Death Battle Balrog vs TJ Combo Reaction

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  • Опубліковано 21 гру 2024

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  • @AlexThat200
    @AlexThat200 Рік тому +120

    One of the BEST Death Battles they've animated.
    People always want fights with supernatural abilities, or planet-destroying feats.
    But the way I see it. It doesn't matter what the fighters have. Just how well it can be portrayed.
    And there ain't no substitution for a good old face pounding.

    • @DefinitelyNotDefinitive2
      @DefinitelyNotDefinitive2  Рік тому +10

      😎💪

    • @reggielacey2235
      @reggielacey2235 Рік тому +2

      It's only good because they don't have any good stuff. Just normal dudes punching

    • @gamester512
      @gamester512 Рік тому +6

      Sometimes, simple is best. You don't always need a bunch of flashy powers to make a great fight, sometimes you just need a couple of "Badass Normals" and you can have just as much of a spectacle.

  • @KayKwasa
    @KayKwasa Рік тому +147

    The closest we get to a Muhammad Ali vs. Mike Tyson match

    • @rainofkhandaq6678
      @rainofkhandaq6678 Рік тому +9

      In SFxT we had Mike Tyson vs Tyson Fury

    • @acephas3
      @acephas3 Рік тому +10

      Nah, Tyson was an extremely intelligent fighter.

    • @seraphinaaizen6278
      @seraphinaaizen6278 Рік тому +7

      Eh, Mike Tyson wasn't a slugger by any stretch of the imagination.
      I don't think he'd actually beat Ali, though. Tyson's peekaboo style is the single most exhausting fighting style in all of boxing. Despite popular myth, I think he actually IS faster than Ali. However, I don't see him being able to keep up that pace for a prolonged fight. Muhammad Ali had an excellent chin and great defenses of his own, so while Mike's best tactic would be to try and overwhelm Ali early and score a big knockout punch, it's a good question as to whether or not he'd GET that knockout punch.
      Ali could fight all night. He was conditioned to go 15 rounds. He was like an energizer bunny. And if he could weather Tyson's form for the first five rounds or so, it would be easy street from there.
      Ali fought a boxers who hit harder than Tyson, and survived them.

    • @frazzianimations9027
      @frazzianimations9027 Рік тому +1

      I mean idk we had some pretty wide match up before could be possible

  • @ThatSamoanGuy
    @ThatSamoanGuy Рік тому +34

    Fun fact: The announcer in the fight says "TJ is back up with his last breath!". In Killer Instinct, TJ has a mechanic specific to him called "Last Breath", where if he dies with a full bar of Instinct, he will get back up one last time with a small amount of health to try and stage an epic comeback. They did their research with this fight.

  • @seanmiller4170
    @seanmiller4170 Рік тому +114

    Probably good to clarify that Balrog is a villain while TJ is an anti hero. While, yes, Balrog is absolutely who is always just himself all the time, when offered to join an evil organization, he took it just for the money. TJ did chest, has far too much pride, and slacked off, but he was faced with an evil organization, TJ chose to fight them. His motives are far from selfless, but he ultimately made a choice to not end up like Balrog

  • @DMG551
    @DMG551 Рік тому +73

    This fight really hits different. The characterization, the fight animations, and how competitive this felt really makes this feel like a match between the two. Badass fight!

  • @kevinworytko1099
    @kevinworytko1099 Рік тому +39

    This was the most grounded Death Battle imo. Nothing too flashy and a well rounded flight.

  • @Shintigercurl
    @Shintigercurl Рік тому +18

    fun fact: the song that plays during the fight is called "back to rise" and it's TJ's theme from killer instinct.
    also, if you wanna look at some good boxing, i'd highly recommend looking up one of the greatest triolgies in boxing: mickey ward vs. artuor gotti.
    also also, if you wanna see some strange but entertaining boxing, i'd look up a boxer named emanuel augustus, aka "the drunken master".

  • @SIR.scufington
    @SIR.scufington Рік тому +15

    Don't forget this is TJ after he ripped the metal plates out of his arms because he was ashamed of cheating.

