EVO 2004: John Choi (O.Sagat) vs. Daigo Umehara (Balrog)

From the EVO 2004 ST tournament. A truly savage Balrog!

[@houou100]

TIGER vs HUAAA, match of the century

[@DiscoCokkroach]

I remember there was a top comment for this vid a long time ago, but I can't find it anymore: "2:04 - I didn't know they had fatalities in SF."

[@JosephBSanchez]

More like Brutalities.

[@rayryeng]

It was this one! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZOwnZ-KmrGHiJIsi=paZeYUQn_txUbhd5

[@INeedHerPomPomJuice]

The way Balrog owns Sagat at the end of the 2nd rights 2nd round is just PURE AMAZING! After being in a corner he pulls out and just unleashes the BEAST!

[@bubblegumxo]

O. Sagat was ridiculous, the speed alone of his fireballs is insane. Good stuff from Daigo though!

[@malacara1335]

​@neogeomaster3027 me when I spread misinformation online

[@BorgieBabyxx]

That combo right at the end holy shit

[@Gigapixels]

2:04 the fastest Boxer combo I ever seen wow! ❤‍🔥👍💪

[@mappybc6097]

Almost 20 years later, 4 mainline Street Fighter series later, Daigo is still a world class SF player.

[@NSCTripleAgent]

That combo at the end...wow.

[@vengence666]

I remember watching this match at evo. Good times.....Man it was insane then, and its still insane still to this day watching this match. What a beast Daigo is.

[@Tension027]

Daigo: "Hey Choi, guess what?" Choi: "What Daigo?" Daigo: "HUUUAAAA!"

[@truelovewontwait]

I'm gonna comment this for the algorithm god... LOL

[@premium-juicebox]

1000 HUUUAAAAS > 1000 TIGERS!

[@eldipinninho]

JAJAJA 🤣👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@csm07cb]

that last combo was the hands of God

[@Vijin321]

This set alone was when I learned about GGPO back in the day, I decided I would play balrog, because I wanted to play Balrog like Daigo

[@6Diego1Diego9]

and were you successful in playing like Daigo?

[@Vijin321]

@@6Diego1Diego9 probably not lol but i still play balrog whenever i play ST

[@TheCJRhodes]

@@Vijin321 Balrog is so much fun in ST

[@ICalverz]

Man I could watch this video all day.....this is a prime example of why ST is the best fighting game ever.

[@DoomGarbanzo]

Even after all the years this game has been out, I still can't get used to the knockback on those fireballs.

[@johnrazer9736]

This is amazing to watch. Horraaaahhhh!!!!!!!!!

[@Lacktardo]

Major ownage at the last match. Just incredible.

[@DrkPhoenixSaga]

Thanks for the info. That's really cool to know. Can't believe it took me well over a decade to learn this :)

[@rvrmdude]

If it were Mike Bisons punchout . Little Mac would not have stood a chance .

[@marcolaranja]

Tiger, whuua!, Tiger, Tiger, whuua!, Tiger, Tiger, One, Tiger, whuua!, Tiger, Tiger, *bzzt* WHUUAA!!!!!,WHUUAA!!!!!,WHUUAA!!!!!,WHUUAA!!!!!... WHUUAAAAAAAAA!!!!! ... Bison Wins!

[@Electr0Jesus]

Damn, this was a good year for Daigo. This was the same EVO as the "Daigo parry", and then he pulls this shit on O. Sagat. Too bad John Choi got his USFIV revenge this year...

[@mouser69]

This scrubs boxer doesnt have shit on mine

[@AcroGrade]

ScruByyyyy lol

[@Shaqpack609]

Man, the 14 seconds FTW!!!

[@biglex42]

you aint never lied!!! he got me lookin at Balrog/M.Bison/Boxer in a WHOLE new way. i knew he was a beast but gah damn

[@YaDunKno1]

Damn...the sound effects in sf2 were over brutal, you really feel every hit =P

[@myths4]

omfg that last round was amazing.

[@eile4219]

damn, how do you even do that Balrog combo.

[@Wrestlelesson]

Your fingers must be verry fast to do that and timing skills push the button good in

[@TheCJRhodes]

@@Wrestlelesson wise words lmao

[@nobodytonobodysbusiness]

@@Wrestlelesson what does this even mean? The sky is blue

[@ICalverz]

Love the ppl who saying sagat player is crap. Dont even have a clue who he is lol. Trust me, he aint crap...far from it.

