Minnesota Fats vs U J Puckett Legends of Pocket Billiards is a classic retro match between the two legends. See more retro pocket billiards at www.InsidePOOL.tv and The Billiards Channel on Roku.
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@gretzkyz Жыл бұрын
This is amazing. I've actually never seen Minnesota Fats play before. It's like 2 guys in a bar playing pool over a couple beers. So chill and relaxed. Thanks for sharing.
@mikes.6985 Жыл бұрын
Can't find a bar to shoot pool and have a few beers these days without some dumb ass shooting up the place killing innocent people 🙄👎🙄👎. This world is going to hell in a hand basket 🙄👎🙄👎🙄👎🙄👎.
@JamesJackson-ot5oi Жыл бұрын
Me either heard of him alot
@VolkXue Жыл бұрын
Fats was a great player and a hell of an entertainer but if i had to put my money on someone from this era it would be Willie Mosconi or Irving Crane
@ThisTheBreaks Жыл бұрын
I can name atleast 10 players that would beat fats nowadays. Today's game is levels higher.
@VolkXue Жыл бұрын
@@ThisTheBreaks i can name 10 players than that could beat Fats lol Hell of an entertainer but standing next to guys like Masconi or the Deacon... Come on lol
@danielmartens156 Жыл бұрын
Great to see the players interacting like real people. Unlike today. Makes the whole experience better.
@-The-Darkside Жыл бұрын
Hey but at least they wear grip gloves and shit to hit balls now... Todays players are like robots. The characters are what makes a sport popular.
@neuvocastezero18388 ай бұрын
This is one of the most exhibitionist of all exhibition matches tbf.
@aaronh2503 ай бұрын
@@-The-Darkside pretty sure they still use cue's to hit balls even today, the gloves are just to avoid having to use powder and every player is definitely distinct. imagine playing tennis today with a wooden racquet to avoid being called a robot. censorships and sponsorships, now that's something to look into!
@thesteverАй бұрын
Idk, its kinda entertaining but i would not wanna hear Fats running his mouth for the whole duration of a match. All of the players who are "characters" - Strickland, Sigel, etc tend to be full of too much bravado when theyre up, and they just whine when theyre down
@LV_FUD803 жыл бұрын
This match was from 1984. I remember watching it live. Fats had his final notable TV appearance in October of that year, where he finally beat his longtime rival Willie Mosconi.
@deborahchesser73753 жыл бұрын
Those were my favorite opponents, Minnesota and Mosconi
@jazzmanchgo2 жыл бұрын
Is that Fats-Mosconi match available anywhere? The only ones I can find are the better-known ones in which Mosconi defeated Fats pretty easily.
@paulrodgers5559 Жыл бұрын
@@jazzmanchgo No. It isn't available cuz fats never actually beat Mosconi , ever. It never happened , except in the mind of a ding dong.
@Man-cv5ws Жыл бұрын
@@paulrodgers5559your wrong
@katyalacrua67932 жыл бұрын
What a pleasure to watch this in 2022. Discover Minnesota Fats from The Hustler 1961 movie.
@daviddeconinck499 Жыл бұрын
Hustler is my favorite all time movie. I've seen it over 200x
@daviddeconinck499 Жыл бұрын
THE Hustler
@Ascrappy1 Жыл бұрын
I am soooo proud to have watched Fats play my Grandfather when i was just 7 years old at a River Grove IL. Tavern. (Just playing on a Saturday night) He was so charismatic. I wish i had an iPhone back then to record it. “Only my memory”.
@mikewood8561 Жыл бұрын
I remember as a kid loving Minnesota Fats and Mosconie. At the time, Johnny Archer was just coming up. He was number 1 and I just wanted to be him and get to play these legends. I went to work, playing everyday, my dad bought me a table. Then outta high school I joined the military and that became a life lesson in pool halls and bars. I made so much money playing pool in the Navy. Then I got out and I'd became an alcoholic, which ruined my chances of going on the pro tour or anything else. I'm now 8 years sober but 51 years old and haven't touched a cue stick in 10 years. Still love watching these guys though.
