Mad Dog’s A-List: Top 5️⃣ All-Time Sports Duos

Mad Dog’s A-List: Top 5️⃣ All-Time Sports Duos | First Take

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Mad Dog’s A-List: Top 5️⃣ All-Time Sports Duos | First Take
On First Take, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo shares his top 5 all-time sports duos list and after Stephen A. Smith and Molly Qerim share their thoughts.
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@tufoinproductions Ай бұрын

Anytime Russo puts a list together, I know I'm gonna get my daily dose of sports history 😂😂

@This_is_not_taylors_verion Ай бұрын

Don't forget a good laugh

@mrmillennium2697 Ай бұрын

Horrible list

@LHOH197 Ай бұрын

Something I think molly needs to read up on

@nelsonquintanilla748 Ай бұрын

And I love it

@scruffd0g193 Ай бұрын

Yep.

@marcus8124 Ай бұрын

Mad Dog is literally the last sports historian 🫡 a legend

@DJ_- Ай бұрын

And he supports slavery times

@oldmovieman7550 Ай бұрын

I love how Mad Dog doesn’t think sports began in the 90s

@MrShaunG Ай бұрын

He thinks that’s when sports ended 😂

@dochudson9393 Ай бұрын

@@MrShaunG 😂😂😭

@austingreen1274 Ай бұрын

Exactly. The list says all time. Let him cook.

@commentedrelationship Ай бұрын

It didn’t. Mad Dog thinks sports stopped existing at the end of the 90s

@SPRVLN27 Ай бұрын

They didn't. But overall, each generation of athletes is superior to the previous; that's just natural and human science. And the more generations that separate the present and past, the greater the overall skill gap.

@TheRealSpirosWorld Ай бұрын

You can tell mad dog is like 97 years old with this list 😂😂😂

@frankhortoniv3739 Ай бұрын

Nah debating to put 2 people who won 6 rings on this list this is insane

@Itz_Crawfish Ай бұрын

Bruh factsssss

@jonmolina948 Ай бұрын

Not a bad list. I’ve heard about Ruth and Gehrig my entire life, but you have to have lived before the turn of the century.

@creed200569 Ай бұрын

I like Mad Dog because he RESPECTS the old eras

@LaCream973 Ай бұрын

Facts

@DJ_- Ай бұрын

So you like sports during the slaver times?

@DJ_- Ай бұрын

To me he kinda a racist but whatever

@thatoldyankeesguy Ай бұрын

@@DJ_- Ignorant

@qaxcgyujm Ай бұрын

@@DJ_-besides his babe ruth take everyone on the list played when their leagues allowed people of color.

@mitchellhawkes9422 Ай бұрын

Messier and Gretzky not on there is a crime

@buckwyld218 Ай бұрын

Gretzky and Kurri? Mess was second line for the majority of his time, till gretz got traded.

@BigC-vi9jq Ай бұрын

Facts

@76carmel Ай бұрын

Stephen A has listed Gretzky/ Messier on his top duo list.

@dochudson9393 Ай бұрын

Surprised Mad Dog didn't get Gretzky-Kurri in there

@johnluke9036 Ай бұрын

Who are they?

@orlandoconcrete1048 Ай бұрын

I appreciate mad dog, if he be alive 50yrs from now he will back up the sports players from this generation.

@Letthat Ай бұрын

GRETZKY AND MESSIER IS BOTH RANKED TOP 2 IN ASSIST AND POINTS FOR NEAR 2 DECADES

@sirrmanning2769 Ай бұрын

Yeah we just don't talk enough Hockey around here lol.. you're absolutely correct though!

@mrmillennium2697 Ай бұрын

Isn't that wonderful

@jamesnelson5618 Ай бұрын

@@sirrmanning2769but I do.

@professor3778 Ай бұрын

"give me the years"they played 🤣🤣🤣

@martaviouspaul7117 Ай бұрын

You know he’s about to put a list together from the 1940s and 50s and he trolls and it works every time 😂😂😂

@DJ_- Ай бұрын

Ugh...I don't think he trolling

@kevstreet Ай бұрын

He’s trolling and he’s lit!

