Donald Brashear

[Broons66]

Looch-not manning up? As a 19-20 year old with orders from his coach to stay away from BGL? We need not go over this again, I kind of wish he actually dropped em, even if he got dusted. Anyways...

[cookie monster]

Originally Posted by Broons66

Looch-not manning up? As a 19-20 year old with orders from his coach to stay away from BGL? We need not go over this again, I kind of wish he actually dropped em, even if he got dusted. Anyways...

I'm not trying to make this into a "why Milan Lucic sucks" thread either, I was just using that specific event to show that a meaner Brashear would've handled the it differently.

[D Y B FLYERS]

Originally Posted by Broons66

Sorry cookie, name one entertaining Brash fight? I really can't think of one off the top of my head. Donald:zzzzz And bringing Looch into this guy? Wow man, that's fked up!

Yeah I agree his hugging style was boring, but it isn't like he didn't open up. You can't think of an exciting Brash fight? C'mon man...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vctQVwOn6rQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTkl3gVckdE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC2Gbawi_Gk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q0gEQksjf8

Win or lose, like his style or not, he was certainly in some good bouts.

[Broons66]

Originally Posted by cookie monster

I'm not trying to make this into a "why Milan Lucic sucks" thread either, I was just using that specific event to show that a meaner Brashear would've handled the it differently.

We can only speculate, man. Seriously, who knows, maybe if Donald was in the same position, he would have mugged Looch, we'll never know. Anyways...

[Boston Garden]

Originally Posted by cookie monster

All of them...

Wow you Bruins fans are so sensitive. I was just using the Lucic not manning up against LARaque incident as an example on the difference between the two and how Brashear never would have let him off so easy.

Don't worry, Chara saved face by wrestling Brashear down TWICE in the same game.

Now that I think about it, I'd say if Don doesn't hug then Lucic definitely would have a shot of beating him.

Anyways, referring to Chara vs. Brash...obviously those fights are going to disappoint you have a hugger and a wrestler, not exactly a recipe for an entertaining bout.

[RayzorEdge]

Originally Posted by cookie monster

The reason Brashear was so good at his job is because he legit didn't give a sh#t about the code or the rules. Compare him to the other "top guy" of his generation, LARaque, the difference is Crystal clear. You think Brashear would wish someone good luck before a fight? Doubt it. You think Brashear would have let Lucic off the hook so easy, coaches orders or not? Brashear would have just dropped Lucic.

As far as pure intimidation, ability, willingness, aggressiveness, reputation and longevity....Brashear is the ultimate tough guy.

No that's why he was so full of shit. Laraque became useless for the reasons you just mentioned. From one extreme to the other, but they both sucked. The only thing Brash could do well is a square off dance LNAH style, hug and fall.

[Phila26Flyers]

Originally Posted by Broons66

Sorry cookie, name one entertaining Brash fight? I really can't think of one off the top of my head. Donald:zzzzz And bringing Looch into this guy? Wow man, that's fked up!

You missed the point Broons. He wasn't bashing Lucic. That card is played out and dumb at this point. Looch is as good a power forward as it gets in the NHL these days. What he meant was Brashear wouldn't have let Lucic off the hook as easily as Laraque did. Even if it meant mugging Lucic, Brashear wouldn't have just forgotten about it as easily.

Originally Posted by RayzorEdge

The only thing Brash could do well is a square off dance LNAH style, hug and fall.

That's three things, but these are all generalizations anyway.

Also not remotely accurate.

[Phila26Flyers]

Brashear was as badass as any fighter in NHL history. Obviously he's going to slow down at the end of his career, but it's not like he had anything else to prove.

[flex_buff_chest]

Dondald Brashear was sometimes really good, others, he was just ok.

[RayzorEdge]

Originally Posted by Phila26Flyers

]That's three things, but these are all generalizations anyway.

Also not remotely accurate.

Grammar freak!

