Jose Parica Vs Buddy Hall - 1992 US Open 9 Ball Championships

[@Ranger4244]

David thanks for posting all these classic matches.

[@cstrombe]

Thanks for posting. Too bad you can't see this stuff on ESPN any more.

[@mr.s1961]

Thank you David Sapolis. We are so lucky and grateful to see such perfection in pool.

[@nimajnebrm]

Wow, what a treat.. thanks for all the uploads :)

[@kvidmaster]

This is awesome. Thanks for posting. Damn I love Buddy's smooth stroke!

[@davidhunternyc1]

Me too. Buddy might have lost this match be he is a pool god.

[@daijhin3064]

@@davidhunternyc1 😂 😂

[@mr.s1961]

@18:44 laughing so hard at Sigel saying how buddy was flying around the table LOL!

[@dannyorsello8668]

Buddy Hall was hanging in Tampa at Baker's and we could see him regularly. A great player to watch and learn from, his cue speed was phenomenal. Then Efron Reyes came on the scene and it was pandemonium!

[@daijhin3064]

Yeah Buddy hall always hanging in Tampa Bakery look at his fat belly

[@jlobiafra]

Buddy hall beat efren when he first came to the states in Houston at a place called Reds. Efren was still going by Caesar Morales and Buddy Hall schooled him.

[@tgh223]

beat him 2 sets for 20000 thousand a set @@jlobiafra

[@mr.s1961]

@@jlobiafra I don't think I've seen any video of efren beating buddy hall, and I've seen at least 2-3 videos of them playing. I mean it isn't Efren fault, it isn't like Efren is prime Earl Strickland (terminator/A.I. like offense, 5 US Opens) or SVB (5 US Opens with 3 in a row, 2 world titles in a row, the only human to do both). People just love Efren I think because he's quiet and humble, and doesn't speak much english so he can't fuss much. And Earl is the opposite and why most folk who don't love the sport of billiards/pool hate Earl. Prime Earl wouldn't even give you a chance, just run rack after rack. CJ Wiley sometimes too. and we all know SVB... put him on the main stage playing in front of the entire universe and everything in it and he will win, when everyone else will be nervous and other things. You shoulda seen that carom to the 9ball SVB did in Mosconi vs appleton in response to Appleton's safety, 4-4 in a race to 5 or whatnot and won it.

[@mr.s1961]

@dannyorsello8668 Efren was always afraid to play Jose Parica in the Philippines and you can see why (he's highly respected and a legend before Efren), and you can hear Jose say in the interview here that Buddy beat him 3 times in a row the year prior, so this is prob Jose first time beating Buddy. Don't sleep on Buddy, no one would ever bet against him afterhours or any money game.. instead everyone would be busy putting money on Buddy, even against Efren. In fact there's a pool story on here (might be CJ wiley, might be AZ Billiards) of a time when everyone in the pool hall (stakehorses, railbirds, other hustling players etc) put all their money on Buddy vs Efren who may have been under the name Caesar Morales at the time. Who do you think won? Buddy.

[@GodInTheMachine]

I came for the pool match... I stayed for the fashion channel. RIP Bobbie

[@lukewalker1051]

The thing about Buddy's stroke is...he can hit the object ball with less speed and yet get more action on the cue ball. He is a very large man with a lot of power and with incredible touch. Even giants gets beat once in a while. Great match. Parica is excellent, but Buddy Hall is a better player with superior control.

[@quickstep2408]

much like mizerak, the american GOAT

[@tgh223]

buddy good friend of mine played him many a game very seldom won one but lot of good memories

[@9Ballr]

Hall and Parica were the two most feared money players of the 1980's.

[@rogerscottcathey]

"an emergency installment of The Fashion Channel."! That's so hilarious and cute follow up. Loved that. Luckily the Ray Carlton channel has the rest of the match, as well as the two follow up matches of Parica vs Archer and the historic Archer vs Kennedy . . Spoiler: Kennedy finished with zero losses.