@Mr_Abdallah99 Ай бұрын

All sports ❌ American sports ✅

@harbingerofd00mticktock Ай бұрын

No point in getting worked up about it, that’s how all US media is lol

@user-kj6be8sf3v Ай бұрын

Name sports duo's he didn't name???

@Brasefa Ай бұрын

@@user-kj6be8sf3v heard of Messi and Suarez Pele and Gee Ronaldo and Benzema

@user-kj6be8sf3v Ай бұрын

@@Brasefa you expecting an american journalist that pays no attention to any other sport other than american ones to name those players?? Lower your expectations next time, they don't even cover the champions league, premier league or any other european league!

@alvaroluzquinos9062 Ай бұрын

@@Brasefa Messis best partner is andres iniesta iykyk

@narutothewinnerof100 Ай бұрын

Molly tho👀

@TheWaitingRoomTWR Ай бұрын

Shut up simp corn ball go beat off

@jakaira3 Ай бұрын

She looks so beautiful ❤️

@LaCream973 Ай бұрын

She ight

@John-ym9ic Ай бұрын

this show would be legendary if she never said a word

@kmo1765 Ай бұрын

You wouldn't last long in that 💦 .. just kidding

@Liveeachdaytothefullest Ай бұрын

Who is here to see Molly's legs?

@earlpickens7927 Ай бұрын

I must admit, she screen stole the show, I had to watch this twice because I didn't hear a word they said while watching Sweet Molly purebred.

@kel5088 Ай бұрын

Magic and Kareem, Venus and Serena, Gretsky and Messier

@DRGOAT999 Ай бұрын

Mad Dog "Yas Sar" 😂😂😂😂

@rari1055 Ай бұрын

Molly watching her man COOK mad dogs list like “yeah get em babe” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@bigweezey Ай бұрын

How can he disrespect Jordan and Pippen like that by not only putting them at 5 but saying he put them on the list as a courtesy? That to me is the worst take of the entire year for me.

@keefriff99 Ай бұрын

This show is a total joke.

@bigweezey Ай бұрын

@@keefriff99 Now that I disagree with. I love watching First Take. It's a lot better than Undisputed who just put a cast of debaters together just because of name brand alone. I get a lot of value out of First Take

@ValRhapsody Ай бұрын

It’s all of sports not just NBA. Also I would argue Magic and Kareem are a better duo than Jordan/Pippen

@cashflodigitalsportsnetwork Ай бұрын

@@ValRhapsodythey were more a trio later on, when Worthy came and Magic & Kareem wasn’t in their prime together… if they were, they might’ve won 8 instead of 5.

@kennethbrooks5157 Ай бұрын

@@ValRhapsodythat’s wild

@adamstuhlman2206 Ай бұрын

Ruth and Gehrig would've been overwhelmingly dominant in an integrated mlb, just like they were. Can't go Mahomes and Kelce over Brady and Gronk.

@johnlittle5267 Ай бұрын

I hate having to do this, but Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor for women’s beach volleyball doubles the years of dominance of Jordan/Pippen. They’re #4 best duos all-time

@algorhythm83 Ай бұрын

The greatest duo are Molly's legs.

@khanyagudebenji6263 Ай бұрын

Xavi and Iniesta should be here

@jamesnelson5618 Ай бұрын

Who are they?

@khanyagudebenji6263 Ай бұрын

@@jamesnelson5618 the only people that matter in those lists

@mem5860 Ай бұрын

@@jamesnelson5618they dominate world soccer in the national level(countries)and club level no one in history have done that ever. And playing beautifull football

@jamesnelson5618 Ай бұрын

@@mem5860 sound cool and I've Wonder They're as good or better than Messi?

@mem5860 Ай бұрын

@@jamesnelson5618 in the club ,they play with Messi. Messi ,Xavi and iniesta were an unstoppable force. They were the core of the team. Messi is better obviously. But those 2 were the engine . They own the midfield, they were the 2 Best midfielder in the world. And 2 of Best midfielder in the history of the sports. Also probably they play the most dominant football in the history of the sports top 2 top 3 at least . In the club level they are the Best, and comparing countries at least top 3. Opponents Say, "we couldnt Even grab the ball"

@JurgenMiHoff Ай бұрын

1:12 LMAO That "wooow" from molly says it all

@TT79- Ай бұрын

Gretzky and Messier ESPN- 'Who are they, is that a sport??'

