No one can deny Ronnie is the greatest but you also can’t deny hendry was an animal in the 90’s, a true master 👍

I love watching young Ronnie. Not nearly the smarter player that he is now but boy could he long pot and hit shots with amazing power and confidence back then. Astonishing.

The vibe and atmosphere of the big tournaments in the 90s was so much better somehow. You could even feel it to an extent watching on tv. I find tournaments now have so little atmosphere or special feeling to them. Part of it is the way the arenas are all so tacky, plastered all over with online gambling ads. At least the cigarette companies put some real effort into making the arenas more stylish and grand. They didn't have about 50 of their brand logos everywhere. I think also more young players were driving the game at the very top and putting some real personality into it. Audiences seemed to really ROAR more often and possibly the commentators didn't talk over everything quite so much and were more soft-spoken. All these things served to draw your focus into the battle and emotion of a good match far more and the top tournaments also just had a far more bespoke and special design and feel to them.

Hendry was an absolute juggernaut. Nobody compares in my opinion, the way he dominated the game was just unmatched. Unfortunately before my time. I love that he still keeps his hand in now, and is still such a joy to watch/ listen to him in commentary

So much difference in Ronnie now , he played so careless there … so lucky to have him

Before this Hendry had played in the masters 31 times and won 29. That's amazing

Ronnie is the world number 1 at 47. 147! How apt!

Was only a matter of time he's the greatest with 21 majors 39 ranking titles the most centuries and 147s keeping snooker relevant and on the front pages entertaining us for decades his longevity is legendary and will be his legacy and now going for 8 masters 🙄 and world number 1 at 47 🙏

I just cant thank world snooker enough for all these. Thank you so much 🙏

Simply two of the greatest of all time. Anyone’s game and anyone’s match it come down to millimeters.

Man, that race to the green was incredible. I wish more snooker was like that.

It makes you wonder why Ronnie O’Sullivan, with all his achievements and the fact that he made snooker what it is today, has not won Sports Personality of the Year

Ronnie is so much better now, his match play especially and his safety game is one of the best in the world since around 2000 when he started working with Ray Reardon. The main reason he is world number 1 again and still playing so good. You could see how bad Stephens safety game was in this and was always a big weakness especially later on in his career. You never fancied him to win any scrappy or tactical frame with all the hard match players. Is is beyond any doubt what so ever only to a blind and negative Scotsman that Ronnie is the GOAT, Stephen is still in my top three of favourite players behind Ronnie and Selby though. What Ronnie is achieving in snooker winning triple crowns in 4 decades and being world number 1 in them and nearly 50 years old. He really is a freak of sport in any capacity, the guy is up there with Pele Ronaldo, Messi, Federer Nadal, Schumacher Phil Taylor in darts.

if Ronnie had hendrys mindset, his title count would be frightening

Never really like Hendry as a player - but as a commentator - he is absolutely awesome... Humble and knowledgeable.

nice shot on the final brown

Two of the greatest for sure, no one can deny that fact, but Ronnie has become the greatest with his records, loved Hunter, too bad he did not have a chance to prove his Greatness.

What a shot from the final brown to blue. That’s some skill!

14:26 Bro tried to get a hand shake from Ronnie

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Ronnie 0sullivan is in my opinion the greatest snooker player of all time. 0f course Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry were up there as professional sportsmen who were both determined to succeed on the greenbaize they are all members of an exclusive club.

Ronnie is the Best as he has proved over and over again but when he over cut the blue then just got the Yellow barely and rushed the green, i thought this has missed and he did by a mile. SO FAST even for him, in the safety at the end too, he was just getting down and hardly feathering and BANG, balls going everywhere, Hendry is so careful and measured and that ending could have gone either way very easily...

Quanta diferença o Ronnie quando mais jovem nem mirava direito e acertava kkkkkk é mesmo hj é o melhor jogador q eu vi ganhou técnica hj em dia ele busca a bola onde quer

Great times. I loved Stephen very much, but sometimes thought he was a little bit slow player. Now what a pleasure to watch them both young and quite fast.

It was all about these two in the 90s. Hendry was the disciplined master of the craft and O'Sullivan the eccentric natural genius, often his own worst enemy. The golden age of snooker imo.

I wish black vertical panels were used on old footage rather than the blurred panels.

Hendry looked much younger with longer hair, from 1999 he started to look older

The two masters at each other's throats ...what a finish by O'Sullivan the goat

Dos potencias y los dos geniales.

The super clasico of the world snooker!!

Two of the best to ever do it. There is hairs breadth between them

Surprising that he should beat Stephen Hendry and then lose to Steve Davis. Extraordinary that Steve Davis won the Masters more recently than Stephen Hendry. A travesty to seed Ronnie O'Sullivan 8 when he had been in the previous 2 finals, making these 2 meet in the quarter final. He should have been seeded 2.

This was a true clash of the titans back in the day.Hendry was the man to beat for sure and ronnie was just getting into his stride...now hendry commentates on ronnies matches...how time changes things.

A wonderful calm expression - from each player - when they've left a possible winning position for their opponent, as though they hadn't made a mistake but that the 'gods' had made it happen. Calm when many would feel shame, and an expression of peace when most of us would panic! THIS i s what the modern use of the word "tight" is about! John.

