Danny D. vs. Ronnie 1p............

[garczar]

Don't know the yr. Hopefully Jay H. will help here.

 

[bbb]

1988 is the year
they are playing for $20,000
i think this is the match where ronnie says "babycakes " alot
i bought this match on dvd from jay a LONG time ago

 

[measureman]

1988 is the year
they are playing for $20,000
i think this is the match where ronnie says "babycakes " alot
i bought this match on dvd from jay a LONG time ago$20K of their own money?

$20K of their own money?

 

[garczar]

$20K of their own money?

Who knows?? Does it really matter?

 

[Patrick Johnson]

I never noticed Allen's wonky stroke before...

pj
chgo

 

[bbb]

I never noticed Allen's wonky stroke before...

pj
chgo

what about it do you consider "wonky"?

 

[Patrick Johnson]

what about it do you consider "wonky"?

The swiping motion visible on his follow through (don't know if the swipe begins before contact).

pj
chgo

 

[measureman]

Who knows?? Does it really matter?

Yeah it does.
People play different with their own cash on the line.

 

[Fatboy]

$20K of their own money?

0% chance of that

Don’t matter, it’s just business

 

[phreaticus]

1988 is the year
they are playing for $20,000
i think this is the match where ronnie says "babycakes " alot
i bought this match on dvd from jay a LONG time ago

The year I graduated HS, nice I feel young now

Very cool, never seen that one - thanks for sharing, @garczar… Watching it now a bit in snippets in work meetings…

 

[skip100]

Very cool shot at 15:30!

 

[skip100]

also it's interesting to watch a high-level one pocket match played on a table with large pockets. It seems to be conventional wisdom nowadays that the game must be played with tight pockets. Horse hockey.

 

[EL'nino]

what about it do you consider "wonky"?

52:00

 

[EL'nino]

1:01:40. best line Danny sells out & says "I had to shoot"
Ronnie... "you did the right thing, you did the right thing"

 

[Nick8400]

They just don’t make em like they used to. I wish I could have been around for this era.

 

[Freddy Fuzzmore]

Entertainment. Thanks for posting the video.

 

[bbb]

I don't know what Ronnie played like in the 60s, but from what I saw in the video, in 1988, where Allen would have been 50 years old at the time (slightly past his prime), with today's players like Alex and Dennis, or Fedor and Filler he would need a ball. Not taking anything away from Ronnie Allen's greatness, he revolutionized the game with his aggressive style of play. But with today's players that execute soo good and once they learn the moves, I don't think the old timers would stand a chance heads up. I mean from what I saw from the video Ronnie would need all the moves in the world to defeat today's players in a long set and I just don't see it.

Its hard to compare era’s
the guys of today would have trouble moving the cue ball around the table with the mud balls and old cloth
because they dont have the stroke to do it
let ronnie come up on todays equipment
and most of these guys would be toast
a champion in any era
let alone a ground breaking player like ronnie
would be a champion or at the top in any era because
……….THEY (CHAMPIONS ) HAVE "IT"
jmho
icbw

 

[Stevexjfe]

Its hard to compare era’s
the guys of today would have trouble moving the cue ball around the table with the mud balls and old cloth
because they dont have the stroke to do it
let ronnie come up on todays equipment
and most of these guys would be toast
a champion in any era
let alone a ground breaking player like ronnie
would be a champion or at the top in any era because
……….THEY (CHAMPIONS ) HAVE "IT"
jmho
icbw

Fair do's, we will never no...

 

[bbb]

raphcleary
here is a
for the

 

[Stevexjfe]

Very entertaining match!