I WAS THERE! Salah, my all time favourite popper got owned by a dancer who doesn't use any tricks.. I would almost say, pure dance from the heart. BRUCE, hands down!

1st song - traffic jammer - bar kays 2nd song - when i hear music - debbie deb

Bruuuce, man j'ai failli avoir u naret cardiaque ! T'es un ouuf, t'as pas rouillé, t'es MAGNIFIQUE !

Bruce is the best to ever pop, period.

From the TOP 5 dancers of the world. Both can win on each others.. However, Bruce killed this battle!!

This is the best battle i've ever seen unless someone can prove me wrong. I dont think Salah was doing his best but Bruce was fantastic! Their both my favourite dancers. Salah is my favourite but Bruce destroyed his winning spree in this match. 1st song - Bar kays-Traffic Jammer 2nd song - Debbie Deb - When I Hear Music

Bruce still heavily underrated.

woah man... I love this battle!! Both are great but I have to admit that Bruce win this one eventhough I'm Salah's fan.

2007 salah was like a god amongs boys and bruce somehow, someway beated peak salah. wow. to this day this battle is legendary

Rocked Traffic Jammer and the Bar Kays in general for well over a decade because of this set. Pure class

SONGS HERE : 1st song : The Bar-kays - Traffic Jammer 2nd song : Debbie deb - When I hear music (probably the remix) you can find these two songs in youtube

10 years later, still Bruce! #ykanji

Salah & Bruce are best friends, so this wasn´t a battle for them. This two guys are in the best 5 popper from the world. Was like the backyard bbq on sunday; no matter who won, only enjoy them ;-)

Watch the footwork- Bruce is a dancer. Salah is a "performer". I prefer dancing. But performing is important too! Great to watch both!

Bruce robot walk. The timing with the beat kicking in. Highlight for me.

bruce won the battle !! I was there live ! incredible show !!

It doesn't matter how salah progresses anymore. He has already reached that level in which it's all comes down to the moment in dance. And just like any dancers (human for that matter) have ups and downs. This moment in time was simply devoted to Bruce and well deserved if you ask me. Btw, I was there! It was CRAZIII!

BRUCE TIENE LO QUE LE FALTA A MUCHOS AL BAILAR Q ES RITMO DA GUSTO VERLO BAILAR , LOS OTROS SERAN AGILES PERO HASTA AHI NO MAS, BRUCE LE PONE ARTE AL BAILE Y EL ARTE SIEMPRE SE DISFRUTA

U R the best popper in the whole world BRUCE YKANJI ^_^ You are a legend and miracle ^_*

QFT !! .. well said Serraboi.. both wat beyond most .. Bruce has been rocking and shocking for nearly a decade ..

the best one 1 on 1 battle i've seen so far... bruce deserves it...

I love the poppers, i love da moves,i love the tunes and i love this video.

the two of 'em are amazing but in this battle Bruce killed it

Bruce Ykanji the best EVER and he won this battle sure

Probably one of the better one on one battles Salah has been in. It's evenly matched in this footage. Dope ish...

DOPE battle of two incredible dancers!!

U can see that Bruce has much respect for Salah (and vice versa) which he shows every now and then by cheering Salah when he comes on strong. But perhaps the clearest is @ 3:28 when he is about to do one of Salahs trademark moves "lifting his shirt to reveal his insane stomach as if he was only to wipe the sweat from his forehead" but then doesnt finish the move ending his turn while making a statement and suggesting to Salah to keep strickly with in the context of poppin.

Bruce rocked that fuckin beat. Showed absolutely no fear even though we all know he's already a badass.

Bruce won the entire Popping contest in this.. he is the man! but all of them are the best

bruce feets are magics !

nuff love for these 2.....they should team up together and take over the world

bruce is one of the best dancers, and salah too but i think this round goes to Bruce ! gogo Bruce Ykanji

how could you tell if you've seen salah's back almost all the time? it was a tight battle. Bruce is very funky and has great moves, his waves are one of a kind. And salah is an excellent popper that uses many tricks, mostly because he's not just a dancer, he's an artist.