@Mark-xl1ze Ай бұрын

ESPN should know since Messier is an employee. lol

@The_Darius_King Ай бұрын

How are The Undertaker and Kane not on this list?

@nathanaelvalville9191 Ай бұрын

Because DX, the Dudley Boyz, Edge and Christian, the Usos and the New Day have accomplished more as tag teams

@naturalwealth465 Ай бұрын

Macho man overruled it 😂

@aceassn716 Ай бұрын

Hawk&Animal Road Warriors Rick&Scott Steiner Bret&Owen Hart Dynamite Kid&British Bulldog Butch Reed&Ron Simmons

@jamesnelson5618 Ай бұрын

Because This is not Wrestling, this Is Major Sports Discussion were talking Actual Real sports not Sports entertainment.

@dochudson9393 Ай бұрын

@@jamesnelson5618 It's real to me dammit

@DreDay1993 Ай бұрын

Molly looking fine❤

@sirrmanning2769 Ай бұрын

I LOVE this list! It bring up so many topics and it also shows you that the "DUOS" have been doing it since the beginning of sports in the U.S.

@freshprincetk Ай бұрын

Mike and Bob Bryan absolutely dominated men's doubles for a decade. No doubles team came close to competing with them in that timespan

@prayersofarighteousman Ай бұрын

Mad Dogs reactionnl to those Unitas passes has me dyin!!! YES SIR!! 😂😂

@austingreen1274 Ай бұрын

Bless Mad Dog. Everyone else on First Take thinks that sports started in the 90s. Don’t label it an all time list if you don’t want all time answers.

@lilcorbin7431 Ай бұрын

No Shaq and Kobe is kinda crazy im not even a glazer but com on

@antonioguglielmetti2661 Ай бұрын

Ikr over Jordan and Pippin. Give Kobe and Shaq the 96 squad the pippen and Jordan had and they go 74-8

@TruthTheChamp Ай бұрын

Shaq and kobe is top 10 but not 5. They won 3 rings together cuh. Legacy wise they fell a bit short of that high of a ranking

@Mike1122. Ай бұрын

Kobe and Shaq in their prime were better than MJ and Pippen in their prime. They also did a very difficult 3 peat and went to the finals 4/5 straight years. Yes, MJ was a little better but Shaq was a more dominate force to play against. Kobe was way better than Pippen ever was and was the closet to MJ per media reports.

@TruthTheChamp Ай бұрын

@Mike1122. brother. They did not achieve more to be ranked higher. Its not that complicated. Yes and shaq and kobe was a great duo. Top 10. But they won 3 rings. Not more then magic and kareem or jordan pippen.

@brandonneumann5294 Ай бұрын

Stockton Malone is a better duo

@DK-qq2wq Ай бұрын

1.) Michael Jordan / Scottie Pippen 2.) Magic Johnson / Kareem Abdul Jabbar 3.) Wayne Gretzky / Mark Messier 4.) Joe Montana / Jerry Rice 5.) Mickey Mantle / Roger Maris

@steves9964 Ай бұрын

Great list but maybe pair Yogi Berra with Mantle at #5. Berra won 10 WS which is ludicrous, and was there for all 7 WS Mantle won as top dog. He was also there during the transition from Joe D to Mantle. Mantle was there from '51-'68 and Berra from '46-'63, so that's more than a solid decade playing together and winning...a lot. Were in the WS every year during their overlap except for two, and one year they missed it with 103 wins. Insane.

@silverguard8105 Ай бұрын

Mantle and Maris... nah. If we're being honest they had 3 good years together. That's not long enough.

@yungleek6295 Ай бұрын

Tom Brady and gronk

@sethmorgan833 Ай бұрын

What about Big Papi and Manny Ramirez, Maddox and Glavine, Aikman and Smith, Stockton and Malone, Starks and Ewing, Tiger and Steve Williams, Hull and Madano.

