Top 20 Craziest Sports Brawls

[@WatchMojo]

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[@erzaender]

the blue jays vs the texans

[@FleaRHCP97]

You guys need better sports researchers. Aside from mispronouncing names; you included 2 White Sox brawls but not their craziest one (Tigers), no mention of the batter who karate-kicked the opposing catcher, or the Juan Marichal incident, etc. And that's just baseball!

[@jaredquinney204]

Edmonton Oilers vs Calgary Flames line brawl

[@gaganmalhotra9495]

You guys always do when you cover sports videos!

[@christianpiedras8980]

Michigan and Michigan state hallway fight

[@jose1241371]

The brawl after the Khabib-McGregor fight was wild. Honorable mention the Nashville brawl on Strikeforce.

[@tarikkash4282]

Nothing will ever beat the will smith slap in 2022

[@Yoshwayy]

The fact it’s not even on the list is disrespectful

[@dwraptorgeezus097]

"Sometimes these things happen in mma" lol 😆 never forget!

[@SuacyTakko]

I was thinking the same thing

[@Shel230]

​@@Yoshwayythey mean major sports like football basketball and soccer etc not mma lol that's not a major sport and that's all they do is fight

[@randymaramot3076]

Never forget the "Malice At The Palace".

[@bbertgilo1574]

Thats #1...

[@DwightMarten]

We all know what #1 is.

[@mysterykiddo2167]

The darkest hour of NBA history

[@Bixeqe2]

@@mysterykiddo2167its not dark honestly its goofy 😂

[@Caffeine_Club]

Realistically, most of these could have been filled with hockey games gone wrong. One particular Philadelphia - Ottawa game in 2004 comes to mind where it took officials an hour and a half to rack up all of the penalty minutes after the two teams exploded on each other, breaking the NHL record with 419 penalty minutes alloted to both teams, or the 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship in Czechoslovakia where Canada and Russia went at it, fought for almost 20 minutes, until officials shut the lights off in the arena so players couldn't see each other in the dark, in order to end the meelee. Both teams were ejected from the tournament (although Russia was already eliminated, but potentislly cost Canada the Gold). Now THAT was a fight. Hunt for them on KZbin.

[@RoopeRontu1999]

Yup, in Finland we still remember that one too well, because we won the gold medal, partly because of that game. That would not have potentially been the case if Canada had won with at least 5 goals and the fight would not have happened. Far-fetched, sure, but not impossible if we talk about Canada.

[@ryanironheart4154]

The best was by the end of the game the Flyers only had three players left on their bench, while the Senators had two. given each team has around 22-24 players is a testament to the Brawl/Fights.

[@graydondombowsky1337]

Agreed. I remembered watching that fight with my dad on tv. Everyone got involved. Crazyness back then

[@digitalgord5694]

Hockey should have been most of these. The 72 summit had some crazy stuff too.

[@nealig5195]

Top 10 brutal hockey fights is one video I'd watch several times over

[@notaverygoodhost]

The brawl between the Cardinals and Reds was fueled by how Tony LaRussa and Dusty Baker have hated each other since they were teammates on the Dodgers. My coach used to play for Dusty and there were plenty of fights between the two managers' teams because of it

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

“Down goes Anderson! Down goes Anderson!” -Tom Hamilton as the Cleveland Guardians’ José Ramírez faces off with the Chicago White Sox’s Tim Anderson

[@FleaRHCP97]

Even White Sox fans think Anderson's an idiot lol

[@danniellwilliams5996]

I'm disappointed that they didn't include that in the clip

[@spencerheffernan4536]

Hammy the GOAT

[@colindemar8322]

You should have added the Blue Jays/Rangers brawl where Rougned Odor and Jose Bautista punched and shoved each other. I would also love to see a Top 10 Best Kidz Bop songs video, too.

[@tylerbergman6771]

Bro wth 😂

[@aconcernedcitizen1]

that is so out of pocket lol

[@metivierje]

Canada Vs. U.S.S.R, 1987 world junior hockey championship...bench cleaning brawl...Holy crap I am old to remember this.