@tunatuna6723 Жыл бұрын
8 years in recovery is something you should be incredibly proud of--don't let the soul-sucking inner demons of regret and self-criticism sabotage the notion that you worked HARD to get here--many others don't make it at all. You've beaten the odds! Work your system, engage your friends/sponsors/meetings, and SMILE! ---because life is beautiful, and you're still here! Then, find your old cue, stretch a bit, and find a local table. It'll seem as if you never left. Proud of ya!
@therealrobrub Жыл бұрын
Get back to playing. At an alcohol free establishment if need be.
@stevesmith21712 ай бұрын
Being able to share this is a huge thing. You're not ashamed and are willing to share and help others. Bravo
@KevboKev3 жыл бұрын
What amazes me while watching Fats is that he draws the cue back only twice. Complete confidence in every one of his shots. Really amazing to watch!
@BlackInventorsShowcase8 ай бұрын
It’s that gamblers confidence. If he doesn’t pot the ball than oh well that’s how the cards were dealt. The upside is that it gives you flawless confidence which makes your aim better.
@neuvocastezero18388 ай бұрын
He also aims without bending at the waist, pretty impressive technique.
@andybenderowski60868 ай бұрын
That’s a hustler’s confidence.He didn’t play much safety either.Great match to watch.Also noticed Tucker shot motion’s got some kinda twitch just before the shot.Nobody plays like that anymore.Pool’s too academic
@FellowOfHammer7 ай бұрын
@@andybenderowski6086You made a good point, even going outdoors fishing hunting ect, everything is too academic these days, totally sucks the fun out.
@thesteverАй бұрын
Anyone know if pockets were bigger back then or something? my mind cant comprehend how his aim is so dead on when he appears to just wack it without much thought or even bending over
@demon22slayer4 жыл бұрын
absolutely love watching the old players play!! I'm 43 I learned to shoot pool at around 10 from my father who was an amazing player. this brings back memories. thank you for posting this
@5000rgb2 жыл бұрын
The old guys seemed to have more personality. The New guys are amazing players but not as entertaining.
@demon22slayer2 жыл бұрын
@@5000rgb exactly!!! the old school was better in many walks of life
@tjtruth4793 Жыл бұрын
Grew up playing w my pops too, best memories with my dad are playing pool and learning angles. Angles help in all of life.
@kingstaff48 жыл бұрын
Thanks for these old matches. Really a treat to watch. Blows me away how well these two old legends are playing. These are old men here. Half of those commenting, aren't taking that into consideration.
@Jplent15 жыл бұрын
Fats doesn't come off "old." More like a wise guy. I saw him in Reno. He was great!
@poolfool_from_Ohio5 жыл бұрын
And you think is old guys can shot ? Try me
@stevecolley67505 жыл бұрын
@@poolfool_from_Ohio You just can't speak English.
@m420372 жыл бұрын
@@stevecolley6750 is a troll
@mercoid Жыл бұрын
Half of those commenting here weren’t even alive when this was first broadcast. Fats was handling a pool cue since the 1920’s
@robmorrison1043 Жыл бұрын
Say what you want about Fats, but that 1st run out and bank shot was impressive!
@neilpuckett3595 жыл бұрын
When ESPN was worth watching.
@JohnS-il1dr2 жыл бұрын
Yup, before the politics and virtue signaling
@mickeyhelms3578 Жыл бұрын
Yes before politics took it over
@broken1965 Жыл бұрын
Yep
@63002 Жыл бұрын
It's not ESPN now it's how can we get less white and 🇺🇸 can we get network
@dennisb-trains23 Жыл бұрын
Amen to that
@danilojones71935 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed watching this whole match from start to finish it was Great to watch some Legends play and laugh, and talk, and compete, love it😁
@Jaysin55065 жыл бұрын
Your racist
@user-uv6fo5ne2x5 жыл бұрын
Danilo Jones .;
@Jaysin55065 жыл бұрын
@@user-uv6fo5ne2x Don't call me that, I knew you were a racist, paybacks like wet water
@airman200120014 жыл бұрын
It's such a talent to be able to play and talk at the same time. if you ever play with old school players you learn about the talk hustle. I play a guy not old, mid 50's and he just does not shut up, he plays pool and tells stories, if not stories jokes, you look up and notice your down, not even realizing until you get home that you've been talked out of every crucial shot you've taken all afternoon. I hate playing talkers.