@back2back379 Ай бұрын

Although I don't necessarily agree with Mad Dog, I appreciate him always appreciating and giving kudos to previous eras.

@ASAPKING313 Ай бұрын

Taking about the 20s, a hundred years ago is wild

@Gymantis Ай бұрын

So what you're saying is that players like LeBron James shouldn't be considered good in 100 years or MJ should no longer be on any of these lists in 70 years?

@ASAPKING313 Ай бұрын

@@Gymantis No, it was just funny hearing the 20s and not talking about the 2020s. I did not say any of that goofy

@dilluminatilair Ай бұрын

I remain amazed that Molly has managed to stay employed in this position

@aceassn716 Ай бұрын

They must have a gloryhole policy worse than botox&whiskey jerrah jones

@cmcs-zg5kv Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@azneph611 Ай бұрын

Shaq and Kobe

@DonGivani Ай бұрын

Nah, can they say six titles, NOPE

@TopDrifter203 Ай бұрын

@@DonGivani there the best period

@rupertpupkin2660 Ай бұрын

No Kareem and Magic!

@daquaylenavie3740 Ай бұрын

@@TopDrifter203no they’re not

@davis2k1234 Ай бұрын

Kobe/Shaq 3peat and Pippen was just lucky be with MJ he wasn’t anywhere near Kobe’s level as player

@Bilal_Aslam_ Ай бұрын

Kobe & Shaq ?

@St.LouisGang Ай бұрын

Brady Gronk won more together than Montana Rice btw

@yungleek6295 Ай бұрын

I was waiting for him to mention them. Disrespectful that he didn’t

@benhenderson8952 Ай бұрын

Honourable mention: a Neanderthal and prehistoric Caveman

@sirrmanning2769 Ай бұрын

🤣😅😁😂

@aricanderson367 Ай бұрын

Please Molly smh…

@joezerarenga1962 Ай бұрын

Nowadays, I just watch First Take if Mad dog is there

@david.draper Ай бұрын

Loved this! Love the history

@97diegotorres Ай бұрын

Jagr and Lemieux??

@rando28-3 Ай бұрын

They don’t care about hockey on ESPN. Sorry pal

@97diegotorres Ай бұрын

@@rando28-3 It's unfortunate

@mrmillennium2697 Ай бұрын

Hockey that's interesting

@kmo1765 Ай бұрын

@@97diegotorres I would say Gretzey before those guys.

@naturalwealth465 Ай бұрын

T amonte and Jeremy roenick worked on my Nintendo game 😂

@marsmangabe Ай бұрын

I am by no means a Brady fan but him and gronk need to be on this list. Greatest QB ever and arguably the greatest TE ever and 4 rings between them.

@Paulafan5 Ай бұрын

Brady isn't the greatest QB all-time and Gronk may not be top 5 TE. He's definitely not top 3.

@jamesnelson5618 Ай бұрын

@@Paulafan5Brady is the Greatest QB of all time and Gronk is the greatest tight end of all time And It not Even close go to the therapy.

@johnblueitt6279 Ай бұрын

5) Shaq and Kobe 4) Pele and Jairzinho 3) Gretzky and Messier 2) Montana and Rice 1) Jordan and Pippen Honorable Mention: Mike Tyson and Cus D'Amato (if athlete/mentor counts)

@mem5860 Ай бұрын

Xavi and iniesta dominate football like no one ever, in the club level and national for 5 years.

@davidmurray6949 Ай бұрын

(1) Russell and Havelicek (2) Gretzky and Messi (3) Brady Belichik (4) Jordan Pippen (5) Magic Kareem (6) The steel curtain defense (7) Manning , Harrison (9) Montana Rice (10) Splash brothers (11) Kobe Shaq

@xJetx Ай бұрын

No Ronaldo?

@LoyaltyisLove1600 Ай бұрын

One thing about Mad Dog,HE KNOWS SPORTS ALL AROUND!!!

@jaysouthmusic8230 Ай бұрын

You’re kidding me right?

@DetroitBaby313 Ай бұрын

You can tell Mad Dog a real sports fan he’s not letting go of those childhood hero’s

@marsspacex6065 Ай бұрын

Molly is ridiculous she hosts a sports talk show and does not know when these people played. Are you serious molly?.

