I grew up with Benny The Jet Urquidez. I knew his whole family. Six brothers all black belts and and black belt sister who could fight just like Benny.
Benny is a true sportsman, acknowledges a great technique when he's scored on and smiles and nods his head even compliments the fighter in the end.. watch his point tournament matches too, he's a human tornado with undaunted confidence
I have to disagree with this one as far as on a different level compared to the elite mma fighters of today and I was one of them fighting in the PKA as well as the WKA. Of course, Benny and Billy would still be a world champ level today for sure but I am saying in general. Still, even today they still don't understand elite cardio and you see glycogen drained out of the arms and the legs to keep the heart working properly. It really took being an endurance distance racing cyclist (100's of 100+ mile races road and mountain) many years after my fighting days to understand fully what Bruce Lee taught about cardio. I stilled trained fighters for many years so I made them wear heart rate monitors and put them in the ring with me in light contact with no round bells just continuous to see what happened. They really had to feel what I have said above to really understand true cardio. We are talking like 20-30 min. at a time continuously. Then they had to understand that it also takes years to get truly incredible heart cardio to "go the distance." Anyway, you can see the phenomenon of what I am talking about glycogen depletion in arms+legs in fighters of old as well as still fighters of today but in the elite UFC fighters it has gotten better over the last 30+ years.
@@geu6270 benny is a beast though you cant deny that, I think he could hold his own in a ufc environment easily, look at his record it's ridiculous. You are right though todays fighters are not without skill it's just rare to see someone fight at his level you still can see it every now and then in people like anderson silva but even then benny's record man but that may just be because today's fighters in general are more skilled so getting a win loss ratio like that is so much harder to accomplish now. Also I just like his fighting style of fighting on par with someone round after round to all of a sudden become super saiyan and just destroy his opponent.
Billye "Jack" Jackson retired from professional kickboxing with a 22-2 record. But he was also a dominant fighter on the tournament point karate tournaments. Back when I was a teenager in the late 70's - early 80's I had the privilege of seeing him fight a few times. He was such a force o be reckoned with and everything that he threw (kicks and punches) had so much power. He was such a no mercy no non-sense fighter.
Great fight,but jackson punches great with both hands,he had too much arsenal for benny,but when it comes to heart you can't separate them.two true warriors am watching this in 2020,although it's in black and white its unmatched.those old warriors have something that cannot be duplicated or imitated.and that atmosphere wow
I had the privilege of seeing the fight life, Benny lost, end of story.Benny claimed the fight been promoted as an exhibition fight but I don't remember that being said. I am a HUGE fan of Benny, but he lost, it was a brutal fight, Billy was better, stronger and much more aggressive, and hurt Benny a couple of times, not to mention that damaging knock down, which was clean. That flurry that Benny threw at the end was good, but not good enough to get the decision. They should have fought again.
No, it was much more complicated. Read this: books.google.de/books?id=39sDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=billye+jackson+fight+record&source=bl&ots=WgP5T3xZlb&sig=ACfU3U0IyUAXAttCd8mp-4A9EBU_EaPq_Q&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilxZahiNfpAhVkQRUIHb-pCoEQ6AEwDXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=billye%20jackson%20fight%20record&f=false
Seems like Billye's gameplan was "sidekick haymaker haymaker haymaker clinch headbutt, rinse repeat." He definitely lost his composure starting in the second round, and from most of his other fights you can tell he is used to using his natural athleticism to bully opponents. That didn't happen here, and 2nd and 3rd rounds it's visible that's he's really swinging for the fences.
Absolutely, Benny lost at 100%, he has won just the first round. In fact there is lot of champs who don't accept lost. An other one is Peter "Sugar foot" Cunningham, this one lost his title at Paris, France against "King" Richard Sylla, 1986, and he has never recognize the decision. The worst of all is that on their story on internet, they rewrote the history other way. What a shame.
@@francois2599 Apparently you have no clue. It's Billye who won two rounds at best and was rescued by the end of the final round. Just look at the final moments and Billyes facial expression. Also, read the background story. The choice of rules was entirely to make it easier for Billye and harder for Benny.
@@nimarezai5052 You don't understand what I say. For me Benny won only one 1 round, that's all. He should just close his mouth because he lost this fight. Jackson was better, largely and it's shame that now on wikipedia you read no-contest for this fight.
When it comes to technique, style insight, knowledge, heart, spirit, soul, The Jet is in a class of his own. Its called martial ARTS for a reason, look at Bennys evades, movement and timing, a true artist with heart and soul- Always smiling, humble and respectful. A lot of ufc fighters could have learned a lot from this man and his style. A true legend, right up there with Lee and Ali.
Let's not get ridiculous here...Ali is the GOAT, and Lee is in a class above EVERYONE else in terms of martial arts skills. Benny was good, but so was Billye Jackson. And in this fight, Billye was better.
