Roots of Fight - Gene LeBell vs Savage featuring Ronda Rousey

Judo Gene LeBell vs Milo Savage 1963 featuring Ronda Rousey, BJ Penn, Big John McCarthy, Paul Lazenby, Dr Ann Maria Rousey DeMars.

[@jdproductions3880]

RIPower, Jude Gene. You were a beast amongst mortals.

[@Sadoruro]

Americans already forgot how Mitsuyo Maeda and Mikinoshuke Kawaishi run accross the USA fighting boxers and wrestlers on the demand of Jigoro Kano to promote the efficiency of Ju-jutsu / Judo. And how Judoka made a demonstration in front of president Roosevelt who was so impressed he decided to make Ju-jutsu / Judo the main fighting style of the US Marines.

[@nickleback3695]

Lol those two got their asses kicked all them time wtf are you talking about hell maeda lost to a football player cadet tipton

[@pedro55845]

@@nickleback3695 plus you forget the time period is 80s and 90s and Asian arnt looked at good fighter and mma wasnt a thing yet so the fact you had 2 foriegn fighters coming to USA when the racism is worst then now they had balls to fight boxers and football players men who are well rounded athletes no sht you will lose sometimes but we talking about the actions they did at a time when the sport of mma in america wasn't big

[@bikrambal791]

@@nickleback3695 it was Tomita Tsunejiro not Maeda. Tomita was much smaller than the football player so it wasn’t that big of a deal. Also the throw was a sacrifice throw. Using a hip toss would’ve easily done the job.

[@ivanafuccu7980]

Americans forgot and needed a reminder and again they forgot and then the Gracies came by

[@richardkoen6848]

Lol!!!! Americans didn't forget. We embraced it. Jesus get over your ass not kissed enough.

[@JustinLeeper]

When Gene says he accidentally stepped on the guy... I couldn't stop smiling. I was blessed to train with Sensei Gene a few times. All the best stuff he'd teach was prefaced by "You never do this" or "This is a terrible, dirty move."

[@BloodofPatriots]

Dirty Judo. Gene is the king. First thing I learned from his seminar was the 3-objective kesa gatame: (1) Hold down, (2) Strangle, and (3) Neck Crank. Only got DQ'd once using it in a tourney. haha

[@DG-BB]

I can listen to Gene LeBell stories all day.

[@TorSnyder]

Milo Savage was my uncle and, above and beyond his image and the legacy of this fight, he was a great man and his personal achievements and the obstacles he overcame in his life, outshine even being ranked as the #5 in the world and a member of the NJ boxing Hall of Fame. At least, through this historic fight, I can see him on video..

[@laithalmasri6985]

Tor Snyder are you boxer like your uncle?

[@frankcastellanos]

i have a lot of repect for milo savage and those guys from those times when boxing was real

[@thechamp7513]

@wobbly nostrils Lol

[@coryburns1905]

Hey I know this video was about Gene but I have no problem with your uncle he looks like a very skilled boxer I'm sure he has very good win loss record I think I will Google him maybe I will see more action respect

[@RayRaeTV]

You're probably lying for clout hahah. Thats dope if you're not tho.

[@theseeker6097]

Legend Gene Labell!

[@warrenwintrode3698]

"I accidentally stepped on him." What a great heel.

[@eaufccafcreator]

RIP Judo Gene Lebell

[@worrybeunhappy]

Gene Lebell has always seemed like one of the funniest and most genuine guys. No idea he sparred with SRR too! Wat a legend!!

[@justaman6972]

I would give just about anything to meet and have 2 mins with Mr. Lebell. He IS what every martial artist should aspire to be. A class act all the way.

[@michaelmurphy75]

When I was a young lad, Judo Gene gave me one of his "I CRASH FOR CASH" patches. He was gruff as hell, had a heart as big as his head and always had a colorful story to tell. Still got the patch, good as new...

[@6goodsides]

This was great.

[@mikai13]

Great job on the video Big thanks to Gene

[@Nicolaisen100]

Judo Gene is a bad ass real legend ! :D

[@dalegribble60]

A gentleman of all gentlemen...."Milo, if you bite my finger.....I'll take your eye out!"

[@spencerherbert3585]

Please bring this back

[@user-fn2vp1sw1h]

GEAN LA BELL 'S MOTHER HAD GREAT INFLUANCE THAT HELPED HERT SON !!! Aileen LeBell Eaton was a boxing and professional wrestling promoter who was influential in the United States' west coast's boxing and wrestling scene for five decades. In 2002, she was the first woman inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Eaton was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

[@wasupfool5692]

To be fair it was Genes experience in boxing that allowed him to be successful in ducking under a punch and use his judo, he said so himself in this interview

[@richardkoen6848]

And the combination of the skill sets are deadly.

