Top 30 Disrespectful Moments In Sports History

[@WatchMojo]

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[@williamsummerson1204]

I wasn't born yet but I've heard through interviews that Ty Cobb wouldn't play with colored people, that to me is the lowest form of disrespect.

[@ironwolf2173]

Make an actual new video instead of rehashing the same list for 5 videos

[@williamsummerson1204]

Don't watch the channel then.

[@erzaender]

the ear bite from mike tyson

[@DavidDykes-dm9lc]

Fruck Fance!!!!

[@tmoore4075]

And Artest didn't even go after the right guy at The Palace. Imagine being that poor SOB. Not be guilty and have Artest charging at you. I would have crapped my pants.

[@zombiediet]

Like that bill burr joke 😂😂😂 "but my beer's still in my hand!" 😮

[@ViceAdmiralVasiliArkhipov]

A 6'7 giant charging at you is Damn scary honestly

[@jeffm9770]

Cross checking an official and only getting 10 games? That's like getting a speeding ticket for vehicular manslaughter

[@FranchescoGutierrez-b5f]

I watched that PPV Tyson v. Holyfield fight with my grandpa.... When Tyson spit the ear out I will never forget his words... "What the hell was that?" RIP grandpa.

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

Watched it live with my dad. He caught the bite before I did. We were both so confused. We'd ordered pizza and everything but the fight was over in like ten minutes (I mean, to be fair, that's what we expected from a Tyson match, lol).

[@robpolaris7272]

It was messed up, but if you watch it in slow motion you can see Holyfield was hitting him with elbows. Intentional or not that doesn’t mean you bite off someone’s ear, lol

[@Chad-u8s]

Watched it at my uncles with my grandpa too, who is also passed. I was only 7, but I remember him shouting “he bit his ear” and “ he did it again”.

[@matthewbaduria]

It's gotta be The Malice At The Palace, it was one of the most disrespectful moments in sports.

[@Chad-u8s]

I was watching that game on tv, and turned it right before all that happened. Didn’t find out what happened until the news the next morning

[@mattpaul5441]

As a die-hard cleveland Browns fan. I'm a little surprised, Myles Garrett hitting Mason Rudolph didn't make this list

[@joggingscissors632]

Agreed. And you omitted the most shocking part: "....hitting Mason Rudolph with A HELMET."

[@MrSmokinjoe1010]

You guys forgot the hockey game hit of the Detroit Red Wings and the Colorado Avalanche when Lemieux hit Draper. That hit sparked a year long fuse leading to the Brawl in Hockeytown.

[@jasongoodman3495]

Yea that was really dirty

[@AdmirDemondo]

I remember that vividly

[@KIDTV-qe2dm]

Vince Carter wasn't being disrespectful.

[@tedmoise1398]

I guess that's why it's at number 30. The most wholesome entry on this list.

[@therkokid215]

I think it's on this list not because of it being disrespectful, but more along the lines of it never being done before and the ramifications of what the legend of Vince Carter's dunking skill would become.

[@alfonsogreen2722]

Hell no he wasn't

[@bloodstone1058]

Actually he was

[@tommore9037]

Imagine stealing the ball, being on a 3 on 1 with the most talented players on the planet, needing only to pass it by a slow footed center. Carter goes no handles, no pass, no play call. Just look a 7 footer in the eye, launch yourself into space, push his head between your legs, and dunk it by jumping over his head. One of the greatest sports feats I've ever seen; wildly disrespectful.

[@Eddieavina123]

Love your video, WatchMojo, and keep up the great work you are awesome

[@fryderykchopin5266]

Balotelli actually thought he was offside. He heard the whistle from the crowd, and took it for the official one. He shows it to the coach while being subbed.