Benny is my All Time Hero. No big deal he lost this fight. Legends like Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson hav all lost a few fights. Benny & Billye wd ding dong, hurt each other badly if they fought again. They were on par with each other, each will hav their day if they fought again & again. Just like Ali & Frazier. Brutal.
I didn't see Benny losing the fight. Jackson was super aggressive and threw a ton of power strikes and kicks, but he missed most of them. Benny wasn't as aggressive and didn't throw as many power shots, but he scored a lot more points.
Really? Benny has some good moments but he was beaten up. Jackson was stronger. Besides dropping Benny arguably twice, he stumbled him several times. It's obvious why a rematch never occurred.
Benny one 2 or 3 rounds at the most and never hurt Jackson. Jackson dropped him clean and hurt Benny several times. What fight were you watching? Watching with White eyes I see.
@@chadtep7571 Benny also actually lost his last fight against Tagami but it was his last fight and the referees don´t want him to lose that fight but Tagami was better. Keep in mind that Benny was 41 years old at the time while Tagami was 25.
This was later ruled a no-contest because Billie refused to fight at the last minute unless they agreed to not allow low kicks, Benny’s specialty. The crowd was already there and the promoter was going to get screwed so Benny reluctantly agreed. Benny was dominating him in be final round anyway. Benny was an excellent wrestler and judo practitioner with a great core and low center of gravity. He would have beaten Billie under regular kickboxing rules (and destroyed him in an MMA fight).
I believe it! He is an incredible fighter! glad to hear he got a belt. I have to admit I dont know much about him. Most of what I know I got from Steve Armstrong, MMA Referee, Judge, and Promoter. He had this video in his archives. I'm honored to bring it to light.
@@monitor4728 yes he was and remember this was only Mr. Jacksons like 12th fight he went on to have over 30+ can you imagine a rematch Billy said Benny declined
Great fight!! I don't know how scoring was done back then, but I do know it's weighted heavily towards kicking and Billye didn't want low leg kicks in the fight which was not unusual in American Kickboxing matches, which is disappointing as a whole for American Kickboxing. Regardless, using common MMA scoring now a days it was a close fight. Benny won rds 1-2, 3 was a toss-up, Billye won 4-5, possible 10-8 in Rd 4 (Benny was rocked a couple of times, one being a "knockdown" because hand touched mat, I don't believe his actual butt did as alluded to by other commenters) and Benny won rds 6 and 7 and left Billye dazed. I don't know if this is true, but I read in the comments that Billye was fighting with smaller ounce gloves, if this was the case then the fight should be ruled a no-contest, it changes the whole fight dynamics & damage and should he have never been allowed as a sanctioned fight. I don't know why Benny would have turned down any future fights with Billye he seems game to fight anyone and he had Billye on the ropes in Rd 7 and was primed to be knocked out. With that said, I think the winner of the fight could have gone either way depending on scoring.
I trained with Jackson and I can tell you the claim about the gloves is HORSESHIT. Also as far as the rematch, Demetrius Havanas chased the Urquidez camp until he was tragically killed in summer 1981 and they wanted NO SMOKE!!
Urquidez perdió y supo que era un rival muy duro, por eso nunca quiso volver a pelear con Jackson, el resto de historia de los guantes y todo eso, ya son puras excusas para no dañar su récord.
Very high level masterful fighting. Both these men. Jackson is a masterful multi combination attack specialist. It is a testament to benny's durability, endurance and determination that he recovered from those initial attacks. Billy is extremely fast and unrelenting in his attacks. Benny always had an offence/defence answer. His evasive abilities are like a wild animal - amazing! If he cant take the opponent out immediately benny wears them down methodically. Great to watch him work. You could see by the last round billy was flagging. Another round and i suspect benny would have ground him to the floor. Lucky the bell went, he won on points only. It was very close in my opinion. Both excellent fighters. Impressive.
An interesting bunch of comments on a historic fight by two great athletes. I would have to agree with those who think that Billy won, but my opinion is biased. I was a student of his in the 1980’s and on my first day of training he knocked me out (literally) with a turn-heel-kick. I returned the next day with two black eyes, and worked out with him for two years. Billy is an excellent kickboxer and is generous with his knowledge.
Definitely, there had been alot of irregularities like head boot, late punch throw, unethical throws. And surely Jackson was on fire but kept missing his punches target. Benny won this fight and I wonder if the judges are counting the close body punches of Benny those are huge upper throw. Lastly there are two moment of instance that the ref should have stop to count on Jackson. My humble submission anyway
Wow... I attended this fight in West Palm Beach in 1980. One of the Jet's only losses ever but he later got the fight overturned due to some irregularities. Benny "The Jet" Urquidez a legend.
lol yeah 6 years later the WKA overturned it but the state of Florida didn't lol also for those reading Bennys brother Arnold was co creator and owner of the WKA
@@omegasquad868 it aint as easy as you misportray it here. These are the facts: books.google.de/books?id=39sDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=billye+jackson+fight+record&source=bl&ots=WgP5T3xZlb&sig=ACfU3U0IyUAXAttCd8mp-4A9EBU_EaPq_Q&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilxZahiNfpAhVkQRUIHb-pCoEQ6AEwDXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=billye%20jackson%20fight%20record&f=false This was rather a set-up with one side, Jackson fully prepared to fight Urquidez, who was expecting another fighter. No to mention the change of several rules to Jacksons favor and the issue with the gloves. The bell rescued Jackson. One more round and he were K.O.