[@UAWPrez]

Buddy sure played with his game face on, I guess he wasn’t much for joking around, straight up killer.

[@stanwoody4988]

I forgot how badly ESPN covered pool. The camera always seemed to be on a ball going in a pocket and never show how the cue ball moved.

[@donsmith3857]

parica always says " i got lucky" when he wins lol what a beast

[@edgardosimon7052]

It is NOT Parica who always says he got lucky. It is The Great Efren “Bata”Reyes who in all humility always says he got lucky whenever he wins.

[@quickstep2408]

how long were the tv advertisements back then? it came back from the ads the first time and they had to recap several racks… like half the game had played 😂😂

[@choward874]

and we played a few games yes he kicked my butt I was only a seven-speed back then but he was one of my Idols back when I was learning how to play

[@JohnDisque]

Both players are wearing tan shoes with dark pants... That somehow makes the Fashion Channel cut-ins perfect. Buddy Hall is God.

[@daijhin3064]

God of losing

[@CarlCramer88]

I’m just as interested in watching these old school commercials as I am the game. Hehe

[@LeonFleisherFan]

Thanks David! I'm spotting a youthful Ralf Souquet (WITH hair!) in the bleachers @ 28:57 - LOL!

[@ToGetToTerrapin]

LeonFleisherFan business in the front, party in the back... hell, Souquet is all business, who am I kidding?

[@Trohawkk]

Hahaahah yessss

[@godjhaka7376]

@26:36 RIP Mr. Bobbie

[@chankom]

Thank you so so so so much!

[@tysongonsorowski8574]

I really want to know if he banked his ball back and made it when the tape was interupted

[@tyronemosley6810]

Was that Ralph Soquet in the crowd or Tom Selek with a mullet...

[@DennisZehner]

Based on the football scores in the updates, we find that this aired on December 27, 1992. #RandomUselessFact

[@BlackjackDSapolis]

Almost ... This match is from the "1994" U.S. Open. :)

[@DennisZehner]

@@BlackjackDSapolis Hello David. Here is why I stated that date. During one of the score updates at the bottom of the screen, an Eagles-Giants game was listed with the Eagles up 17-0 at halftime. I looked at the two games between the teams in 1992, and subsequently at their two games in 1994. The only such game in which the Eagles led at 17-0 at halftime was on December 27, 1992. (www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199212270phi.htm). Is there additional information that I'm missing? Regardless, I enjoyed the video and thank you for posting it.

[@BlackjackDSapolis]

@@DennisZehner , that's kind of weird. I was at both the 1992 and the 1994 US Opens - Buddy lost to Jose Parica in the semi-finals in 1992 - I have that match uploaded as well. I believe that this is the year that Efren actually won his only US Open (1994) ... so I am not sure why there are football scores from 1992 being scrolled on a match that was aired in late 1994, early 1995 - then again ... we live in a very very strange world. lol

[@BlackjackDSapolis]

@@DennisZehner ... my mistake ... this is the 1992 .. blame it on age.

[@DennisZehner]

@David Sapolis No worries. Thanks for posting it.

[@choward874]

I saw this live, cant believe its been this many years.

[@rustyfrancis4480]

i have one of buddys sticks got it from him in texas

[@TheStikapos]

There I am. Front row. So young!

[@milesanderson301]

22:14 "that was a pretty nice shot, he kinda just rolled the ball in" 😅

[@countalucard4226]

With all the garbage espn shows you would think they could show pool on one of their channels

[@mattverville9227]

Amen

[@raystanczak4277]

It was an emergency- we understand, believe me. She passed young. Understand that too. Peace.

[@joeygonzo]

Looks like Jose was playing with a Gina cue . If it is, it'd be worth thousands today.

[@jacobjones5269]

The Rifleman.... Buddy Hall.. The greatest 9-Ball player who ever lived, period..