[@waynemargetish7953]

it was so bad they turned out the lights and in the dark both teams kept brawling.

[@Itzznicoo]

I remember it dw

[@njordhamr2563]

This really should have been number 1... no question

[@Suarez05]

9:00 Fun Fact: This Incident was LITERALLY a Day after the Malice at the Palace.

[@stlhd89]

This needs to be top 20 baseball, hockey, basketball, football and college brawls all by themselves.

[@99mrpogi]

Top 20 NBA brawls

[@Argbmf]

Yes

[@PurdueAl]

What’s interesting about the clemson/sc brawl was it happened a day after the malice at the palace and it was Lou holtz’s final game as a coach

[@blutomindpretzel1735]

it's amazing how many fights happen in baseball. It's worse than hockey sometimes.

[@devious187]

The one with Artest still trips me out... you got hit with a beer cup, so you go after a guy still holding his beer, brilliant lol

[@b.a.m.mdoublem1196]

You gotta understand Artest is from Queens New York. Niggas from Queens go after anyone they just don't give af😂😂😂

[@bwines16]

Using a fans shoe against him is just hilarious 😂 I love hockey so much.

[@carlpacquing2575]

I remember all of these so vividly. Funny seeing them all again!

[@nickturcotte12]

I saw Garrett v. Rudolph live on tv. I remember screaming at the screen because the Browns were winning. There was no need for that brawl. Now it's just hilarious to watch.

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

Wow, these brawls are insane! 🤯🥊

[@penguinbrony2415]

Let me clear up something about the Jeff Gordon/Clint Bowyer situation here... Clint Bowyer hit Gordon first, and they have had bad blood since the spring Martinsville race. Bowyer ran into Gordon, which cut Gordon's tire down and caused him to retaliate in the worst way possible.

[@evankirk97]

especially when Clint was technically 3rd in the championship and could’ve had a (albeit really really small) chance to win the title next week at homestead, so big playoff implications too

[@JamesJohnson-r9o]

When it comes to Sports Brawls. Yankees/Red Sox really NAIL IT!!!

[@senor_ghost0]

How is the Argentina vs Netherlands game from last year’s World Cup not on here? It technically was a sports brawl.

[@johndaman6322]

I´m surprised they had even one mention of a football (aka Soccer) brawl in this list

[@travsam]

I saw worst, but I think at world cup level the Chile vs Italy in 1962 was really a big time brawl

[@briannao9251]

Battle of Nuremberg should have made this list

[@muningningdakat4132]

Putting Australia vs Philippines in this list made my day...

[@Jaime.Lannister]

Nakakahiya

[@sjung66510]

Good list, and honorable mention should go to another Angels / Mariners brawl: the infamous Naked Gun brawl, which began when the HP ump tackled the RF (Reggie Jackson).

[@CringerKitty]

That one was all Enrico Palazzo's fault!

[@SkittyGirl300]

I'm from Buffalo NY and a huge Sabres Fans. There was on incident that Chris Drury got hit by one of the Ottawa Senator players thus bleeding. 02/22/07. All hell broke loose. Coaches, and goalies went at each others' throats. That is one fight I'll never forget.

[@ZeacorZeppelin]

The punch-up in Piestany was crazy.

[@dminalba]

One English soccer brawl happened between two friends in 1975 in a match between Derby County against Leeds United. Francis Lee playing for Derby & Norman Hunter playing for Leeds, Lee was known for diving in the penalty area and Hunter punched him which escalated into a brawl against each other. Years later Hunter has regretted the brawl and lost a friend.

[@DoubleOJavi]

Red Wings vs Avs should be massively higher considering (all the details this video left out) in which Drapper was knocked out and taken out of the game which was a playoff game that led the Avalanche to go to the Stanley Cup and win it, the full clearing brawls were then at their 1st game the following season so there was months of time between the two incidents and everyone knew it was going to be a blood bath because of what had happened. Secret Base did a full video on it that gives it a ton more detail, which I know you can't cover it all here but at least could have been covered a bit more accurately.