  • @KingKaiju58
    @KingKaiju58 Рік тому +31

    Going back to your pre-match conversation, to be fair yes both are cheaters who were/are addicted to winning.
    TJ learned from his mistakes after his outing hence why he ripped his Ultratech implants out himself to atone. Then teamed with the good guys like Orchid to bring down UT, the second most powerful force in Killer Instinct.
    While Balrog helped start & at one point attempted to run arguably THE most powerful evil organization in Street Fighter.
    And don't forget that while TJ & Balrog used unsavory tactics, Balrog was the only one to actually kill one of his opponents in the ring and showed zero remorse and wouldn't hesitate to do it again at any time.

  • @dogzilla0578
    @dogzilla0578 Рік тому +36

    Welcome to the wild world of Killer Instinct!
    Get ready for more Deathbattles involving them, because they are likely on the way in the newest season!

    • @notwesley9180
      @notwesley9180 Рік тому

      What makes you say that? Was one confirmed to have Killer Instinct?

    • @notwesley9180
      @notwesley9180 Рік тому

      @@dogzilla0578 I did see that cipher, never put two and two ready in that regard.

    • @DefinitelyNotDefinitive2
      @DefinitelyNotDefinitive2  Рік тому +1

      Nice! 😎🤟

  • @jtherealmccoy5309
    @jtherealmccoy5309 Рік тому +30

    Ya'll kept getting on TJ for cheating but he's never killed his opponent and got too keep doing his thing unlike Balrog

    • @muffetmissulena6540
      @muffetmissulena6540 Рік тому +7

      Yeah, I was confused about that since Balrog is morally the worst of the two and TJ at least tried to redeem himself.

  • @dominiqueodom3099
    @dominiqueodom3099 Рік тому +17

    This is one of my favorite Death Battles. I was pulling for Balrog and while I ended up surprised by T J combos I was actually more surprised how much real boxing was taken into this fight with the breakdown of the Triangle theory of boxing.

    • @DefinitelyNotDefinitive2
      @DefinitelyNotDefinitive2  Рік тому +2

      They do their research 🤓

    • @gamester512
      @gamester512 Рік тому

      When I first watched it, I had a gut feeling going in that TJ would win. For one thing, I saw Balrog as little more than a big dumb brutish thug, with very little capacity for cunning or tactics. TJ on the other hand being described as a fighter who would wait for openings and *then* strike, simply waiting for his opponent to wear themselves down with missed strikes, I figured that gave him both a psychological and tactical edge over Balrog. And besides, it doesn't matter *how* strong you are if you can't actually *land* any hits. I've always been of the opinion that speed and agility is what makes you deadly, not raw power or endurance, so that led to my instincts telling me to guess that TJ would win.

  • @culade
    @culade Рік тому +8

    Surprised they didn't mention Balrog was originally called M. Bison, a reference to Mike Tyson. But gave it to the boss character to avoid potential lawsuits. Also makes more sense with the nickname the Wild Buffalo.

    • @phillipjarvis5754
      @phillipjarvis5754 Рік тому +1

      Apparently, Tyson himself only discovered this in 2019. He was amused by the homage.
      Vega was also caught up in the game of Musical Names.
      Vega became M. Bison.
      Balrog became Vega (a Spanish surname).
      I believe that the English dub of SFIV finally addresses this by providing both sets of names.

    • @sonomni
      @sonomni 7 місяців тому

      Pretty sure it was also because at the time, Tyson was involved with a scandal.

  • @HeadBodyMasterPersonal
    @HeadBodyMasterPersonal Рік тому +18

    This is one of my favorites from this season! Nice choice!

  • @clarkestomps
    @clarkestomps Рік тому +10

    I picked TJ over balrog. For TJ as a character yes he did cheat but in the end he found redemption in someway. Balrog doesn’t get any warm fuzzies from me because well for one he’s a dick for punching and killing an elephant, he’s works for an evil organization who’s lead by a dick, he fights dirty and for those things I can’t root for him. So TJ FTW!

  • @rirotis398
    @rirotis398 Рік тому +5

    Balrog: I'm going to take the Title!
    TJ Combo: YOU'LL SHALL NOT PASS!

  • @pierrelewis6819
    @pierrelewis6819 Рік тому +2

    I'm starting to notice, M. Bison/Balrog, isn't just modeled after Mike Tyson, in a way, he's evil George Foreman.