Bro ur not gone believe this but I'm gonna tell u anyway... That's my grandpa... Billye "jack" Jackson ...Texas hall of famer.., and yea he is a beast... That man never stops workin, which is why he went on to get the belt that's sitting in his attic right now =]
Urquidez was a great fighter second to none, but Jackson got the best of him here, geez. Jackson fought smart, very aggressive, and stayed in Benny's face and crowded him. Benny was known for having a solid chin, but had he not taken the eight count it was possible that he could have gotten knocked out if Jackson had hit him with a couple of more of those full power shots before he fully recovered. Both fought a great fight.
In my opinion Benny lost this fight, BUT What makes Benny special, is his endurance, how much can he take, if there was a few rounds more, Benny would knocked him out.
de hecho perdio por puntos contra el tailandes Prayout Sittiboonlert que a punta de agarre y rodillazos lo tenia loco, al punto que debio derribarlo como si de judo se tratara en par de oportunidades porque esos rodillazos eran a muerte, y esta pelea luego segun lei quedo descalificado Billye Jackson por algo en los guantes y por cambio de peso, pero de verdad era una maquinita de pelea urquidez, como aguantaba golpes y siempre iba adelante
On starsystemkickboxing.net/Pages/BennyUrquidez.aspx, under the urquidez v jackson fight, it reads that Jackson's management was only going to accept the fight if urquidez was prohibited from using his leg kicks and after the fight it was found that jackson wasnt using the correct gloves as specified by the promoter. No wonder urquidez looked so displeased
In August 1983 issue of Karate Illustrated magazine, Don The Dragon Wilson stated that in order to fight for the WKA in the US, the use of leg kicks could be negotiable between the contestants before signing to fight. The leg kicks were mandatory only if you wanted to fight in the Orient. Therefore, Jackson's camp's decision to fight without the leg kicks was totally acceptable according to the regulations of the WKA of those days.
Your argument doesn't make sense. Besides Urquidez's leg kicks were not that formidable weapons in those days. He was still in the developmental stage of the kicks in 1981.
If both fighters continuously go toe to toe all of the rounds with both not getting knocked down or knocked out... .. . It's basically a draw. Sure looked like he didn't like the,"jet"after the scorecard was read walking right by him with some animosity. It's because he couldn't knock him out that's why.
Benny “The Jet” Urquidez 63-1-1 57 knockouts…respect to the legend but you have to hold this L. On this day Billye put a scratched on that record no contest about that.
Old school kickboxing with a lion heart we rarely come across nowadays, those good old days when we all did traditional karate first then transitionned to full contact... Benny was a legend, as invicible as he was, this time I also give the fight to Billye Jackson,
В этом бою Бени Уркидес часто использовал мидл кик, которые приходились в локоть и плечо противника, забыв про лоу кик по бедру и голени которые могли принести больше пользы.
Was a great fight. Rules matter. How many MMA fights do Leg Kicks matter now? Was even more of a difference Kickboxing in PKA and WKA. 1 was counting Kicks, the other was Chopping Legs. It's history. Anyone can Judge now. Benny lost the match. It wouldn't have taken away a Title Belt.
Billy jack Jackson was no joke that day he very aggressive his hands and feet all brutal Benny will always be the champion of the the fans like myself millions of others he is the greatest kick boxer ever
Creo que ese día Benny estaba aplatanado. Daba patadas sin sentido (tipo exhibición), y con poca fuerza gastando así energía sin ton ni son. De todos modos Billye es una roca que sabía perfectamente a lo que iba. Haría falta la revancha para salir de dudas.
Jackson is always ready where as benny is relaxed. No disrespect to both. Great fight when it comes to kickboxing there is a lot to learn from this fight
Lmao Benny never asked for a rematch...Lol. Your looking at Benny fighting his version of Joe Frazier! Pressure! You see how easy The Greek lifted Jackson in the air! Jackson fought like The Greek, a little more reckless but he had the same focus and technique!
