Top 20 Disrespectful Moments In Sports History

These sports moments tarnished everyone involved. For this list, we’re focusing on displays of bad behavior, unsportsmanlike conduct and violence during or after sporting events that simply made our jaws drop. Our countdown includes Mike Tyson Bites Evander Holyfield, The Malice at the Palace, Shaq Dunks on Chris Dudley, Luis Suárez Biting Incidents, Black Sox Scandal, and more! Which unsportsmanlike moment had you shaking your head? Let us know in the comments!
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[@WatchMojo]

Which unsportsmanlike moment had you shaking your head? Let us know in the comments!

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

The bite fight and Metta hitting the face of James Harden

[@gsecc]

First of all, I like how you never showed what Ortiz did to Mayweather. But you were quick to show, and judge what Mayweather did to Ortiz. Your bogus as hell for that Watchmojo.

[@eduardoshogun9132]

Recicled video

[@cjwrench07]

The recency bias is strong. The “Malice at the Palace” was a lot less violent and injurious to fans; than that ‘70s hockey game where fans had to be hospitalized from injuries.

[@coreyhill681]

Todd Bertuzzi back of the head, what was he thinking, seriously

[@educampo95]

Fun fact: Here FcBarcelona put an anti biting policy in Luis Suarez's contract when he was signed, that's why in part the incident never repited itself when playing here.

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

Is that why his bite count is stuck at 3? Bakkal, Ivanovic and Chiellini?

[@educampo95]

@@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643 yeah, thats basically why he never bite anyone when playing for Barça, now I don't know if at Atletico he will go back to doing it lol

[@minoxknoctis5851]

@@educampo95 If he bites one more person he should be banned for life. He clearly is doing it on purpose. I mean I get some other players do things while in cover like kicking but bitting someone on multiple times is no accident

[@rutejack]

If he bites one more person, then he should start to wear a muzzle. They say it works on dogs.

[@brucefre]

He is a fucking daytime football vampire

[@Platinum_Tugboat]

Tasted his own spinal fluid?!? That's the craziest statement I'll ever hear..

[@0westdude]

Tastes like salt

[@vanessastegall]

@@0westdude, that’s scary

[@0westdude]

@@vanessastegall I fell off a roof and fractured my skull and had spinal fluid leaking out my nose and ears that's how I know what it taste like

[@0westdude]

@Nick Flores thanks I am it's been about 8 years since that

[@vanessastegall]

@@0westdude, you’re tough and that’s amazing.

[@logankeough1307]

Are we just gonna ignore how weird the biting incidents were, like why?

[@SpringtrapLover2010]

Because the club Suarez played for refused to sell him so he made sure they had no choice. He got a move to liverpool after the first. Got a pay rise after the second just to keep him and his punishment for the 3rd was a move to Barcalona. He hasnt done it since because there really isnt a move higher.

[@chargersnation5566]

Cuz Suarez is Hannibal Lecter lol

[@flowersfromh-evanlakshmi7577]

What is even more weird is it was claimed he had a mental illness and he craved biting so he actually therapy so he won’t bite. I don’t know if what I am saying is true but that is what I heard in a documentary.

[@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821]

noone ignored them, drunkard

[@YuckFouTubeX]

"You're not you when you're hungry"

[@leahmoore6820]

Imagine almost killing someone and not getting banned.

[@jamesmeppler6375]

Or arrested...outside games that would have landed you in prison

[@1andonlyzara]

Happens to police officers all the time

[@adampender3685]

This is why I don't care about professional sports.

[@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821]

dont need to imagine it

[@Superman37891]

@@1andonlyzara yes and then the perps get legal punishment for that

[@fredererpower]

You forgot when Happy Gilmore had a fist fight with Bob Barker

[@Caballeroshot]

He was the only player ever to stab someone with his skate! 😂

[@vanessastegall]

That was a sports movie 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@fredererpower]

@@vanessastegall It’s a joke mate

[@elisefincher4478]

@@vanessastegall bruh stop being a buzz kill it was a joke.

[@vanessastegall]

@@elisefincher4478, sorry. 😬

[@swishy1260]

The people who nearly killed other players in the game should’ve been banned from the sport...