@Entropy1064 жыл бұрын
Dude you’re racist
@WillieDines15 жыл бұрын
I couldn't stop laughing at Fats saying, "I've robbed every Greek from here to Zanzibar" lol
@wombra83143 жыл бұрын
🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@Hithere-ek4qt Жыл бұрын
Just more bullshit from a champion bullshitter
@Brainbuster Жыл бұрын
37:13 *Mark the time.*
@dennisb-trains23 Жыл бұрын
I remember watching Minnesota Fats in the early ESPN days and it was fantastic 👏
@gregorcollins Жыл бұрын
To see these two athletes go head to head in one of the most dramatic battles in sports history is pretty thrilling!
@davidmellish3295 Жыл бұрын
Athletes 😂 😂 😂 come on!!! Never heard of Fats been called an Athlete before
@gregorcollins Жыл бұрын
@@davidmellish3295 well he’s been called a chalk-lete many times once by president eisenhauer
@andybenderowski60868 ай бұрын
Calling them athletes is a bit overkill as far as I see it😂😂
@FellowOfHammer7 ай бұрын
@andybenderowski6086 The best one was a quote by earl Strickland, he said "I'm one of the greatest athletes that's ever been born" 😂😂😂
@cdubs9918 Жыл бұрын
For those who dont play Pool...the shot he makes at 4:00 is amazing.
@corky5928 Жыл бұрын
Lmao… for anyone that plays pool, that’s an elementary bank shot. If he’d banked it back into the side pocket I’d give it a nod. Go watch Reyes/Daulton 2015 Derby City classic Bank pool and get back to me.
@christiana8820 Жыл бұрын
Shot at 16:18 is the ace shot of the games...
@corky5928 Жыл бұрын
Even a blind hog can find an acorn once in awhile.
@henrywhenryw812 Жыл бұрын
Perfect shot
@TimothyCobain Жыл бұрын
I love how he left himself the bank on purpose instead of shooting it straight up. 😂
@ONEpocketKID219 жыл бұрын
Really nice match....that 5 off the back of the 7 was such a great shot.
@wombra83145 жыл бұрын
ONEPOCKETKID21 ✊️
@victoelguerrero Жыл бұрын
Sitting here in Austin, TX watching this game with UJ's great nephew, Chug La France (one hell of a pool player himself BTW). TALKING ABOUT NOSTALGIC!! $5000.00 IN 1976 WAS THE equivalent of about $23,000.00!! A GAME!!! A GAME BRO!! That's crazy!¡
@markokarko38 минут бұрын
not really, in 76 you could buy decent house for 20000 in my area which was 4x 5000, now you cant buy a house 460 000.00 which is 20x 23000
@NoNo-xg5zi7 жыл бұрын
This was so much fun to watch! Makes me want to see it again!
@wombra83145 жыл бұрын
the pink striped 7 ball looks sooooo cool!
@user-sz1nt4rc7i5 ай бұрын
This guy is a legend, once and a while you could watch pool on TV. back in the day and Minnesota Fats was an entertainer with big skills.
@79steelymatt7 жыл бұрын
Wow these are two awesome talents and also entertainers
@floridapmi Жыл бұрын
Spent a morning with Fats once in his hotel in Nashville having breakfast and just hanging out, really nice guy totally different than what he was like on tv.
@glenngesell8306 Жыл бұрын
I met him as a kid going down an elevator in Springfield ILLINOIS, very nice man, love his talking during matches
@mrquicky9 жыл бұрын
Who in the world would thumb down this match? So many amazing shots. This is definitely one of the best matches I've ever seen. Up there with Ronnie O'Sullivan maximums.
@InsidePOOLmag9 жыл бұрын
mrquicky There are a lot of haters out there. They can't stop us or insidepool . nothing can .thanks for your support and checking out these classic videos.....my friend.