[@tercelken]

Mixed martial arts have been around since there have been more that one of them.

[@joesphruggiero3707]

Legend

[@andrewd9037]

One of the funniest fighters ever :D

[@mikegreen5502]

300 times 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 GOD BLESS HIS SOUL WELL MISS YOU GENE

[@toddjohnson5176]

He was friends with Bruce Lee. He was phenomenal. 🌝❤

[@pedrohernandez4520]

Judo gene looked like robert deniro when he was young

[@titop4199]

Rip Gene

[@chrisb7528]

BASED Gene

[@michaelfarar4232]

Milo Savages BIGGEST mistake was wearing that Gi top. It just set him up for so many chokes and grabs.

[@arnoldgray4496]

Everybody says they are a tough guy until Gene Lebell walks in…..

[@JeffMueller]

Judo Gene is the man. End of story.

[@coryburns1905]

@@alfa-psi you are an idiot

[@Kopie0830]

He can do any man... Lol. But seriously, he is the man.

[@redrebelmusiccanada]

what are the songs or music in this

[@CloudsBeyond]

Not sure if myth or true about Milo using brass knuckles or that Lebell kept doing sustained flatulence that was really pungent when holding Milo to antagonize and distract him. They may well be true not saying they are not or could be myth. Saying his belt got torn apart because of the brass knuckles under Milo's gloves? He is still wearing it at the end and very hard to tell if it did get ripped, not like it is HD quality lol. In any case Lebell definitely won! Check out Lebell on IMDB = he has been in around 150 movies acting and around 250 doing stunts WOW!

[@The_Ballo]

LOL, accidentally stepped on. Yea, right :)

[@rocknrao]

This is Milo Savage's professional boxing record. boxrec.com/boxer/10919 As you can see, he was well past his prime in 1963, and had amassed in excess of 40 professional losses in the boxing ring by that point. He does have some recognizable names on his record though. My guess is that Savage's prime as a boxer was in the late 1940's and early 1950's, and from the appearance of his record, he was a fringe contender at best, although I really don't know much about him at all.

[@BloodofPatriots]

+Gopal R So was LeBell... remember he was National Judo Champion in 1954-55... that's 8 years prior to the Savage fight.

[@BazookaTooth707]

Gopal R savage was also wearing brass knuckles under his gloves

[@tenofspades4470]

ReppeNThA707 No he wasn't. That's an falsifiable claim, and an anecdote.

[@Ninja-iu4gg]

Man oh man I wish I could train with ronda and make my judo better . Gene is the best judo man ever he the best ever

[@catmanmancat9055]

Judo Fucking Gene Goddamnit.

[@-WiseGuy-]

Umm...if one guy was only allowed to punch, and the other guy was only allowed to throw, that DOES NOT qualify as MMA. MMA is a rule set specifically designed for permitting any "mix" of styles.

[@gregquinn7817]

Be nice to actually be able to find the full fight. Also my understanding is Gene was allowed to punch just not "karate chop" or use kicks. Savage looks smaller than Gene...

[@RayRaeTV]

"Featuring Ronda Rousey" She was in it like 2.6 seconds 😂🤣

[@gabrielegagliardi3956]

She was knocked out right after

[@lakerstekkenn]

Her mom was speaking the most.

[@stonehand49]

Rabbi Gene...the Best

[@OGboxing...]

lol @ claiming Savage was #5 in the world at the time.

[@PrivateEyeYiYi]

Notice what Gene LeBell said about winning against Milo Savage because he was familiar with boxing, having trained in it. I think at some point there will come a boxer who routinely beats grapplers because he's trained in grappling skills.

[@ewiem4351]

周圍貢 LeBell boxed before he trained in judo, but he was figting to showcase judo. If he had thrown punches in the Milo fight then what would have been the point of a boxing vs judo contest?

[@WereRabbbit]

+Ewie M Exactly. Milo said a lot of shit about Judo saying no Judo fighter could ever beat him. If Gene started boxing him, it would have only proven Milo's point further.

[@WereRabbbit]

周圍貢 I said nothing about him being a pro boxer, yet you jump at the chance to insult me.

[@WereRabbbit]

周圍貢 All I spoke about was that it wouldn't make sense to use any training other than Judo in this fight. I didn't say anything about his other training. The point being that his use of Judo only in this fight doesn't alone prove anything about his other fighting skills. It's not a defense of any boxing skills or other, I just think there's better arguments for you to prove your point.