I thought Benny won that fight. Also thought Billye was way too willing to clang heads. It almost looked intentional a few too many times. Great fight tho
Billye Jackson was allowed to fight with lighter gloves than Urquidez in this fight. There were few rules and no effective governing bodies in those days. Look how small Jackson's gloves are. Had Benny used the lighter gloves, he would have KO'd Jackson. Jackson's handlers tricked Urquidez with a last-minute switch in the contract right before the fight, allowing Jackson to use lighter gloves.
lol simply bullshit just like the fact Benny doesn't count this loss on his record saying it was an "exhibition" HAHAHA exhibition fights are never more than 3 rounds this was a 7 round scored fight winner Billy Jackson sorry Benny this fight along with your TKO loss to the Thai fighter should be on your fight record
The only fightwhere I saw Sensei Bennie lose . What a stud ready to fight mentally at any time, in this one though looked a little flat compared to his normal day to day. Jackson's day , but Billie almost gave it away near the end . "Every dog has his day" . These guys were and are total badass'. period. Thanks for posting.🤘
That is the most awesome fight I've seen From back in the day. And I was a student of Benny the jet. I've never seen this one but this guy Billy Jack is amazing both are Warriors with huge hearts Iron jaws. Was this A PKA fight I only saw one leg kick delivered from Benny
This fight was sanctioned by the WKA. In those days, the WKA didn't require its American fighters to fight with leg kicks for non-title bouts. They only allowed the use of it only if both parties agreed to.
I grew up with Benny The Jet Urquidez. I knew his whole family. Six brothers all black belts and and black belt sister who could fight just like Benny.
Benny must have a jaw of steel ! Some of those shots were devastating and he still stood and kept fighting.
Both Warriors thats a fact.
one of the best fights I've ever seen, martial artists back in the day just seemed to be on a different level, both fighters were amazing.
Benny is a true sportsman, acknowledges a great technique when he's scored on and smiles and nods his head even compliments the fighter in the end.. watch his point tournament matches too, he's a human tornado with undaunted confidence
I have to disagree with this one as far as on a different level compared to the elite mma fighters of today and I was one of them fighting in the PKA as well as the WKA.
Of course, Benny and Billy would still be a world champ level today for sure but I am saying in general.
Still, even today they still don't understand elite cardio and you see glycogen drained out of the arms and the legs to keep the heart working properly. It really took being an endurance distance racing cyclist (100's of 100+ mile races road and mountain) many years after my fighting days to understand fully what Bruce Lee taught about cardio.
I stilled trained fighters for many years so I made them wear heart rate monitors and put them in the ring with me in light contact with no round bells just continuous to see what happened. They really had to feel what I have said above to really understand true cardio. We are talking like 20-30 min. at a time continuously. Then they had to understand that it also takes years to get truly incredible heart cardio to "go the distance."
Anyway, you can see the phenomenon of what I am talking about glycogen depletion in arms+legs in fighters of old as well as still fighters of today but in the elite UFC fighters it has gotten better over the last 30+ years.
@@geu6270 benny is a beast though you cant deny that, I think he could hold his own in a ufc environment easily, look at his record it's ridiculous. You are right though todays fighters are not without skill it's just rare to see someone fight at his level you still can see it every now and then in people like anderson silva but even then benny's record man but that may just be because today's fighters in general are more skilled so getting a win loss ratio like that is so much harder to accomplish now. Also I just like his fighting style of fighting on par with someone round after round to all of a sudden become super saiyan and just destroy his opponent.
Perdió urquidez??
Haha kickboxing matches sometimes had 10 to 12 rounds back then... 😅
Billye "Jack" Jackson retired from professional kickboxing with a 22-2 record. But he was also a dominant fighter on the tournament point karate tournaments.
Back when I was a teenager in the late 70's - early 80's I had the privilege of seeing him fight a few times. He was such a force o be reckoned with and everything that he threw (kicks and punches) had so much power. He was such a no mercy no non-sense fighter.
Do you think Billy or Benny won the fight? 🤔
Incredible stamina from both these guys.
Great fight,but jackson punches great with both hands,he had too much arsenal for benny,but when it comes to heart you can't separate them.two true warriors am watching this in 2020,although it's in black and white its unmatched.those old warriors have something that cannot be duplicated or imitated.and that atmosphere wow
I had the privilege of seeing the fight life, Benny lost, end of story.Benny claimed the fight been promoted as an exhibition fight but I don't remember that being said. I am a HUGE fan of Benny, but he lost, it was a brutal fight, Billy was better, stronger and much more aggressive, and hurt Benny a couple of times, not to mention that damaging knock down, which was clean. That flurry that Benny threw at the end was good, but not good enough to get the decision. They should have fought again.
No, it was much more complicated. Read this: books.google.de/books?id=39sDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=billye+jackson+fight+record&source=bl&ots=WgP5T3xZlb&sig=ACfU3U0IyUAXAttCd8mp-4A9EBU_EaPq_Q&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilxZahiNfpAhVkQRUIHb-pCoEQ6AEwDXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=billye%20jackson%20fight%20record&f=false
Seems like Billye's gameplan was "sidekick haymaker haymaker haymaker clinch headbutt, rinse repeat." He definitely lost his composure starting in the second round, and from most of his other fights you can tell he is used to using his natural athleticism to bully opponents. That didn't happen here, and 2nd and 3rd rounds it's visible that's he's really swinging for the fences.