  • @DigitalTheory.
    @DigitalTheory. Рік тому +14

    TJ Combo wanted to stop cheating and "go clean" so he ripped his cybernetic arms out unaware of the healing factor. TJ Combo USED to cheat that's why this matchup works .

  • @celestialecho9817
    @celestialecho9817 Рік тому +5

    this is probably the the most suprising one to me for being such a great episode. like i don't know a single person who actually cared about this matchup, yet the episode is great.
    its kinda like how i felt about goku black vs reverse flash now that i think of it

  • @Purechaos61
    @Purechaos61 Рік тому +1

    Fun fact: This Death Battle’s fight was animated by famed animator Torrian Crawford, a 3D and mo-cap animator that has been animating a majority of Death Battle’s 3D fights.
    Some of his most notable fights include Superman VS Goku 2, Deadpool VS Deathstroke, Wolverine VS Raiden, Dante VS Bayonetta, Power Rangers VS Voltron and many more.

  • @doneekdiggs1211
    @doneekdiggs1211 Рік тому +6

    Honestly this fight is top 10 death battles of all time. This was early production and they gave us great animation behind it. Plus….it was nothing but straight hands!!

  • @JasonRogue
    @JasonRogue Рік тому +2

    Possibly one of my top 3 favorite Death Battles, and the music is godly.

  • @Danceofmasks
    @Danceofmasks Рік тому +2

    In Japan, Balrog is called Michael Bison ... because ... Tyson.
    The name changes in the west (along with Vega, a 3 way swap), has confused street fighter players for decades. XD

  • @turoskensei13
    @turoskensei13 Рік тому +1

    They often have their own music made for these videos, but this time they just got TJ's Theme from Killer Instinct. Cause its an absolute banger.

  • @DjZeroGalactica
    @DjZeroGalactica Рік тому +1

    What a brutal fight o-o
    He really Johnny Cage'd him lol :0
    Not to mention, TJ's theme was playing during all the fight lol :3

  • @tyforestreacts
    @tyforestreacts Рік тому +1

    This battle achieved the impossible by saying it was a close fight… AND IT ACTUALLY WAS.

  • @blazarre7251
    @blazarre7251 Рік тому +3

    One of my personal fav fights

  • @wingedbluj1674
    @wingedbluj1674 Рік тому +2

    This was one of the CLOSEST FIGHTS (by Death Battle's own logic) in the show's history, only being beat out by Scarlet Witch vs Zatanna and Gogeta vs Vegito

    • @dekudude8888
      @dekudude8888 7 місяців тому

      I think this is THE closest match in the show. They literally had such equal stats that they had to go into things like the science of boxing and the philosophy of both fighters to determine a winner.

  • @mysterykiddo2167
    @mysterykiddo2167 4 місяці тому

    I’m surprised that the pun Boomstick made wasn’t “Looks like in the end, Balrog couldn’t keep his head on.”

  • @wolfman-up7dh
    @wolfman-up7dh Рік тому

    The fact that the fight starts with TJ's music playing is a huge hint in hindsight.

  • @dereknight861
    @dereknight861 4 місяці тому

    The best death battles are the ones that put the matches in a thematic touch. This boxing match, the magic show in Zatanna vs Scarlet witch, a slasher scene for Michael vs Jason.

  • @irajr.1325
    @irajr.1325 Рік тому

    "...'til the damn chickens got him." 😂

  • @nialloreilly702
    @nialloreilly702 Рік тому +1

    Oh I have been WAITING for this!

  • @skytroopr6189
    @skytroopr6189 Рік тому +1

    I like that they made it an actual boxxing match

  • @ryanwiuff2374
    @ryanwiuff2374 Рік тому

    To this day this is still one of my top 3 favorite all time episodes of Death Battle. It’s more entertaining than any boxing match that’s happened in the last 20 years

  • @3DContentsOnly
    @3DContentsOnly Рік тому +1

    This is honestly one of my favorite Death battle 3D fight videos! ❤🎉

  • @blkshredder-x5681
    @blkshredder-x5681 Рік тому +1

    Hands-down one of the best death battles ever made

  • @v.emiltheii-nd.8094
    @v.emiltheii-nd.8094 Рік тому +5

    This one is most anticipated....from this guy.