[@manga3040]

+周圍貢 his judo skills are shit...come on man

[@saaber95]

Maybe he should fight Sonny Liston....bam...game over...

[@kevthegoat8774]

Sonny Liston would have whooped him but a guy like Danny Hodge would've had Liston begging for mercy

[@jjjo7352]

The Boxing ring was my uncle.

[@darylfields]

He's america's first mma fighter

[@user-fn2vp1sw1h]

DID GOT TO TEN REY OR SAWTELL ?????

[@Mlotshaw1]

they've always known boxers cant defend against people of Lebells caliber that's why grappling was banned at the last sec of the Ali vs Inoki fight ali didn't want a broken limb and Inoki of course didn't want to throw shots with ali so the fight is boring Ali still had to go to the hospital from ton of leg kicks they stop the match when Inoki started to take it to the ground anyway.

[@nickleback3695]

Bullshit. Milo was an older washed up bum boxer and much smaller. Don't buy the hype.

[@halfmaskedbastards2598]

@@nickleback3695 okay and what's your explanation for every other time a boxer gets facefucked

[@halfmaskedbastards2598]

@@nickleback3695 wrestling Jui jitsu judo And any other striking art that includes kicks as well as punches Are better And will almost always beat someone who only knows how to punch

[@halfmaskedbastards2598]

@@nickleback3695 here's the fact Floyd Mayweather P4p goat I Believe Connor mcgregor Never been in a pro boxing ring And it took him Ten Fucking Rounds The greatest of all time took ten rounds to beat someone who has never done it At that moment Boxing became a joke

[@thatneega3949]

@@halfmaskedbastards2598 this statement makes absolutely no sense

[@javieracuna921]

Carlson Gracie vs Gene Lebell?

[@PauloJonatasSilveira]

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[@pedrohernandez4520]

IN 1998 an ameauture boxer nick named the turtle knocked out a judo pro in las Vegas STYLE vs STYLES clash in the second round i was there too see it

[@phsyckomantis]

This is sad :(

[@kevthegoat8774]

Milo Savage was never rated number 5 in the world, especially when he fought Gene and he was a middleweight not a light heavyweight. It's a part of history but some lies here are told to make it sound greater, Milo was at a disadvantage having gloves and a Gi on too.

[@laksivrak2203]

😂😂😂

[@darylfields]

Jean LeBell America's first mma fighter in my opinion

[@carven2004eca]

So you chocked him out and then you "accidently" stepped on him?

[@satchmo2]

Talk shit get wrecked

[@bertt1055]

Not exactly MMA. Just 2 martial artists from 2 different disciplines fighting, but neither “mixed” anything into their personal styles.

[@satchmo2]

Did you even watch the video. Lebell studied catch wrestling and boxing as a child.

[@dxmakina]

BRUCE LEE GETS WAY TOO MUCH CREDIT. MUCH RESPECT TO JUDO GENE AND THE OTHER REAL MMA FOREFATHERS.

[@Newman8881]

What contribution it make to Martial Art world? By defeat the middle age middle weight Milo Savage boxer? If Gene face Sugar ray Robinson / Mike Tyson Gene will be beat by them. By the way Milo Savage should be the first MMA instead of Gene as Milo Savage host the match. And Gracie family should take the credit with the popular of today MMA.

[@jamestyler4676]

Newman8881 Well, you are wrong. With modern mma rules Gene would have beat Sugar ray , Tyson might have been too big... might.

[@Newman8881]

grahamhg First mma match in US? If Gene is first mma what about Milo Savage? Milo Savage host the mma match! Anyone call Gene is the first mma is taking credit away from Gracie's.

[@Newman8881]

james tyler Yes, mma fighter would have a chance beat Sugar ray! The problem with ground game submission alone isn't enough and that is the problem with Gene Lebell. Even he did sad learn from Bruce Lee before and I don't see he know any stand up fight. Put him compare to Judo king Masahiko Kimura and you will know who should be Godfather of Grappling.

[@AddictofFilm]

Lee deserves some credit but your right a but too much goes his way.

[@bigfist0]

Great white hope nothing here to see 😂

[@yeewu6145]

So, you mean I'd his is black guy no one will care about him？

[@thomass.4007]

Actually, god didnt intend to make sunday a resting day, but he got choked out by Gene LeBell

[@Skaarxiong1]

i want to see Gene LeBell vs. Frank Dux vs. George Dillman vs. Rafiel Torre vs Charlie Zelenoff vs Ashida Kim vs. Steven Seagal vs. Count Dante...wait...no Count Dante...he's already dead, in a fight to the death. my money is on Charlie Zelenoff. winner will no longer be the laughing stock in the world of kung fail and losers, they will be shot so they don't contaminate the rest of the world with their kung fail DNA.