[@MrGUnit27]

You guys should do a list of the worst team owners in sports history. Number 1 has to be a toss up between Dan Snyder and Donald Sterling

[@Chad-u8s]

You forgot John Spano, it’s an unbelievable story if you don’t know it, he faked his fortune and bought the New York Islanders, keeping delaying payments, but taking the position. There is a documentary on it, it’s wild

[@ck-1649]

Definitely Sterling. Throw Art Model on the list as well

[@gregorymeyer1798]

Hitting, punching, kicking, headbutts, even biting .. it can all be considered poor sportsmanship and fines and suspensions are a part of those. But any "athlete" that chooses to spit at someone else should be kicked out of the league, fined, and slapped by his/her own mother in public. That's beyond gross and disrespectful.

[@EYG4]

We know shut up

[@gregorymeyer1798]

@@EYG4 {SPIT} 💦 🤣

[@SirAsdf]

There is nothing scummier than purposefully going out of your way to injure your opponent. You aren't an athlete at that point, you're nothing but a thug, and you deserve to go to prison for assault.

[@MundiaKamau]

I agree.

[@Thelodis]

Taking a dive is disrespectful, and you see it in every single soccer game.

[@attempt4]

Football is pathetic now compared to what it was. The players now are just pathetic little girls who genuinely can't take a tackle...it's embarrassing. I would honestly hate myself if I was one of those small framed, small minded little girls, even with the insane amount of money per game. As a gardener, I can tell you that pansies are stronger (they actually are...they can withstand snow and frost... imagine a snowflake landed on a footballer, they'd fall to the ground holding there legs crying in agony)

[@alfonsogreen2722]

Vince Carter dunking over that big man shouldn't b on this list. I don't consider that disrespectful its part of the game

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

No intentional disrespect at all. Just a man using his talent.

[@ashleybrown4754]

​@@MiketheratguyMultimediaWe're talking about a guy who jumped so high in a dunk contest that he threw the mfer in. The dude was just in his way.

[@MoxleyFight]

Isn’t that stuff kinda.. celebrated these days?

[@MoxleyFight]

Also, an over 7ft clearance is a damn fine feat of flying.

[@donlawson9683]

I Don’t Think She Meant Literally Disrespecting His Opponent BUT The Dunk Itself Was Sooooo Nasty It’s Disrespectful 😂😂

[@tylergoodman3560]

Mike Tyson biting off a man's ear will go down in history as the worst moment in boxing. 🎉

[@almeidareiasify]

Or the best😂😂😂

[@AionShanks]

He said sorry

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

Very unsportsmanlike of Mr. Tyson.

[@Ronabo]

he now sells weed gummies that are ear shaped

[@Infamous41]

​@@Ronabolol

[@damianstarks3338]

Great list

[@PanikedReactions]

11:02 any boxing purist will also tell you, never let your guard down. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@attempt4]

When your career is based on punching someone in the face, don't trust that person in front of you.

[@MundiaKamau]

Thanks for the compilation above, WatchMojo. At 21:43 (No. 5, that is), the 2006 Soccer World Cup final between Italy and France, that is, and the headbutt by France's Zinedine Zidane on Italy's Marco Materazzi, one version of the incident has it that Marco Materazzi pulled on Zinedine Zidane shirt when a free kick was being taken, and when the referee was not looking. Zidane responded by asking Materazzi whether, he, Materazzi, desired his shirt that badly. Materazzi responded to Zidane by telling Zidane, that no, he did desire Zidane's shirt, that what he actually desired was Zidane's sister. It was then that Zidane turned round and headbutted Materazzi on his chest. The verbal exchange was said to have been in Italian, Italian Zidane learnt when he played in the Italian Soccer League known as "Serie A." Regards, Michael M. Kamau, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, 18th May 2024.

[@mikeRedMDK2032]

Disrespectful? That ear chomp was downright cannibalistic. Tyson warned him about those headbutts though

[@attempt4]

I absolutely cannot stand Tyson. The rapist, the disgusting and downright stupid (seriously, he's a damn idiot) monster and everyone loves him. It's surreal.

[@LEH_0303]

Pumped to watch this!

[@jeffm9770]

That pitch hit Garcia right in the 8 on the back of his jersey. That said, Zimmer came at Martinez and was probably lucky he didn't get worse.

