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I didn't see it live but watching it, Artest jumping into the stands and tackling a fan just makes my jaw drop still to this day.
What a moment in sports history though
Is the Pacers-Pistons brawl from 2004 the ugliest in sports history?
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I didn't see it live but watching it, Artest jumping into the stands and tackling a fan just makes my jaw drop still to this day.
What a moment in sports history though
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Crazy violent match like it was common in the 80s. but the brawl starting at 1:20 was quite something. Maradona hitting the V-Trigger on a fan.
The Bruins in the late 70s or early 80s beating a fan with his own shoe wins I think
yeah this is better, or i guess uglier
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpbD6W7YT5A
yeah this is better, or i guess uglier
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpbD6W7YT5A
Wasn't there this soccer match in Brazil that ended up with a referee being beheaded? Might not have been a brawl but definitely the worst thing to happen in a sports venue, I'd reckon.
yeah i've seen some crazy stories of referee violence in soccer before. that's far worse than the malice lol
with fans and players in the US, it's probably the worst though
Maybe by reach of how many people saw it? It was a truly shocking display having players entering the stands and fighting with spectators and it was largely televised as well. So it all depends on your framing of "sports history". And actually, in the NBA, you could argue that Kermit Washington punching Rudy T so hard that he tasted his own spinal fluid was the ugliest fight in that league's history. But yeah, Malice at the Palace was a really bad moment for the league that resulted in massive changes in the league.
That said, you've got instances like a referee stabbing a player to death in amateur Brazilian soccer followed by that ref being lynched, beheaded, and quartered by friends & fans of the player that died. So there are clearly levels to this. But of course it wasn't something seen or learned about by many people. So the whole impact of ugliness comes into play.
That said, you've got instances like a referee stabbing a player to death in amateur Brazilian soccer followed by that ref being lynched, beheaded, and quartered by friends & fans of the player that died. So there are clearly levels to this. But of course it wasn't something seen or learned about by many people. So the whole impact of ugliness comes into play.
Probably in recent history yeah
I would feel more sympathy for some of the players if they had actually punched the people responsible for throwing the cup, and not the dude next to him lol
I would feel more sympathy for some of the players if they had actually punched the people responsible for throwing the cup, and not the dude next to him lol
That referee was decapitated and quartered then his head put on a stake. Crazy shit.
Still one of the craziest things I've ever seen live on TV.
This oral history from Grantland breaks it down well: https://grantland.com/features/an-oral-history-malice-palace/
There's an urban legend that's persisted over the years that Derrick Coleman was so well-connected in Detroit he could have had Ron Artest clipped on the way out of town.
This oral history from Grantland breaks it down well: https://grantland.com/features/an-oral-history-malice-palace/
There's an urban legend that's persisted over the years that Derrick Coleman was so well-connected in Detroit he could have had Ron Artest clipped on the way out of town.
In one of those lower leagues, yeah. Not really a brawl though. That was more of a riot.
Sadly, as tragic as that was, you might argue that it doesn't come close to the tragedy at Hillsborough: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_disaster
Between players? Nah.
Not even the worst involving fans. Soccer has that on lock.
I remember Rudy Tomjonovich almost dying after getting clocked during an NBA fight, and the whole Tod Bertuzzi thing in the NHL.
Not even the worst involving fans. Soccer has that on lock.
I remember Rudy Tomjonovich almost dying after getting clocked during an NBA fight, and the whole Tod Bertuzzi thing in the NHL.
As a lifelong Pacers fan who was really hoping Reggie would get his ring that year, this still hurts.
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You messed up the game says the fucks next him reaching for the ball too.
The Minnesota Ohio State brawl is probably worse.
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AN UGLY AFFAIR IN MINNEAPOLIS
He had been wheeled out of Minnesota's Williams Arena on a long stretcher, bleeding and numb. At the university hospital he had spent an hour in the emergency
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it wasn't the worst. It wasn't even bad. It's was fantastic. Jermaine O'Neal falcon punching a fan is still a top 10 all time NBA moment.
Saint-Etienne supporters running on the field and throwing flares and fireworks at players after Saint-Etienne got regulated from Ligue 1 in 2022.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOS5Yy7tCUY
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Probably not even in the top 10 of worst incidents in football, but it was the first I've ever witnessed in a high-profile league. As a kid it was like seeing a freaking poltergeist.
While United fans were probably like "eh, it's Cantona, fair enough".
I'm going to counter with tri-cities Americans against Seattle fans in the 80s (for NA). Football world wide obviously worse
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Back in the 80s Buffalo Sabres goon Rob Ray pummeled a Quebec Nordique fan who came over the glass.
View: https://youtu.be/eElspvew7rw?si=jHkj5G7IQSBdkMzv
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I've always been partial to this one
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa5xH2a3HuI
"This used to be a family show"
Realistically there should be immediate and real consequences to dumping beer or throwing bottles at some one
And then everyone should go "well what did you expect?"
This one is definitely up there.
That man later became one of the worst GM's in NHL history, and a not very good color commentator.
I remember watching "The Malice in the Palace" live. Definitely the craziest sports event I've ever seen live on TV. There was blame to go all around. Out of control drunk funs. Poor security. Players losing composure. League not protecting players from abuse. All of those things combusted in a single moment of glorious television.
What are you talking about? The NHL has had nothing compared to this