@otisls Ай бұрын

Stupendous Mad Doggggggg!!!!

@ianreed9571 Ай бұрын

Fun fact- Hank Aaron & Eddie Mathews hit more homers as a duo than Ruth & Gehrig!

@naturalwealth465 Ай бұрын

Ernie banks and Billy Williams has entered the chat. Frank Thomas harold Baines. Albert belle and Manny ramirez.

@buckwyld218 Ай бұрын

Mad dog always does the throwback lists. Someone should specify which era?

@thedxexpress Ай бұрын

Where are Gretzky and Messier Dog?!?! Was expecting that from him!!!!!

@BestxInTheWorld 26 күн бұрын

He’s right about Ruth & Gehrig, Jordan & Pippen, and Montana & Rice, but please add SOTO & JUDGE!👨🏽‍⚖️

@jdaking7648 Ай бұрын

No Xavi & Iniesta? SO shocked

@RoadtoGloryNetsJetsUnited Ай бұрын

Madd Dogg the list is definitely fluid😂😂😂😂

@thekidfromcleveland3944 Ай бұрын

Duncan & Pop: Am i a joke to you?

@scorpio1019 Ай бұрын

once mad dog put jordan and pippen at number 5. the gloves comes off

@crazyunclegrant Ай бұрын

Messier/Gretzky and Shaq/Kobe not on there even Magic/Kareem is crazy.

@IIIEMMANUELIII Ай бұрын

No Messier and Gretzky??????

@mooseman312 Ай бұрын

Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos are the top duo. But if we include national teams, then its without a doubt Xavi and Iniesta, they invented modern day soccer and won a World Cup.

@chrislemus7276 Ай бұрын

You could argue Modric and Kroos may be the better duo than Xavi and iniesta.

@ValRhapsody Ай бұрын

Mad Dog & SAS hate football/soccer

@mrmillennium2697 Ай бұрын

No dude

@christhewolf4246 Ай бұрын

Baresi and Maldini or Beckenbauer and Muller or Pele and Garincha there are better duos in football history than anything mad dog included

@JourdanChaney Ай бұрын

I actually thought Ronaldo and Rooney was a better duo

@BillyWalnutz Ай бұрын

Jordan/Pippen. Montana/Rice. Magic/Kareem. Shaq/Kobe. Mantle/Maris.

@silverguard8105 Ай бұрын

Mantle and Maris had 3 good years together. That's not long enough. Mantle and Berra have an argument.

@brandonneumann5294 Ай бұрын

Stockton Malone

@MrFooliofocker Ай бұрын

5. Gretzky/Messier 4. Shaq/Kobe 3. Montana/Rice 2. Kareem/Magic 1. Jordan/Pippen

@brandonmurphy894 23 күн бұрын

Kobe and shaq was crazy

@gmr5139 Ай бұрын

Mad Dog list is like putting my old boom box topping the Apple!!!

@mikem4481 Ай бұрын

molly is actually a baddie. can get it for real.

@paulalvarado7134 Ай бұрын

My top 5 1. Jordan/pippen 2. Magic/Kareem 3. Brady/gronk 4. Mickey Mantle/Yogi Berra 5. Xavi Hernandez and Andrés Iniesta

@Chuuk2Hawaii Ай бұрын

Molly you look good today like every other day. Keep it up.

@brewer921 Ай бұрын

John McEnroe and Peter Fleming, seven DOUBLES grand slam titles.

@VictorVonDoom23 Ай бұрын

This man went on national television and said “Unitas and berry” with a straight face 💀💀💀

@Thegigachad248 26 күн бұрын

He's not wrong. Unitas is Dan Marino except not a choking loser in the playoffs.

