TOP 5 DUNKING LEGENDS!!!

This video is a list of the top 5 legends in dunking. I am aware that i have left out a few people like rudeboi but i found clips for them hard to source. ENJOY!!
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[@ben1ben2ben1]

There were dunkers that could do more dunks then him, but NO ONE had more style then T-Dub

[@PATSNATION-bf6uk]

idk who can hate on that. esp with the long captions explaining everything. well done

[@BeyondDunks]

PATS NATION 102288 thanks man people like you the reason i do this!!

[@cedricirambona3825]

mr 720 is number one for me

[@BeyondDunks]

cedric irambona all opinon man

[@Zergeometer]

I've been watching pro dunking for over 10 years. Here's my top 5 in terms of legendary and revolutionary: 1. AUT (Like one comment says, AUT is the god father of pro dunk. He brought the art of dunk to a whole another level around 2005-2007, which was the biggest revolution of pro dunk in my opinion. And he owned the best 360 eastbay and 720 even up till today) 2. Ziani (The father of pro dunk. Legendary. He owed the best one foot 360 up till today) 3. Jordan Kilganon (Kilganon is like the second AUT. He brings the second revolution of pro dunk after AUT brought the first one. What's so amazing about Kilganon is after more than 15 years of development of pro dunk, it gets harder and harder to see new dunks. But Kilganon continuously bringing more and more incredible new dunks which makes him a legend already. He will surpass Ziani or even AUT as he bringing more and more astonishing new dunks) 4. T DUB (T DUB is the representation of short dunkers. He has amazing vertical and flying motion, and he is the first guy that shocks people by doing so many top difficulty dunks with body height under 6'. He also has a bunch of signature dunks) 5. James White (I will put James White here since he is the guy that completely changes people's mind of long distance dunks. At the time the most standard free throw line dunk can get 50 in a dunk contest, who the hell believes there is man can do a eastbay from the free throw line! What he did is very revolutionary to long distance dunks and one foot dunks) I will not put Elevator or Golden Child on the top 5 list. They are great great dunkers of course. But in my opinion in terms of revolutionary and contribution to the development of pro dunk, they can't compare to the 5 people I listed above. But again this is just my opinion. Very great job posting up such great video. Very enjoyable and exciting to watch especially for an old fan in pro dunk like me. Well done!

[@BeyondDunks]

Yunbai Cao i fully respect your list cause you clearly know what your talking about. jordan kilganon isnt on my list becuase he has not finished doing his thing yet. apart from that good list and i will agree to disagree with someone who clearly knows there stuff

[@briancourtright9213]

Yunbai Cao What about Guy Dupey? He's won over 1500 dunk competitions

[@Zergeometer]

I think Guy is overrated. In fact as a one foot dunker, I think James White beats Guy in almost every aspect in the sense that I don't think Guy can do any of the free throw line dunks that James White did; but on the other hand, I think James White can do all the dunks that Guy did, for example behind the back over a car, if he tried. So if I have to pick one as the icon of one foot dunker, I would pick James White.

[@JuniusR]

If you're going flight white you might as put VC in there too he made it global

[@brooklynsennyhardaway2430]

Yo this a very valid least, I agree with this least 💯

[@MrMarkpark]

Air Up There doesn’t get the recognition he deserves. He’s the godfather of the mega dunk movement that is dunking today. He’s also taller than 6’0”

[@MKG1977.]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="440">7:20</a>...it literally looked like he jumped off a trampoline

[@overwatchgale4640]

I like how the music matches the dunking styles and possibly the past of the dunkers

[@aw2186]

Slam From Above i'm so happy i randomly stumbled on your channel, and i'm happy you got Kadour #1 Kilganon will pass him at some point but not yet. Stuff Kadour did was unreal back in the day. You also have some clips of him I've never seen and thank you for that

[@BeyondDunks]

Artem Wallace thanks man!! finally someone who sees that😂 yeh there is more footage than you think out there !

[@aw2186]

Slam From Above Dude if you happen to find more footage of Kadour that would be awesome, i'm pretty sure he is the reason i fell in love with dunking when i was a kid

[@BeyondDunks]

Artem Wallace yeh its all on old channels and stuff

[@thomasmagnin1009]

Hi dude. Have you ever seen the first "Slam Nation" DVD?