[@mW-yp9gn]

Nah

[@turtletcp1598]

@@mW-yp9gn wdym nah

[@mW-yp9gn]

@@turtletcp1598 I meant what I said, "nah" they should not be banned

[@mW-yp9gn]

@@turtletcp1598 how do you not get it, is what I don't get

[@270MOX]

Sometimes it depends if the victim can compete again after recovering from the injury

[@cot1579]

You Bite someone once, it’s biting, you bite someone twice, ITS EATING!!

[@WilliamDearthwd]

As Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) said about Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons) having a biting habit. "It's like Twilight back here!"

[@WilliamDearthwd]

Or perhaps a vampire suggestion. 🧛‍♂️

[@YuckFouTubeX]

Watch the fight, Evander was using his head like a hammer and Tyson was the nail in the wall

[@GTAnativeInXboxAndPlayStation]

I say “The Malice at the Palace” is the most embarrassing moment in NBA History.

[@Heathcoatman]

I disagree. At some point when fans are able to assault or throw things at players, the players need to make a stand. Notice how they said that several fans faced criminal charges? That tells you where the blame truly belongs. Whenever any of these showed fans getting physical vs players, I applaud the players putting them in their place.

[@alwillk]

@too tall Tim. It’s called proportional violence. Getting a cup of beer thrown at you doesn’t give you the right to beat the guy. Which actually turn out to be the wrong fan, to a bloody pulp. Secondly, Ron artest was so stupid that at his community service he told people what he did was ok. The players were charged with crimes as well as some fans.

[@trevorlahey4178]

Nah that’d be Lebron tattling on a fan to a ref

[@studgerbil9081]

2002 WCF, hands down. Three refs conspiring to rig a playoff series?

[@tari8134]

@@trevorlahey4178 The fan said he hopes Lebron's son dies.

[@stevenllamas7195]

Honestly, the Tyson vs Holyfield incident seems quiet tame compared to some of the other instances in which players and athletes could have died from.

[@batman-gu7pm]

These other guys still have their ears

[@thour8212]

That’s the difference you don’t play boxing

[@guywhosellsvapes4595]

@@batman-gu7pm Yeah, except a boxer who was cheated by a guy using plaster and was beaten so badly. Ended up taking his own life because of it a couple weeks after the incident. It could've been 2 days after don't remember too much.

[@batman-gu7pm]

@@guywhosellsvapes4595 yeah that was a brutal beating

[@frogdropkicker805]

@@thour8212 Naseem Hamed disagrees.

[@rahulbhatt1761]

There should be a separate video for disgraceful moments in football alone

[@petermiller4953]

American or European?

[@Xcoolslayer6X]

American hopefully, way too many moments where left off this list

[@prabhasanthosh3233]

You mean soccer? Totally agreed.

[@rahulbhatt1761]

@@prabhasanthosh3233 yes

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

@@prabhasanthosh3233 That one is just called football, bud.

[@BodyBagAlpha]

I would say The Malice at the Palace was probably the most shocking moment in NBA history

[@SKIMER]

Fun fact: Last year (2020) in Fame MMA, Polish MMA federation MMA for popular people and influencers, Marcin Najman (famous MMA sportsman) was supposed to fight with Don Kasjo (known from MTV's Warsaw Shore) in the boxing formula. At first they started to fight normally, but then Najman KICKED Don Kasjo, which was against the boxing rules. After getting a negative point the fight resumed, but then Najman PUT HIS OPPONENT ON THE GROUND AND STARTED PUNCHING HIS FACE WHILE SITTING ON HIM. That was still in the boxing formula. Najman was very quickly disqualified, but after a minute he jumped onto Don Kasjo and tried to screw him up again, this time lots of security staff had to react. While Don Kasjo was held on the ground by the security guards just in case, NAJMAN'S COACH TRIED TO BREAK HIS LEG. Everything was registered on the cameras live. Don Kasjo was transported to the hospital fortunately with just the twisted ankle, Marcin Najman and his coach were banned indefinitely from the Fame MMA federation (in which Najman won one battle), they lost their contract wages and will be sued for phyhsical damages to Don Kasjo and for public damages and defamation for Fame MMA.

[@iDanPrakash]

As an Aussie, Seeing WatchMojo mention the AFL and Cricket is pretty awesome 🙌

[@reefrunnerart]

agreed...but they could probably do a whole list just on the NRL

[@jasonharris1636]

Well said, mate! Cheers from Adelaide! Stay safe! 🇦🇺🍻🥩

[@louiecordero5843]

How about the Philippine vs Australia FIBA WC 2019 brawl

[@alistairogilvy7696]

Yeah, how did they miss John Hopoate?

