John Wensink vs. J.-Bob "Battleship" Kelly

[TheDman216]

Both legends..

[plymouthgtx1973]

Don't forget that Battleship Kelly gave Dave the Hammer Schultz a beatdown earlier in his career - he was no slouch. I miss those tough late 1970's Bruins - Al Secord, Wensink, O'Reilly and Stan Jonathan. Always enjoyed the savage beating that Wensink gave that pest Garry Howatt of the Islanders. Those were the good old days when hockey was hockey.

[MrJuha82]

Wensink owned Kelly twice, middle and late(in the end) so CLEAR WIN goes to Wensink but Kelly does a good job either.

[Gyle41386]

In b4 "Simmons" comments

[bustballz]

wensink was a pussy....nystrom kicked the shit out him so badly that it effectively ended his career....

NOBODY BEAT BOBBY NYSTROM.....EVER!

[mooseman1231]

@bustballz

actually a few people did beat him and they were only ok fighters and wensink wasnt a pussy just because he lost the fight to nystrom doesnt make him a pussy at all he was man enough to step in there with nystrom if anything hes a man how do you call someone whos willing to jump in there with nystrom and is willing to fight him a pussy? and wensink was a very good fighter but he wasnt as good as nystrom and nystrom has nothing to do with this fightand wensink won this fight

[hockeystruth]

Kelly was tough, but Wensink was tougher. Wensink never lost a fight when it was started even, big John Wensink was a legitimate tough guy in his day, like Probert in his day. Wensink could take a punch and give an even better punch back. Good fight, but win goes to Wensink knocking Kelly to the ice.

[lionel19651]

1st of all that aint j-bob j-bob would of kill da hair-pullin-boston-imbecil lol

[Vulturefood]

Amazing at how hockey use to be exciting....now its like music...nothing to write home about.

I couldn't care less who wins the Stanley Cup anymore...24 American Teams vs 6 Canadian teams.

too many euros = can i show off my new puck trick? can i can i?

In the old days they didn't have time to show off their puck tricks because you had a real hockey player coming at you with all his might hopefully to remove your head.

Don Cherry was right , the Europeans killed the game.

[xXDucky94]

@Vulturefood exactly, not exciting anymore. Its all about who can rack up the most money to pay the best players. American teams win most of the cups now. One because there are more teams then Canadian teams. Two, they have more money to throw at us. So all the Canadian players go down there. It sucks, what hockey has turned in to and it makes me annoyed being told the NHL is "too rough" they should show some old games to the players now, and tell them to suck it up, or choose a different job.

[44sox44]

love Wensink,,,,Kelly was rated as one of the best fighters in the league, he played for Cherry in the minors!

[lionel19651]

@44sox44 wensink is an imbecil....in this aint j-bob...J-BOB would of killed imby xxx

[steviewonder04]

Don Cherry was always good for having a nose to sniff out tough guys

[Monponsett]

You sunk my Battleship!

St. Wensink never disappoints.

[KORENRYAN]

How is this a pounding. looked even, despite all the hair pulling by Wensink, Kelly was landing some shots. Good fight, both took some hard shots

[freakshow771]

pulling hair like a girl way to go wendy

[Doofman17]

Both players made it to the NHl because of superb coaching of don cherry in rochester.

[ProbertFan21]

@Doofman17 hahaha good movie eh? both these guys are beauties

[Doofman17]

@ProbertFan21 haha it was a great movie. and i agree both these guys are pure beauties

[amberoid3]

Just wanted to clarify the confusion as to where Bob Kelly played. There were actually two different players with the same name. Bob "hound dog" Kelly played for the Flyers while Bob "battleship" Kelly played for the Penguins and later with Chicago. Both played around the same time in the mid to late seventies and could score as well as fight. Hope this clears up the confusion!

[sparwood8]

@amberoid3 One of them played for L.A. as well. HE scored like 26 goals and had 62 points. One was a tough mean 2 way winger who could bury the odd goal, the other with good hands.

I miss guys like Wensink

[47tooter]

@amberoid3 the flyers had DAVE { the hound } KELLY.

[Jiltedin2007]

How many more times am I going to see these so-called Broad Street Bullies getting owned bu The Big Bad Bruins? It's a proven fact who was the baddest!

