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- Stephen A. Smith defends his take on Boston being the best sports town against Omari Hardwick and the First Take crew.
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Stephen A is right. It has to be Boston.
Stephen A is an idiot...the fact he said Dodger fans could care less, is all the proof you need to know he doesn't have a clue..
conni70 Stephen A isn’t stupid he speaks facts the Dodgers have been irrelevant for years
Yep
people from boston care about there sports more then new york that matters
Yup
I watch ever game every move
Notice how in every major sport Boston has a championship contender. Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, and the Bruins are a playoff team.
Carmelooo Anthony yep. All those have won at least 1 championship within the last 15 years
L
None of them will win it this year though😁
Carmelooo Anthony Yup the fact that Max used the New York having 2 teams argument shows how much he truly hates Boston and is so salty about how much they've been winning lol most of these so called 2 teams Max is bragging about have either always been losers or have been losers for a long time lol
Carmelooo Anthony Fun fact no LA or New York team made the playoffs last season in the NBA yet somehow these 2 are better than Boston ??
I’m from Minnesota, and I know it’s Boston. It’s not the biggest market, because that’s bs, a big city doesn’t mean passionate sports fans. The best sports town should be based on the franchises, and most enthusiastic and loyal fans. That has to be Boston. Red Sox, Bruins, Patriots, Celtics. Basically each one is the #1 or #2 most well known franchises in each sport.
1:46 damn... max got BARS
yo you know that Max used to be a rapper right?
Lmao
Better than drake!
Hahahaha
The Wallstar Don’t hate on Max fam
He damn right too. Over here in Massachusetts everyone takes great pride in our teams. Everyone of our teams is playoff bound and has a chance for a championship. You literally have to be over here to see it.
Celtics, Red Sox, Patriots... cmon now these are all the greatest and second greatest teams in their given sport
Mike Carter bro you gotta go with this shit...
Offtopic K Yup I'm glad Stephen A is the only objective person in this debate the dude from Atlanta is probably still salty about super bowl 51 and Max is the biggest Boston hater after Rob Parker so of course they won't give Boston any credit for winning so much
Offtopic K The fact that Max used the narrative that just because New York has 2 teams makes them better is hilarious having 2 teams that are losers and haven't done shit in years is actually more embarrassing I hope first take at some point has a show in Boston I want those fans to give him a warm welcome lol
Bruins
Imagine a franchise going like 86 years without a championship? My goodness that would be a nightmare that's like 3 generations of families not witnessing a title
It has to be Boston. Celtics and Patriots are obviously self explanatory. 2 of the the most successful franchises in sports period. The Red So are always relevant. When it comes to professional sports. No other town comes close to Boston.
Bruins
Never forget the Bruins.
Massachusetts is the only state I've been to where you won't sell anything but their sports gear
Ace Green So your going to forget about last week when Eagles gear was on sale in Boston? 😂😂
Keith Jefferson stupid ass comments. Every city sell other teams sports gear. At least Boston don’t burn their stores down when we win. We buy shit and not rob them fool
I grew up in Boston but I will tell you right now as someone who has lived in North Carolina since I was stationed down here over 15 years ago, NC doesn’t sell anything but their teams and even then it’s almost exclusively COLLEGE teams because (outside of the Carolina Hurricanes) THEIR PRO TEAMS ARE A JOKE!!!
Max had barzz in 1:46🔥🔥🔥
The rangers and the islanders. Oh wait
Name another city that in all 4 major sports that each team actually has a chance each year to win a 💍? Boston is by far the best sports town, like it or not
LA got 16 warriors got 6 49ers got 5 RAIDERS got 3 CALIFORNIA is the greatest ever fuck NY
Legarian - Do you not know the difference between a city and a state?
