Fist fights don't come crazier than this! Join Ashley as we look over the best brawls from the Baki franchise
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the best fight scenes in
00:13the Baki franchise.
00:2410.
00:25Baki vs. Hanayama
00:27Even when the eponymous Baki was a kid, he still had some fantastic fights.
00:33One of his earliest rivals is Hanayama Kaoru, a teenage Yakuza boss of incredible strength.
00:40The duo gets into a fight in a high-rise nightclub.
00:49Along with their captivated audience, we're treated to a battle between teenage monsters.
00:56Although Hanayama's gripping attacks prove as terrifying as his backstory is badass
01:01– and it's awesome – Baki manages to hold his own.
01:09The 13-year-old manages to flip Hanayama multiple times, surviving being thrown out the window
01:15and attack Hanayama's fingers to stop him from making a fist.
01:19While Baki remaining standing causes Hanayama to concede the fight, both combatants are
01:25worthy of our applause.
01:329.
01:36Baki vs. Pickle
01:38For most anime, a young fighter squaring off against an unfrozen caveman in an underground
01:44arena would be unusual.
01:46For Baki, it's a Tuesday.
01:49Their fight is anything but average, though.
01:56Baki uses plenty of unusual tactics against his powerful opponents that make the fight
02:01wildly entertaining.
02:03These include everything from slaps to grazes that send Pickle's brain bouncing to hitting
02:09him between the legs.
02:11He even devises multiple dinosaur-themed martial arts.
02:16It's a phenomenal battle with a ton of creativity and a soundtrack that goes hard.
02:24Baki's final, speedy assault on Pickle even forces the primitive Colossus to use a martial
02:31move, awarding Baki a symbolic victory, if not an actual one.
02:398.
02:42Doppo vs. Shibukawa
02:44One of the many cool things about the Maximum Tournament in Baki, and indeed the series
02:49in general, is that it allows for crazy match-ups of different fighting styles.
02:55In the final of D-Block, karate master Orochi Doppo faces off with jiu-jitsu master Shibukawa
03:02Koki.
03:12Because Shibukawa is a master at redirecting his opponent's strength, he manages to throw
03:17Doppo frequently during their fight.
03:20Doppo eventually forces Shibukawa to come to him, which lets him get a few hits in on
03:25the elder master.
03:34But ultimately, Shibukawa shocks everyone by using his neck to flip his opponent.
03:40These two may be senior members of the regular cast, but they prove just as hot-blooded and
03:46crazy as the youngsters.
03:517.
03:55Jack vs. Muhammad Ali Jr.
03:57Baki's half-brother, Jack, is among the most ferocious and vicious fighters in the
04:03whole franchise, and his fights are equally brutal.
04:10In his quest to build up to fighting Baki, Muhammad Ali Jr. decides to challenge Jack.
04:15However, the boxer bites off more than he can chew with Jack, and Jack can chew plenty.
04:22Just look at him eat steak!
04:33Despite Jr. getting in some solid punches, Jack's size, power and tenacity overwhelm
04:39him.
04:40Worst of all, Jr. refuses to give up.
04:43His pride only makes his injuries that much more heinous, as Jack turns Jr. from baby
04:48face to busted face.
04:546.
04:57Baki vs. Jack
04:59Speaking of Jack, he and his brother, Baki, clash in the finals of the Maximum Tournament.
05:05Both seek to surpass their father, but go about it in very different ways.
05:13Jack's steroid-fuelled body proves a blessing and a curse.
05:19While going overboard on them gives him the strength to keep going, it wrecks his body.
05:24The siblings each throw everything into the fight, with the emotions and stakes being
05:29among the highest in any fight in the franchise.
05:38Ultimately, Baki's determination and final front-neck lock unleashes his inner and outer
05:49ogre and allows him to achieve victory.
05:51Plus, he gains a new understanding with his brother.
05:595.
06:03Jack vs. Pickle
06:04Perhaps Jack's greatest and most savage battle is against one of the few combatants
06:10able to match or exceed him in barbarity…
06:13Pickle.
06:14After an opening barrage from Jack, the two ferocious fighters engage in the most brutal
06:19lip-lock of all time.