@blakeyon2asd9 жыл бұрын
***** He was a money player, he could make more in a night of gambling than most could in a week of tournament play.
@blakeyon2asd9 жыл бұрын
***** Yeah but if you spend any time around pool halls you'll know that you don't have to be good to win, or even better than the other person. Get the right handicap on any game from a player and you're in the money.
@theherbilgerbil20298 жыл бұрын
+mrquicky ronnie o'sullivan is the most natural talent i have ever had the privilage to watch
@grebo667 жыл бұрын
King Carriere Fats himself said in another video I just watched he hated straight pool...he preferred hustling & trick shots all the way. Comparing his play to the Rocket's is like comparing Tim Tebow's baseball skills to Joe DiMaggio's or Lou Gehrig's! The only great shots in this game were made by Mr Puckett. Fats made (& missed!) mainly easy shots.
@delturge Жыл бұрын
That cross corner break. GREAT shot!
@kingpreemo73 жыл бұрын
What year was this? Man...Fats was something else. Pure entertainment and skill.
@oinkooink Жыл бұрын
84
@drewbravo18736 жыл бұрын
😂 ROFL at 14:40.......Fats reaction to the guy's *powerful* break. 😅 What a great video to watch on a lazy Saturday afternoon.
@n2dpun7 жыл бұрын
You can't compare Reyes to these guys, the game has evolved so much. It wasn't played on a professional level when these guys started, just a bar game. They were shooting pool way before Reyes was even born.
That's true: these guys are three or four decades before Efren. Now which one of these guys is Mosconi and what year is this? What year is this, who am I?? Ahhh
@mcesarey5 жыл бұрын
@Tim Allen These old geezers WERE like 80 yrs old....40 years ago.
@genobambino4 жыл бұрын
It’s amazing how many videos like this are posted with no reference to the date of the event.
@InsidePOOLmag4 жыл бұрын
This tape was found in a attic we have no idea it's date as well.
@clancypool31605 жыл бұрын
To of the greatest having fun shooting love watching it
@michaelviens28945 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this with my dad it was on Saturday, not understanding at the time when I was watching!!
@dsauce2236 жыл бұрын
Go watch Ronnie Allen's road stories on here. It's hysterical. He's got some great stories about both of these guys.
@atFullStrength4 жыл бұрын
That opposite side of table long bank shot. Unbelievable how he just walked up and executed the shot. Wow!
@pcooke98654 жыл бұрын
The gentleman in the green sweater was the greatest of all time!
@MikeSmith-cn6ub3 жыл бұрын
Wrong the best money player that ever lived was fat man. He said it him self your grandma can beat me in these carousel games. But lay the money down and im taking the cash. Now if that doesn't tell you what was on his mind nothing will. Just like cruze did in the color of money. Lose in the the tournament and rob em in the green room. And that my friends is where the money is. Like one of the greats said they asked him why do you rob banks. He said because that is where the money is. Now that's greatness
@pcooke9865 Жыл бұрын
@IamofIam Do they play for the Worst Cup or the Mosconi Cup? Exactly. 15 time world champion.
@Paul-lm5gv Жыл бұрын
Minnesota Fats (1913 - 1996), Willie Mosconi (1913 - 1993) , Irving Crane (1913 - 2001), and others of that era. Those were the days! Can anyone name a great player today? There are some great pictures on-line of Minnesota Fats as a young pool player! He looked intimidating!
@pauldudley3821 Жыл бұрын
Efren Rayes... Does that count?
@woofielove1970 Жыл бұрын
16:14 insane. No hesitation. Not a sliver of doubt. Minnesota Fats steps up and bangs out and across the table impossible bank shot, and barely reacts when it sinks. Like it's routine. That's pretty mind-boggling.
@aha38852 ай бұрын
At 71 years old.
@jtvalentine65 жыл бұрын
Best Pool players to come down the pipe.Good as anybody.Entertaining exhibition OLD SCHOOL
@izokhhenadzi7465 жыл бұрын
Супер! С удовольствием смотрю этих ретро мастеров. Играют не в шахматы, может это возрастное, тяжело ходить, поэтому без лишних кругов и движений. Браво!