@This_is_not_taylors_verion Ай бұрын

No doggy you tripping. Ed Reed and Ray lewis gotta be in there. Get Unitas and berry out

@RobertBalto Ай бұрын

I'm rolling my eyes so hard at Stephen A and Molly that my eyes are nearly falling out of my head. "Do you watch old games or read history books?" No, Molly, it's called being a sports fan. If you're a fan of sports, you know who Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were. And then Stephen A doing his "I'm a black man" bit. Yes, Stephen A, if Ruth and Gehrig had played against black people, it would've changed EVERYTHING. Because we all know about all those African American pitchers that are in the Hall of Fame...a grand total of 10 (8 from the Negro Leagues and 2 from the actual MLB). So I'm sure if they had gone up against black players, the black players would've stole their lunch money...

@ChrisFilmPresents Ай бұрын

Mad Dog is like those grandpas in everyone’s house talking the sport of their time😂

@TOCC50 Ай бұрын

Ron Francis and Kevin Dineen

@JamesMNJR Ай бұрын

Mad Dog Mr. Sports Historian…hockey is sport too. Gretzky & Messier? HELLO?!?!?!

@mr.anderson3694 Ай бұрын

Where's Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma?

@kmo1765 Ай бұрын

Might as well say Rondo and Kendrick perkins

@himeldasgupta7010 Ай бұрын

How old is Mad Dog, must be 150+

@fun2badult Ай бұрын

Mad Dog : All sports from 100 years ago. SAS : All Basketball Duos

@Chasingdreams008 Ай бұрын

Bruh I need anything that happened before the late 80s to present time. I’m just unaware

@salvatoresultana4058 Ай бұрын

Ruth and Gehrig are 1. It was like baseball’s version of Kobe and Shaq but on steroids. MJ and Pippen were great, but Scottie does weigh them down quite a bit.

@andrewpifari9258 Ай бұрын

GRETZKY AND MESSIER!?!?!?!?!?!

@thatoldyankeesguy Ай бұрын

You know, Messier actually played on a different line most of the time and wasn't really a dominant player until Gretzky left. 👌

@huey090806 Ай бұрын

Russo was born Oct 1959 therefore he is 65 years old

@skreematmetvskreematmetv1749 Ай бұрын

Is mad dog actin like Stephen A or did Stephen A steal mad dogs whole swag 😂😂

@happysamoan8058 Ай бұрын

My favorite segment

@giffondhall9214 Ай бұрын

That list is wild 😆😆😆

@IMadeMyYoutubeNameAge17 Ай бұрын

Watching Babe run is so funny

@jamesnelson5618 Ай бұрын

We walk like A joggers than Stephen A being late.

@BlazerManiacNumber96 Ай бұрын

Why do people get annoyed when All-Time lists consist people from the distant past as if that doesn’t fit the spectrum of “All Time”

@setforlifenter Ай бұрын

People sleeping on Brady and Gronk! The duo won on the Patriots and the Bucs!!! Can any other duo say that?

@JadonSRolle Ай бұрын

Having jordan and pippen at 5 with 6 championships is crazy

@St.LouisGang Ай бұрын

Not having Brady and Gronk who won more together than Montana and Rice is crazy

@jamesnelson5618 Ай бұрын

@@St.LouisGangI love the GOAT Tom Brady 🥰

@davismichaud507 Ай бұрын

Sports history gotta love it

@hoodratpat5228 Ай бұрын

This boy really downplayed the Bulls dynasty by saying “6 titles I get it” and proceeded to put Unitas/Berry above them who won 2 titles together in the 50s 😳

@Renegade-kf8fp Ай бұрын

Mahomes and Kelce up there as well

@Mb-yy7qi Ай бұрын

LoL, not even close Montana/Rice are undefeated...

@waviestent5913 Ай бұрын

no brady & gronk in ur top is criminal

@Tripp216 Ай бұрын

That Koufax and drysdale is actually a pretty good pick

@kel5088 Ай бұрын

Haven’t watched this yet, but I know this list gone have some old mfs on it lol.

@sirrmanning2769 Ай бұрын

Dating back to the 1920's lol!

@mrmillennium2697 Ай бұрын

Ruth and Gehrig played against plumbers and electricians and some guy named Bob

@sirrmanning2769 Ай бұрын

@@mrmillennium2697 Yeah, but they excelled against the competition they had at the time. I bet MOST of the people you and I know couldn't even dominate the YMCA ballers let alone anyone that's considered a professional.