Explain then how I'm so inaccurate. He was a fucking show off who couldn't deliver a great bout unless it was against someone half his size or he was getting his ass kicked. Yeah he slowed down, getting KOd by Belak and beatdown by Thornton, but his fights were snoozefests right from the beginning, and occasionally a bit cheap.

Bad ass? More like dumb ass. He treated his fights like a wrestling match, including the showboating at the end. Oh and I'll give you one more thing he did well. Throw noggies to the back of the head, but those don't count.

Brashear was all style, and little if any substance.

[cookie monster]

Originally Posted by RayzorEdge

Grammar freak!

Explain then how I'm so inaccurate. He was a fucking show off who couldn't deliver a great bout unless it was against someone half his size or he was getting his ass kicked. Yeah he slowed down, getting KOd by Belak and beatdown by Thornton, but his fights were snoozefests right from the beginning, and occasionally a bit cheap.

Bad ass? More like dumb ass. He treated his fights like a wrestling match, including the showboating at the end. Oh and I'll give you one more thing he did well. Throw noggies to the back of the head, but those don't count.

Brashear was all style, and little if any substance.

Didn't he kick Cam Neelys ass?

[Philly Fan 27]

Originally Posted by Broons66

Sorry cookie, name one entertaining Brash fight? I really can't think of one off the top of my head. Donald:zzzzz And bringing Looch into this guy? Wow man, that's fked up!

preseason fight #2 against sugden in brasher's last season in the nhl. one of the best fights i can remember

[ChiefJunior]

While I don't want to read all this drivel, why do people always bring up how entertaining a fighter Brashear was?

He was not paid to entertain. The guy was a monster enforcer, a pure goon when he needed to be. He got the job done 90% of the time. I don't even like the guy much, and I think he is easily one of the best NHL fighters of all time.

On any given day this guy could beat anyone from any era.

[RayzorEdge]

Originally Posted by pingpang69

Brashear has had a lot of great fights. Kicking the living crap out of Rob Ray was one of them. You don't like him because he was a show-off? Too bad. However, facts are facts, he was one of the most dominant fighters for over a decade, and #1 for some of those seasons. Where was he beatdown by Thornton, btw?

Yeah that was another one of his rare great fights. If all you care about are numbers on a website, then yes, Brashear was dominant. But for the rest of us who actually want to watch the fights without falling asleep, he failed to deliver the goods an overwhelming majority of the time. That fight against Thronton was when he was with the Rangers. Thornton even offered to go again, but Brash refused.

How was he not a bad ass? The guy performed his role to a T, and was extremely entertaining. So I guess you're definition of "wrestling" and "throw noogies to the back of the head" is beating the living $hit out of your opponents, which is what he did very often. I guess it doesn't count because it's Brashear, right?

Part of the duty of his role is to get the home crowd and his teammates up and into the game. I can't speak for his teammates, but his boring as hell style did nothing to excite me. A Brashear fight tape is a great cure for insomnia. To each their own though. If you consider hanging on for dear life and throwing noggies to the back of the head extremely entertaining, great. I can think of plenty of other guys who didn't have Brashear's "record" but had far more quality bouts while also performing their tole to a T

U mad bro?

Mad that there are still a handful of cocksucking Brashear fans on this site? Yeah, a bit. The guy danced around like he was all that, but didn't deliver in the end.

[RetardedChimp]

This thread makes me chuckle. To all the haters who refuse to give him props for whatever shallow reasons, but mostly because he beat 'your guy' and was a big 'meany head' (and people like RE who are just trolling for reactions) the following is the end all be all to Donald Brashear threads, his entire fight card as well as win/loss ratio broken down unbiasedly and completely legit by people way more credible then you could ever hope to be...

Donald Brashear - The Career

You can't argue results, just whine about them. One of the most dominating fighters the league has ever seen, top 5 all time and soaring higher, Donald "The Don-Mega" Brashear.