@@PedroMartinez-tt7lr obviously he don't 😭😂
Max got bars 1:46
I know y'all heard the bars when Max was naming the New York teams.🔥🔥🔥🔥
Everybody forget that the bruins made it to the second round last year, Boston is the best by a long shot it’s not even debatable
Max really just proved why Boston is the better sports town. They have half the amount of teams that NY has but has won twice as many chips then they have lol
I'm from Mississippi... be glad you can even have this debate.
Boston has 10 championships in the last 15 years... what has and York done in that time fraim
Having more teams gives a city BETTER odds at a championship.
And makes championships less valuable
Of course when they are mentioning Boston & New York as the sport towns they forget to name the hockey teams. The Rangers & Bruins, Doesn’t surprise me smh
I see a ghost in the chair
If you think about it like this:
NY-2 NFl teams BOS-1 yet that Boston team had more super bowls
NY-2 NBA teams BOS-1 yet that Boston team has more NBA championships
NY-1 NHL team BOS-1 and Boston has more Stanley cups
The only sport they got us beat is baseball
1 hockey team as well Max.
Stephen A. has got it right!!!! On top of the Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins and Celtics, Boston has colleges and University sports teams and the Boston marathon.
I’m from Philly but I have to go it to Boston 🫡 New York is ahead of Houston though
praise be
Atlanta is my city! We have the Braves won the World Series back in 1995 and 2021! Not to mention my Georgia Bulldogs as back-to-back NATIONAL CHAMPIONS in 2021 and 2022
Chicago should be in the top 3.
If your talking about team success it’s obviously Boston the patriots won two years ago, the Red Sox won in 2013 the Celtics won in 2008 and the bruins won in 2011. All four teams have won either the Super Bowl, World Series, Nba Finals, or NHL Stanley cup. If your talking about fan support Boston wins that as well. Walk around anywhere in New England and you will see Red Sox hats, patriots and Celtics shirts, and bruins jackets. Aside from Minnesota and Michigan the New England states produce the most American NHL hockey players. Walk around New York and you will maybe see one Yankees hat.
New England doesn't even produce any basketball, football, or baseball players though.
HipHopR&BLover Patrick Ewing, Dr J, Marcus Camby, Alex Cobb, Tim Collins, Chris Colabello, Steve Cishek, Brian Wilson, Steve Haushka, Anthony Sherman, Kiko Alonso, Phillip Gaines, Anthony Fabiano. They are taking about the sports teams not the level of talent that the place produces. If it were that then it would be LA or New York easily. Boston is known more for producing great hockey players.
HipHopR&BLover Jon New England is considered Boston
Jayson Tatum’s Burner Account In my opinion being a great sports town does require producing talent. My criteria is professional success, collegiate success, producing homegrown talent, and fanfare.
Thank god I'm cool with the red sox and the bruins, cuz I *hate* the Celshits and I don't like the pats
Pittsburgh won't make the list but as a smaller market cities like Pittsburgh, Philadelphia & Buffalo really support their teams & love their sports.
Philly is the 5th or 6th largest city in the country. Definitely not a small market in comparison to where the majority of professional sports teams reside.
Kevin Turner no it's not Kevin. Google it. It's not in the top ten. Don't just make-up shit Home Boy.
@@donaldcurry150 Oh lord... I did "Google it", Donald... Did you?
"Philadelphia (/ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə/) is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863." from Wikipedia...
The rankings might have slightly changed since that 2017 census, but that is hardly the point. Philly is a decently large city, end of story.
Donald Curry - True. In terms of passion for their teams places like Buffalo, San Antonio, Green Bay and Portland can compete with anyplace - especially since they only have one professional team to dedicate themselves to.
Pedro Martinez I was never talking about population asshole. I was talking about marketing. Google the most valuable NFL franchises. That is comprised by a franchise value Nationally.
2 months after this, Red Sox beat Dodgers in World Series. The Pats then go on to beat Rams in Super Bowl. The Celtics actually make the playoffs unlike the lakers.
And the Bruins won the Eastern Conference.