That video was taken in Düsseldorf/Germany. Bruce and Salah are known there for years and many of the people there took classes by both of them. Both are very resprected dancers(!) in the german dance scene so i doubt anyone was really biased, just prefered Bruce's style over Salah's and i think that's ok.

yo bruce took that HANDS DOWN! salah is an awesome dancer don't get me wrong im a salah fan too. but bruce's musicality was on POINT!

No one killed anyone. It was a Win Win for everybody. Both are awesome at what they try to do. This probably one of the best videos featuring Salah and Bruce.

Man Bruce Got That Oldskool Flava!

i notice neither of them did any diss moves at each other. It's a sign of respect for one another i hope. Keep the rival going. you both are great. BRUCE GOT THIS ONE. I score it 10 for bruce. 8.5 for Salah!

The hands at 4:45 couldn't be anymore perfect.

Bruce was feelin that first set, silky smooth.

I think Salah just found his match. This Bruce guy does have a unique style and just pulled off some great moves that I would have expected Salah to have found. Salah has a well deserved rep though. That will be hard to beat or match. Great stuff from both guys!

estas pistas me motivan a seguir siendo seguidor del popping e igual los que lo bailan

Bruce el magnifico, el presidente, el che, el everything LOL Bruce est tout puissant tout simplement !!!!

two legends...

Salah Is One Of The Best And Bruce Demolished Him! GOOO BRUCE!!!

They're both so amazing!

bruce is a fucking legend, he's a dancer in every way. mad respect for salah and bruce.

los dos son increíbles

Bruce......way to much power......GODDAMN

Bruce's rounds were two of the best I'd ever seen. His footwork/gliding is DOPE. I remember admiring even around the time of Juste Debout 2003/4. I think that Salah can't help but be freestyle and less "pure" popping; it is his personality. At least, based on Bruce's rounds being so much.. cleaner - some people said "purer". He got into the songs so much better, I think. Got into HIMSELF much better. Salah tried to entertain, meaning, got OUTSIDE himself.

Oh WOW!! One of the best battles ever!! Very close man, they both have very different styles of popping. They should form a group together for JD next time! SICK!

Bruce vs Walid is a Legendary Battle.

Footwork focus FOCUS..!!! Smooth

the song @ 2:23 is the instrumental to Debbie Deb - When i hear music

Good Battle ... i see why Bruce won.. Salah's dope thought too.

@stetuan55 the song is " when i hear music" by debbie deb

yo salah and bruce are ones of the best original poppers around now! So great battle!

First time I saw salah being so full of being a popper rather than a trickster. :)

All I can Say is OH MY GOD unbelievable, best battle ever.

They were both on point. Bruce's spin at 3:20 was the spotlight for me, but they both killed it

I agree to this. To be honest with you, I respect those that use more of their lower body more-so than their upper. A lot of poppers use the upper body (which - of course - is very easy to manage). Kite is power and unique for this (as well as Bruce for utilizing his gliding movement with his upper body).

Bruce took round 1 by quite a bit. round two was still Bruce's but it was closer. Love them both

I don't agree that Salah is the superior dancer at all, i used to love Salah, but now, his stuff doesn't impress me, he does the same stuff in all his dance battles, with Bruce, he is completely versatile, every move links with flow, originality and best of all.. Style! Bruce is by far the best dancer around and Salah didn't see it coming and LOST, respect to my main man Bruce Ykanji

salah always change his style ..but i like his style in 2006 Bruce got some crazy thing man

Salah, as I've seen, is pretty hit and miss. A lot of the time his performances aren't fantastic. I mean, he's sick, but the majority of what I've seen doesn't really show his best. Bruce killed it, without a doubt.

omg that spin was 2 crazy..