[@JamesStewart-lx5wb]

They made a mistake messing with McCarty. That is a big no no.

[@durfee2000]

I wish they showed Shanahan superman flying jumping at an avalanche 😅

[@Jaime.Lannister]

Bruh that Philippines vs Australia brawl is definitely something that only rivals that of the "Malice In the Palace". That's probably the wildest brawl in Basketball history

[@paulkowald4057]

We need to go back to the days when mlb brawls were actual brawls and not just the benches clearing

[@eddiestehr7155]

The infamous Bruins-Rangers game at #5 is crazy

[@George-q1g]

The 1974 British Lions “call 99” was just insane

[@abrahammorrison6374]

The 1984 San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves basebrawl must be included in this Top 20.

[@neonpixiee518]

The bruins rangers shoe hit is iconic 🤣

[@Stormsfury777]

Expected to see Braves vs Padres .. was not disappointed

[@sallyspal]

Malice in the Palace will forever be iconic. 😅

[@The300Show]

I still don’t understand what Pedro was supposed to do when Zimmer charged him. Everyone seemed to blame Pedro like he wasn’t just standing there with his hands in his jacket pockets.

[@munkustrap2]

Zimmer himself said he was to blame. Pedro just brought a charging rhino to the ground...the announcers acted like a) Pedro should've just stood there while Don wailed on him or b) Pedro threw him to the ground then proceeded to stomp the living crap out of him.

[@BruiserKC]

Two boxing ones they missed… 2001…Mike Tyson vs. Lennox Lewis at the original press conference…Tyson and Lewis go at it and ends up with Tyson biting Lewis on the leg. 1993…Holyfield vs Bowe…Both corners’ men go after Fan Man when he crashes into the ring in the seventh round.

[@99mrpogi]

Makes me wonder if Mike Tyson managed to bite off a piece of Lennox Lewis' leg and keep it as a souvenir

[@Moistsatellite]

Being at the white sox guardians fight was the best. Jose is such a chill nice guy. Never in my life would i assume he’d be involved in a fight

[@PrinzPassionsfrucht]

Calling it now: Malice in the Palace is No. 1

[@mr.fartman]

MALICE IS NO 1 FOR DEEZ NUTZ 😂😂😂😂

[@Reaperguy67]

​@@mr.fartman nobody finds you funny. Quit spamming people with your immature spam .

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

@@Reaperguy67He makes me want to scream, especially since he replied to several porn bots.

[@Reaperguy67]

@@Jeremiah_Rivers76 exactly. The kid also needs to stop his lies and false claims as well. His comments shows how immature he really is.

[@tiger31623]

​@@Reaperguy67😴

[@jasonmcmurtry7812]

Nolan Ryan was a beast and trying to attack him thinking you're going to do s**t to him is crazy af lol.

[@ashleybrown4754]

If someone can throw that hard how hard do you think they can punch? Lol

[@mattalan6618]

@@ashleybrown4754 i dont wanna think about it

[@Scubamike4499]

Lol...Ryan looked like a bully giving a nerd a noogy

[@mattalan6618]

@@Scubamike4499 ironically in school i was the nerd giving the jocks swirlies wedgies and noogies

[@chibiprussia5574]

The reason Winker went to the Angels dugout is cause Nevins had Wantz purposely hit Winker and they (Angels) were already warned not to hit another Mariner

[@Yumi_Jay]

Phil Nevin is a punk. They went after Julio, which was his rookie season. All this because they were upset by the near-miss ball to Trout. They already hit Justin Upton the week prior in Seattle last year. Glad Phil Nevin is gone.