[@alistairogilvy7696]

@@reefrunnerart mate they can do a list on Hopoate :p

[@luny2nez281]

Harden just went to Brooklyn and we had to be reminded of this 😂

[@phoneexpert69]

Back before he was Thicc boi harden 😂

[@natelighter1227]

@@phoneexpert69 i know frfr😂 why did get so thiccc?😂

[@phoneexpert69]

@@natelighter1227 he’s probably depressed since he can’t win a championship 🤫😂

[@pribehystrejdykuciho7633]

@@natelighter1227 yolo, he wanna be like Jared from subway

[@countrylyricist]

@@natelighter1227 I don't know what thiccc means, but there are alot of really good restaurants in Houston. Especially if you have money.

[@felipeaguena5289]

2:34 LMAO He literally recited Monty Python's "Oh let's not get into a discussion on who killed who here" after Lancelot goes on a killing spree

[@squishybison564]

Try to imagine the fear that NBA players got when they had to guard Shaq.🤣

[@cmaplefreak]

They used to use the term Shaq-flu. Some players would mysteriously get “sick” on game days playing Shaq, and be all better the next day to play another team.

[@SirAsdf]

14:20 Steve Moore wasn't just "Knocked Out" he had three vertebrae fractured, a grade 3 concussion, vertebral ligament damage, and suffered from Amnesia as a result of the attack. He ended his career and ruined his life with one stupid fucking decision

[@jasonmcmurtry7812]

I watched that game live and couldn't believe Bertuzzi drilled Moore into the ice. I honestly thought he killed him at first but thankfully that was not the case. He should have been banned for life from the NHL.

[@jameshobbs9180]

@@jasonmcmurtry7812 He should have been sentenced and thrown in jail.

[@pepsiguy52883]

Bertuzzi should went to prison for a long time

[@brennanbrackbill1226]

Burtuzzi barely missed any games for that from what I remember. Maybe I’m wrong but he definitely should’ve been banned for life instead of the long career he had.

[@jimmckinley2022]

Moore was also a dirty player who ended at least one players career. Karma.

[@ronellbotha9069]

Hazard only tried to kick the ball form underneath him, whereby Shaq's push will always remain one of my fav nba moments 😂

[@MrWiggsy4]

Absolutely. The kid made an absolute meal of that. And this is from someone that despises chelsea.

[@SpringtrapLover2010]

@@MrWiggsy4 no Hazzard did deliberately kick him, but i would have done the same, just like you I dont like Chelsea but that was unsportsmanlike behaviour by the so called ball teenager, who was employed to do just that thing, move the ball quickly for Swansea and slow for Chelsea.

[@TheNinnyfee]

That was child abuse, he kicked him into the ribs and he knew it. Afterwards he just smirked and didn't apologize. Sociopath, anyone?

[@TheBullet0012]

@@TheNinnyfee I don’t think he kicked him that hard to be honest.. that said he got what he deserved, by being sent off..

[@martinford4553]

@@TheNinnyfee oh definitely stupid to do it and he knew what he was doing but sociopath is too far. He deserved the red and shouldn't have lashed out. Hazard is a professional he should now better that. Plus it would probably have been added on in added time anyway. Going down to 10 men ain't helping his team.

[@vincecable5787]

you know on the mayweather ortiz fight, I agree with that not being a great move by floyd but the intentional headbutt by ortiz was equally as punk. He really tried to hurt him with that. You could easily put that headbutt on this list lol

[@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821]

ya cause boxers never try to hurt each other.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

[@tari8134]

@@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821 Not with headbutts which are illegal.

[@9one984]

Yeah but the headbutt happened when both fighters are aware and on alert, the K.O punch happened after a hug when Ortiz was clearly letting his guard down. Is it legal? Yes Is it a disrespectful? Yes Floyd might not be the GOAT but he sure is the smartest boxer ever.

[@vincecable5787]

@@9one984 the ref tells you protect yourself at all times

[@9one984]

@@vincecable5787 yeah that's why i said it was legal but still a disrespectful move. Cause Floyd embrace Ortiz's hug and pretend like it was cool and then delivered the K.O punches, in like 0.5 second later.