  • @blo0dysmiles297
    @blo0dysmiles297 Рік тому +1

    She seems to forget Bolroge was a murderer 😂 also he cheats to it legit said that

  • @moviefreakdavid666
    @moviefreakdavid666 Рік тому +14

    “He got to kill a guy and drink all day! Talk about living the life.”
    (Bethany looks at her drink, realizes she just needs to kill a guy)

  • @PsychoDiesel48
    @PsychoDiesel48 Рік тому

    I don't know if anyone was listening close to the kickass music in the background but holy hell does Killer Instinct go hard with it's music. Especially TJ Combo's music. It is so freaking awesome.

  • @Xzilesenju
    @Xzilesenju Рік тому +1

    One of the best Death Battles for sure🥊

  • @rogue_assassin1138
    @rogue_assassin1138 Рік тому +2

    This is one of my favorite death battles

  • @lorddrakkon1813
    @lorddrakkon1813 Рік тому +1

    The best part of the match is there playing TJ Combo song the whole time. KI soundtrack is a fing banger!

  • @notamobilesprout4175
    @notamobilesprout4175 Рік тому +3

    It’s always easier to root for the more heroic contestant in DB. even though I never played killler instinct, I hoped Balrog would lose

  • @madhavmandava
    @madhavmandava Рік тому +2

    First time i see Beth's jaw drop for 5 sec straight

  • @phillipjarvis5754
    @phillipjarvis5754 Рік тому

    I like how this was simply a regular match until Balrog killed/knocked out the ref, turning it into a death match with no rules. TJ stops holding back after that.
    Balrog isn't disqualified because the two evil corporations are sponsoring the match- they have a vested interest in TJ's death.
    Little Mac being a swarmer seems to go against most of his opponents being sluggers- this actually lines up with Little Mac being the underdog who wins against the odds.

  • @joejrjohnston1001
    @joejrjohnston1001 Рік тому +4

    TJ Combo is more redeemable in my opinion

  • @denjeez
    @denjeez Рік тому +1

    Ahhh... I love Killer Instinct, and King of Fighters. The only fighting games I'm really into. And Tekken.
    But this battle was sooo well made, it really does feel like an actual boxing match. I loved it.

  • @madhavmandava
    @madhavmandava Рік тому +1

    Finally the match i wanted you guys to see...best boxing based fighters of fiction

  • @ianblake815
    @ianblake815 Рік тому +1

    Undisputed! 🥊

  • @BladeXian
    @BladeXian Рік тому

    Super happy they're taking a peek at KI.
    Love that game so much

  • @6PathsGohan
    @6PathsGohan Рік тому +1

    Still in my top 8 fave DBs to this day

  • @seraphinaaizen6278
    @seraphinaaizen6278 Рік тому

    As a boxer myself, seeing them show pictures of Tyson while saying "sacrifice mobility and finesse" and implying he's an example of a slugger made me die a little inside. Tyson is one of the most technically gifted, defensive attackers of all time.
    I actually really liked this one. It's obviously very comic bookey because of who the characters are, but they're absolutely boxing each other. It's not just animated like a generic fist fight; you can tell it's two trained boxers fighting. This might be the best animated fight they've ever done. I enjoy the respect to boxing, even if they did Mike Tyson kinda dirty :D (they even invoked the Triangle theory, so I'm glad they actually looked into boxing itself and not just the characters).
    Boxing is an art form. It's the most technical martial art ever invented. A skilled boxer can stand there and make an opponent miss all day without even seeming to move that much. Of course, there are levels within boxing and not every fighter is going to put on a good show. But when you've got two skilled boxers in the ring, it's a thing a beauty. I'd recommend giving it a try.

  • @ahedjehad8514
    @ahedjehad8514 Рік тому +1

    what i like about this Death Battle is that they treated it like an actual boxing match. until Balrog killed the ref...still, it's really good. :D

  • @austindavis2309
    @austindavis2309 Рік тому

    Ok so for clarity after TJ struck his deal with ultratech he unwillingly became their labrat, basically they tortured him with their experiments for years so when they told him to lose to fulgore he decided to just destroy fulgore instead as a way of spiting them.