[@cdfm64]

Always a pleasure to watch your videos! Kadour was a beast, I remember seeing him and Bamba in my hometown in France. Bamba 's cartwheel is still one of my favorite dunks

[@92GSXtacy]

Props for the BadKarma footage of GC!!! Keep it coming!

[@BeyondDunks]

Christopher Mauter thanks man!!

[@Tracks777]

Good video!

[@4Three23]

Nice mix

[@mengunogul]

You have a pretty good knowledge about these guys. Keep making oldschool videos like this.

[@BeyondDunks]

Berkay Mengunogul thanks man!! ill try my best!!

[@xandermayang4390]

T-Dub could fly. He didn't just jump high, it looked like he could defy gravity itself.

[@DreamhopMusic]

i learned something thank you ^^

[@shaqitup]

In fairness to ziani, thie footage used of him isn't exactly his best stuff.

[@Bimmeraudi1]

Great video. Iike what you are doing with the channel. The only thing I would change with this video is include Guy Dupay to the list. I've been watching that guy for years, even before TFB. I really liked the fact that TDUB was on here, he's definitely the best dunker I've ever seen.

[@lukasbranson338]

another good vid

[@user-tj7pn3kk7p]

Air is the sickest dunker I ever saw

[@JuniusR]

Great great video..@8.37 A MJ hangtype type mini slingshot nicee

[@tmac2368]

AUT at #2 in my opinion. Good vid keep it up

[@luisfdo.cuevas9597]

Mr. 720 the best Style, jump, creativity

[@thedunkcamp]

enjoying your videos bro! who are you? current dunker? former dunker? just a fan? just curious...anyways loving your videos. thanks!

[@BeyondDunks]

Andy Nicholson honstly im just a guy who watchea wayyy to many videos on dunking! wish i ckuld dunk and trying to but cant. thanks bro

[@thedunkcamp]

Slam From Above ah cool man! I spend so much time watching dunk videos too! Don't give up on your dream!

[@BeyondDunks]

Andy Nicholson thanks bro. ik who you are of course. i was wanting to do a video on you at some point! are you the over the hill dunker??

[@thedunkcamp]

Slam From Above yes that's me! That would be awesome!

[@Tracks777]

Nice video!

[@DungarooTV]

Man, these dunks look like NBA Street 2 the game. Ridiculously awesome.

[@ShaunSutton516]

Air up there is definitely number one

[@timmymcgary3597]

air up there imo is number 1 for sure

[@samlindgren5970]

Top 5 future dunking legends 1. Jordan kilganon -not debatable 2.porter Mayberry -He's 5'5 3.werm -Inventor of 360 scoop 4. Jclark -Two words: double eastbay 5.young Hollywood -man got his Adam's apple at the rim... Honorable mentions: guy dupuy, Chris staples, kwame Alexander,reemix, Kenny Dobbs, Justin darlington

[@krokmiten77]

Totally agree with your list. Kadour and slam nation in general was father of produnk. Back in 1995!! Maybe u forgot kenny dobbs in this list.

[@BeyondDunks]

Krokmiten thanks man!!

[@andrewfrzr]

Big fan of your videos. Subscribed about a month ago. I have a request that would be a help to a lot of people. I actually requested this on Isaiah Rivera's channel about 6 months ago and he agreed and was going to do it but probably forgot with all that's going for him now. But could you make a two videos one for one foot jumpers then another for two foot jumpers that basically is a guide from the easiest/basic dunks to the hardest/most advanced. I wanna start trying more dunks I'm just not sure what to start working towards next. I'm sure a lot of others would appreciate it as well

[@IsaiahRivera1]

Andrew Frazier Jr. Still going to do it! Have more time now that it's summer

[@andrewfrzr]

Isaiah Rivera well look who it is 😂💪🏽 alright cool no sweat though I see you doing your thing all over the place now. Keep it up 💯

[@PATSNATION-bf6uk]

excellent video

[@BeyondDunks]

PATS NATION 102288 thanks so much!!! makes a change from the hate 😂

[@luisfdo.cuevas9597]

Air up there #1... Style., jump and more

[@highflyer011]

I saw Elevator back in around 2007/2008 and dude was levitating! He did the slingshot and between the legs. In the same game JFK had one of the most insane posters ever against a dude that probably couldn't even touch the rim... sadly I doubt there is any footage of the game. :(

[@steveh3924]

Good list But definitely would've put James White on it

[@trevormendez3153]

the human helicopter dunk is the greatest dunk I ever seen! :-) :-) :-)$$$

[@mrbuttesrworth12]

AIR UP THERE JUMPS SO HIGH IT'S RIDICULOUS!! MAKES ME WISH I'D OF NEVER QUIT. HOW HARD WOULD I HAVE TO TRAIN TO GET MY COLLEGE SPRINGS BACK?! LOL

[@Mr_Jingles111]

now i know ziani was a time traveller..lol

[@krukru1076]

All these men had hops, but the air up there made it look too effortless. Should have been number one.