Absolutely, Benny lost at 100%, he has won just the first round. In fact there is lot of champs who don't accept lost. An other one is Peter "Sugar foot" Cunningham, this one lost his title at Paris, France against "King" Richard Sylla, 1986, and he has never recognize the decision. The worst of all is that on their story on internet, they rewrote the history other way. What a shame.
@@francois2599 Apparently you have no clue. It's Billye who won two rounds at best and was rescued by the end of the final round. Just look at the final moments and Billyes facial expression. Also, read the background story. The choice of rules was entirely to make it easier for Billye and harder for Benny.
@@nimarezai5052 You don't understand what I say. For me Benny won only one 1 round, that's all. He should just close his mouth because he lost this fight. Jackson was better, largely and it's shame that now on wikipedia you read no-contest for this fight.
What an awesome fight and what a hidden gem this is.
This fight is so good it's like I'm watching a movie.
These fighters put current gen mma clowns to shame
Two legendary fighters
What a honor to watch this old video..
Super👏👍💪🥊🥋
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
When it comes to technique, style insight, knowledge, heart, spirit, soul, The Jet is in a class of his own. Its called martial ARTS for a reason, look at Bennys evades, movement and timing, a true artist with heart and soul- Always smiling, humble and respectful. A lot of ufc fighters could have learned a lot from this man and his style. A true legend, right up there with Lee and Ali.
You can literally say the same (and more) for BILLYE JACKSON.
Let's not get ridiculous here...Ali is the GOAT, and Lee is in a class above EVERYONE else in terms of martial arts skills. Benny was good, but so was Billye Jackson. And in this fight, Billye was better.
Benny is my All Time Hero. No big deal he lost this fight. Legends like Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson hav all lost a few fights. Benny & Billye wd ding dong, hurt each other badly if they fought again. They were on par with each other, each will hav their day if they fought again & again. Just like Ali & Frazier. Brutal.
Benny didn't want that smoke with Jackson & turned down the rematch. Jackson is one bad brotha.
He sure did turned it down!😂😂😂💯😂💯😂💯
@@pausetapemedia7942 😂😂😂😂
Strange....you can't find anything about Jackson anywhere. He must have fought other people.
@@lemankurtz8950 yes it's like he's been wiped from history. I tried to find where he is now but the searches came up empty
Excellent...amazing skills,,,spectator appeal off the chart
I didn't see Benny losing the fight. Jackson was super aggressive and threw a ton of power strikes and kicks, but he missed most of them. Benny wasn't as aggressive and didn't throw as many power shots, but he scored a lot more points.
Really? Benny has some good moments but he was beaten up. Jackson was stronger. Besides dropping Benny arguably twice, he stumbled him several times. It's obvious why a rematch never occurred.
@@chadtep7571 Think your just biased
@@RyanG0899 not biased enough to lie to myself.
Benny one 2 or 3 rounds at the most and never hurt Jackson. Jackson dropped him clean and hurt Benny several times. What fight were you watching? Watching with White eyes I see.
@@chadtep7571 Benny also actually lost his last fight against Tagami but it was his last fight and the referees don´t want him to lose that fight but Tagami was better. Keep in mind that Benny was 41 years old at the time while Tagami was 25.
One of the best fights I have ever seen. Maybe Billy won due to the point system being used, but in the end, Benny broke Billy's Jack.
Billy won…
This was later ruled a no-contest because Billie refused to fight at the last minute unless they agreed to not allow low kicks, Benny’s specialty. The crowd was already there and the promoter was going to get screwed so Benny reluctantly agreed. Benny was dominating him in be final round anyway. Benny was an excellent wrestler and judo practitioner with a great core and low center of gravity. He would have beaten Billie under regular kickboxing rules (and destroyed him in an MMA fight).
Not true at all billye was a black belt in judo and a great wrestler. Billye would have mauled him in mma fight.
@@brownsound545 Not true. Hypothetical. My bias would win. Applies to either side.
I believe it! He is an incredible fighter! glad to hear he got a belt. I have to admit I dont know much about him. Most of what I know I got from Steve Armstrong, MMA Referee, Judge, and Promoter. He had this video in his archives. I'm honored to bring it to light.
David Martin where is Jackson now?
Mr. Jackson does private lessons at Guy Mezgers place
Omega Doom dude was/is LEGIT 💯👍🏻
@@monitor4728 yes he was and remember this was only Mr. Jacksons like 12th fight he went on to have over 30+ can you imagine a rematch Billy said Benny declined
Omega Doom wow ....amazing 💯👍🏻
I'm really glad u did... I can't tell u how happy it made me to find this... Thank you
These two are legendary they are both champion
I saw so many flashes of the UFC this is so dope I hate that poeple like BIlleye arent recognized only by fighters and even then ....