@cesarc19084 жыл бұрын
You're one of my students.I know you can play. That was awesome 👌
@ThomasJsen5 жыл бұрын
9:25 “i’ve made this shot 100.000 times... and i hit the wrong ball” 😂😂😂 was laughing so hard my butt shed a tear
@Souleman5617 жыл бұрын
and one aspect i didnt realize is that these guys agreed that they would only makes shot on their respective sides of the table which is taking away 1/2 of the availible shot to each of them, thus increasing the difficulty
@renehernandez56435 жыл бұрын
N
@sethrider66255 жыл бұрын
Only the final ball had to go in specific side of the table, not all the others
@MarkLada Жыл бұрын
That's how you play 7 ball..
@jazzmanchgo6 жыл бұрын
Would've loved to see these guys go head-to-head when they were both younger and in their prime.
@atlasgunther89472 жыл бұрын
This IS arguably their prime as you only get wiser and better with age ... like wine ... as the sport isn't gymnastics.
@jazzmanchgo2 жыл бұрын
@@atlasgunther8947 I see your point, but I don't think there's much doubt that as a person ages, his eyesight often becomes less acute, and the hand-eye coordination can begin to suffer, as well. And the physical agility necessary to lean low over a pool table & still control the cue can also be impaired. Fats had had at least one stroke by this time, and his dexterity around the table was noticeably stiff.
@atlasgunther89472 жыл бұрын
@@jazzmanchgo I see your point to fair enough, but fats had and used magick and kept it and used it all his life ... seen in many shots he made without even aiming the dude was obviously playing pool in other timelines and reincarnations
@samj7681 Жыл бұрын
Most of the people in the stands watching this are not alive. That's how old this video is
@rchydrozz7514 жыл бұрын
The best pool player to have never won a major tournament.
@myblacklab7 Жыл бұрын
There was more money in it, that way. The tournaments didn't pay as well as the hustle, and he didn't want to scare away all the fish.
@andrewverrett5684 жыл бұрын
Wish pool was still this colorful
@lukas_jay2433 жыл бұрын
The world isnt this colourful anymore.
@dan-dan-da-treeman Жыл бұрын
Lovely. Thanks folks. 🙂
@louislynch1590 Жыл бұрын
Old Goons! I had so much amazement when I watched. And, I watched every chance I got. Efren Reyes changed everything and in my adult years, I’ve had so much more fun playing ER pool. And less mouth and ego makes all the difference.
@dwightbernheimer3314 жыл бұрын
It's like listening to WC Fields playing pool ...
@thomasaldridge73105 жыл бұрын
You can tell this is just another pain in the ass day at work for fats, he walks up and hits an amazing shot, like how I make a copy then file something.....
@kutjebacon8006 жыл бұрын
I've played with his son of pool in a condo, he's living up to his old pops
@cjoakman77154 жыл бұрын
Fats had no kids. I'm sure when alcohol is involved, many have claimed to be his, but he was unable to have children.
@mikemb1235 жыл бұрын
I like how Fatty just shoots the ball and doesn't mess around. He's got style. It's a joy to watch him play.
@bnhamilton5 жыл бұрын
Yes, but U.J. is not slouch either.
@marshalcraft5 жыл бұрын
You got to realize Fatt's is older. Very similar to Efren in today's time, still playing but not quite with the effort they ounce did.
@m420372 жыл бұрын
@@marshalcraft How well would you play at 80? Fats makes more technical shots, him and Willy
@anthonyhoye93995 жыл бұрын
I like this my 1st time viewing older shooter from the 70s
@blakfloyd4 жыл бұрын
This is actually 1987 or '88.
@RC...LeBeau5 ай бұрын
Both these guys played Johnson city, Ill. where my friend Billy Burge (Cornbread Red) always played on the road in small Ohio and Indiana cities, for cash on his way to Johnson city, Ill. U.J. Pukett did the something from Texas. Being a young kid, I tagged along with Red and Fat Jack, those were the days. Fat Jack was a Card mechanic, did card tricks for extra money, and was also one of the best one-handed pool shooters of all time., playing local shooters. I asked him why he played one handed? He replayed, "Can't play with two hands very well, more money one hand, and played lower level pool players and lower skilled players for entertainment and a laugh." Red would always play winners of tournaments especially Snooker tournaments... RC (Real Cool) LeBeau... Now live in N.California...