[@MADNEWYORKER914]

Was the "Elevator" part of the Rucker's league???

[@michal4862]

tdub reminds me of sprewell doin his midair footwork... pure energy

[@bmm2208]

Air up there probably should've been number 1

[@yagamilight6261]

Tdub is my #1 in the list

[@Danny_Lopez_]

Great video. Well put together. But, there are a few mistakes. I'm sorry, I have grammar issues also. Here are 2 of what I saw. He has "1" or "won" countless dunk contest? and "Unthinkable" or "unthinking able"?

[@BeyondDunks]

Danny Lopez thanks man! i am aware that i make these mistakss thanks for pointing them out!! ill try and work on them in future

[@lebrondajames1019]

Air up there #1 ballup

[@miguelk.705]

all the calf raises in the world didn't help my ups as a teenager back in the day. i had a SLAM magazine subscription and even considered buying some shoes with weights in one of the ads that was supposed to train your legs to dunk lmao. doesn't help that i'm 5 "7" though :(

[@stillballin8449]

Nice list but air up there should be the one

[@tjsmoothrock]

I just watched a couple seasons of and 1 mixtape tour when it was on espn. Elevator got cut like twice. Shit is a crime

[@BeyondDunks]

tjsmoothrock he did wow😥 i didnt know that

[@anthonymitchell9718]

GOLDEN CHILD OR T-DUB, NO DOUBT

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="512">8:32</a>. That is CRAZY!

[@tts.7657]

Better than nba dunks these days

[@nessleezle]

i knew kadour would be number one. i think aut should be at the 2 spot off impact alone. if kadour is the father taurian is the god father

[@BeyondDunks]

Ness Lee tbh you make a good point! i underestimated the impact AUT hah when i made this video. You seem to know what im talking about which is good to see

[@thatdude2427]

1st guy should of been last imo

[@BeyondDunks]

That Dude as a dunker he is last but not as a dunking legend as i explained in the VIDEO

[@djoliva1438]

there is no tdub then you are biast..

[@jeffdodd28]

Is dude from Canada him & his brother are sick he did the double arms in rim after the drop it to your feet backwards in the dunk contest last year the dunk off were Grubb dunked on fire

[@rakdurrre]

Can't believe Abdoulaye Bamba isn't in the top 5

[@TheStrugglemusik]

😂😂😂i think the last dunker uploaded this video

[@SnakeDelta]

Hands down The Air Up There is N0.1 its not even close only vince carter these two are on a planet on there own , the rest are looking upward to them

[@mackpark3153]

The up there Aka Mr. 720 or The Golden Child

[@lz1860]

AUT is the goat imo, dude had the perfect height, power, crazy vert and most of all style, he looked graceful af. jordan kilganon is the best out today, degree of difficulty on his dunks is insane

[@SeanDavid33]

T Dub should've been number 1 here. You could replace the other guys with Jordan Kilganon, Reemix, Jonathan Clark. Maybe this is an old video now. You should do an updated one. Btw what happened to T Dub?

[@MrFuchew]

I didn't use to believe kadour had 50 but in recent years with some guys "proving" a 50 i think maybe i was wrong

[@bustermcthundernut]

Why do people say that kadour had a 60 inch vertical?

[@jorgeinostroza6675]

awesome dunkers.. but Vinsanity is the GOAT

[@mtbzando8310]

Music in <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="195">3:15</a>?

[@telltuda7025]

Was T-Dubb a McDonald's All American or did he just come up on those shorts???

[@goatimthat4329]

How is mr 720 not at one ?

[@BeyondDunks]

GOAT I'm that kadour ziani created pro dunking and tdub is legendary

[@sonofnaphtalifromisrael8531]

GOAT I'm that air up there should be on this

[@chasestredic]

GOAT I'm that he is aka AUT

[@BeyondDunks]

Ken Sundin he is on the list?!?