[@arthurdapz]

imho, the FIBA 2019 basketbrawl between the philippines and australia should at least be an honorable mention

[@DigitalNoodle]

I remember in the CFL when Rocket Ismail stomped on the head of a Calgary player during a brawl.

[@ahha6304]

I remember that, there was an Olympic Boxing match, and Holyfield was there to watch, and unfortunate enough, that match has ear bite. Damn dark.

[@jeremywilliams5141]

Dishonorable mentions: 1. Antonio Brown walks off the football field during the game between the Buccaneers and the Jets in 2021. 2. Fuzzy Zoeller's racist remarks towards Tiger Woods. 3. Texas Rangers pitcher Frank Francisco throws a folding chair into the crowd, hitting a female fan in the face, breaking her nose. 4. Basketball player punches referee in a 2001 game in Uruguay.

[@shawnshawn3679]

Myles Garrett helmet swing incident

[@pdawg193]

Claude Lemieux's hit on Kris Draper

[@bardthenascarfanaticdragon]

You forgot Kyle Busch's Obscene Gesture from the 2010 AAA Texas 500.

[@attempt4]

What's the AAA Texas 500?? (I'm Scottish, not used to these American things)

[@attempt4]

What's the AAA Texas 500? (I'm Scottish, not used to these American things)

[@bardthenascarfanaticdragon]

@attempt4 This was a Sprint Cup series race in Fall 2010. Kyle Busch was spun out. Immediately, Kyle would make a pit stop. While exiting, he went too fast to stay on the lead lap, forcing him to make another stop, but no tires or fuel would be taken. This is a (Stop-And-Go/Pass-Through Penalty). During the penalty, Kyle Busch gave an obscene gesture to a race official, and he would have to be held another lap for the gesture.

[@skf_1998]

Butler Looks Like IShowSpeed Imo.

[@MackBoxing-MMA]

@10:54, we’re just gonna bypass the shiryuken headbutt from Ortiz…very bias Mojo, I expect better. Wasn’t a little headbutt, cheap shot for a cheap shot; honestly it was legal, referee told them to fight.

[@AmericanEnglishman]

How do you miss the Claude Lemieux hit on Kris Draper? It shattered half of the man's face.

[@ThrashyThrash]

I was surprised I didn't see the elbow by Brazilian soccer player Leonardo that fractured the skull of Tab Ramos in the 1994 World Cup

[@AdamZimmerman-c6i]

“I thoroughly enjoy watching out of shape civilians getting the shit kicked out of them by professional athletes!” - Bill Burr

[@olvialee7221]

Sucker punching a guy with no gloves in boxing. Didn’t like that.

[@martiansonmaui1749]

I never understood why they didn’t make Evander Holyfield the spokesman for Tyson Foods.

[@jamesespey249]

My suggestion happened during the 1912(?) MLB season. Hall of Famer Ty Cobb attacked a heckler in the stands who happened to have only one leg. The consequences of the attack initially was a complete ban for the rest of the season. His team...Detroit Tigers...was going to forfeit every game until their teammate was reinstated. The league threatened to install a substantial fine for every game they didn't play. Eventually, the league gave in and reinstated Cobb.

[@Gforce1337]

For the bad backheel one I used a ten second skip at the right time and heard this: "Friendly football matches are usually massively disrespectful" How does that make sense?

[@Animeguy300]

The ear biting was the worst moment in sports history

[@alfonsogreen2722]

Facts

[@alexanderthomas4425]

Lies go watch the fight again Holyfield was hitting Tyson with low blows and head butts the whole fight he got what he was looking for

[@GrgIvnBcknll]

The Battle of Bramall Lane is an interesting and controversial football match. So many players got red carded that the game had to finish early because too few players were left on the field

[@efrainmarquez7566]

The Toni Schumacher and Patrick Battiston incident

[@johntyson]

Holyfield was head butting Tyson the whole fight. He knew what he was doing and Tyson reacted. He shouldn’t have but him, something needed to be done.