  • @v.emiltheii-nd.8094
    @v.emiltheii-nd.8094 Рік тому +1

    Lets get ready to rumble!

  • @Vivi-te5qj
    @Vivi-te5qj Рік тому +2

    This is my favorite one I've seen.

  • @MandalorianRevan
    @MandalorianRevan Рік тому +1

    With your fascination with Death Battle and Dragon Ball, I would love to see your reaction to Hercule Satan (DBZ) vs Dan Habiki (Street Fighter).

  • @zacharyjoy8724
    @zacharyjoy8724 Рік тому +2

    Another one that makes my top 5 list. Why? Because it’s actually one of the closer battles I’ve seen. Until the end, you really don’t know who will win, since they seem so evenly matched.

  • @wilsonbetz145
    @wilsonbetz145 Рік тому

    Two Death Battle suggestions:
    Android 18 vs Captain Marvel
    Beerus vs Sailor Galaxia

  • @SilverCity-lr5ru
    @SilverCity-lr5ru Рік тому +2

    Trust me real life boxing isn't as exciting. Also the background music is TJ Combo's theme.

  • @Netsaver
    @Netsaver Рік тому +2

    Balrog cheats all the time as well, in fact he cheats MORE than TJ Combo does. The headbutt Balrog does is 100% an illegal move, also stepping on a person's toes is also an illegal move in boxing. Balrog does both of these with zero hesitation and is concerned with winning more than TJ is mostly because he does it for the money while TJ wins for his pride. The reason why he lost to Dudley is because of this cheating. Also just remembered this but his greed for money is so great that he took a kid that was being experimented on just for the sake of selling him for huge amounts of money, and when he found the kid couldn't do anything special he called him useless. Now eventually he did raise the kid and teach him boxing but he never apologized for what he said or did to the kid.

  • @RagingRaygun
    @RagingRaygun Рік тому

    I mean considering TJ ripped the implants out with his bare hands and went natural for the rest of life kinda shows TJ isn't the guy he used to be. In fact I'm pretty sure he's actually one of the good guys in the KI storyline helping take down Ultratech and standing up against the more supernatural forces of the KI universe on behalf of humanity.
    Of the two here, TJ is the good guy, glad he won.
    Also fun note: TJ was strictly only punching and treating the match like an official fight at the start. It wasn't until Balrog pulled an illegal move and punched out the ref did TJ start using his full arsenal of moves like his grapples and kicks.

  • @chaoticroomba
    @chaoticroomba Рік тому

    Lovely as always! Would love to see Vergil vs Zephiroth sometime soon, specially since you two are familiar with Devil May cry

  • @leadfootjunkie1
    @leadfootjunkie1 Рік тому +1

    Balrog is a murderous psychopath, and he cheats even more than Tj. At least Tj is repentant and is actively trying to make up for it. I'd say that neither are necessarily good people, but it's a solid case of bad versus worse, with Tj having the moral high ground.

  • @MadVani121
    @MadVani121 Рік тому

    My favorite Death Battle in the series

  • @josephcirrincone9596
    @josephcirrincone9596 Рік тому

    Just so you 2 know Death Battle will be coming back for it's next season on the 22nd of this month

  • @Awelbeckk
    @Awelbeckk Рік тому +1

    Now you finished DBZA, I hope you will do Mr Satan vs Dan death battle.

  • @elleanjackson5388
    @elleanjackson5388 Рік тому +1

    Reverse flash vs goku black will be the complete trilogy of the flashes please 🌩

  • @slippahmastah
    @slippahmastah Рік тому +2

    You should react to the Yang VS Tifa Death Battle

  • @MidnightWanderer
    @MidnightWanderer Рік тому +1

    FINALLY! Y'all are reacting to one of the best Deathbattles rosterteeth ever did.

  • @Jygerthe2nd
    @Jygerthe2nd Рік тому +1

    19:36 ULLLTRAAAAAAA COOMMBOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

  • @clarkestomps
    @clarkestomps Рік тому +1

    YES YES YES IVE BEEN WAITING ON THIS!!!!

  • @crcoghill
    @crcoghill Рік тому

    I'm not the biggest boxing fan, but i do like boxers in video games and this fight got me pumped!🥊

    • @crcoghill
      @crcoghill Рік тому

      Also, I've been a Killer Instinct fan since I was little. TJ had me in his corner!