Maaaaan FACTS
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Great fight!! I don't know how scoring was done back then, but I do know it's weighted heavily towards kicking and Billye didn't want low leg kicks in the fight which was not unusual in American Kickboxing matches, which is disappointing as a whole for American Kickboxing. Regardless, using common MMA scoring now a days it was a close fight. Benny won rds 1-2, 3 was a toss-up, Billye won 4-5, possible 10-8 in Rd 4 (Benny was rocked a couple of times, one being a "knockdown" because hand touched mat, I don't believe his actual butt did as alluded to by other commenters) and Benny won rds 6 and 7 and left Billye dazed. I don't know if this is true, but I read in the comments that Billye was fighting with smaller ounce gloves, if this was the case then the fight should be ruled a no-contest, it changes the whole fight dynamics & damage and should he have never been allowed as a sanctioned fight. I don't know why Benny would have turned down any future fights with Billye he seems game to fight anyone and he had Billye on the ropes in Rd 7 and was primed to be knocked out. With that said, I think the winner of the fight could have gone either way depending on scoring.
I trained with Jackson and I can tell you the claim about the gloves is HORSESHIT. Also as far as the rematch, Demetrius Havanas chased the Urquidez camp until he was tragically killed in summer 1981 and they wanted NO SMOKE!!
Urquidez perdió y supo que era un rival muy duro, por eso nunca quiso volver a pelear con Jackson, el resto de historia de los guantes y todo eso, ya son puras excusas para no dañar su récord.
Benny is one of the greatest fighters ever - but he did lose this fight to Billye Jackson.
Very high level masterful fighting. Both these men. Jackson is a masterful multi combination attack specialist. It is a testament to benny's durability, endurance and determination that he recovered from those initial attacks. Billy is extremely fast and unrelenting in his attacks. Benny always had an offence/defence answer. His evasive abilities are like a wild animal - amazing! If he cant take the opponent out immediately benny wears them down methodically. Great to watch him work. You could see by the last round billy was flagging. Another round and i suspect benny would have ground him to the floor. Lucky the bell went, he won on points only. It was very close in my opinion. Both excellent fighters. Impressive.
Exhibition? I guarantee that if Benny was announced as the winner this fight would appear on his record
I don't think Benny was feeling well that day 😉 Good sportsmanship and great Champion of Humbleness
An interesting bunch of comments on a historic fight by two great athletes. I would have to agree with those who think that Billy won, but my opinion is biased.
I was a student of his in the 1980’s and on my first day of training he knocked me out (literally) with a turn-heel-kick. I returned the next day with two black eyes, and worked out with him for two years. Billy is an excellent kickboxer and is generous with his knowledge.
He reminds me a lot of Roberto Duran in his boxing style!!!
Definitely, there had been alot of irregularities like head boot, late punch throw, unethical throws. And surely Jackson was on fire but kept missing his punches target. Benny won this fight and I wonder if the judges are counting the close body punches of Benny those are huge upper throw. Lastly there are two moment of instance that the ref should have stop to count on Jackson. My humble submission anyway
The great hero in the fight was the ref. He didn’t become a protagonist, let them fight, and,then, just moved their hands off when they held.
Two legends👍
This fight is epic, a slugfest Billy was a wrecking machine and Benny urquidez not prepared to give up. I respect both fighters
Wow... I attended this fight in West Palm Beach in 1980. One of the Jet's only losses ever but he later got the fight overturned due to some irregularities. Benny "The Jet" Urquidez a legend.
lol yeah 6 years later the WKA overturned it but the state of Florida didn't lol also for those reading Bennys brother Arnold was co creator and owner of the WKA
Yeah overturning a fight is a Pussy Move ...legend or not!
@@omegasquad868 it aint as easy as you misportray it here. These are the facts: books.google.de/books?id=39sDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=billye+jackson+fight+record&source=bl&ots=WgP5T3xZlb&sig=ACfU3U0IyUAXAttCd8mp-4A9EBU_EaPq_Q&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilxZahiNfpAhVkQRUIHb-pCoEQ6AEwDXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=billye%20jackson%20fight%20record&f=false
This was rather a set-up with one side, Jackson fully prepared to fight Urquidez, who was expecting another fighter. No to mention the change of several rules to Jacksons favor and the issue with the gloves. The bell rescued Jackson. One more round and he were K.O.
Bro ur not gone believe this but I'm gonna tell u anyway... That's my grandpa... Billye "jack" Jackson ...Texas hall of famer.., and yea he is a beast... That man never stops workin, which is why he went on to get the belt that's sitting in his attic right now =]
Urquidez was a great fighter second to none, but Jackson got the best of him here, geez. Jackson fought smart, very aggressive, and stayed in Benny's face and crowded him. Benny was known for having a solid chin, but had he not taken the eight count it was possible that he could have gotten knocked out if Jackson had hit him with a couple of more of those full power shots before he fully recovered. Both fought a great fight.