[@jeremywilliams5141]

Honorable mentions: 1. Mike Tyson-Lennox Lewis press conference brawl (2002) 2. Los Angeles Sparks vs Detroit Shock (2008) 3. Strikeforce brawl in Nashville (2010)

[@ianc118]

1993 White Sox vs Red Sox, Mo Vaughn smokes George Bell

[@brandonanderson2689]

1998 Knicks vs Heat

[@-_E-_]

13:45 Bullseye!! I woulda been mad too but that team started it anyway

[@ROCKONplaceboforever]

Dont have a favourite but love a good brawl good job 👏

[@musikbox83]

Everyone probably has a different opinion, but I believe 2004 Pacers v Pistons brawl was the start of fans acting like idiots and crossing the line at games (or at least more than before). Sure there were fan altercations before, some are even on this list, but this was where it started feeling like it was getting worst and more frequent.

[@geoffstonehouse5829]

How is it possible you don't have the IIFH fight between Canada and the UUSR not on this list? It should be number one on the list. Every player from both teams was on the ice actually fighting someone else. It got so out of hand both teams were disqualified and since the game was in Russia the Canadian team was escorted out of the country in busses, and had to fly home from a neighboring country.

[@stone1andonly]

So, I guess that the takeaway here is that baseball is a very violent sport for being largely non-contact. There was an infamous story from the 40's or 50's of a game in Montreal involving the Canadiens and their fans. It started with a fight on the ice, which is pretty much par for the course in hockey. The fight on the ice triggered a fight amongst the fans in the stands, and that fight spilled over into the streets of Montreal, triggering a full-scale riot that required some time to finally resolve.

[@cazia9]

One of the most memorable hockey donnybrooks in my lifetime was the Sabres-Sens meltdown in Feb 2007 … I don’t even remember how it started but it was absolutely insane … even the coaches were shaking the separation glass between the home and visitor benches while screaming the roof down at each other

[@juliec5309]

Do you mean philly vs Sens? I don't know why but my team (Sens) for a pretty normal team got in some big brawls. There was one gsme also in the playoffs once where there was like 3 men on the bench left

[@cazia9]

@@juliec5309 that may have happened a different time, but the Sabres-Sens brawl happened in the regular season, it was utterly bonkers…even Ray Emery, Ottawa’s goalie got in multiple scraps including squaring off against Marty Biron…there is a whole video on KZbin with the players involved sitting down and talking about it that’s definitely worth a watch

[@thetrain3302]

Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski’s brawl after the Charlotte Race in 2014 could also be on this list

[@mattalan6618]

that one was nuts

[@dariuswilliams6745]

That was the Texas race that year, not Charlotte.

[@dariuswilliams6745]

It was Kenseth that went after Kes in Charlotte.

[@mattalan6618]

@@dariuswilliams6745 gotta say though NASCAR drivers know how to throw hands

[@grahamdamberger7130]

Oilers vs Flames on February 1, 2020. With just under a half minute to go in the second period, Sam Gagner digs under Cam Talbot's equipment for the puck as the whistle blows, resulting in a line brawl. While the mayhem in the Calgary zone was going on, Oilers netminder Mike Smith took the opportunity to skate to center ice and wait for Talbot to join him. Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk and Oilers defenseman Ethan Bear began firing away near the point in the Calgary zone, just as Bear's defensive partner Darnell Nurse pointed toward center ice, baiting Talbot into a goalie fight. Talbot came into the game in relief of David Rittich, who allowed 5 goals prior to the incident. With 24.5 seconds on the clock when it was all said and done the officials decided to have the intermission then and there to allow the players to cool off before resuming the game. Talbot was previously a member of the Oilers in their 2017 playoff run while Smith was a member of the Flames in their 2019 playoff run. Milan Lucic and James Neal also swapped jerseys in a trade between the two clubs in 2018-19. It wasn't a bench clearing brawl and didn't involve participation from coaches or fans, but it was still entertaining as it followed up an earlier game in Edmonton, where Dave Rittich flipped his stick following a save that gave Calgary the shootout win. Oilers were mad after that, and chased the Flames out of the Saddledome with an 8-3 win.