What good revenge for lose one year before! The people loves ronny much before he had a name the rocket. And still 30 years later when he started more support have today. I am started warch a snooker like 10 years ago when ronny came in Slovenija 🇸🇮my little country and play friendly matches. Before I never see the snooker only biliard. And now I Don, t miss when ronny play and all his matches, records.... I love this guy and respect! The best is for me when he destroy shelby! 🇸🇮💪😂

That brown in the middle 👌

The pace is unbelievable...

The Rocket já mostrando para que veio! Is the best Ronnie O'sulivan!!!!

Wow, look at how much cue there is from Ronnie's bridge hand to the cue ball, total contrast to today.

my Fav Players Ron & Steve!!

БРАВО, РОННИ !!!! Обыграть Стивена Хендри --- это дорогого стоит !!!! Стивен Хендри до этого был 5 раз ЧЕМПИОНОМ МИРА !!!

I remember watching this live I was 21 years old 😭 lol

What a atmosphere

What a shot on that brown ball, outrageous.

Ronnie and I are the same age. I think about what I was doing at 17 and even my snooker game now at 47. It’s astounding

Put that brown in no problem!what a shot that was👌

Imagine Davis , white , Ronnie , Hendrie , Williams , hunter , all at their best

Ronnie’s cue action was so different back then.

Great video's but again mirrors on the side is killing my eyes🥺

For some reason that I don't know appears to me that the audience is getting quieter in our days.

The old guy just wanted a handshake at the end, C'mon guys, you can do that.

That stage

How old were these two at this match?

Hendry the iceman

All over! Very nice Ronnie.🤗

Hendry - The Man with Balls

Молодые. 👍

That brown pot 13.46, wow.

No doubt Ronnie is goat 💟💟

Who witnessed this live are lukiest people

hendry got balls to try to pot this green 2 great champions

Hendry will always be the best & the main reasons why I got into snooker like thousands of others yes Ronnie's great but it's Hendrys all attack that does it for me just look at his 1st shot no thought whatsoever of anything but the pot

Revenge is way too strong. These are professional snooker players. They know full well that you win some and you lose some. Personal feelings rarely come into it unless you are a bit of a dick as some players can be from time to time.

Stephen is only 7 years older and retired, such a shame. Feels like he retired too early.

Top class player

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Jesus H Christ, to play that shot on 4:47, under that pressure, one has to have a massive pair of steel balls ...

Ah 1997, the Steve Davis swansong!

he played almost like he didn't care

When this Guy decides to put his cue away, can see snooker dying a little as the Rocket is why snooker is watchable, And can just picture it when Stephen Hendry also lost his World Title the first time as his face soon dropped, But got to be in it to win it as can't win them all, only the crowd,

Hendry looks off it here and Ronnie seemed to want it more

Fair play but Stephen show he had guts to try that cut in. And like boxing old one take over. But I still say Steven packed up 2 early.

Hendry & Ronnie. Nuff said.

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I wonder if they have a drink after all of that

11:33 Hendry should’ve gone for Green.

Ronnie shud have been on about 15 world titles if he had the stable life of sime of tbe other players like higgins, williams, hendry , trump etc

As it seems to be with all fields the current elite are there because they stand on the shoulders of giants. In tennis Nadal, Federer and Jockovich at their prime would beat Connors, McEnroe, Lendl, Sampras etc. at their prime but only because there was a Connors, McEnroe, Becker etc. before tham. Science is the same, and snooker greats of today would beat the Reardons, Alex Higgins, Steve Davis, and Hendry in their prime because those guys had their prime to push the sport forwards.

Ronnie seems like not aiming the ball

Had Ronnie's dad not gone to prison...or his mum too, I'm sure he would have won the World title in the 90s...and more.

Hendry is the greatest player of ALL TIME. Above Ronnie as well.

Didn't Hendry go on to defeat O'Sullivan in the world championship 2000, setting a record for the number of centuries. I saw that match.

I see Hendry followed him down very fast. Is it true they had a punch-up downstairs?

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Que horror de público. Gritaban en todos los tiros. Que pesados!!!! Terribles

Potting balls off the lampshade, the pair of them!

13:36 After playing the EASY green, Ron deliberately raised the club rest in the air, waiting for the old referee to put it back.. . 14:17 definitely this old referee said something mean and nasty to Ron, making both players look so weird... . 🤣🤣😂

14:52

Hendry's safety play wasn't as great as his breakbuilding

Titans....

Hendry 1996 v Ronnie 2022 who would win?

Hendry had to much pride and that was his downfall. He refused to get help with his game in any form and ended up retiring too early. Player like ronnie looked for extra help throgh ray readon for example. Hendy felt as tho he was so good that no one could help him in any way.

FC Hendry.

Peter ebdon was a master of the game in his day ,ronnie shit on him over and over again as he was more traditional and its a measure of the man thar ronnie is ,a genius but also a twunt.

shouldn't the referee Replace the yellow ball 9:03

ولد لكي يصبح سيد هذه اللعبة

Give opportunities to young people to advance

2 x G.O.A.T.s

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