Pablossoyos is 100% correct, you cannot see Salah as well in this video because of the angle. I have actually seen both of them dance better, so it is hard to say who would beat who on a consistent basis. My hat is off to both of them!!

First song: Traffic Jammer - Barkays Second Song: When I hear music - Debbie Dub

theshow1234 that is dead on Bruce will kill it when he is more experienced, i love his accuracy with timing also more tuts more strobing and he will have the total package

damn both poppers r fuckn sick... bruce is a savage and salah is a master at gettn the crowd his style is dope

Wow. I could watch these two battle all day! But for me i like salah a little more in this one. Especially that trick at the end, crazy...

From an amateurish but unprejudiced standpoint, Salah's moves impacted me more than Bruce's, though many are annuciating that Bruce won. I feel Salah's just more flexible and less rigid prior to this battle. If anyone can get an affirmation to the REAL scores, it would be helpful. As for the closure, Salah obviously took the lead. Both rock, but Salah = wow.

nice to see some more of bruce popping

salah wins this easily (though he did not show it all) ... he is arguably the best dancer in history... I've never seen someone better or more talented.

First Song is: Barkays - Trafic Jammer Second Song is: When I Hear Music - Debbie Deb

i have no words for this (except that line).

the second song isn't ida corr but debbie deb with the same title when i hear the music, but i think the basis (i mean song without vocal) isn't her or ida as well:) i'm looking 4 instr, hlp pls :)

bruce deserve a respect because he never make the battle ! he just dance for the fun ! bruce is not a new dancer , it's a old school dancer at paris and organizer of juste debout!!

Love Them Both !!!! The DanceFlor Was Bum Bum Bum !!!

this is one of the best video's we all gonna see

He got nervous, Bruce's a monster.. even for Salah, Bruce clean style and superb dancing inside the music ;-)

good battle, tough to find lotsa vids of ykanji but hes been at it for awhile

Bruce is very good with coordination. Salah seemed not as tight as Bruce. But Salah got something else: artistic and creative moves that show wit and taste.

Even if you don't like these guys styles, they bring so much energy to a battle you gotta love 'em. Bruce chewed Salah this time.

welcome ! yeah, the 80's music the hardest to find but i grew up in that era so i have a slight advantage. enjoy!

Yea I agree with you... Bruce had a totally different style. Salah didn't pull out some of the moves that he should have to win. All good though.. was a good battle.

This was an awesome battle, I can't really say who won, both dancers killed it. Very entertaining

2 livin legends doin it!!

bruce t'es le meilleur, t'as pas rouillé mec !! !SISISISISI

wow this is the 1st time i wasnt only watching salah that other guy was amazing.

I have the impression people think that bruce is a stranger!! so i want to clarify that , bruce is a old school dancer and are respected in france! it's like mr wiggle , pop'n'taco ,pete for the usa! in france we have bruce , walid , fox...

Bruce won. The judges thought it was a draw after these two rounds, but after the extra round they gave it to Bruce. I personally think, he already won after two rounds, but I guess the judges wanted to give the crowd an extra treat.

The thing with Salah is... even if he loses, and i know he does...... he's human, he always makes an account for himself.

For total originality...Bruce by far..with no tricks...Bruce...flow and constant movement...bruce...i love Salah, but Bruce is by far the better dancer..Bruce takes the win

This battle is wicked!

Bruce took it imo. From 3:14 to 3:25 nobody can survive this.

I'm sure that was the first time that he really had competition amongst the crowd, they were going nuts for Bruce too. Couldn't have said it better myself.

i like bruce's style and i envy it to death, but i do agree with you in the area about him being commercial. his popping style is more of what you would see on MTV, but it's still cool. peace

he must come to holland and show the people whats dancing is like, because this man can dance ouwe, hehehe much respect

Best battle of all fucking time. U can't make this up. 2 legends at there Best