Thought Max was about to start spitting some fire bars
I see exactly what Stephen is saying, he has a point probably with the stats or so-but Omari was spot on (didn't even Google on his smartphone). It's NYC, Boston, and then Chitown.
Boston is THE Sports Town.
Celtics
* 11 chips
* 2 top 5 players of all time.
* Greatest Small Forward to ever touch a basketball.
Patriots
* Greatest QB of all time
* Arguably best TE of all time.
* 5 chips
* 20 year dominance.
Red Sox
* Champion contenders ever year
* heart of Yankees vs Red Sox
* some of highest selling sports apparel.
Boston easily.
Easily? how about the argument for bay area based teams?
49ers:
5 chips
Also dominant for almost 20 years. 1981-1998.
Joe Montana: No one more clutch in super bowl history and the former QB goat.
Jerry Rice: The literal greatest NFL player to ever touch a football
Ronnie Lott: The most dynamic DB of all time. played CB, SS and FS at elite levels.
Steve young: holder of the highest career passer rating when he retired
Giants:
The most successful franchise over the past 10 years if we're speaking chips and one of the most successful franchises if we want to count the entire Giant history.
Willie Mays: Arguably the most talented baseball player ever and some say the best baseball player who ever lived.
Barry Bonds: Home run king and still would of been the only man in the 400hr/400sb and 500hr/500sb club minus the steroid speculation which are records that may never be broken.
Oldest rivalry in professional American sports: Giants vs Dodgers.
The most HOF players in the National league (Yanks are #1 overall)
Warriors:
So dominant that they have "ruined the NBA" with 3 chips and probably a couple more on the way when its all said and done
Best shooter(s) in the history of the game.
I still think Boston as a whole has more success because its hard for me to count the accolades of the Warriors and Giants pre Bay area as west coast teams obviously haven't been around as long. But idk if its a layup that Boston takes the cake.
+Ares14 RAIDERS got 3
@@Ares14 the bay area is not a city, do you mean Oakland?
2. Tom Brady is the greatest football player to ever touch a football as of now.
3. Patriots now hold the greatest comeback in NFL history in a superbowl and again in a playoff game.
4. Bill Belicheck is the greatest Coach of all time and who he work for? Patriots.
5. Rob Gronk is the greatest TE to ever live.
5. Boston has THE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS in Bill Russell. They named the mvp award after him.
6. Boston hold the greatest SF to ever touch a basketball in Larry Bird. People dont realize how good that white dude was. Hes the Eminem of Basketball.
7. The ambiance of Boston far exceeds other sports towns. That's why it's called Boston Strong.
8. The Boston Gardens.
9. Red Sox are the 2nd greatest Baseball team behind the Yankees.
Not saying Oakland is a bad sports town But in Boston, it's an entirely different level of excitement.
I know the bay area is not a city. Max was talking about Boston representing the NE area as a whole as the Pats obviously don't play in Boston also. Not hating on Bostons history of excellence but I'm just confused on how we dont get any love out here with having some of the most legendary sports stars in the history of all professional american sports.
@@Ares14 the reason Pat's are considered with Boston is because sense they are on the edge, they are extremely close to Boston. Also, Boston funds a lot of the Patriots brand. Pat's have a Perade in Boston even though they are in Bristol.
That's all I was saying. I wasnt trying to hate or put anyone down by saying that because I've visited the Bay area and it's great there. But Boston is something special. I've never seen an ambiance like that before.
Stephen A. Let me go back to New York with Kyrie and Jimmy B, PLEASEEEE!
Boston is the best sports town period no discussion they have atleast six championships in each major sport
Max think he Dr.Suess with the rhyming 😂
New York is the center of the known universe where??? 😂
"Put me up on game Ghost"
And to think this was before this years Super Bowl, World Series, and Stanley Cup :)
Cancel Christmas on Dre please. His time is up
Currently 2023… Bruins are the best team by a MILE and Celtics are #1 in the East lol
I hope this list is an America exclusive thing
So Toronto isn’t in here??? They have the 3rd largest sport market.
