Tom Curren versus Kelly Slater

Tom Curren versus Kelly Slater - Forerunners 1

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16 жыл бұрын

FORERUNNERS is a unique sports series that recalls defining moments in Action Sports history. Episode #1 highlights a 1990 battle between pro surfers Tom Curren and Kelly Slater at the Quiksilver Pro in Lacanau, France. Curren, the 3 time world champion, surfs against Slater who would ultimately go on to win 8 world titles. This feature is narrated by Pipeline legend Gerry Lopez.

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@adrianwoods7720 Жыл бұрын

To this day no surfer can come close to matching Curren's style. When it comes to style Curren is in a league of his own. If you play a video of him surfing and pause at any moment he looks incredibly balanced and smooth. Poetry in motion.

@odiamonds1961 2 жыл бұрын

Props to Buttons for having this style 20 years prior!!

@lekkki1 11 жыл бұрын

Tom Curren re-wrote surfing, and Slater exploded the envelope of that genius. Both Slater and Curren are soft spoken, well spoken, extremely polite, and avoid the idiotic surfer jargon and slang. Both are superb athletes, Curren is surprisingly shy in person. Never met Slater, but he is an absolute God of surfing.

@TheJuston15 10 жыл бұрын

this surfing is incredible, personally i think this is better than the new school style of surfing

@ap5194 6 жыл бұрын

Juston I agree. Seems sharper and snappier

@MK-su6eg 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Modern surfing is wild, but kinda skateboardish??? old skool, cool, smooth, stylish, uniquely elegant, ????? Sorry but it's the olskoolin me! BARRY Kaainapuni misspelled 4sure,BK mo ezy ,sunset any size condition, he's legendary!! Check it out, fo reals! Aloha

@Ianzandvoort 5 жыл бұрын

I was there then, in the public!! Funny to see it again

@jeff2333 5 жыл бұрын

Amazed that their styles where similar at that time. Good thing is Kelly chose Tom's style and even bettered it over time. Tom was kinda a mentor of sorts while both on the same team with AL Merrick.

@Palpac 10 жыл бұрын

Slater was like oh shit they gave me a bottle of champagne, I'm to young to drink.

@dannynysus 3 жыл бұрын

Too young to drink? On ne le trouve pas en France 🇨🇵🥂

@tedtitmus8900 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved your video. Ted

@chadbrady3644 5 жыл бұрын

Can't compare the two styles.both are awesome!

@tannergauge9374 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Melbourne fla when slater was in Coco. I was 6 years younger and he was our local hero. I was in the lineup with him twice, and I remember thinking this guy can’t compete around the world. No way. Ha

@testingtesting972 Жыл бұрын

I was stood on the beach watching…Lacanau was cool in those days! (Grande Pins Camp site)👍

@jontakaki503 5 жыл бұрын

Curren's timing is so perfect and his surfing so fast and smooth here it's hard to appreciate how technical and advanced it is. Kelly despite his new school tricks still looks like a kid in comparison.

@MrShongololo 10 жыл бұрын

Two legends

@darrenwilsonV2 12 жыл бұрын

Tom Curren was/is a classy surfer and a classy guy.

@DooTheDu 8 жыл бұрын

It's been 8 years since this video was posted and Slater is still competing!

@fernandomaron87 4 жыл бұрын

It's been 3 years since you've wrote that, and he's still competing.

@johnnybravo5962 3 жыл бұрын

This video is 30 years old, and he’s still competing.

@johngarin8290 3 жыл бұрын

Yeh but it's 30 years since that event, im sucker 4 big wave crew but after Eddy, Derrick, Gerry etc came the kid, now the Goat, soon he'll be Zeus , Methuselah who knows, he'll be 50 sn, but the Best I ever watched Inc Ho n that's big praise from me, a nobody 4 60yrs 😃😝😊🤙🇦🇺🖖 really, all time,

@djizzah Жыл бұрын

He should retire, nowhere near anyone's level in small point breaks, still charges barrels tho

@powercarve125 Жыл бұрын

It’s been 6 years since you wrote that and he’s still competing!

@MrIsomer 3 жыл бұрын

Dave Weaver and I played a set of doubles against those two in Biarritz on clay courts right around that time...

@malabananracing 2 жыл бұрын

Great heat!

@alexandrelelo 5 жыл бұрын

2 great surf heroes

@ToolsnFire 13 жыл бұрын

@Mosquito1961, I agree, though Curren's style was extraordinary for 1983, 7 years prior to this.