  • @AstroKFP
    @AstroKFP Рік тому

    It's unfortunate that TJ's past cheating was held so strongly against him that his redemption was overlooked for the most part when it came to who to root for. At least it was acknowledged at the very end after winning fair and square.

  • @alexferrana3979
    @alexferrana3979 Рік тому

    One of the best DB episodes ever.

  • @punkypony5165
    @punkypony5165 Рік тому

    Probably my favorite Death Battle.

  • @linda-0587
    @linda-0587 Рік тому

    Bare knuckles fighting, hell yes

  • @johanstenfelt1206
    @johanstenfelt1206 Рік тому

    I like the creativity.

  • @raydavis8530
    @raydavis8530 Рік тому +1

    One of my favorites

  • @conner8103
    @conner8103 Рік тому +1

    Which episode that you guys watched so far u like the most

  • @iklantloin4593
    @iklantloin4593 Рік тому

    A lot of people requested for Jax from MK to be pitted agst TJ Combo instead they choose Balrog a boxer who is much weaker than TJ Combo

  • @axels3188
    @axels3188 Рік тому

    This was a good reaction.

  • @technogeek
    @technogeek Рік тому

    Boxing truly is never as interesting as what you just watched. I tell all my friends this, but I've watched several documentaries about different WWE superstars, and I would roll my eyes every time Vince McMahnon would say " I don't run (or work in) a wrestling business. I run a sports entertainment business." The moment I understood what he really meant came when I watched Mayweather vs Pacquiao and was absolutely bored to tears.
    That said, if you still want to check a boxing event one of these days, wait for the next creator clash to see popular youtubers beat on each other, or keep your eyes on Happy Punch shows by Keemstar

  • @lostonessoul5154
    @lostonessoul5154 9 місяців тому

    The way I see it TJ is less a bad guy and more around the lines of an anti-hero. he's not good or bad but he does what he thinks needs to be done while still having a decently working moral compass. Balrog is just a dirty boxer. Doesn't matter how he wins, as long as he get's the title belt and money, he'll do it. A good way to define this is actually in there backstories. Balrog got revenge and never looked back, TJ got revenge, and chose to start humble as a Janitor. TJ was never bad..but he was never good either if that makes any sort of sense.

  • @yeahboy193
    @yeahboy193 Рік тому

    If you liked the cinematic way they captured boxing from this, I suggest you watch Hajime no Ippo. It is a boxing anime that is very good and enjoyable for those even if they don't like the sport all that much.

  • @digitalcabbage910
    @digitalcabbage910 Рік тому

    I think Wiz meant more evil Walmart.

  • @SArt-qx1vw
    @SArt-qx1vw Рік тому

    Bethany gives amazing explanations.

  • @MrLittleGodzilla
    @MrLittleGodzilla Рік тому +1

    Guile vrs Jax pls!

  • @akzone45
    @akzone45 Рік тому +1

    God I love TJ he's so cool.

  • @sullymcdaniel4901
    @sullymcdaniel4901 Рік тому

    Sanji vs Rock Lee

  • @JulioCesarCamachoEsquivel
    @JulioCesarCamachoEsquivel 11 місяців тому

    19:20

  • @malachihill8677
    @malachihill8677 Рік тому

    Tj combo may have cheated at first, be he understands now doing it can cost you.

  • @roxyrose7438
    @roxyrose7438 Рік тому +1

    Day two asking for an ogryn story by warrior tear

  • @djestuardito
    @djestuardito 8 місяців тому

    faltó DUDLEY

  • @loislindsay
    @loislindsay Рік тому

    Death battles are awesome balrog is awesome street fighter vs killer instinct will you please react to carranger ep 11

  • @llawliet1446
    @llawliet1446 Рік тому

    Boxing in the ring is more exciting not gonna lie

  • @kiorili
    @kiorili Рік тому +1

    balrog was more a cheater than tj 😅 tj cheat when he As à child but he truly love Boxing and work to repair that xhild mistaie

  • @ashleyquiroz1414
    @ashleyquiroz1414 Рік тому

    Love your reactions please react to more rwby !! :)