Ghost is like, is that angela across the table
0:40 Excuse me excuse me, see the blasphemy 😂😂😂😂
Max wit da barzzzz
3:27 SAS got put on check 😂
But what about cities in the world? London might beat Boston
“What about DC?” *laughter*
Lol as a long time Caps fan (as well as DC United), we have been suffering for a while, until, of course, the Caps finally won the cup last season. But yeah, DC as a whole is pretty much never in contention for anything.
I’m just as surprised as anyone that the Caps managed to pull that one off, beating Crosby and the Pens, Tampa and finishing off the seemingly unbeatable Vegas Knights.
NY is only Yankees... thats it
How the hell do you divide resources in sport? The truth is if you have 2 teams from your city, the probability of you winning a championship is double. Boston teams just have really good organizations.
1:42 Max's objective measure is New York.
1. Boston
2. New York
3. Philly
4. LA
5. Chi
New York with their multiple teams has 44, Boston with their one team per sport has 40. New York just can’t handle their “little brother” surpassing them by ever measure imaginable. Be jealous
Facts Stephen A 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
If the Dodgers won the 2018 WS, the Galaxy won the 2018 MLS Cup, and the Rams win the 2018 NFL Super Bowl id be bragging that my city is the new title town. But dodgers just lost, Galaxy missed their chance to make the playoffs, so all I got left are the Rams...
And Rams just blew their perfect season, tho still look good to maybe win the SB, Boston looking strongest tho, Red Sox just won the World Series, and Patriots and Celtics both favorites to get out their conference and make it to their respective championship games, Bruins look good too.
Championships! Tuscaloosa should be on the list.
Could somebody please inform Max that New York is not "the center of the known universe," and the "most important market on planet Earth." California is the FIFTH biggest economy in the world, among nations. New York is not even ranked second in United States.
plus CALIFORNIA is wayy bigger than NEW YORK 10 times bigger and better CALIFORNIA got 39 million people in all im from LA
He's talking about NYC, not the state
+Aiden Helie CALIFORNIA gotta be in the top 2 the warriors winning championships like crazy they can win the next 5 too 7 championships
@@legariansteele3643 Again, they're talking about cities, not states.
Aiden Helie - these guys don't understand how geography works.
Boston has 4 teams unlike LA and NYC. All 4 of their teams in the NFL,NBA,NHL & MLB are historical powerhouses & have many championships. If you argue the Lakers are more important than the Celtics that’s fine because the Celtics are undoubtedly #2 all time in the nba. The patriots are the #1 dynasty and team in the NFL. The Yankees are the biggest franchise ever in the MLB but I believe the Red Sox are somewhere in the top 3. And I admittingly don’t know much about hockey but the bruins are also one of the biggest most important franchises in that league. No other sports town on average has that many important powerhouse teams and the championship pedigree that Boston has with only 4 major pro sports teams.
damn right
Yankees have an exciting young playoff team that is on pace to win 100 games but they can't fill the Stadium on a weekend afternoon with their ace pitching.
Why no mention of the NHL?
more Canadian aint it
Cause nobody watches that bullshit
Toad 456 Cause they don’t know shit about hockey and plus sadly it isn’t a major sport in America like Basketball, Football & Baseball. Those are the only sports they talk about. They don’t know Hockey & even Soccer
Lazy M91 YES THEY DO!
@@notoriouseagle1074 Stop lying to yourself bro. Look at the tv ratings, it doesn't close to the NBA, MLB, or the NFL
Michael conley is an actor and a hooper the more u know
Clearly Max hasn't spent much time in New England. South of Hartford isn't even really New England, those are mostly Yankee fans
Omari should host first take one day.
This guy needs to sit down. We have ONE TEAM FOR EACH SPORT, and are MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN NEW YORK!! Who has 2-3 teams PER sport.