[@94pbplayer]

Man I wish there was a laugh react button lol

[@jacobjones5269]

@@94pbplayer Ok.. lol.. I’ll keep telling the story.. I was there.. 1992, Willards jamboree in Chicago.. Bustamante had just arrived in the states for the first time, and he gives CJ Wiley the 8 ball and beats him 2 sets.. Never missed a ball.. CJ’s stakehorse politely tells Bustamante’s stakehorse that he can play Buddy, and bet what he wants... The offer is politely declined.. Then, lol, they’re told Efren can play Buddy, and bet what he wants.. And that offer was politely declined.. lol.. I was there.. And I could see it in their eyes.. They knew they’d get shot full of holes..

[@heginschristianstrong7707]

@@94pbplayer Buddy Hall beat Efren for the cash when he first came over and Efren was in his prime.

[@daijhin3064]

@@heginschristianstrong7707 YEAH CUZ EFREN WAS EXHAUSTED 😂 HE WAKE HIM UP 4AM IN THE MORNING WITH HIS BOYFRIENDS EFREN HAD BEEN PLAYING NON STOP FOR A WEEK.. AND BUDDY HALL CHALLENGE HIM IN 10BALLS THAT WAS FIRST 10BALLS OF EFREN

[@heginschristianstrong7707]

@@daijhin3064 dude get in reality. Efren is the best ever but he has been beaten and loses just like everyone else.

[@fredsavage4925]

We've all had a shopping emergency. Great match.

[@jaywall6305]

Love the interruption 😎🤪

[@dannypowell594]

RIP Bobbie ❤️

[@dennisschell5543]

Thanks for loading... 😎 Watch on mute or suffer Mike "THE MOUTH" toot his horn...

[@alexisjaspe869]

Very soft spoken and pretty humble.. idol amang parica!

[@dagdigdug1]

is parica using gina cue?

[@bobbylight111]

What a stroke on Buddy Hall.

[@daijhin3064]

Yet losing

[@choward874]

I have a signed autograph picture with he and I from 1992

[@mpmp9916]

With whom?

[@EdWong2012]

Segal, you should be a politician, suits your style better then pool.

[@unclequack5445]

Parica is hardly taller than his cue stick.

[@tuismhlanga3844]

Kkkkkkkk

[@dougoverhoff7568]

The table was playing pretty slow, I think that was why Buddy hooked himself on that 7 ball.

[@daijhin3064]

Reason of a loser

[@dougoverhoff7568]

@@daijhin3064 Yeah, right. Buddy Hall sure is a loser, isn't he? Hahaha Do you even have any idea who he is? Loser? That's Buddy Hall. Hall of fame player. The best money player of his era, and practically unbeatable in his day! Give me a break!

[@mikepawlikguitar]

Here's where the video cuts off kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYiok6tpms9gldk 16:25

[@jacobjones5269]

OK, this guy Parica is a funny guy.. I remember him griping about being "slow played" by Jeremy Jones, in the 2003 US Open final, when he got beat 11-4!.. lol.. Which was funny, cause Jones ran out so much that week, 4 games is the best anyone did against him, all week.. In fact, if I remember correctly, Jones kicked in the one ball when the score was 3-2, and ran 7 racks behind it, finally allowing Parica back to the table when it was 10-2!.. Oh, but you got slow played, right Jose?.. lol..

[@corbakai4780]

Your cousin Jeremy played great that US Open finals. But he also took 10 minutes per rack. After every single shot - powder, towel, powder, towel...

[@jacobjones5269]

Corba Kai Oh yeah, Jeremy and the slow death... Powder, towel... Powder, towel.. lol.. Does it really matter, though, if the other guy never gets a shot?.. I think not.. BTW, he's not my cousin..

[@corbakai4780]

It doesn't matter. I was very impressed with your uncle. Even started carrying around my own towel and baby powder for a while. But I can also empathize with Parica and understand his frustrations.

[@jacobjones5269]

Not my uncle, either.. lol.. He's my brother..

[@corbakai4780]

Does that make you Double J jr.?