[@jorgerivera2566]

No love for the helicopter?? He was the guy that took it to the next level after VC and before AUT.

[@thadeuskushington7103]

With all due respect...."You got T-dubb fucked up" he the 🐐🐐🐐

[@djuansayjones6178]

If u listen to Why he made the list, this is Very True. You Might have to be an old head to understand it....... But G.C. is not 3rd, but he did say he was in Fav so he can do what he wants with his list. lol

[@BeyondDunks]

djuansay jones thanks man!!

[@adaboy4z]

I give Vince Carter #1 cause he dunked over a 7 footer in a game!

[@maxarchibald4039]

Jordan Kilganon? Jonathon Clark? Justin Darlington? Guy Dupuy?

[@larrymar19]

I just wasn't surprised in the least to see who was pegged at #1, because it never fails, kmt

[@MrFuchew]

fuck yeah

[@drobiIIka]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="513">8:33</a> I've never seen anything like this before.

[@SapphicTwist]

Can somebody PLEASE explain why no one has figured out a way to mount a video camera at rim level to watch these dunks? We are always looking slightly down, or (worse by far) up at these dunks, ALWAYS missing the head-to-rim elevation shot. Crazy that all this effort goes into getting as high as possible, and yet all of our views cheat us of the money shot. MYSTIFYING.

[@stashouse617]

No way this is in order

[@wisdom.ofthegods]

Good video but disagree with your reasoning on number one. Just pick the BETTER dunker. You gonna pick Oscar Robertson over Russell Westbrook too?

[@akashiseijuro869]

intro music?

[@BeyondDunks]

Akashi Seijuro i honestly cant remember 😂

[@BeyondDunks]

Akashi Seijuro Kygo - Firestone ft. Conrad Sewell

[@Patawon]

I thought the air up there was 6'2... He looks taller than 6'

[@willhaslem]

Seems like Kadour is the only one that can take off on one leg and hes 5'11. I like him the best.

[@felipesagredo5352]

air Up there is One

[@314chriswright]

720 & t dubb is the only 2 that belongs on this list. we can argue jordan k

[@youngrade3484]

If WE talking Legends!? You forgot Half Man Half Amazing, and MY Guy Main Event!!!!

[@whatsyouremo257]

The last one idk you could've had all of the inspirations who inspired them was Earl The Goat

[@frederik2334]

AUT is the best in my book!😘

[@esmy2208]

Kilganon

[@juliennethedragon]

Zach Lavine & Gordon

[@earlyreed357]

How is Jay White not even mentioned?

[@Rad--ls7gp]

Air up there is 6'2 not 6'0

[@trevormendez3153]

They're not Duncan they just replacing gravity

[@FaithfulReasoning]

that last guy don't even 40 inch vertical, he was not even flying barely getting up to dunk.

[@000777D]

James White? Kenny Dobbs?

[@GJ_Kennel]

Air up there is my favorite. But I don't think he's 6'0 feet. Because I'm 6'1 and I played against him. Hes like 6'2 When I stood by him.

[@antoniovicente7460]

where is Kenny Dobbs, And Ronnie Fields

[@raygamble6838]

Hey I agree with your top 5 bro people must just start watching this dunk shit smh they don't know nothing about kadour ziani

[@iamteamyou]

HIGH RIZER!!!!!!RIZER,RIZER,RIZER,RIZER,RIZER.......... 2timesESPN City Slam Champ 3 years competing 2nd.1st,and1st place....Beating out Guy Dupree, Elevator amongst others.

[@BeyondDunks]

iamteamyou they are wayy to many to include i personally thought that elavtors dunks were more immpressive but he could easily have been on that list

[@adammuszczek3755]

Extra/Extra

[@hatejethro1164]

I really like golden child too... He's really confident and his movements are loose... From a hormonal perspective he has high testosterone and very low cortisol..

[@therandomcommentator7255]

It's a pity Golden Child has had to turn into Golden Adult. Damn biology!

[@BeyondDunks]

The Random Commentator haha FACTS bro!!!!

[@louiswilliams984]

The Random Commentator No! He’s BACK!!! New footage is has been released and he’s more explosive than ever!!

[@louiswilliams984]

Slam From Above GC is back!!! New footage was released earlier in July 2018

[@kevinlaw826]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="93">1:33</a> he yammed on a nigga wearing MC Hammer pants

[@keianenriquez7200]

Guy Dupuy?Jordan Kilganon?