I agree for sure. Boston is my hometown and we are arguably the best sports town in the US no cap
Boston is hands down the best sports town
Shanghai, Paris, London, Tokyo, cud be challengers to nyc
Ghost pointing fingers got Stephen A shook.
Why does the worst NY team in any given sport ends with -ETS? Mets, jets, nets.
Beantown 617 ALL Day n Nite LONG!!! 💯
If we are talking about overall team success than yes I'll give you Boston. New York is the biggest sports town though
Interesting, because max kellerman was completely wrong... he said the rams and dodgers are ready to go... AHAHAH wrong
And then the Red Sox and Patriots won championships a couple months after Stephen A. said it was Boston.
MOLLY; Nick Foles is the week 1 starter
SAS: Wow. wow, wow,
hahah SAS
Ghost on here trollin lol
You can tell Max just has such contempt for ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING BOSTON AND IT’S SO FUNNY WATCHING HIM GET DEFENSIVE ABOUT NYC
Same thing goes on about London being the best sport town
*Max is right though. NY has so many sports teams that fans are divided, and so is the market in every sport, while it's the opposite with Boston, so you might think Boston is number1 but really it's NY by far. Just imagine if NY had one baseball team, one basketball team, and one football team*
What would NY do different if it had only had one baseball team, one basketball team, and one football team? Nothing. Ny would still have poor management and would continue make poor decision. Having two teams gives you double the chance of winning.
NY had one basketball team for awhile and they still sucked. Wouldnt make a difference if they had one team. New york is still number 1 or 2
Nets were still a New York-area basketball team when they played in Jersey. They spent most of their history in the Izod Center, in the same complex that the Giants and Jets play in. So really, there’s been 2 New York basketball teams for a very long time.
One hockey team
Houston isn't even the best sports town in the state.
I like Stephen A. Smith top 4; #5 i would say LA
we can add another championship trophy right now from the REDSOX
Of course its Boston!!!!
Pittsburgh?
Chicago
Fans may complain but that's because they care.
Max so salty LOL.. having more than 1 team one very major sport is actually a weakness, that's why Boston is number 1 and Philly is number 2, regardless of how much it kills him LMAO
The fact that you have atrocities like the Mets, Jets, Nets, etc only works against you and deludes the fandom of the actual heritage sport franchises in NY
Moly has a great set
Max's comment about New York splitting teams makes no sense. The fact that they have twice as many means that they are twice as likely to win a championship. Also, that means that fans have options in who to root for. I firmly believe the correct answer is Boston, but that point Max made doesn't hurt New York, it does nothing but improve their case. And yet they still are clearly not as great as Boston. So, in conclusion, Boston is great and Max is an idiot.
Boston number 1 yo...
Boston doesn't have any other team to compete with in their market. Max is right.
I was thinking about this last night.... Boston is the most winningest city....Celtics Patriots and Red Sox
Bruins
Yankees, Knicks, Giants, NY all day
First Take this earlier in the morning what?
There're in NY
New York!
I know keep replaying the Shiggy Stephen A act lmao. I can't him serious anymore lmao.
Riiiight max. Riiight....
You Forgot the Bruins!!!!!!
Geez Max..whats up with the haircut?!
The ardent New York fan and Atlanta native don't like Boston being #1 for Stephen A., who is also a New Yorker. Wish I was surprised. lol
Its so cleary Boston and its really not close.
Patriots- greatest dynasty ever
Red Sox- 3 titles since 04, best team in the world currently
Celtics- 17 titles, favorites in the east
Bruins- top 5 NHL franchise
NYC and Boston are the top two, its not up for debate. Philly isnt top 5, i think Stephen A put them there out of pity.
Why would Philly need pity? Boston fans are the only fans that can’t compete with our city! Our teams are relevant no matter the standings and we had the best parade in history when the eagles won beside Raptors winning the finals and that’s because that was an entire country celebrating!
@@o4tw382 Thats adorable fan fiction haha. I really pity u desperate irrelevant losers 🤣