(I am assuming that both players were playing to win. Stranger things have happened when big money is on the line. Does anyone know who the odds makers had winning?) My point: Earl should have had a solid corner man. Maybe someone like Nick Varner would have made a great corner man. Earl was all alone. On the other hand, Efren had a few heavy hitters from the pool industry in his corner. And even some celebrities/politicians if I remember correctly. Earl should have paid Nick's way. Then a bet could have been made in such a way as to cover the cost. Bet a small amount on Efren. Or take it out of Earl's winnings. The cost either way would have been negligible.
Why did Earl lose the Hong Kong Color of Money $100,000 match to Efren?
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Why? Efren played better and better and Earl got weaker and madder based on some feelings of 'home cooking' in the gallery. Seriously??? After all this time?? Who really cares much less wants to go down some kind 'what was' conspiracy lane?? Hell, why stop here. What are people's takes on the Clay/Liston fight? Point is this shit proves/does NOTHING.
Efren caught a gear at the end when he was 17 down and Earl started to go on tilt. It was a great come back and a great match.
You morans!
Coz Efren won more games!
Lol
Coz Efren won more games!
Lol
skiergd011013
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Because "how can you win if you cant make a ball"
Earl was the better 9 ball player and obviously should have won that match. He couldn’t stay calm and focused though.
If Earl had a corner man that he would have actually listened to he would have literally double the titles or possibly even more than that. His gear was so unbelievably high at certain points in his career it was ridiculous.
Same mental health issues holding him back for 30 years though.
If Earl had a corner man that he would have actually listened to he would have literally double the titles or possibly even more than that. His gear was so unbelievably high at certain points in his career it was ridiculous.
Same mental health issues holding him back for 30 years though.
CanadianGuy
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Earl had the slightly higher gear,
and Efren has the slightly higher overall better match play closing out
story of their careers
and Efren has the slightly higher overall better match play closing out
story of their careers
Earl let up at 104-87 then Efren's break started working . Efren slow rolled a little and played real good safes .
Caught up Earl at 111. They tied again at 117. Earl breaks and scratches . And from there he just lost his marbles .
Caught up Earl at 111. They tied again at 117. Earl breaks and scratches . And from there he just lost his marbles .
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He forgot to read the label.
For those interested, here’s a concise recap of the match:
And the entire match can be viewed in this playlist.
And the entire match can be viewed in this playlist.
Ten games are missing from those videos -- Games 134-143. The Part 3 video (to the end of Day 2) ends with Earl ahead 70-63. The Part 4 video (the first of Day 3) starts with Earl ahead 75-68.
What's with the azz holes constantly bashing people for starting new threads? Instead of being a d head why don't you just stfu and move on?
No, seriously
One of the greatest if not THE greatest match of all time and you few idiots wanna piss all over the thread, just stfu and let people discuss it.
No, seriously
One of the greatest if not THE greatest match of all time and you few idiots wanna piss all over the thread, just stfu and let people discuss it.
I don't think Earl would have listed to any cornerman, even if that cornerman was the Poolgod.
Me personally, as crazy as Earl can be, I don't think it held him back during his career. Sometimes being great and being crazy go hand in hand.
Me personally, as crazy as Earl can be, I don't think it held him back during his career. Sometimes being great and being crazy go hand in hand.
You can't recall him ever shooting any "give up" shots??? He shot more than a few, most out of frustration. Seen him lose a match to Souquet because he lost focus when Ralf was playing so slow. I can't quote or link the matches, but I've seen him get up and fire plenty of "give up" shots because something put him on tilt (one time it was the sound of a potato chip bag emanating from the gallery). He would go to the table, go down on the shot and pull the trigger in the space of about two seconds.
Most of his frustrations/going on tilt seemed to come from the fact that he perceived that his opponent was getting more lucky rolls than he was.
Its called an 'open' forum, the OP can post whatever the heck he wants and we can comment at will. Second guessing, 'what-iffing', call it whatever its a waste of time and proves/accomplishes nothing. Its like old farts trying to relive/change the outcome of a baseball game that happened 50-60yrs ago. Loads of people do it but they don't subject the whole world to their meaningless argument. My $.02, nothing more/nothing less. Feel free to file me away on your 'Ignore' list. Now, about that Hagler fight from a million yrs ago................. 
Everything's a conspiracy anymore!Its called an 'open' forum, the OP can post whatever the heck he wants and we can comment at will. Second guessing, 'what-iffing', call it whatever its a waste of time and proves/accomplishes nothing. Its like old farts trying to relive/change the outcome of a baseball game that happened 50-60yrs ago. Loads of people do it but they don't subject the whole world to their meaningless argument. My $.02, nothing more/nothing less. Feel free to file me away on your 'Ignore' list. Now, about that Hagler fight from a million yrs ago.................