Jimmy White & Alex Higgins vs John Ditoro & Lou Butera | 1995 Mosconi Cup

Jimmy 'The Whirlwind' White and Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins swap snooker for pool as they represent Europe in the 1995 Mosconi Cup against Lou Butera and John Ditoro of USA.
#MosconiCup #JimmyWhite #AlexHiggins

[@seancyco9446]

Enjoyable & very entertaining to watch. Great sportsmanship from all players. Nothing wrong with having a beer & a smoke between matches.👍🍻

[@noelcato2580]

They look so friendly and a lot of sportsmanship 👍

[@ELKvideoify]

I remember seeing Machine Gun Lou when I was a kid in the videos that came along with 1995's virtual pool for the PC. Still remember the Canoga Park Curve, blew my mind when I saw him do that the first time. Great to see him in actual match.

[@mathiashenriquegerhardt3290]

What a hell of a memory, ty Man! I Also enjoy virtual pool, ALL of 3s, Black widow, a truly queen.

[@sualdomuho1986]

love to see snooker legends having fun on pool, thanks for the videos.

[@ScizGraffiti]

these are great matches. really grateful to be able to watch them!

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[@djhavar]

i love Alex and jimmy they are just nice I have been watching this match for the past 2 days just by looking at them they are such a nice souls :X:X cheers to them god bless Alex

[@paleshelter5376]

you are correct

[@valentinagajic7559]

OMGGGG THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! More please :) From 1994, and rest of 95.96.97.98.99....... :DDDD Awesome!!!

[@gerv55]

RIP Lou Butera. 1937-2015 RIP Alex Higgins. 1949-2010

[@TheMrBennito]

This is absolute entertainment. Alex & Jimmy, such characters 👍

[@mariobrenes4180]

Muy diferente a lo que se ve hoy en día, los jugadores con buen rollo y cervezas… disfruto ambos tiempos pero sin duda se mira más fresco!

[@solairedeastora7195]

Dude this guys give a full show, the crowd was different from today, this is amazing!

[@toanung9361]

All of them played like a real machine , look how fun they were , really pressure but also the crowd and players enjoyed it.

[@Miar972]

Outstanding match, great entertainment. ❤️🎱

[@MrOffthebank]

Mike Massey is such a team player. You can just see the respect between them.

[@BKGolfClash]

Thank you for uploading these matches - this was the very first Mosconi Cup that I watched on TV. Would love to see more of the 1995 tournament, and even the 1994 if you have them as I’ve never seen any footage of the very first Mosconi.

[@poolmagic2023]

They have all from 1994 sure

[@kashiffarid8175]

did europe win it?

[@kevinbrookes4870]

​@@kashiffarid8175 Yes Europe 16 USA 15

[@wordswolf]

They shared an 8th of coke in the dressing room. They're legends right there .

[@robdetuinman2]

6 commercials in the first 15 minutes is crazy though

[@ScizGraffiti]

to the uploader, how did you know which songs you needed to mute before uploading?

[@gabrielbrunet5598]

Lou Butera is a beast! Omg 😱

[@peterthomas5039]

Matchroom have you ever considered a seniors mosconi? Strickland, Archer, Davis, white and others? I think that would be awesome. Thanks for these older videos though

[@bigbawbag]

now thats a seniors event i'd love to see

[@sonicdiablo8968]

That's a great idea

[@seancyco9446]

In snooker they do it, but instead of calling it "seniors" they call it Champion of Champions.

[@SgtRuediger]

@@seancyco9446 thats wrong. Champion of champions is a different thing. They just call it seniors world Championship

[@jdgonzo1982]

what a start!!!

[@rogerscottcathey]

Wow, never saw this one! Great upload 👍

[@rogerscottcathey]

West with a whiskey sour, lol

[@parksyist]

The hurricane should've joined the pool circuit after retirement from snooker

[@onnyt60]

Cigarettes and beer as it should be ha ha. Players having fun in a much friendlier atmosphere than today's game. I enjoy both though.

[@UnboxRacing]

Yeah, I wonder how many units The Hurricane had in him!??

[@sayeidfaisal4066]

Subbed for vintage matches hope you don't disappoint...

[@self-preservationsociety7057]

Mike Massey lending his cue ( again ) to Alex @9:34 . Awesome sporting gesture, nice guy !

[@arcyeo8111]

Back when Mosconi Cup is Friendly Match Cup

[@ss-md3vj]

Got anymore of the 95 Mosconi?

[@pseudonayme7717]

Storm was impeccable in the second match. Truly the best performance in this video, he played immaculate pool with zero errors. Came for Alex and Jimmy, came back for the Storm at the end.😎

[@RichardsWorld]

Storm did play great. I guess you forgot to mention old timer Dallas West playing near perfect and easily winning.

[@NEdubz]

Whirlwind taking a foul on purpose after someone sharked Lou at 21:00 = top bloke

[@steviegbcool]

lol no he just feathered by accident he does it all the time .

[@andyreeve3880]

Definitely feathered it deliberately. You could see how annoyed Jimmy was when he came to the table.

[@joeevans1194]

Brings back memories enjoying joe

[@MalcolmClarke25]

Listen at 18:07 for Sid Waddel saying, off mike, “You are working your f-cking ticket pal”. LOL.

[@matthewhill6483]

Class good spot!

[@wyattshelton2080]

Idc what you think, Lou is the quickest player to hit a table. Man single strokes 8 out of 10 pockets and will split the wicket with the best of em.