@r.a.contrerasma85785 жыл бұрын
That bank shot at 16:18 !! What a Master Banker!
@teamwork7973 Жыл бұрын
@socratesvatoThat was Puckett’s pocket. He HAD to bank it in one of the other 3 pockets on the opposite side
@sloehr1974 Жыл бұрын
We need billiards back on ESPN or ESPN2 or even ESPNews..
@myblacklab7 Жыл бұрын
The game today is excruciatingly boring, but if you want you can watch silent players play very boring games on Matchroom.
@patrickdecambra22195 жыл бұрын
If you are interested Minnesota Fats wrote a book. I think it is called bank shot and other Great robberies. I remember I found a copy at the library, he gives great strategy and also tells you what the points on the pool table mean. Also some great Road stories. I hope you find it
@Packgammon5 жыл бұрын
When you read the comments under the Amazon link, there's a guy saying that Rudolf Wanderone started using the name Minnesota Fats only after the movie The Hustler came out. And that Walter Tevis (the author of the book The Hustler) confirmed that his character in the book wasn't Wanderone. And that Willie Mosconi despised Wanderone (bc he was a fraud). As having been a semi-pro myself I see that for example hitting the bank shot at such high speed makes no sense.
@myblacklab7 Жыл бұрын
@@Packgammon It makes perfect sense, if you play on less-than-perfect tables a lot. The "pro" pool players of today don't even play pool, in my opinion - they play some anal-retentive game that kills the spirit.
@joer34817 жыл бұрын
great match in so mamy ways
@_Ramen-Vac_ Жыл бұрын
every time i watch this one i marvel at Fatty's talent to shoot from the hip. nobody does that anymore. pops up, watched.
@MrJthompson405 жыл бұрын
"Practice? I don't even practice when I play with the girls" He talks so slick..Lol
@Pronzini15 жыл бұрын
U.J. Puckett was 76 here......11 years older than Fats. He was a hell of an athlete and a hellofa a pool player
@cristiandanielortizcuellar29905 жыл бұрын
nope only 2 years older...
@christschin37084 жыл бұрын
Alex Robinson No way Fats was 65 here.
@MrJdsenior9 жыл бұрын
Fatty's two rail long wise kick at 16:14, and puckett's bypass clearance shot at 24:10. WOW, both shots. Fatty's talk usually rubs me the wrong way, but he's funny as hell in this one.
@ceylonin7 жыл бұрын
Minnesota Fats was the Harlem Globe Trotter of pool
@doobtubes3 жыл бұрын
Thats an insult not a compliment
@christopherpye32792 жыл бұрын
The Curly Neal... to be exact.... that was a great comparison that you made..
@christopherpye32792 жыл бұрын
Definitely was a compliment...
@ceylonin72892 жыл бұрын
@@christopherpye3279 Definitely
@delturge Жыл бұрын
"King Kong couldn't beat me." Said, so casually.
@larryfisher5796 Жыл бұрын
I got to meet Minnesota Fats back in 1960 he came to my home town for Montgomery wards showing pool tables .
@peterlarkin762 Жыл бұрын
The Rodney Dangerfield of pool.
@justinrutledge60908 ай бұрын
I wish mr fats was around still, when i was a kid my grandma told me how my grandpa was a pool player an got a phone call to go play fats, my grandma told me your grandpa played him for 2 days straight an beat him, i was around 12 years old, it was around 1994 when she told me.
@jamesfinch6766 Жыл бұрын
World class, thanks for the video.
@InsidePOOLmag Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@SmiTTyy-sh8nc7 жыл бұрын
True Legend's
@rivverbonner37874 жыл бұрын
My GrandParents Knew Fats Personally back in the 50's and used to eat with Rudolf because he was personal friends With my late Great Great Aunt Elizabeth. I just got into pool the last year or so and mentioned Minnesota fats. Small world too bad im only 20..