[@lukejohnston7785]

You could do a number of videos on Aussie rules football brawls. They happen often. Two of the best involve my team essendon and our hated rivals hawthorn. The first the 1985 grand final and the line in the sand match of 2004. 😮

[@patrickmilner4149]

AFL brawls are nothing but a push and a shove. Nothing to see

[@notyourForte1993]

Why can’t this channel ever simply show the videos. We don’t need somebody who wasn’t there talking about it. We just want to watch it

[@studogable]

1956 Olympics. Water polo. That was next level.

[@lunaranger4921]

Any football player that uses their own helmet as a weapon should be disqualified.

[@Survivor-dw7we]

I'm surprised the Pawtucket vs Scranton Minor League Baseball brawl didn't make the list. A player named Izzy Alcantara touched off the brawl karate kicking the catcher before charging the mound to throw punches at the pitcher.

[@MarcDufour35]

I believe that Watchmojo is in Montreal and you don't even mention the good friday brawl between the Canadians and the Nordics....... wow

[@GorillaRadio88]

I was gonna be unreasonably upset if Padres vs Braves in ‘84 wasn’t #2 behind the Malice at the Palace. Well done, watchmojo

[@opinionmaximus]

When #3 hit ALL I was thinking is “The Malice” is gonna be #1, if Padres/Braves isn’t #2 this list is garbage. 🤣

[@megslynnandrade]

Growing during the Avalanche/ Red Wings eria was FUN!!! Those were some of the best years. This game in particular my brother's and I would just start chanting fight, fight, fight, the howl game.

[@jcruik]

Love how you guys cant pronounce Cantona right, even when the clip says his name properly twice 😂

[@DreActsCrazy_YT]

Artest didn't go to the wrong person. The Person he had hit in the stands dared him to throw the bottle for $50.

[@peterelliott7333]

Toronto Vs Philly. Multiple fights and a bench brawl. That resulted in Hexstaul getting 30+ stitches.

[@efaz4321]

Should've added the Toronto Raptors versus the Bulls where Robin Lopez almost lost his head by Ibaka

[@lornegorman2756]

The Punch up in Piešťany between Canada and Russia had to be in there somewhere. There was like 15 fights going on at once. They even turn the lights off in the arena to try to get them to stop brawling. So many ejections they couldn’t finish the game.

[@FREEDrUMS]

You really need to get some AFL (Aussie Football) Fights in there.

[@craigdowling3575]

1. Cantonas kick wasn't really a brawl. 2. There are so many hockey ones I would love a separate video with just them. 3. How on God's green earth is the Maradona brawl between barca and bilbao not in this

[@gabrielqueiroz9766]

There are so many all out brawls in soccer, mostly in South America and Turkey, that would put all of these, maybe minus the hockey ones, to shame... Also there are more NHL brawls that would top most of this list than one can count.

[@MORONIC_official]

LeBron never intends on hurting anyone

[@starsportscardshobbiesandm7222]

On the replay it was intentional

[@ericbruce2909]

Baseball fights are like an amazing brawl between everyone that just doesn't actually happen.

[@Kickinthescience]

Malice in the Palace gives me WWF vibes

[@mattalan6618]

i was kinda hoping to see the players throw elbows and leg drops like Hogan and Savage

[@landonmiles97]

I watch the Malice at the Palace quite often. Pretty wild fight.

[@coreyhill681]

Ottawa Senators vrs Buffalo Sabres, which included a goalie fight plus coaches yelling at each other plus their was brawl as well,,surprised you added that

[@zachnoe4503]

I actually never thought nascar drivers would fight until I saw a documentary at my old job one time 😂😂😂😂

[@JamesJohnson-l6y]

Never forget the Red Sox vs. Yankees brawl. No wonder it's the longest rivalry in a American League.

[@Official_C-Dubs]

I can’t believe Carolina and Clemson made it on WatchMojo! As a Gamecocks fan, I am honored!

[@gabrielqueiroz9766]

This should be "top 20 fights in North American sports". These fellas never watched a Libertadores de America, Rangers vs Celtics, Galatasaray vs Feyenoord...

[@arizonawrestlinginterviews1040]

The FIU-Miami brawl happened because FIU is in Miami, and there was the jealousy of FIU players that grew up in Miami watching the Hurricanes win national championships and wanting to follow up that success, only to not get recruited by Miami or any other big-time school, and now they're getting beat by the Hurricanes....in Miami.