[@johnrazer9736]

Fuck there's people saying choi sucks?! 😳 Wtf man lol 😂 man's a beast

[@db7664]

His combos have awesome style too when you see a proper user use sagat

[@Ramosd87]

Damn that Balrog(M.Bison) combo at the end was nasty!

[@kikii1]

Amazing!

[@RaiKageRyu]

Daigo went beast mode in the second match. Brutal.

[@xdeadwaterx]

Sagat vs Al Pacino HUUAAAA!

[@Romeoisburning]

It's so beautiful.

[@MickieJamesFTW]

Tiger... Tiger... Tiger... Tiger... Tiger... Tiger... Tiger... HUUUUUUUUUAAAAAAH!!!!!

[@DonJuanDeMarco2]

Awesome finish

[@UspSilenced]

so inspiring...beastly!

[@okutabareo]

Daigo's charge buffering skill is godly.

[@SolidSonicTH]

Old Sagat's recovery on Tiger Shots is nearly unfair. I can see why he's used so frequently. It's basically the recovery benefit Guile can get but without needing a charge. Ferocious.

[@AcidGlow]

nice

[@CuppaTea101]

I watch this fight every day.

[@BUDDAz1g]

ty for clearing that up it had me trippin

[@ocping]

That being said, it's still great to see down-forward-P getting pawned.

[@crunchsixfoe]

So satisfying

[@DaPantz]

Absolutely wonderful and insane Balrog (Boxer).

[@killerwill55]

awesome!

[@STILLaNERRRD]

loooooooooooooool last round!

[@goukifafa]

that end first round was good, doing headbutt with up back is genius ^_^

[@Wrestlelesson]

Respect to John Choi he is one of the great players outhere but Daigo is Monster Kill

[@orfsmn1659]

まさに天才！

[@LiangHuBBB]

didn't even know Daigo played balrog back then

[@Shendue]

He wasn't ALWAYS a Ryu guy. He actually started maining Guile in SF2. He also mained, during various iterations of the game: Ken, Yun, Zangief, Balrog (boxer), Sagat, Evil Ryu, Cammy, Urien, Chun-Li. He's also notoriously a great Sol Badguy player in Guilty Gear and an excellent Vampire Saviour/Vampire Hunter player.

[@blackhairedgoon8218]

Shendue He's not even a Ryu guy now, it's cool to think of Daigo, a Japanese god being a Ryu character loyalist and almost a personification of Ryu but it's not really true. He's been more loyal to tiers than anything. Boxer& Guile, Ken in 3s, then Yun and E Ryu in SF4. Valle has been more of a Ryu loyalist than Daigo ever has been.

[@Kofz168]

uwaaa uwaaa uwaaa uwaaa!! godlike!!

[@3rawan]

Oh sh*t! That was FIRE!!!

[@FlameAdder]

My lord I will never doubt a Boxer player again.

[@theelightbearer4254]

That last round was NUTS

[@Mot1ve]

the video that inspired me to pick up boxer

[@mimike80]

Motive lmfao pick up boxer. What happened next?

[@U012]

@@mimike80 He tried picking up a feather weight boxer and lifted with his back instead of legs and he ended up hurting his back. No one has seen Motive since. Moral to the story? Don't "pick up boxer."

[@mimike80]

@@U012 ROFL!

[@mimike80]

@Misteriosi81 for two dollers, forty, you can buy my cassette taoe and you too can pick up boxer! Niiiice!

[@Anders010]

holy cow what a beast

[@Reltsirk]

ok that last match was insane. the stun i literally dropped my jaw and said WHAT! and then the super I gave another jaw drop and what. wow just wow.

[@Phantom034]

Ahh...Thank you.

[@keikun332]

yep. I love that book

[@Standamanwhocan]

O.Ken is beast, he is practically a different character to N.Ken seeing as they are played so differently.

[@jjws]

that last round was insane

[@Xanophalgue]

Sickest Bison ever!