[@contentcop]

Mojo needs to hire someone who actually knows sports. Ortiz did some much dirty shit during that fight he 110% deserved those punches and I hate Mayweather lol

[@LanceVance1993]

Exactly Ortiz was fighting dirty that whole fight

[@reesemoney60]

Right I thought I was tripping

[@jeremylamovsky3669]

Absolutely, even people who don't like Floyd say Ortiz deserved it. You can't do shit like that and complain when someone retaliates.

[@patrickkaye9734]

The punk in Texas who blindsided a referee during a high school football playoff game a couple of months ago. I didn't expect it to make the list, but it's worthy of mention.

[@rickyrosay33977]

It’s funny he’s now begging on social media for them to let him play at that he’s sorry but that’s not going to happen because he’s been blacklisted from the sport

[@chivomota6892]

@@rickyrosay33977 wasn’t he criminally charged?

[@AlmightyxTalks]

He’s a high school kid don’t end his career for one dumb mistake have you ever played a playoff game lol it’s beef and I have you can google me played college ball also I don’t think he should play this season but it shouldn’t be indefinite

[@TheErockaustin]

​@@AlmightyxTalks Was suspended one year... he's a senior so it's the end of his high school career. Also got charged with a class A assault misdemeanor. He also shoved a ref during a soccer match his junior year after receiving a red card. He's an idiot and shouldn't be on the field.

[@ncaa12cfb92]

@@AlmightyxTalks he should never play again

[@boatymcboatface6969]

And 40 years later, the underarm incident still haunts New Zealanders.

[@Superion866]

It's embarrassing how we care so much about such a boring sport

[@boatymcboatface6969]

@@Superion866 is that relevant?

[@Superion866]

@@boatymcboatface6969 you said it yourself, we've been crying about this lame shit for 40 years

[@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821]

@@boatymcboatface6969 r u relevant

[@dashtoroya2838]

@@Superion866 it's still entraining and engaging then American "football" and baseball

[@4fastdrs]

The ballboy, and Victor ortiz absolutely earned what they got. You can't play dirty and then cry foul.

[@mrfantasticyellow2471]

Two wrong doesn't make one right...

[@perfectgogeta]

@@mrfantasticyellow2471 Yet Hazard wasn’t wrong. So it doesnt apply.

[@jek4837]

I agree. I'm not even a fan of the sport, but that video still irks me. To me it still appears Hazard was trying to kick the ball out from underneath, and that ballboy was clearly trying to help his team.

[@mrfantasticyellow2471]

@@perfectgogeta I don't watch Football. I was referring to Ortiz getting sucker punch by Mayweather

[@perfectgogeta]

@@mrfantasticyellow2471 ortiz didn't get sucker punched. He was just too stupid to not follow the #1 rule of boxing....Protect yourself at all times. It's his own fault he got KOed. Only Casual boxing fans will say otherwise.

[@ray101892]

Bynum laying out barea should be here somewhere.

[@casoul2091]

Was waiting for that 1

[@dmpp187]

Not at all, jj barea even stated bynum apologized and it was nothing personal. Go watch jj redicks podcast with barea. There was no animosity or disrespect at all.

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

@@dmpp187 It's still very disrespectful

[@dmpp187]

@@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 sure yea but this is a top 10 of all time, and bynum/barea was not a top 10 foul

[@steelpringle2088]

As a Steelers fan, I was in shock during that browns mishap

[@vanityplates3125]

Same. And same.

[@sooners2037]

Both sides were at fault never should of escalated to that both Garrett and Randolph were in the wrong Garrett should not have swung his helmet and Randolph should not have instigated the situation with what he said we will never know what he said to escalate it to that level because the league threw it under the bus

[@jamalsampson9389]

This is awesome content!!!

[@storytimewithunclebill1998]

Shaqs dunk is one of my favorite. All momentum and a huge dunk. Even like how Dudley threw the ball too. Was fun to watch. Great video

[@Gizmotechie22]

"Face first on the the ice. Out cold" I see what you did there.

[@ottagol1985]

I'm surprised that Suarez hasn't been giving the nickname of "The Vampire" or "Dracula" yet.

[@wesleysmith5340]

Funny thing is he looks like a vampire

[@TheNinnyfee]

Weren't there many vampire memes at the time?

[@PatricksCrazyPlace]

That Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan thing is like a Pro Wrestling angle. Good Lord, lol.

[@BUSHCRAPPING]

they didnt explain how the injury occured?

[@anthonymason3854]

Excellent excellent list. But a lot of these moments are very scary.