[@richardcerritelli9657]

Holly shit when they show both players together it look like if Buddy was hungry and I was Jose I might stay away from him it looks like he could eat him as a snack LOL Jose is Tiny

[@tuismhlanga3844]

Kkkkkkkkkk

[@tysongonsorowski8574]

No follow in halls game. Multiple shots he would have been better off with a follow outcome

[@marvinpuraem7887]

I like his name buddy fall

[@casamusika4831]

Golden age of Pool. Now? Shit, pool tournaments nowadays are extremely boring

[@bjarkenielsen8515]

What makes the difference between today's pool tournaments and the tournaments of the golden age? I mean, If one were to make a difference today

[@jasonreyes25]

@@bjarkenielsen8515 only difference I see between now and then is pool players today wear gloves. Maybe it is a style and helps them cue some balls. I dont see myself wearing one though as I like to feel the pool cue as I hit the balls going to the hole. Thats like wearing a condom…..hahaha

[@bjarkenielsen8515]

@@jasonreyes25 Hahaha, good observation. Maybe it is just the general level of skills, that have increased. This results in continous run-out, leaving the spectators without drama and thrills.

[@megagagnon1]

Buddy Hall swallowed a bowling ball.

[@josephlee4337]

Although the comment was made 4 years ago, it doesn't matter because the truth is timeless. Buddy Hall thinks he's better than anyone with his cue ball position that is why he never liked Efren when Efren first came out to compete. Hate never get a person anywhere.

[@rickwalter1241]

Earl must not have been in this tourn.

[@jlobiafra]

I remember back in those days they had two different pro tours with different players, earl played on the other tour

[@gboy0820]

老周在打球!!

[@gnolan4281]

The cameraman was not too knowledgeable about pool.

[@francesgerardgenil1592]

I am a Filipino and I root for all the Filipino players, but Parica tends to be a little crybaby at times.

[@unclequack5445]

He looks like a small boy next to Buddy Hall.

[@cornpop3912]

I'm pretty sure every pool player has cried about something

[@StinkyKatter]

i didnt realise my grandfather was a player :/ parica

[@mpmp9916]

Your grandfather is Jose Parica?

[@josephlee4337]

I apologize to all of the fans of Mike Sigel but I can't understand how he ever has fans the guy couldn't shoot for Jack sh*t, except his mouth.

[@williamhall7349]

You gotta be joking

[@davidbehrens4760]

Efren Reyes literally said Mike Sigel in his prime was the player he feared most

[@squatch570]

LOL!! 3 U.S. Open 9 ball wins, over a hundred career wins and the youngest to be inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame; well rounded in all games... yeah, he can't shoot. You're an idiot!

[@RogerJakobs]

i own and play a Buddy Hall "The Rifleman" Pool Billard Que

[@TheStikapos]

Wanna sell it ?

[@bluedoggum8373]

People don’t know how good parica played, unfortunately. It was a toss up between him and efren imo and parica had way more heart. Efren was a one barrel McGee. But everyone calls efren the goat so whatever… it’s just uninformed.

[@eriks8382]

DAvid v giath

[@CMCut]

Amang Parica can beat anybody he just didnt win as much tournament as he should be

[@josephlee4337]

Oh, that was Mike "The big mouth" Sigel as the commentator and he says Buddy Hall is 47 still there shooting. I'll have plenty of more years to go. That's true, getting your ass whipped by the unforeseen up and coming new players and especially foreigner players like Efren "The Magician" Reyes. Sigel, you should have retired while you were ahead of the game.

[@BlackjackDSapolis]

FWIW, Mike won 105+ pro tournaments during his career - and he is the player that all of the Filipinos watched and wanted to to be like (this includes Efren Reyes). According to Efren, when it came to 9 ball, Mike Sigel was the standard - and that is one hell of a compliment. Not sure why you have so much negative to say about Mike, he really is a super nice guy - a good friend of mine - and one of the best players in the history of the game.

[@BlackjackDSapolis]

Yep.. he's completely bald now.

[@kentkluge2035]

What a disappointment

[@barryzeeberg3672]

Annoyingly over-commentated

[@EdWong2012]

Segal, you should be a politician, suits your style better then pool.