Posted October 7, 200915 yr comment_5444911 Pat Roach was a huge man. Some of you may be familiar with him from his bit parts in A Clockwork Orange, The Indiana Jones Triology, Barry Lyndon, Willow, and so on. Pete Roberts was a heavyweight himself, but Roach just dwarfed him. This was back when Roberts was getting a second wind as the "Super Destroyer" after his successful trips to Japan. Really good bout with Roberts having to chop him down like a pine tree. The finish was an injury cop-out, but Roberts sold it better than most.
May 22, 20205 yr comment_5918106 Pete Roberts vs. Pat Roach (2/13/80) Pat Roach always looks like the hardest man on the planet to me. This was a pretty excellent contest with some nifty heavyweight grappling. Roachs judo throws rule, as well as his overhead arm suplex. Roach was playing nice early on, and Roberts was doing a really neat Fujiwara-ish performance trying to crack the giant. Once Roach was outsmarted, he just went beast mode and ragdolled Roberts about the ring. In the 3rd fall, Roberts made excellent use of ring positioning to chop Roach down. I liked the finish more than OJ as Roach was limping and in trouble only to launch an overzealous Roberts over the top rope, taking an insane bump on the outside. The smart player Pete Roberts being outsmarted himself was neat.