@tigran19826 ай бұрын
Those guys missed more shots in one match than what 10 pros miss in an entire tournament these days. The quality of play has improved tremendously since those guys were around.
@markokarko29 минут бұрын
but modern players dont have 1% of their charisma , its all so mechanical, like machines playing
@tonycortez855611 ай бұрын
The way he aims/shoots is crazy
@salvatorerizzo8640 Жыл бұрын
I remember him before ESPN was around. He used to be on wide world of sports
@emotionaladolf99695 жыл бұрын
i wonder how the old school players would do against todays players? ..I like these guys better, they have personality....today's players have a personality like a dead moth.
@TheBamChug4 жыл бұрын
Efren would beat these guys like a drum. Neither of them can really play.
@TheStikapos4 жыл бұрын
Any of today’s would beat them handily.....
@spearofconquest4 жыл бұрын
@@TheBamChug Can you explain? I'm genuinely curious, I'm not being sarcastic. Are Fats and Puckett just hustlers and Efren is a legit master of the game? Like Efren has a better technical understanding of the game or something?
@TheBamChug4 жыл бұрын
@@spearofconquest We called it the Asian Invasion. When Reyes and Bustamante came over here, they ripped through everybody. It was terrifying. It's kind of like comparing 1955 Celtics to 1990 Bulls. They literally changed the way we played the game. On a secondary note, Fats was never that good, he just talked a really good game. Also, I met Efren on a few occasions and played chess with him once. He's truly one hell of a nice guy.
@GeneralBuckNaked3 жыл бұрын
Willie Mosconi could definitely compete with todays players
@michaelbartow15467 жыл бұрын
damn cant believe these guys played that pool game in the near the county I live in. the resort is in Sullivan county which is maybe 40 min from orange county. Damn you'll never see these games here again.
@samnangveasa8396 Жыл бұрын
Những sáng tác của Sỹ Luân nghe mãi ko phai.. Phúc hát rất hay và ấm áp
@anandguruji839 жыл бұрын
R.I.P RUDOLF WANDERONE 1913-1996
@anandguruji839 жыл бұрын
R.I.P RUDOLF WANDERONE 1913-1996
@deritha62kinsley77 Жыл бұрын
Born & raised Minnesotan = A large around of applause for all things FAT!
@djchino77245 жыл бұрын
Great upload!! Old school man
@kennethlangford5797 Жыл бұрын
I love the time when winning was a distant second to showmanship
@Foxstang4life5 жыл бұрын
This had to be in 1988 ~ as Hopkins stated Pucket was 76 years old at the time this was recorded
@NeckolasBone8 жыл бұрын
16:21 fats sure shocked me with that bank.
@applez326 жыл бұрын
absolutely incredible
@redblade436 жыл бұрын
They are both fat!
@wombra83145 жыл бұрын
Nicholas Bone ikr!? 😯🐛
@pat85935 жыл бұрын
ya for a guy that doesnt seem to aim... wow
@itsjustnopinionok5 жыл бұрын
You mean 16:17
@paulsummers26404 жыл бұрын
Earl Strickland would be screaming!
@MrJdsenior5 жыл бұрын
Puckett has some CRAZY cue action on some of his shots, that thing is EVERYWHERE BUT on a straight line. Some darned good exhibition pool here. This is ridiculous...these guys, pushin 80 play about 55 X better than I do at 60. The shot @ 16:10, a MASSE-KICK-BANK ACROSS opposing corners....WTH????? If I saw someone I was playing do something like THAT twice, I'd just give up and go home. One thing that helps, A LOT, is if you compare these pockets to the ones pros use today, they are more like basketball hoops than pool pockets. It looks like you could almost fit THREE balls across the opening points of those pockets. Make em about twice as wide again, and you'd be hard pressed to MISS a shot. That cloth is FAST, too....makes some things easier, some a lot harder. Lots of (speed) touch required. Best comment..after Puckett whines that he's straight in after getting a MESS of good rolls...Fats comes back with....I'll run a benefit for you...totally deadpan. GREAT sense of humor.
@chucknola484 Жыл бұрын
16:16 Legendary shot!!!!