[@bringsik100]

I'd rather go to the zoo

[@tritchie6272]

And I've read stuff from what I hope were just silly 12 year olds claiming Steven Seagal, an actor could have destroyed LeBell. People wanting to down play his skills in order to promote actors need to in my view do some reevaluating.

[@yeewu6145]

All the Gene sad have no proof

[@bigmember5908]

what racism did he encounter I missed that

[@bigmember5908]

oh I see I thought they meant while he was in the usa they talking about another thing like while judo

[@chrisdemeire3380]

When Gene first learned judo, he had to go to the Japanese to learn it. It was not long after world war II. So, the Japanese were still angry with Americans, especially those who had been put into prison by president Roosevelt. They took all their rage and all of their hate out on Gene.

[@IISuperLove]

6:20 There is no comparison to what Royce Gracie did at UFC 1. He took on all comers of all shapes and sizes and styles. Mind you, the boxer he faced was the easiest win he had. Plus he had to face multiple opponents the same day. Carlos and Helio Gracie were showing the superiority of grappling since 1912.

[@richdick9628]

Please learn more than the gracie story. I respect the gracies but they are self-promoters, as they should be. Do you know who was in charge of the ufc1 event?

[@pedrohernandez4520]

Milo Savage was 37 AND out of shape not even ranked lol...

[@rickrick5041]

Pedro Hernandez 39 and a lot smaller

[@zommellemmoz3999]

O well...naive of me to expectt a good storey without "racism" thrown in....guess thats what make him so good huh? FFS

[@daysofgrace7818]

Gene Lebell the original beast! Only Steven Seagull was able to tame the beast!

[@maccmoses]

Somebody tell Steven Regal to watch this.

[@JoshSmith222]

What a load of lies. "The world was watching" this gimmick exhibition? Milo Savage was a 50/50 journeyman near the end of his career. He also was the one at a severe disadvantage having to wear gloves against a grappler, and clearly a much smaller guy.

[@richdick9628]

4 oz. gloves. Those are there so the striker doesnt break his hand. Not to protect the victim. But you would have known that if you knew ANYTHING about fighting.

[@JoshSmith222]

you're missing the point completely little kid, the gloves would still hinder his ability to grapple….now go get you're mommy to pour you a glass of milk

[@richdick9628]

Josh Smith You moron. They are fingerless. Keep talking and let everyone know what a fool you are. You should look more in to it, milo loaded his gloves on top of that.

[@JoshSmith222]

missing the point again. one look at the footage will tell you those gloves weren't effective for grappling. Gene had a hard time dealing with a much smaller guy out of his element in a new discipline, but he and the announcers keep loading the feature to make it seem like some type of disadvantage on his part by using terms like "ringer" for a 50/50 fighter. If anything Milo should be the one commended for stepping into the ring against a much larger dude with a wrestling background. Loaded gloves too? The excuses keep piling on….

[@richdick9628]

Josh Smith You just dont have a fucking clue what you're talking about. Is this the only time you have heard about this fight? It seems it. You judge this event in modern terms without any understanding of the context. Of course Gene was going to win. Every person watching this now knows grappling dominates striking. The point is back then no one thought a boxer could lose to a "Judo Bum". White fans about rioted when a white judoka beat a black boxer. In the 60's.

[@ivstova47]

This would of been a great fight had Gene fought a boxer his size? He looked 30 pounds bigger. I'm not impressed. A bigger guy like Tyson would of killed this dude.

[@ivstova47]

@Alex Amaya In your dreams pal. Just look at the rational comments of the other people who said the same damn thing!!! Gene was 10 times heavier than the boxer, which equals more weight , more power, dumb ass. Are we all delusional? Lol lol

[@ivstova47]

@Alex Amaya Come on silly... figure of speech.... lol. I'll bet you anything Gene out weighed him by 20+ Pounds?

[@ivstova47]

@Alex Amaya heavyweight against a middle weight..... not fair

[@ivstova47]

@Alex Amaya This just goes to show you, that most of you guys don't know shiiit about boxing, and how easy it was to look these guys up on google...... lol. (MILO WAS A FUCKING MIDDLEWEIGHT 160 POUNDS....... with a record of 49-46 losses..... lol lol lol lol. Milo fought a guy at least 40 pounds heavier then him, and any one with eyes can tell the mismatch......gtfoh

[@ivstova47]

@Alex Amaya After returning to the United States, LeBell competed as a heavyweight.[6] In 1954 and 1955, while only 22 years of age, he captured both the heavyweight and overall Amateur Athletic Union National Judo Championships. That's from google smart fuc..... He was a Heavyweight just as I suspected. You can tell by the footage that Gene was NOT A MIDDLE WEIGHT GUY..... It's also noted that Gene had to drop 100 pounds just to fight at middleweight, in which he couldn't make it..... lol

[@madmike1708]

boxing is American? NOOOOOPE. British. however the best come out of America, Mexico and sometimes Ireland.