[@jessiewhiley1490]

Victor Ortiz had that coming. VO was headbutting all night long.

[@mund03000]

I can’t believe i had to go through so many comments before this came up. Dude was no where close to winning that fight and was fighting dirty the whole time. I don’t think legal shots can be cheap ones.

[@jrcuartz1829]

@@mund03000 the referee even said it was a "legal" cheap shot. if you are a real champion by heart not just on paper, you don't need cheap shots. sportsmanship does not run on this man's veins, money does. a real sportsman will take cheap shots but will never give one out.

[@nakwanjohnson541]

They both fought dirty if he had knocked mayweather out with one of those cheap shots people would say that about him

[@courtneycarter8125]

Agree,Look I am 11,and evan I know that he desversd it.(I will admit,I did not know that fight until now,more of a rewatching old. ali and iron mike fights and stuff.)

[@sanewolverine4639]

That's why you defend yourself at ALL times.

[@D_MC561]

Honorable mention: UFC 229 post-fight brawl.

[@georgey2tymes271]

Khabib vs mcgregor lol nice

[@Mroniboy.]

You mean dishonourable mention

[@robf1401]

Emm no

[@Mroniboy.]

@@robf1401 who even asked you

[@drdeviant8365]

I think y'all did a good job with this list.

[@starsforever24]

Claude Lemouix's attack on Kris Draper should be on this list. He broke his face and caused Draper to need multiple facial surgeries. It led to one of the most bitter rivalries between 2 teams, The Detroit Red Wings and The Colorado Avalanche. When they met again, Fight Night at the Joe happened with one of the biggest brawls in hockey history.

[@midnightspecialband]

I had to be reminded of this incident via YT. Holy, you are right!! Draper's injuries were extensive. This event should have at least been Top 3.

[@darkhobo]

@@midnightspecialband they just didn't want to give Detroit too many top spots. Cant have shit in Detroit

[@alexanderasher3461]

Ndamukong Suh suspended for stepping on Aaron Rodgers’ ankle.

[@karlmanning2603]

Alexander Asher Suh suspended..... for everything!!

[@BruceWayne-kq4ur]

Roses are red Violets are blue Unsportsmanlike conduct Ndamukomg Suh P. S this is not original

[@jackcoogan310]

Still don't know what Don Zimmer was doing charging Pedro Martinez.

[@Paulafan5]

That was 100% Zimmer's fault. Pedro just brushed him aside. What are you suppose to do when a guy is charging at you like a rhino.

[@howey935]

Cantona nearly went to prison for the kick and had to do community service.

[@TheNinnyfee]

At least one that got consequences.

[@TheOGPokemonGirl]

"But in perhaps the most boneheaded decision of Australian cricket..." And then came the sandpaper scandal.

[@luigicaparas5457]

wish you put the time when isiah thomas and the pistons just walked out without shaking the hands of the bulls

[@gametimex3969]

Coulda easily put that in over Floyd vs Ortiz

[@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821]

that wouldnt make a top 100

[@Angel-np8rd]

Doesn’t a fight break out at every hockey game? 😁

[@michaelrussell3890]

Nah. Occasionally, a hockey game breaks out at a fight though...

[@chadwickvon8019]

@@michaelrussell3890 😂😂

[@chayden153]

Not as much nowadays

[@PadisherCreel]

Hockey fans won't be happy until the game goes full Rollerball and there are no penalties

[@Godric_71]

Go to watch a fight and a hockey game breaks out.

[@bernardocampos8504]

Maywheather wasn't disrespectful " Never let you guard down " Ortiz should have not let his down

[@sanewolverine4639]

Exactly. That's why you defend yourself at ALL times.

[@TheDealMaster]

The Malice in the Palace is one of the most disgraceful moments in all of sports. I still have that full game (I recorded) on VHS, lol. The Kermit Washington punch to Rudy was also reallyyy bad. There's a book called "The Punch" which covers how that one moment completely altered both players lives. Good read. Also great call on the Black Sox scandal. The movie "Eight Men Out"... if you haven't seen it, is excellent.