[@msoi215]

Isaiah Thomas once said that if he had still been the head coach for the Indiana Pacers that year, The Malice At The Palace would've never happened. I BELIEVE HIM 100%!!!

[@RibbidyJamGames]

I love how everyone talks about MikenTyson bitting his ear but not talk about how Holyfield was playing dirty the whole figgt with headbuts and lowblowa. Tyson was just frustrated on how Holyfield can get away with playing dirty

[@attempt4]

Holyfield was dominant, Tyson couldn't handle it...simple

[@RibbidyJamGames]

@@attempt4 Dominating by dirty tricks. There were even other fights were Holyfield was playing dirty

[@sjiang120]

Maradona should have made this list easily.

[@MundiaKamau]

Why?🙂The "hand of god" goal he scored against England at the 1986 Football World Cup?🙂Regards, Michael M. Kamau, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, 18th May 2024.

[@sjiang120]

@@MundiaKamauClearly you don't know why he left Barcelona

[@MundiaKamau]

@@sjiang120 Why did Diego Maradona leave Barcelona?

[@SiVlog1989]

Here's a disrespectful moment from motorsport. In a NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol in August 1999, Terry Labonte took the lead from Dale Earnhardt going into the last lap. Byt rather than try and repass Labante cleanly, Earnhardt instead spun out Labonte in front of the field. Earnhardt went on to win, Labonte limped home 8th. Not only was Labonte understandably livid with Earnhardt, but so was the 140,000 people in the crowd, who showered Earnhardt with a chorus of boos. All Earnhardt could do in response was to sheepishly say thay he tried to rattle Labonte's cage, not meaning to spin him out. Despite the display of disrespect, and the overwhelming amount of negative responses from the crowd, Earnhardt wasn't penalised by NASCAR

[@mrm8578]

You forgot about the McGregor/Khabib post-match brawl at UFC 229

[@attempt4]

Alongside Tyson, McGregor is another annoying, horrible, unbelievably stupid and terrible humans who for some reason everyone wanks over...why?

[@msoi215]

Bruce Lee once said, "Biting is effective in close quarters, but don't make a habit of using it. For that is a good way of losing your teeth."

[@eugenedonaghy1]

Even the Australian Richie Benaud was not happy about the underarm ball

[@Poxell91]

Steve Downie flying into Dean McAmmond. Downie's first game in the NHL in any capacity, as it was a preseason game. Leapt into Dean McAmmond head first, McAmmond went limp on the ice face down, Downie chuckled and got back up, McAmmond was concussed. Downie got a 20 game suspension.

[@Jaidabecca]

I'm surprised the incident involving hockey player Matt Petgrave killing Adam Johnson on the ice with the blade of his skates wasn't on the list.

[@ryanwaslawski6088]

Shaq dunking on that guy and shoving him was hilarious it better be on here

[@nes_osterone6217]

The number one most disrespectful moment in sports history is when the NCAA let a MAN compete as a woman in a swimming match. Hands down the worst moment ever in sports.

[@attempt4]

How did he get away with that? That's hilarious and shitty

[@Athletics510]

This is a great list. I agree with a lot of these picks.

[@micbrim702]

The way Don Zimmer bounced off the ground is out of control.

[@DavidDykes-dm9lc]

WHAT WAS PEDRO SUPPOSED TO DO???? It could have been much worse...

[@jakeleon381]

My mums partner was there when the under arm incident happened. Apparently the crowd begging and praying for no under arm. And when it happened everyone was pissed😂

[@legacy1X]

I remember after the Moore thing happened the hockey group at my old work were defending Bertuzzi saying that he had it coming after what he did to Nasland. Even though he already fought for it earlier in the game. Bunch of idiots I use to work with.

[@chrisklitsch9679]

They dont show the 2 head buts though. Mike was only cut in one fight, I can remember. This one. They wont talk about that, will they.

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

So many petty, childish multimillionaires.