[@paolonovero812]

Same year and same event as the Daigo Parry. Truly GOAT status

[@branh0913]

Well Balrog counters Sagat in nearly every game they appear in together. The design of Sagat vs. Balorg is just that way. Balrog in ST can headbut through fireballs and his dash punch will trade with tigershots at mid range. It's a full time job keeping Balrgo out, because he has so many options to get in and inflict damage,

[@OmegaRugaI]

Insane gameplay,all of those super combo finishes(especially the first one) make it seem like it takes less time to charge the boxer dashes when daigo is playing.

[@Pandaman64]

I've played both back to back, and I think the damage and offensive power in SF4 just make it seem faster than SF4.

[@Howardyt]

Seeing how John Choi is a legend in the US scene, I believe he does.

[@ThirtyfourEC]

The sound of the jabs at 2:03 are unforgettable.

[@guilhermewolfman]

@djb1ge this is possible with another caracther? I mean ryu, or guile or maybe even camy? bu yeah that fight is damn crazy

[@Caydiem]

Ahhh, I simply love that announcer.

[@BigTiggaR]

i cant help but laugh hard at how ridiculously good daigo is

[@Kratos94nb]

The beast

[@MrHandsomeBasterd]

i love diagos Balrog fights, so entertaining to watch

[@snipermalliki]

My GAWD

[@Cronos656]

So fucking amazing

[@ShoRyuBarbie]

Does anybody know if there's still some place to watch the match after this? At the end of the second round Daigo did a really long block string, but the video in which I saw it got taken down.

[@Bourotte25]

@kiensukute call me crazy but I used to think he screamed FIGHTER FIGHTER FIGHTER....thank you SF4 for clearing this shit up.

[@shiken]

i am forever thankful to daigo for playing boxer in ST, if it weren't for that i'd have never picked him up in SFIV and probably would've dropped the game

[@ZidaneTribal93]

Are you still maining him?

[@shiken]

@@ZidaneTribal93 thanks for responding to a 12 year comment lol but no i eventually moved on to cammy during AE and then juri for USFIV Never got into SFV

[@ZidaneTribal93]

@@shiken Thank you for responding. Well, maybe SF6 will be of your liking

[@e13kid]

I’m a cammy main in SF5 even though I suck 🤣 SF6 will hopefully make a lot of improvements on the gameplay

[@hermannkayode]

omygadddddddd the last one

[@rustymixer2886]

1:40 holy 💥

[@helmsly2010]

2:03 onwards was amazing

[@Ryokusonofficial]

dude this shit had me laughing so fucking hard lmao!!!!

[@YoPimp]

Wow!

[@jamiejame911]

Ok, so that is the Rog that we all strive to emulate

[@kaylun80]

EFFING BEAST !

[@SJtheMFZB]

Glad to see Daigo can exercise complete mastery and control over a character besides Ryu.

[@Naroku]

... LOL this has to be the funniest quote I have seen in awhile. I approve~

[@retrohunter06]

one... two... WHOAAAAAAAAAAA WHOAAAAAAA

[@90s-Trance_86]

Wow!! Wish daigo plays with balrog sometimes again in street fighter V Its hard to play and specially win with balrog. If you understand your character, you know how to win.

[@Mojarra1]

Aqui llegando quince años tarde 😀😀

[@chatops3]

WHOAH

[@DaredemoSoloPiano]

I am inspired even if I look how many times!

[@vanocelot8209]

14 years my god

[@Ryoujoku20]

@marymouse91 I believe, In the japanese version of the game Balrog is M. Bison, M, Bison is Vega, and Vega is Balrog. Capcom US changed the names in the US release, I believe. That's why some people refer to Vega as Claw, Bison as Dictator, and Balrog as Boxer. Just to avoid confusion.

[@darkdill]

Owch, beasted in the last round.

[@lazyng618]

I pull this off quite easily since ive practiced it so much. The key is to use the light kick lower uppercut dash. And you cannot make contact with it, you must wiff the uppercut. After it wiffs just hit another left,right then do your P/K

[@awokai]

@Danneman93 aaah,thank you for this information...never heard of it before,played only the old ones like super street fighter 2 ^^

[@hassmann2000]

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn

[@Senhordaverdadeabsol]

I like the way this game is so straight forward, there are no `buts` in SSFII X

[@user-vi1cj2fp5s]

esse golpe do balrog dessa rasteira com o soco da para fazer no the new challenger?

[@GodheadsLamentX]

holy shit.. ridiculous execution.. =O

[@Virsaga]

I love how he makes boxer look like dudley with those combos