[@PsychoElou666]

Will we be graced with a top 20 inspirational respect moments in sport? 😊

[@jacopodainotto4084]

19 should be "Ortiz headbutts Floyd, then lets his guard down"

[@DruuCPR]

Facts

[@dostoyevsky7319]

I'm not a floyd fan at all but I agree. Ortiz absolutely deserved what he got. That last Headbutt he even ducked down and threw his weight into it. Then to add insult to injury he acts like "oh sorry I didn't know I was hitting you with my head let's shake hands". Fuck that

[@MOTIFKEEM]

Yeah her take was trash on this

[@kadawg13]

rule number one; protect yourself at all times. Ortiz got a love tap from Mayweather's left and then just looked at the ref, he should have put his hands up.

[@Heyimconnor]

13:50 I genuinely love how the announcer starts talking normally and then he goes into full auction mode it’s amazing

[@Radman1889]

Boxing purists will also say: PROTECT YOURSELF AT ALL TIMES!

[@victorevans5055]

I see nothing wrong 🤨🤷‍♂️ clean boxing.

[@Radman1889]

@@victorevans5055 Morally, some will argue otherwise. Legally, correct. Nothing wrong

[@rickdawgreviews52]

They don’t talk about the headbutt either.

[@siegelife54]

Good list. Zidane was one I hoped you all remembered. I would add when Robin Ventura charged Nolan Ryan on the mound during a baseball game and Ryan immediately got him in a head lock and started punching Ventura repeatedly. Ventura was a young player and I think Ryan was about 40 years old. It was great.

[@jerry9535]

It was and I was there!! 👈🏻🤣

[@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821]

it was a disgrace. like u

[@kylediverde9858]

The malice at the palace is historic lmao

[@alexmercer5414]

Bruh I remember when it happened lol

[@mgloco88]

"Cricket? You've gotta know what a crumpet is to understand cricket."

[@captainspaulding5963]

Is that a Jose Canseco bat.. tell me, you didn't pay for that did you?!

[@shannonschaerer1010]

I remember watching the McSorely(Spelling?) Game & it was Sick watching that happen. Of course they showed it in slow-motion many times. That was crazy harsh. Getting hit from behind like that dosen't let you able to catch Yourself B4 your head hits the ice. It was talked about for the rest of the season alot as well. Sickening Stuff!!

[@zheke_music]

*for some reason Harden got 2 freethrows from this video lol*

[@arodirocha4145]

Honestly ortiz had that coming. Nobody ever talks about the headbutts he constantly was throwing in the fight. They only mention the big one. The red also started the clock again, and as they say, protect yourself at all times. I'm not even a Mayweather fan.

[@MiloTheRuler]

Exactly!

[@obvious_44]

Nice video

[@mauricecharles4811]

Another honorable mention, the sucker punch from 2001 in a fight between Richard Grant and James Butler!

[@thealextrifier]

I was definitely shaking my head when I saw a whole bunch of football players fighting at like 45 seconds left in the SuperBowl game. I also remember a capitals vs flyers game where flyers fans were throwing a bunch of stuff on the ice just because the caps were leading by 2 or 3 points

[@tdonahue3531]

That was wild

[@alexjenkinson5813]

The Hayes punch against Clemson should be on here

[@zacharyscott6779]

Agree 100% because of the fact that a legendary coach throwing a fist at a college kid.

[@robertmcnearny9222]

Absolutely, and it should be close to the top. Maybe pull out the ninja soccer kicker.

[@alexyork2615]

7, 9 and 17 had me rolling 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@raycavazos8927]

Ron Artest? You mean Meta World Violence? Thats what we all called him.

[@janyogyog76]

💀

[@kurtbush5096]

Ayrton Senna deliberately taking out Alain Prost at the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix??

[@TheNinnyfee]

Oh yes, he was an a...hole.

[@uhljebatur]

Fun fact: The ball boy who was kicked by Eden Hazard now has it's own vodka company.

[@chayden153]

Seriously? Wow

[@uhljebatur]

@@chayden153 don't know, i think he has rich family or smthing.. it was everywhere around the internet 2 years ago or so

[@SpringtrapLover2010]

He also wasnt really a boy. He was a teenager that bragged during that day that he was gonna do everything to help Swansea win, by throwing the ball quickly to Swansea and slowing down Chelsea's play. I dont like or support Chelsea but his actions were much more negative to sportsmanship.

[@SpinningbacKFisT]

Has "its" or his* own vodka company??

[@chainyrabbit]

I remember watching Watch Mojo on TV YEARS ago. Its a shame it had a negative view by competitive KZbin channels, everyone loves a top 10!