[@m.u.sik4eva]

Y’all be so hateful 😂 and it’s funny bc you don’t even know how much of a joke you actually are. Just think about how petty and childish your slave owning ancestors were 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@attempt4]

Welcome to football (soccer for Americans)! A speck of dust lands on your arm and you are so pathetic you collapse holding your face.

[@krazyeman4]

I mean what the hell did you want Vince Carter to do? He was going to the basket and the Center went out to defend against him. Like did you want Vince to dribble around him and hope the Center didn't follow along? Dunking over people is what happens when plays actually play defense.

[@mageius]

The black socks is an example of how you should always at least pay your players a decent wage. It's noted that at the time, they weren't paid a lot even for professional athletes and couldn't even be traded to other teams. Although I have no clue how much they would have made back then, that sort of a way to stick it to the owner. It's not the best way, but it at least add a small bit of justification despite it not being a good thing.

[@IamLegendaryguy1998]

WWE Survivor series 1997 should be on this list between Brett Hart and Sean Michaels the Montreal screw job

[@mrpattersontheartguy]

Do a list of the most disrespectful acts from the fan sections of sports teams

[@mrpattersontheartguy]

That deserves a list of its own

[@ryandavis6245]

So a hockey player gets suspended for 30 games for stepping on a man with a blade, which is a deadly weapon but Ron Artest is suspended a whole season for running in the stands and punching a fan. Also, a boxer goes to jail for sucker punching another boxer.

[@attempt4]

The final example was GBH, grievous bodily harm.

[@attempt4]

The boxer commited assault and potentially GBH.

[@dcc287]

The mayweather vs Ortiz fight wasn’t disrespectful. The first rule in boxing is, PROTECT YOURSELF AT ALL TIMES!!!! Ortiz didn’t.

[@attempt4]

Said it before, if you're just punching a man in the face for a living then yeah, don't trust that cu n t in front.

[@brandonnewsome5737]

You know how hard you have to hit to be able to knock someone unconscious while you're riding on ice with metal blades, have massive, thick gloves on, and the person you hit is wearing a helmet? Dude could've made millions as a boxer lol.

[@AncestorEmpire1]

#30: when you don’t know the sport you’re covering

[@anjhontongo6945]

Honorable Mentions: *Riddick Bowe vs Andrew Golota 1 and 2 a.k.a The Low Blow Mayhem *Riddick Bowe vs Evander Holyfield II a.k.a THE FAN MAN *Anthony Direll vs Jose Uzcategui a.k.a Leon Lawson Jr. sucker punches Uzcategui *Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor a.k.a The Brawl outside and inside The Octagon *Kostya Tszyu vs Zab Judah a.k.a Zab Judah vs Referee Jay Nady *Brawl at the Boxing Press conference: - Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson - Lennox Lewis vs Hasim Rahman II - Bernard Hopkins vs Tito Trinidad - Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales II - Bernard Hopkins vs Jean Pascal - David Haye vs Derek Chisora - Oscar De La Hoya vs Fernando Vargas - Oscar De La Hoya vs Ricardo Mayorga - Shane Mosley vs Ricardo Mayorga 1 and 2 - Fernando Vargas vs Ricardo Mayorga

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Bhop was sick for that 😂😆

[@JTheMan1]

I just saw someone crying about how carter dunked over that guy. I never thought i would see people crying about something that is a huge part of basketball.. Dunks happen, if people think they are disrespectful then they should go watch golf. 😂😂😂

[@tommcglone2867]

To be fair everyone wanted to do that to Harden with his constant flopping and rule bending. I see that elbow as swift justice.

[@downtownsportsanatomy1631]

Maradona's brawl Barcelona vs Bilbao

[@Bman32x]

Was Harley Quinn based on Tonya Harding? Because they just seem the same. Vince Carter’s dunk was glorious disrespect though.

[@Matsnorgren]

Harald Schumacher attempted murder on Patrick Battiston 1982 should be on this list

[@iamdwayne514]

Where Jack Perry "punched" Tony Khan in this list?