@muratdarkin9466 Жыл бұрын
Wow
@Souleman5617 жыл бұрын
@mrquicky the pple who down vote this video do not know the history of pool, not do they respect the fact that Minnesota/New York Fats is a poll legend and had a huge personality , its in part to his personality why they video taped these matches and had them on epsn back in the day. Just the witty comments from Fats alone makes this worth a watch, but if you like or love pool then this is like watching any legend at their respective sport. there are a number of Fats matches like this, best one is with Wille Mosconi and i beleive fats loses but does his best playing and mental game to try to throw willie off,
@itsjustnopinionok5 жыл бұрын
That happens when people dont know the history.
@savagejay8855 жыл бұрын
*pool
@Rickswars Жыл бұрын
I like watching the old school the new school has no soul in it.
@jamesedgar3442 Жыл бұрын
I remember this tournament. It was in 1984. I was 14. Puckett ended up losing to Moore in the final.
@catweasle57379 жыл бұрын
It would be a good idea to put the date up when these games are played. Entertaining game though.
@invisiblemaninvisibleman2097 Жыл бұрын
What a name….just too cool
@scotts66113 жыл бұрын
7:30 Mr Lahey from Trailer Park Boys
@kevintaylor52694 жыл бұрын
The brother sitting down in the black suit is the one and only the Robert"RAGS" Woods.!!!
@jazzmanchgo2 жыл бұрын
Yes, one of the greats.
@williambell8282 Жыл бұрын
Love that shirt Allen..
@Heraclitean5 жыл бұрын
That fly that flew off the corner pocket is dead now.
@murraybrink2244 жыл бұрын
R.I.P.
@rusher19773 жыл бұрын
Ha ha :)
@rommjoss76377 жыл бұрын
all time greats
@marshalcraft5 жыл бұрын
Tough for fats he was having off day, and knew it. But still kept entertaining.
@johndalhaus47984 жыл бұрын
Watching him here, I almost think I could beat him. He knows what he's doing, on camera. He is truly is the king of hustlers.
@christopherbako4 жыл бұрын
Very Very...Relaxing 😎
@mikebailey4044 Жыл бұрын
If Fatty ever just calmed down a little and focused on his shots, i don't believe anyone could of beat him. He's just too fast and proud when he shoots. But his awareness on the table and shooting skill is on another level. If he'd just slow down a bit he's the greatest (in my opinion)
@lordpacaldecendent Жыл бұрын
I shoot the same way. Fats is my favorite fir sure...it's all about rhythm.
@corky5928 Жыл бұрын
You have no idea how bad Fats was in comparison to modern players
@mikebailey4044 Жыл бұрын
@@corky5928 that's kind of my point. if he would slow down a little and focused he would of been way better. also he beat everyone from his era at least once. his table awareness and banking are unbelievable. he's just too fast and overly confident. If he wanted to i think he could beat anyone.
@corky5928 Жыл бұрын
@@mikebailey4044 I respectfully disagree. There were some really good players during his era. I don’t think he could win against Greenleaf, Mosconi, or Lassiter to name a few. I’ve played pool about 60 years and I just don’t see anything special about him.
@mikebailey4044 Жыл бұрын
@@corky5928 you left out irving crane and uj puckett and fats at least beat them in all in at least one game. he doesn't even bend down. he sees his shot then bam. and was still good. i'm not saying he's better then all these guys. what i'm saying with his shooting talent if he slowed down and wasn't so cocky he could of been way better and probably won a tournament against all these guys. Remember we've never seen fatty when the cameras were off. You have to at least say the man can shoot when he wants to.
@deanlester4484 Жыл бұрын
Yep I met him in New York New York, little pool house on the east side, he was trying to get me to play him for 5000 bucks I was beaten every body in the house, till he came in,like I didn't know who he was, all I could do is laugh at him, then told him I saw you on the v the other day, u was killing them, then I said, I'll play u for nothing if u want to play, well about 5 games later, still no shot,but I injoyed watching him play, he was one of the best,
@TheLookingOne Жыл бұрын
How much of a scam was the guy who gave himself the name 'Minnesota Fats' after the movie came out?