06:27In this fighting contest, Jack doesn't just lose the exchange, he loses half his face.
06:33Jack doesn't let a little thing like that stop him, though.
06:40He redirects Pickle's charging attack, stomps on his face, and even bites the caveman's
06:46ear off.
06:47However, even Jack's power can't overcome Pickle's ancient strength.
06:51Still, we have to give props to Jack.
06:54This resolve extends beyond his defeat and terrifies even Pickle.
07:034.
07:08Baki vs. Oliver
07:10To get one step closer to defeating his father, Baki gets himself thrown in jail with the
07:16strongest man in America, Mr. Unchained himself, Biscuit Oliver.
07:21Oliver's offer to set a date for their fight escalates into a full-on melee between the
07:27duo that sees them burst through multiple prison walls.
07:37Their duel has some of the most ridiculous moves in the series, from Baki leaping off
07:42the ground using only his back muscles, to Oliver going full Pac-Man to swallow his opponent.
07:52Ultimately, it concludes with a contest of pure strength, with each pummeling the other
08:00until Baki pushes Oliver back so much that he breaks free of the prison entirely.
08:07As far as Baki himself, this is among his best fights.
08:143.
08:17Hanayama vs. Speck
08:19When death row inmate Speck came to Japan hoping to no-defeat, he didn't bet on Hanayama.
08:25The young yakuza's battle with Speck is one of the most brutal, knock-down brawls
08:31in the franchise.
08:36Every time you think it's over, it just keeps going.
08:39Hanayama keeps asking if Speck wants some more.
08:43Well, we certainly do.
08:45Speck unleashes a barrage of punches that are strong enough to damage the Statue of
08:50Liberty.
08:51Hanayama has bullets blown up in his mouth.
09:03Even dragging Speck to the police station isn't enough, as Hanayama endures getting
09:08shot and receiving a stun grenade to the face.
09:12This vicious street fight between criminals is the perfect blend of brutality and outlandishness
09:18that makes for the best Baki fights.
09:252.
09:28Yushiro vs. Kakukayo
09:30You wouldn't think that a fight between the strongest creature in the world and a
09:34146-year-old man would be hype, but you would be wrong.
09:40Baki's dad, Yushiro, faces off against the ancient kung-fu master, Kakukayo, in a tournament.
09:55At first, Kaku manages to put pressure on even Yushiro's overwhelming strength with
10:00his ultimate relaxation technique, which lets him move with his opponent's moves and unleash
10:06powerful blows of his own.
10:11However, even over a century of martial arts is no match for Yushiro's overwhelming power.
10:19Kaku even dies, though it's intentional on his part and temporary.
10:24He may not defeat Earth's strongest creature, but he doesn't quite lose either.
10:29The clash between power and technique is an epic one indeed.
10:35Before we unveil our number one pick, here's some honorable mentions.
10:39Oliver vs. Guevara Mr. Unchained faces an ex-pirate for his title.
10:56Katsumi vs. Pickle This karate kid's punch breaks the sound
11:01barrier, among other things.
11:08Dapo vs. Yushiro Even the ultimate karate dad can't overcome
11:13the ogre.
11:21Jack vs. Sakosuke That phone booth isn't big enough for both
11:25of them, or hell, even one of them.
11:34Kato vs. Dorian Kayo Karate student fights death row kung-fu Santa
11:39Claus in a sewer.
12:09Ever since this duo's first fight resulted in the death of Baki's mother, the Baki
12:13franchise has been on a collision course for the rematch between father and son.
12:19And it all explodes during a dinner out for the Hanma family.
12:27Their battle totals a restaurant and cars, and sees both Baki and Yushiro use every incredible,
12:34ridiculous technique they can against each other.
12:38Baki obtains a new level of speed by imitating a cockroach.
12:43Yushiro uses his son like nunchucks.
12:50This fight is epic, emotional, and encapsulates everything that's simultaneously badass,
12:56cool, and weird about Baki.
12:59Honestly, it'll take a lot to top this larger-than-life family quarrel.
13:08Is there a beloved Baki bout that we missed?
13:11Share your favorites in those comments below.