[@msoi215]

When you set out to hurt someone else, you only end up hurting yourself. Tonya Harding found that out the hard way.

[@CapoWhoLaughs]

I can't stand Mayweather but what he did was not disrespectful. If you watch the fight Ortiz was being a dirty MF the whole fight and Floyd say fu*k it. I would've done the same thing.

[@msoi215]

Shaq has been playing like that since his rookie year. Chris Dudley was at fault when he stood in the man's path.

[@KnightmarelXXvII]

10:40 And you wasted 70 bucks on pay per view. We all did, man, we all did--and in some cases, still are.

[@msoi215]

Zimmer had no right coming at Pedro Martinez like that in the first place

[@m.u.sik4eva]

9:37 “just another testosterone fueled athlete” smh yall really do hate masculinity? The tone y’all use when speaking on men vs how you speak on women is noticeable when you watch enough of this channel

[@justinsmith8786]

Yea I didn’t like that line neither 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@raymondkennedy8513]

The NHL malice at the palace seemed much worse than the NBA one. I wonder what the difference was…

[@michaelharrison6263]

30 reasons why athletes are not to be worshipped and idolized.

[@mikejustman1542]

Hazard didn't kick the ball boy. In fact, they recently talked to each other about it (now the ball boy owns some vodka company in Europe or something) and Eden immediately said "guy I never kicked you"

[@mikeking1948]

Correction: Don Zimmer tried to attack and punch Pedro. And Pedro just helped him to the ground instead of punching back and hitting back

[@FleaRHCP97]

if we're including fans...um... Monica Seles got stabbed

[@ASSAMain]

Cantona was always a very exentric player. He once called the French National Team Coach a "sack full of crap". But in the shown Moment the fan alledgedly screamed racist remarks at Cantona. After some years where he got interviewed about that incident if he feels any regret, he simply said:"yes, I should've kicked him harder.

[@AnakinPresIey]

carter didn't dunk over him, the guy ducked. duh.

[@paulwhelan8567]

Love the the cricket underarm bowl made the list, a stain on Australia’s cricket reputation, only out done by the ‘Sandpaper’ cheating incident. Sad sad day in Australian sporting history.

[@tommore9037]

Carter dunk was enormously disrespectful, respectfully

[@pratiklib16]

Eric Cantona speeches are really absurd

[@frankeeramirez5241]

That man was looking right at the ref then bumped him on purpose smh

[@joggingscissors632]

Look, Suarez is just a very hungry boy and he was in the mood for Italian food.

[@danasaeed9018]

If You Butthead Someone Like Mike Tyson In The Ring, You Deserve What's Coming To You!

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

Some of those butts looked unintentional, Holyfield ducking in the clinch naturally catches Tyson's face. That said, he also looked like he slipped a few in on purpose.

[@rexerexer66]

Malice at the Palace SOULD be number 1

[@jasonw95]

Should not sould

[@couch.patati-patata]

Eric Cantona's kung fu kick to a spectator.

[@sgtjohnson]

25 and Matt Cooke got *nothing* for cutting Erik Karlsson

[@StoffelDilligas]

Valentino Rossi kicking Marc Marquez off at Sepang. The same circuit where Marco Simoncelli was tragically killed in an accident that involved Rossi and Edwards (neither were at fault, just caught up in the unfortunate incident). But considering Rossi lost a friend and the world lost a huge personality, you'd like to think that he'd realise that life is fragile and wouldn't have behaved like that.

[@jerichokane5880]

That Swansea ball boy went on to own AU Vodka

[@leighreganarblaster9852]

The under arm it’s legal because in Australian cricket rules your can under arm per over, unfortunately it come the last ball of the game.

[@christophermonroe2055]

Never had an issue with what Pedro did to Zimmer. Zimmer was running at him so Pedro moved him. He could’ve decked him he really wanted.

[@sotiris6656]

ngl i was expecting to see Allen Iverson's step over in this

[@couch.patati-patata]

Inzamam ul Haq going to bash spectator with his cricket bat for being called Aloo.