[@donaldtrump3310]

+madmike1 you mean ancient greeks?

[@donaldtrump3310]

madmike1 i Know That everything Comes From ancient Greek not From England nor USA nor from china nor japan

[@donaldtrump3310]

not sure but i can tell you that Greeks are the one who started everything.. other countries just copy it or inspired by it

[@NeonSugarCherries]

+madmike1 He said it is ESSENTIALLY American

[@Duncan-Bizkitts]

The discipline of boxing is an English martial art not American.............

[@proudhammer62]

Actually ancient Greece

[@jaymorris3468]

Boxing, an American martial Art?, get over yourselves, it didn't originate in the U S. Neither did apple pie, just saying. There is a reason the Marquise if Queensbury rules are adhered to, "that's a clue for modern boxing", there are bouts in relief in stone going back thousands of years to Sumeria at least, the U.S. modern history is barely 250 yrs old,

[@IISuperLove]

6:30 "the first guy to do mma before there was ever mma" What about the boxer in the same fight? he wasn't doing mma? what about bruce lee and helio gracie they weren't doing mma? they weren't training and competing in all styles? what about people in the 1800's or 1700's they weren't doing mma? What about people in ancient greece or the east? They weren't training in all styles? There were no mixed style fights or competitions? There were no wars where everyone needed all kinds of skills? Do things only count if they are televised? This is foolishness.

[@cesarspooky]

They sound like they want to discredit the Gracie family and make their own American icon instead of being Brazilian

[@RumbleFish252]

Where the fuck are they trying to "discredit" the Gracies? Get your head outta your ass.

[@streetswilson]

If they discredit the Gracies by stating facts then who's fault is that? The Gracies were already discredited when Kimura broke Helio's arm and sent him on his way...

[@elixonlopez2860]

Please, to learn more about grappling history than just the Gracie family read a book called SAY UNCLE on catch can wrestling.

[@PauloJonatasSilveira]

@@streetswilson em 1955 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZK7gYWoiK9pkNE

[@PauloJonatasSilveira]

@@elixonlopez2860 in 1955 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZK7gYWoiK9pkNE

[@JohnSmith-wi3ni]

The rouseys ruined the entire video!

[@ringmasterjeb3453]

Why wouldn't Gene just do a boxing match with a boxer ???? Like really a boxer cant wrestle let alone do JUDO LOL. Remember Gene said SR Robinson hit him in the head like 300 times. He lost in sparring.

[@dickthekiller]

Lolz, boxing is not "an American martial art".

[@huytonbaddy]

Boxing is not American.

[@PMolk]

I lost interest at "boxing is an American martial art".

[@nickleback3695]

Milo savage was smaller, lighter, washed up and had a bum record. Lebell sucks.

[@culturageekyartesmarciales1169]

Dude, user name and troll complex sucks

[@richardstorm4603]

You mma/martial arts clowns really make me laugh. Milo Savage's record was 49 wins, 46 LOSSES, AND 10 FREAKING draws. Meaning, this dude wasn't even good enough to even win 'most' of his fights. This "boxer" was NEVER a contender or even a top-ranked boxer just like Art freaking Jimmerson was NEVER a contender/top-ranked boxer. What's next? Are we going to be seeing videos of how Mr. Gracy beat a sub novice, Golden Gloves, fighter runnerup? :p Come at me, bro. My Tiger Kungfu...is better than yours. I don't think you're good enough...to avenge your master.

[@killer3000ad]

That was the boxer the boxing camp picked to right Gene. Gene didn't pick his opponent, the other side did.

[@kevthegoat8774]

Yeah but World Champions like Francois Botha, James Warring, James Toney and other boxers like who never won World titles like Izu Ugonoh, Julius Francis, Mark Potter, Carl Dilks, Yuri Vaulin, Matt Skelton, Heather Hardy etc All did MMA and got beat. Holly Holm did better than any boxer converting to MMA. You are right though that they are overhyping this victory.

[@culturageekyartesmarciales1169]

Dude, your senseless troll ass comment is what makes others laugh 😂😂no one said in the video what you .