[@hillvalleyvideostoresupers9559]

The fact that some guy rolling a ball in cricket underhand is on this list but Shinya Aoki breaking a guys arm and giving him the finger afterward shows how niche MMA is and how far it has to go for mainstream recognition.

[@ITZBABYJAMES]

To this day I still believe the Mayweather Sucker punch was legit...you dont head butt an opponent in boxing and not expect retaliation

[@jaygoldenbass]

When the ref says fight you don't stop to apologize! Ortiz got what he got! He apologized once that was enough, now fight!

[@ggggggrrrrrhhhh2065]

I've never been a Mayweather fan. But that was legit. Ortiz was fouling him all fight long. Yeah there were legit exchanges where Ortiz won, but these were punctuated by headbutts, elbows, and other fouls. And yeah, the referee signaled that the fight should continue. It was not a punk move.

[@dansharp5275]

I’d say that Willie mason punching Stuart fielden was worse than quite a few of these

[@bonafidethreat]

Kicking the ball boy is hilarious

[@derrickscott9469]

I was watching that game live when Arrest elbowed Harden. Not only super violent but also bizarre because it came out of nowhere. No prior conflict led up to it. So sudden and completely uncalled for. The most wtf moment I've seen in sports.

[@bernardtanyag711]

where's the Philippines vs Australia brawl at fiba 2019 😂

[@rubypierce9344]

I was laughing my ass off at the guy that was biting the opposing players! LOL, that made my day :-)

[@MrBucketlist]

I remember watching the Ron artest live. Man it was on a loop for weeks

[@joshrees1985]

Just a side note to the Australian Football moment on the countdown Barry Hall was suspended for seven games after that incident and when on to an Australian boxing Career after his AFL career ended in the 2010’s .West Coast and Sydney were fierce rivals in the mid 2000’s kind of like the Yankees and Red Socks in baseball, the games got a lot of hype around them during the season and the two clubs didn’t like each other which made the games they played pretty heated .They played in two of greatest AFL Grand Finals in the history of the sport (the AFL equivalent of the NFL Super Bowl) before the famous Staker incident they were very close games

[@raywarren5446]

I like how the dude ran up on Barry hall & got knocked down too lmao

[@korie4198]

He wasn't even bothered either. Saw dude coming and let him run into his fist😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂😂💀

[@cobracmr4]

What Jack Tatum did needs to be on the list. I mean the dude turned Daryl into a quadriplegic in a fucking preseason game.

[@djfreez8724]

Jack Tatum was a BEAST

[@cobracmr4]

@@djfreez8724 that was a literal cheap shot that took away a man's life.

[@oitotis]

#16 I love how he acts oblivious, what a man hahaha

[@tomasdbatista]

My man's called World Peace and yet was involved in two separate fights

[@gametimex3969]

To be fair one of those fights belonged to Ron Artest. A complete different person then Metta World Peace

[@timo5838]

You forgot about Nolan Ryan and Robin Ventura's fight in 1993. It was epic.

[@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821]

it was a waste of time

[@johnnoahdeandres9458]

Should have included brawl between The Philippines and Australia.

[@abdulmaliksarip77]

Yes!!!!

[@Shinobito1]

Mourinho's eye poke, during one of Gran Derbi. Also, Top 10 Moments of Respect in Sports History maybe?

[@metalgrinch]

She took the subway?? 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂

[@stephenchase5593]

When an NHL goalie lost some blood after a skate accidentally went into his neck!!!

[@chivomota6892]

I remember!! S**t looked crazy

[@mW-yp9gn]

@@chivomota6892 never heard of that

[@sophiekerr8964]

I saw the footage on another WatchMojo video. His throat was effectively slit and his jugular and carotid artery were both cut. The doctor had to reach in the wound and pinch the arteries shut so he wouldn’t lose too much blood and die. Probably one of the most gruesome moments in sports history.

[@wiseguy3675]

Clint Malarchuk of the Buffalo Sabres. I believe he had his carotid artery severed by St. Louis' Steve Tuttle. But Tuttle didn't mean to do it. It happened in a collision. Doesn't really belong on this list.

[@JZJ7777]

That was crazy but not unsportsmanlike, the other guy’s skate cut him by accident.

[@AceGates88]

“I would’ve just ducked and never started a fight.” Ducked from what?

[@BigAl1976]

August 12, 1984 at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia - a series of brawls broke out between the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves. Both team managers and several players of both teams were ejected, and 4 or 5 people were arrested for joining the brawls. It got so bad that police riot squads were dispatched to guard the dugouts.