Wow, what an amazing fight! Both great warriors.
The fight was good but jackson took alot from his win by punching after the bell and break a couple of times, he made it a dirty fight to win
Jackson hit him on the break every time. Looked like desperation and cheap shots. Almost worked. Still undefeated
Jackson beat his ass and so did Tagami you $%^& CLOWN!
In my opinion Benny lost this fight, BUT What makes Benny special, is his endurance, how much can he take, if there was a few rounds more, Benny would knocked him out.
Su única pelea perdida por puntos. Urquidez el mejor. 👊🏻
de hecho perdio por puntos contra el tailandes Prayout Sittiboonlert que a punta de agarre y rodillazos lo tenia loco, al punto que debio derribarlo como si de judo se tratara en par de oportunidades porque esos rodillazos eran a muerte, y esta pelea luego segun lei quedo descalificado Billye Jackson por algo en los guantes y por cambio de peso, pero de verdad era una maquinita de pelea urquidez, como aguantaba golpes y siempre iba adelante
Both these Masters cud be outstanding in today's Martial Arts scene,,,
The jet lost. Yes he probably won the last round but in my book cannot himself undefeated. Still love the guy though!
Absolutely spot on.
@Fred Virtuoso I think it was because of the dirty fighting Jackson employed
@@nazgulbarakas5767 has nothing to do with Benny getting his ass whooped Benny is no saint either
Greats fighters
Benny fought his way up to an honest draw in my opinion. Easily the best kickboxing (in this type/ruleset) fight I've ever watched
Bullshit! Jackson dropped him TWICE even if the ref didn't credit it the judges DID!
Cleanest fight, both martial exponent were good n ethical. Nice clean model for good image of sports. Tks 4 video.
The head kick at 7:21
They Say Benny Is 63 And 0 Undefeated Fighter, But That Can’t Be Cause He Lost To Jackson!!!
He got rob on this one however he lost to a Thai fighter by decision, he was flat that night
On starsystemkickboxing.net/Pages/BennyUrquidez.aspx, under the urquidez v jackson fight, it reads that Jackson's management was only going to accept the fight if urquidez was prohibited from using his leg kicks and after the fight it was found that jackson wasnt using the correct gloves as specified by the promoter. No wonder urquidez looked so displeased
yes of course it said that after the loss
In August 1983 issue of Karate Illustrated magazine, Don The Dragon Wilson stated that in order to fight for the WKA in the US, the use of leg kicks could be negotiable between the contestants before signing to fight. The leg kicks were mandatory only if you wanted to fight in the Orient. Therefore, Jackson's camp's decision to fight without the leg kicks was totally acceptable according to the regulations of the WKA of those days.
Your argument doesn't make sense. Besides Urquidez's leg kicks were not that formidable weapons in those days. He was still in the developmental stage of the kicks in 1981.
That's BULLSHIT and the reason Benny looked "Displeased" is because he LOST DAT 0. LMAO!
If both fighters continuously go toe to toe all of the rounds with both not getting knocked down or knocked out... .. . It's basically a draw. Sure looked like he didn't like the,"jet"after the scorecard was read walking right by him with some animosity. It's because he couldn't knock him out that's why.
Benny “The Jet” Urquidez 63-1-1 57 knockouts…respect to the legend but you have to hold this L. On this day Billye put a scratched on that record no contest about that.
Old school kickboxing with a lion heart we rarely come across nowadays, those good old days when we all did traditional karate first then transitionned to full contact... Benny was a legend, as invicible as he was, this time I also give the fight to Billye Jackson,
A master class in footwork and ring generalship.
I really don't get how people can say Benny won... Who got knocked down and who didn't? Other than that fact the fight would have been even.
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That was amazing. They were incredible. I'm amazed to see a match of this level from this era.
A rare thing to see Benny in reverse gear for much of the fight. Great slugfest!
Billy was a killer . One of the best ever
I hope you enjoyed the vid!
Great fight! Nice to finally see it and judge for myself. Jackson is the clear winner of this match.
The "clear winner" was 20 seconds from losing conscience at the end of the last round.
Great fight on both mens account.. Can't take anything from either of them. Wish all fights were like this.
В этом бою Бени Уркидес часто использовал мидл кик, которые приходились в локоть и плечо противника, забыв про лоу кик по бедру и голени которые могли принести больше пользы.
I like this fight, there's just a different atmosphere watching old fights.
To bad they both would be world champions in MMA , both had great hands and feet a little ground and pound and that black guy is unbeatable.
5:31 "COME ON, J.... Do it, baby!" 6:13 "Lean to the side, baby!" 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲
Very evenly matched, both guys took hard shots from the other, both phenomenally conditioned.
Legends ❤🙏
Qué buen combate, extraordinario estado físico. Buen boxeador Jackson, casi lo tuvo a los 9'50.
great fight congratulation both
Was a great fight. Rules matter. How many MMA fights do Leg Kicks matter now? Was even more of a difference Kickboxing in PKA and WKA. 1 was counting Kicks, the other was Chopping Legs. It's history. Anyone can Judge now.