[@masterdurick5667]

First match was over, and was certain that it woudln't be over that quick when Ditoro was shooting the last ball because the video was so much longer

[@Enpassantful]

Europe won in the end, 16 to 15 talk about cutting it close, on the wire as Sid Waddell would say.

[@PaulNicarag]

Como se llama la canción de Alex y Jimmy???

[@Volvoman90]

Beer for Jimmy, Bailey's for Higgins, hundreds of cigarettes. Gotta love it!

[@fuzzy1237]

Alex is hammered

[@outsidethepyramid]

Lou Butera is 58 here, he looks like he's about 90.

[@BrainDamageComedy]

3:05 - alex higgens comes out of nowhere

[@dhirajpallin2572]

Back when snooker players would try their hand at pool.

[@johngormanmusic]

Yeah back when Ronnie shit on pool players

[@robmckennie4203]

they gave it up when they stopped letting them drink while playing, wouldn't be fair

[@burns7ocn]

@@johngormanmusic yeah seen varner shit on the rocket tho.

[@AngrierGorilla]

@@johngormanmusic shit on pool players? Like when he was steamrolled by Johnny Archer? kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmeof6F6lpd2fdk

[@AngrierGorilla]

@@johngormanmusic or when he was easily beaten by Wu Chia-Ching? kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWO8lmlnjM5_g80

[@SM-mi6lp]

Who’s the geordie commentator? Is it the same guy who does la liga?

[@tiggahrocking420]

👏 16:11 That shot was so diffficult, even the camera got a little nervous and shaky. 😅

[@vule-ll8zu]

where's Alex solo match??

[@paleshelter4002]

american Mafia versus European gangsters..what 90's fun!

[@darrenoloughlin]

Hey, Matchroom. Lou's last name is "Butera". Might want to fix it in the title and description. Thanks.

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

Darren O'loughlin it says butera in title

[@robdetuinman2]

It said Batera earlier

[@metou3072]

Awesome how they put it on mute whenever they introduce the players

[@Mr_Wardino]

It’s due to the copyright issues with the music that plays when they enter bud, so silencing the audio makes it less of a problem.

[@josef.david.mushpile]

The first break is at 4:53 if you want to skip the professional wrestling style intro.

[@ajhenry5516]

18:07 - Sid at his best lol

[@craigking8758]

I must admit I know very little about pool. Great stuff tho .

[@frederiquerijsdijk]

Biggest question I have is why did it take Matchroom zo long to post these video's on KZbin :)

[@konovan]

Lou butera's very entertaining to watch, I wish he would have used his skill in snooker instead

[@dustincowden1807]

Watching this in 2022 and I was taken aback seeing someone smoke indoors lol. How times have changed.

[@GrrMeister]

*Alex Died from mainly Throat Cancer in 2010 !* 🚬

[@dexocube]

Lou Butera is mustard int he?

[@theupsndowns8161]

Back when beer before water

[@GarethRiffStevens]

Definitely wasn't enough smoke for Jimmy and Alex's entrance.

[@no_name8363]

4:40 If any of player on these days doing that 🚬, that could be the end of his career. 😂😂😂

[@teamsilva7563]

What was Alex Higgins drinking?

[@grahamehomles254]

To many Ads, what ever happened to 5 sec only Ads?!!

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

did the americans forget to send a team over that year and have to pick out a couple of duffers out the crowd?

[@metou3072]

They forgot to mute the home team

[@metrozlu4524]

I swear I saw John Dorito

[@padraigosullivan9979]

This is how it should be, instead of watching Darren Appleton jumping up and down on the pool table like a football hooligan chav. The standard and enjoyment left pool and especially the Mosconi cup years ago

[@chrisbryant1836]

How have I not seen Butera before?! My god, she shoots faster than Strickland. Just watch from 11:25!

[@fabienbedot9645]

Lou « Machine Gun » Butera, not Batera...

[@mrfrano100]

So funny how they smoke and drink

[@MrBumlicker]

I didn't know baileys was called milkshake

[@josephnewcomb5670]

Best of 3 sets?

[@richardhill9549]

8:35 "Alex's hairdresser takes Sunday off!" Jees weird commentary.

[@ShadSimm]

Classic Sid Waddell. Absolute king of the the one liners as far as commentary goes...a legend and sorely missed..

[@bigbawbag]

not even a ball hit, and alex has a snout lit #poolpoetry

[@ReyBanYAHUAH]

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[@kevinbrookes4870]

Who won the Misconi Cup then? This video doesn't show the finish, how rude. 😮

[@adamoliver5589]

Look it up on google then you'll get your answer. Pretty simple

[@adamoliver5589]

Europe won btw

[@ReyAlvarohm]

2:44 qué hacía ahí el bicho

[@josephnewcomb5670]

Buckets lol jk

[@gustavopp83]

Jimmy and Alex played horrible! But the good vibes made it enjoyable.

[@paulross9287]

Its like watching a game show with all of the shouting and shit. Sounds so forced......because it is.

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[@neildavies6835]

why,do the bugs not eat corpses of those who have sinned.

[@catlikepizzagaming8280]

Those 2 are rinsed, coke must have been rampant back then

[@paleshelter5376]

still is.. but old school fun is not

[@catlikepizzagaming8280]

Higgins acting like a nice guy when all he really was was a bad drunk

[@paleshelter5376]

Ahh...Alex was great for the game...a lot better than today's pro football and basketball thugs..humping their guns 🔫