[@chrisengelke1371]

I knew that the #2 one would be there!

[@ziggyking617]

How does a player beating a grown man with his own shoe not rate higher lol

[@Rome_Leader]

"Poor kid" who bragged about time wasting on Twitter before the game, and is a 17 year old connected with the club. Blasted? Please. A little tap he sold like a nuclear explosion. Give your head a shake.

[@_ColdAssHonkey_]

Years from now, when the Lakers have several more rings, Bron and AD are gone, and ...Long Time Laker fans reminisce about trivia, they will talk about the two game series where the Lakers beat the Rockets so badly, so thoroughly, they delivered so much emotional pain, that the Rockets star, a league MVP, James Floppin Harden, that guy quit on his team and demanded trade. and they’ll dredge up this fine article to enjoy it one more time. Well done.

[@stephenhagan762]

Jesus Christ dude it’s not that serious go take a walk or something my guy

[@lonestar2078]

knew I'd heard the "when the seagulls" line somewhere. Shia LaBeouf quoted it at a press conference

[@galacticmaui2]

It’s funny how a lot of these athletes are tough guys until they get into a fight with a real fighter.

[@educampo95]

Cantona did well against that racist ultra, he deserved a few more kicks honestly

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

A few? Try a lot.

[@MrWiggsy4]

Racist ultra? You sure about that?

[@educampo95]

@@MrWiggsy4 100%, everyone involved in that story said that the guy wan an ultra and was screaming racist insults to cantona an other players, so yeah, I think it's quite fiting to asume both things

[@MrWiggsy4]

He said (and I quote) "fuck off back to france". Hardly the most racist thing ever said at a match. Taking into account Cantona had just assaults one of the Palace players. Does not warrant being attacked by a player.

[@MrWiggsy4]

I'd like to point out I'm neither a palace fan nor a manc

[@oakraidergrl4lif]

Malice at the Palace should be in there. That was crazy AF. Bynum’s vicious flagrant foul again JJ Barea is up there too.

[@sibusisovilakazi2825]

That surely not again commentary on Suarez's bite on Chiellini is truly epic

[@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821]

and dont call me shirley

[@landonmiles97]

Mississippi State and Tulsa brawl after bowl game this season.

[@jjpagan5178]

It was a legal shot. Ortiz fought dirty the whole night

[@umarb7325]

this is why WM gets shit on. Ortiz tried to torpedo headbutt Mayweater out of frustration and Mayweather showed he wasnt having that. Im not a boxing fan and I know the story, the most basic research would have told them this

[@SamoaVsEverybody814]

Yea but Mayweather still a b****

[@hueyfreeman474]

Exactly.. headbutting fuckin hurts ask Tyson that's why he took the most famous bite in the world lol

[@cjwrench07]

@@umarb7325 It’s the idiots who vote on these lists, not WM who just presents their idiotic results. You can tell most are younger kids, because the hockey riot was WAY WORSE than the Pacers-Pistons riot. People/fans were actually hospitalized from that player riot, and they weren’t “trying to stop him from getting away”; because you don’t punch a guy in the back of the head a combined 20 times restraining him.

[@imtheonehero9305]

Yes, it was legal but it was unsportsmanlike. That was the WHOLE point of the video, dumbass fanboy. Ortiz was apologizing and floyd took advantage of that. Floyd would've won either way. He didn't need to sucker punch the guy.

[@niteangel84]

Claude Lemieux's hit on Kris Draper should've at least gotten a mention.... It was vicious

[@rafaelfermin4619]

As a Barça fan I can confidently say that Luis Suárez incidents were buried deep down in the past. Now everyone knows him as one of the best strikers in football history

[@Beast-lz6we]

Nah Barry earned himself one of the nicest left hooks I’ve ever seen.

[@PunksloveTrumpys]

15:00 I was rather incensed that the biographical film about Harding (I, Tonya), basically portrayed her as a victim who barely knew what was happening and didn't intend for Kerrigan to get hurt. The evidence says otherwise.

[@bernardomello842]

People who haven't played a competitive sport don't understand that the Cardinal rule, more important than any other is: TO WIN.

[@joao2349030]

In Athens (2004), the brazilian marathon runner Vanderlei Cordeiro was attacked by an irish priest. He was leading the competition. That was a huge disrespectful moment in sports history.