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Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell square up after a brawl breaks out during Game 2 of the ECF (1966).



Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell square up after a brawl breaks out during Game 2 of the ECF (1966).

by ToronoRapture

27 Comments

  1. Syndana23

    old nba scuffles we’re just so much better, even in old footage 😂

  2. I hope this fight didn’t keep anyone from their plumber and firefighter day jobs.

    /s

  3. ToronoRapture

    I’d absolutely love an upscaled colourised poster from the last 5 seconds of the clip. Wilt leaning and Bill not moving an inch. Epic.

  4. shredditor75

    I love how everyone stopped to watch. People beating the shit out of each other suddenly have something way more interesting going on.

    On a side note, those guys could punch each other across the length of the court their arms are so long.

  5. OKCDraftPick2028

    Wilt is just the definition of a generational athlete.

    look at this guy towering over anybody, he is probably the strongest and the fastest guy in the court too

    Giannis muscle ain’t even this big and he is bullying everyone.

    People around them looked so scared when they’re the one starting to fight lol cause who gonna stop these dudes

  6. Mdgt_Pope

    It looks like Russell pushed Wilt but only succeeded in moving himself backwards, dude was an animal lol

  7. jumpthroughit

    It’s jarring how much bigger and stronger Wilt was than Russell.

    Easy to forget sometimes since they’re both titans in their own right but Wilt really was a once-in-a-generation freak specimen.

  8. TheRedditKidReturns

    Safe to say Russell was a tough guy but I sincerely doubt anyone would’ve wanted to go toe to toe with Chamberlain. Such an incredible athlete. Almost looks like Wilt is scolding him at the end lmao.

  9. phillyhoffmangoat

    I know Bill was a tough dude in his own right and was also big as shit in his own right.

    But

    It shows the balls he had and the fact he would not back down in front of his teammates to see him not take a step back from Wilt

    Wilt was a behemoth of a man.

  10. DontTickleTheDriver1

    Wilt was probably at around 2000 women here

  11. Rewatch the clip and keep an eye on the ref. He ends up in the middle of a tornado

  12. imdeftheidiot

    I think Wilt says to Bill “you the bitch” of you look closely…

  13. antipistonsandsixers

    Russell seems to be – like always – the agressor

  14. automatesaltshaker

    I didn’t know a league of milkmen and plumbers could have such muscles.

  15. l31fm3al0n3

    Bill Russell does not want that fuckin’ smoke lol

  16. MrAnder5on

    I still don’t get how people say Wilt wouldn’t be great in today’s game.

    Look at him, he’s built Luke Giannis and is 3 inches taller

    Absolute freak of nature

  17. TylerDurdensAlterEgo

    Man, so glad we don’t have to wear suits when we go out any more.

  18. Fuzzy_Dunlops

    It was like a movie battle. When the two main characters squared up everyone else stopped fighting to watch.

  19. KarrotMovies

    I want a Winning Time style show for this era. Shit would be fire

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