. So glad he’s doing well.

@brandonrandall3861 Жыл бұрын

Yea his punches are hard

@dannylujan3619 Жыл бұрын

Your navy training provided you with some skills. I went to school with Musk(navy)...

@DONBOYMAEID 8 ай бұрын

He was almost perfect in everything except kicking and defense against kicks and knees. But his accuracy, power, pace were on another level

@Swiatoikadr 10 ай бұрын

Great video. I have not known him before. One of the best warriors in history.

@JayRoc17 Жыл бұрын

I can't believe at 5''6 his ability to close distance and find range against much taller and longer opponents!!! Absolutely amazing!!!

@elef951 11 ай бұрын

He is shorter than 5.6,maybe 5.4

@Proud2bGreek1 10 ай бұрын

@@elef951 167cm ύψος έχει.

@rodrigomaravilla321 Жыл бұрын

It’s like he builds his K.O meter and just releases it with a perfectly accurate strike right on time. The ambient energy of the fight when he knocks them out too is something else, his warrior mode deactivates and he goes off to look for next worthy opponent

@Ali-ei3nk 4 ай бұрын

One of the best, I love you Mike !

@mtmadigan82 Ай бұрын

Never heard of this cat before. I don't know why not, this is insane. I'm only half through and its a highlight reel that keeps getting better.

@drift903 Жыл бұрын

He was my favorite and most exciting fighter despite of never won K1 tittle. True worrier and putting everything on the line.

@Wolf9of9Odin 11 ай бұрын

Truly impressive career. Guy was a beast and made his ancestors proud.

@MotoJB 7 ай бұрын

Been a fan for a long time. This was a great reminder!

@ultrasonic953 Жыл бұрын

I didn't know about Zambidis.. glad he is healthy and happy teaching .. great legend

@elizabethandeldinkamberovi1929 Жыл бұрын

I remember watching this dude on TV on K1 late nights in early 2000s, was always a tank! Respect.

@MrCpolzin Жыл бұрын

Jacked up as faaark lol. I miss Schiavello and Mark the Hammer. John Wayne Parr and many more. Chopper Chapman, Mark Hunt.. Oh the good old dayz...

@mrEz87 Жыл бұрын

Schiavello made these guys even better haha.

@elizabethandeldinkamberovi1929 Жыл бұрын

@@MrCpolzin remember Michael McDonald and Carter and Duke Rufus? The HW's were always the main attraction, Mike Z was literally like the only little guy they ever showed.

@MrCpolzin Жыл бұрын

@@elizabethandeldinkamberovi1929 Carter Williams and Duke Rufous. Yes indeed I do ! Being from Australia though I used to mainly watch K1 Oceania fights. Mike Z was a little man but you know what they say, 'cocaine's a hell of a drug' lol.

@elizabethandeldinkamberovi1929 Жыл бұрын

@@MrCpolzin Bro you must be happy with what Izzy just did to Alex this weekend huh? What a insane knockout that was huh

@jeffespi8233 6 ай бұрын

I never heard of him either and he's one of the greatest. He fought like the "Axe Murderer".

@zolkin7742 8 ай бұрын

Amazing fighter !

@inthegarage342 11 ай бұрын

How in the world have i never heard of this guy. Gotta be some of the best boughts I've seen in a decade.

@Orbitaga 11 ай бұрын

never too late. Mike was a beast!

@BoogieBubble 2 ай бұрын

@inthegarage342 2 ай бұрын

@@BoogieBubble OMG!! What a fight. That left kick to the cheek was brutal. Thanks so much for the recommendation.

@BoogieBubble 2 ай бұрын

@@inthegarage342 My pleasure my friend! I knew you would love it! Full scale war. Respect to both fighters. Beasts!

@BoogieBubble 2 ай бұрын

Sorry to bother you again. You should check the fight with Kozo Takeda as well. A very good Japanese fighter back in the day that stood his ground against Buakaw. It is a more technical fight , but it showcases the speed and power of Mike and i think it was not shown in this video. Also killer superman punch!!Type "Mike Zambidis vs Kozo Takeda k1" and choose the 15 min video , better quality.

@davidmcgahan5328 Жыл бұрын

Way to go Mike you had a awesome career and a beautiful family. God bless you and your family.

@ianbarbaros2248 10 ай бұрын

Zambidis one of the greatest gentlemen i have ever seen in all sports a true aristocrat of the rings. Its ashame his fight against Giorgio Petrosyan the greatest kickboxer of all time is not in the documentary. Unsurprisingly Mike was robbed again