Benny lost the match. It wouldn't have taken away a Title Belt.
Billy jack Jackson was no joke that day he very aggressive his hands and feet all brutal Benny will always be the champion of the the fans like myself millions of others he is the greatest kick boxer ever
Смотрю на эти бои с любовью. Это время красивый боев прошло. Как на патцанской драке все по понятиям=))с уважением к тому времени
Oh boy one of the best Fighter Benny👍
Creo que ese día Benny estaba aplatanado. Daba patadas sin sentido (tipo exhibición), y con poca fuerza gastando así energía sin ton ni son.
De todos modos Billye es una roca que sabía perfectamente a lo que iba.
Haría falta la revancha para salir de dudas.
Close but at the most a tie, if not Benny the winner. That last round showed Jackson was out of gas.
Bennys one loss was to howard Jackson, i thought it was billy it's not
@@usmarinesgt108 no sir he KO Howard and lost to a Thai and to Billy Jackson
Two tough kick ass dudes ,but somebody had to loose.
Both great technical fighters & tuff as nails. That was a non stop war!
I recall reading that Benny always gave away the first 3 rounds and that cost him here.
Wow this is one of the best fights I have ever seen.
Rhome Hefton good
Now THAT is a fight! Super stuff from both gents.
Jackson is always ready where as benny is relaxed. No disrespect to both. Great fight when it comes to kickboxing there is a lot to learn from this fight
I like this style of fighting versus MMA.
Lmao Benny never asked for a rematch...Lol. Your looking at Benny fighting his version of Joe Frazier! Pressure! You see how easy The Greek lifted Jackson in the air! Jackson fought like The Greek, a little more reckless but he had the same focus and technique!
I thought Benny won that fight. Also thought Billye was way too willing to clang heads. It almost looked intentional a few too many times. Great fight tho
Isto sim...e um combate limpo e com honra ..vense o melhor. ..grande benny. ..sem desfazer do bom aniversário que estava sem duvidas a altura ...
Billye Jackson was allowed to fight with lighter gloves than Urquidez in this fight. There were few rules and no effective governing bodies in those days. Look how small Jackson's gloves are. Had Benny used the lighter gloves, he would have KO'd Jackson. Jackson's handlers tricked Urquidez with a last-minute switch in the contract right before the fight, allowing Jackson to use lighter gloves.
lol simply bullshit just like the fact Benny doesn't count this loss on his record saying it was an "exhibition" HAHAHA exhibition fights are never more than 3 rounds this was a 7 round scored fight winner Billy Jackson sorry Benny this fight along with your TKO loss to the Thai fighter should be on your fight record
nope not true at all so your saying the WKA (Bennys brothers organization) and the state of Florida athletic commission allowed this?
Fucking Moron! Another Bullshit excuse.
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The only fightwhere I saw Sensei Bennie lose . What a stud ready to fight mentally at any time, in this one though looked a little flat compared to his normal day to day. Jackson's day , but Billie almost gave it away near the end . "Every dog has his day" .
These guys were and are total badass'. period. Thanks for posting.🤘
Glad you enjoyed it! It was an honor to bring this fight to light. Courtesy of Steve Armstrong, first in Texas MMA Promoter
Seriously? Tagami absolutely SMASHED his ass. You "JetHeads" are DELUSIONAL
I didn't know that benny lost, I think the knock down won it for Jackson in a close fight
Benny el mejor
no en esta dia lol
Que peleón ejemplo de todo respeto y dejaron todo en el ring aplausos a ambos y sobre todo a Jackson había que ganarle a ese muñeco .
Day music stop,youth,is past⏰
Ya lo tenía en el ultimo asalto, cuanndo sonó la campana.
Wow, just wow. That fight could have gone either way so easily.
Awesome karate action! Good fight.
Hi. Please post Benny Ortiz v Thomas McCaffrey. Martial arts match
I’m sorry, I don’t have any other fights.
Thank you
Wow..warriors..both winners what a fight!
That is the most awesome fight I've seen From back in the day. And I was a student of Benny the jet. I've never seen this one but this guy Billy Jack is amazing both are Warriors with huge hearts Iron jaws. Was this A PKA fight I only saw one leg kick delivered from Benny
This fight was sanctioned by the WKA. In those days, the WKA didn't require its American fighters to fight with leg kicks for non-title bouts. They only allowed the use of it only if both parties agreed to.
Ещё несколько секунд и Джексон проиграл, но нет, гонг беспошадный
Question his billye Jackson still around I’m piss I’ve saw this brotha until a year ago and I’m a fight nerd
Two Legends!! Oss
I had Benny winning rounds 1,2,6& clinched 7 with the flurry at the end. Billy rounds 3,4 ten eight round and 5 . I had a draw