[@theflaneur__]

Everybody: Eric Cantona America: Eric Cantoner 😂

[@jshklar27]

Honestly I'm surprised that there's no college basketball fights on this list. Thought I would have seen cincinnati vs Xavier or Kansas vs Kansas state

[@3243_]

Or especially Ohio State-Minnesota in 1972.

[@mrm8578]

There's more honorable mentions: the Watch the lawsuit Tie, and McGregor-Khabid brawl after the fight

[@Sly88Frye]

I think I actually never seen Malice in the palace live on TV. It was really insane that's for sure

[@C7H042]

Three remarkable soccer-related brawls from Mexico: 1983 - Club America vs. CD Guadalajara at the Mexican league semifinal game. It had to be broken by the police. 1997 - CD Toros Neza vs. the Jamaican National Team. It wasn't even an official match, and it became a slum brawl. 2004 - Club America vs. CF São Caetano at the Copa Libertadores quarter finals. Some fans entered the field, even with all the countermeasures set up to prevent this to happen.

[@gokew]

I can just imagine there being an audience brawl during that Guardians and Sox brawl. 😂

[@TheCowboyGames]

Alright. So I watched and the #20 entry you should have played the Tom Hamilton audio to that. That's what made the fight so much better than what it really was.

[@iconpoet]

I watched that Braves-Padres game live.

[@pedrooleitao]

The average El Classico match back when they had all the best players (CR7, Messi, and others) most of the time had some crazy brawls

[@GodlessFiend]

I wonder if Myles Garrett ever apologized to Mason Rudolph after that whole incident after Myles suspension was lifted🤔?!

[@davidkim4869]

Strickland knew exactly what was going to happen he even asked his catcher to not hold Harper back if Harper was to charge the mound which he did

[@alankeith7866]

So much fun watching young buck Ventura getting schooled by Ryan. 😂😂😂

[@brandonanderson2689]

How does this list not have the 1998 fight between the Knicks & the Heat, coaches were hanging onto legs to try to break this up

[@TheDevilsKnot]

Brendan Shanahan going airborne to lay out Patrick Roy is and always will be baller! Respect.

[@KyanCamaro-yd7le]

My favorite nascar fights

[@AmunrA1991]

Did they not even bother looking into any of the State of Origin brawls from the NSWRL/NRL or even any brawls from Rugby League or Rugby Union?

[@MrFlynn47]

Yeah, I thought the ‘Battle of Brookie’ would’ve made it here for sure.

[@joeymartinez9854]

I knew that when i saw this video on my notifications and watching it that malace at the palace would me number one on this list

[@DonSchorschi]

This list contains surprisingly many baseball games. I didn't know this sport could be so entertaining.

[@thegoldfly1]

I mean 162 games a regular season, so yeah it's bound to have the most chances for something like this.

[@nicksullivan3999]

I was expecting the brawl between the Nordiques and the Canadiens to be on this list! The fights lasted for a whole intermission and during the 3rd period.

[@NiqueSmith]

Honorable mentions: Pistons/Lakers, White Sox/Orioles, Browns/Steelers

[@xxbobsetsfirexx4269]

Feels like there should be a fair amount of Cleveland on this list..boom! one I didn't even think of right off the bat..

[@robloxwithacetheavenger4908]

I still say the most brutal one was Nordiques vs Canadiens AKA The Bloodiest Hockey Brawl of All Time

[@phoenixfirefilms]

I was there at the Orange Bowl for the UM/FIU brawl. From the stands you saw line of cop cars coming to the stadium. Because what the video doesn't tell you are the brawls that start on the stands.

[@Calderman96]

“When Harper decided to utilize a unlikely weapon” throws a helmet 35 ft into the wrong direction

[@tripontube365]

Sport brawl is the best end credits in a game

[@JamesJohnson-l6y]

Never, ever forget the "Malice at the Palace. (Indiana Pacers vs. Detroit Pistons).