@SeniorMoostacho 10 ай бұрын

Tom Curren is the man with his fluid, strong, chill surfing, shredding in 3 ft slop to 20+.

@Craftinfinite 10 ай бұрын

I love Slater's face in that Trestles podium clip. He's looking all nervous like he wasn't sure he won. And everyone else fully knew that he surfed laps around them.

@Budskrag 13 жыл бұрын

Tom Curren Rules!

@extradutyfelt1 12 жыл бұрын

tom curren is a legend and young kelly, was already showcasing his talent and radicalness..

@humbertojr83 5 жыл бұрын

Kely parece hj que está com o mesmo preparo físico de antigamente tiro o chapéu para ele está quebrando.

@fabriziocanto4623 3 жыл бұрын

Che spettacolo unico...

@johnhamilton7495 2 жыл бұрын

judges were not schooled yet on what was radical surfing

@Zephskate 12 жыл бұрын

Curren will always be the number one. Doesn't do airs - doesn't need to

@santiagomramos 13 жыл бұрын

The best vs the very best

@djizzah Жыл бұрын

Those boards hurt my eyes

@Makinwaves02 12 жыл бұрын

Both are equally Legendary in their own right

@Wetwedgie 13 жыл бұрын

Curren is a god

@MK-su6eg 3 жыл бұрын

I remember the ad .. golden bear, boxing ring, and the kangaroo flat on his back, who got knocked the ffff out!! Golden bear stearin down, ala Muhammad Ali style! Curren was the undisputed champion!!

@brianhoward8336 9 жыл бұрын

Passing the Torch!

@greggsmith7688 6 жыл бұрын

If we only knew then what we know now

@gregoriodortaadrian9233 11 жыл бұрын

wow

@philcamp9663 3 жыл бұрын

The people who gave the thumbs down should hang up there boards and stop surfing,and give some respect to those guys

@tomadams5582 8 жыл бұрын

So who's replacing Kelly now that he's retiring . And I know Tom Curren still surfs for fun , they should party together .

@dasanshinn4134 7 жыл бұрын

John john Florence for sure, he is the future of surfing right now

@eduardoeduardo4020 11 жыл бұрын

KELLY SLATER BROKE THE RULES!

@michaelmeel 12 жыл бұрын

indeed owen right

@bonsummers2657 8 жыл бұрын

Looks like Slater was doing the more progressive surfing in that heat. I think Slater is the winner in this heat

@RNicolasRuvalcaba 6 жыл бұрын

1:20 look at all that hair!!!

@cpost1558 3 жыл бұрын

Curren was so bad ass, my favorite surfer for sure......

@cobb8613 Жыл бұрын

Lacanau pro 🔥🔥🔥

@ChennyB0Y 12 жыл бұрын

tom... only cuz im from sb

@AmericanTestConstitution 6 жыл бұрын

Andy Irons is still king, dead or alive.

@ectomy1235 11 жыл бұрын

of course he had hair what do you think he was born bald? Check out slaters early days around 1990-1992for when he was so young and a rookie

@serrambikilla 16 жыл бұрын

cLassic. Curren is God

@jimihendrixx11 2 жыл бұрын

Kelly very explosive when young

@ToolsnFire 10 жыл бұрын

Missing the airs

@MrDeadsurfer 7 жыл бұрын

PT says Slater is better than Curren? Competitively, yes, free surfing, no.

@johnlafranchisejr.2636 3 жыл бұрын

Amen Brother man! #FLRepresent God IS Great !

@ToolsnFire 13 жыл бұрын

Looks like Kelly won this heat. Curren was not surfing more radically or 'better'.

@fugbabylon7229 7 жыл бұрын

You play that whole heat again for modern day judges we all know wins #DaKing

@bettydaw1970 12 жыл бұрын

@darrenwilsonV2 are you his agent?

@JesseWarren 10 жыл бұрын

am i the only one who thinks kelly surfed better here?

@FenderBender2 15 жыл бұрын

lol they hand kelly a champage bottle and he try's to give it to curren haha

@SoniktheILLEST 12 жыл бұрын

he looks like jeremy flores in the interview haha

@waterman1976 11 жыл бұрын

curren looks a little......baked. or something.

@patodabomb 11 жыл бұрын

most wct surfers are better than curren ever was these days..he was a top surfer for his time but hardly compares to the new school pro surfer....and yeah, kelly is a way better surfer than curren ever was.

@Hermes1548 2 жыл бұрын

Slater greater than Tom (Current)...? You mean, Slater won more titles. But Slater's surfing style is not as great as Current's surfing style. Current's is majestic, Slater's circus-like.