[rcknbkr403]

Dude, I'm a long time Bruins fan, but this is against the Black Hawks!

[Jiltedin2007]

I've always remembered Bob Kelly with the Flyers. When did he go to Chicago?

[xammax9999]

Kelly played for the Hawks.

[GTM57]

Big bad flyers my ass! Bruins always stood up to their goon hockey as did the new york islanders, these were 2 teams flyers could never beat up on.

[ycanada]

Wenstink fights like a girl.

[rcknbkr403]

"Battleship" sunk by Wensink!

[lionel19651]

@rcknbkr403 battleship fight 3 times wensink n was 3 for 3 da guy einstein is pullin is hair aint j-bob its another kelly...yeah right pull jbob hair and dont get killed lol

[6969ok69]

I met Kelly at a Hockey school.He was a real nice guy.Signed his autograph Bob[Battleship]Kelly.

[rjst09]

any more fights on Battleship?

[jhaughia]

Does anybody have Battleship kelly vs Schultz ?

[WatchVenusSpa]

True story, Don mentioned it in his book 'Grapes'.

[rjst09]

Wesnik was in the movie Slapshot- Ogie Oglethorp:(. What a fricking joke! Nice afro..

[rcknbkr403]

Ned Dowd, from Boston, Ma.., was Ogie, dude!

[rjst09]

lol

[jchez1965]

not him..it was Ned Dowd

[WatchVenusSpa]

Battleship was no match for Wensink here. And to think Don Cherry had a special meeting with the 2 of these guys 5 years before to keep Kelly from fighting big John because Grapes didn't think he was ready.

He was sure ready here.

[playahata172]

wensink, hair pulling kunt.

[ottvalley]

Wensink pulled hair,something wrong with that

[detroitchuckie]

When I was a wrestler down in Tampa...I had a finishing move that was called " Reverse cross-face necktie guillotine." I fucked up alot of guys with that move. Its the same move I do to your mom when I wanna drill her sphincter.

[Discofishinggoober]

You sound fucking tough. Good for you.

Actually, I remember your finishing move involved gently placing baby oil on hard cocks and then licking away.

Seriously, fuck you tough guy.

[Kainnmaul]

One of the few fights J. Bob Battleship Kelly lost. Great hair pulling by both guys i love it.

[ronibugs]

Gillies and Wensink never fought. Although maybe they did in your mind.

[wrappindude]

Wait a minute,my mistake,I don't think it was Gillies,not sure if they fought.But Nystrom and Langway did for sure.You know what,I don't think he really beat Lupien either,after all Lupien ended up on top at the end and there wasn't many punches thrown

[BennoKid12]

Dude you are a fucking bipolar dick licker !

[wrappindude]

I seen Clark

Gillies destroy Wensink.I've seen Bob Nystrom destroy Wensink,I've seen Rod Langway destroy Wensink...I could go on.

[ProbertFire]

When did Wensink fight Gillies??

Please,,,,,go on....I want to hear more thsse apparent defeats.

[BennoKid12]

You destroy your dads ass every night you cock sucking fag ! Islanders were cunts- like you !

[bmastn34]

KELLY WOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY CRUSHED WENSINK IN HIS PRIME. tHERE WASN'T A TOUGHER FIGHTER IN THE NHL THAN BOB "BATTLESHIP" KELLY. WENSINK WAS A WACK JOB WHO WOULD DO ANYTHING TO WIN A FIGHT INCLUDING PULLING HAIR. WHAT A LOSER. KELLY WAS THE MOST RESPECTED FIGHTER THIS LEAGUE HAS EVER HAD. WENSINK SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHACKLED UP AND PUT IN A CELL

[Garvarino]

Dude,,, 1st of all whats with the caps ?? 2nd, ,"respected" fighter ?? Please anything goes in NHL fights,, ESPECIALLY in the 70's. Wensink whaled on Kelly,, i recall O'Rielly pummeling him a few times too,, nobody fucked with the Bruins back then,

[kcatleticos]

Flyers ruled early 70s hockey, they beat the briuns in the alley and scoreboard hence the 2 cups

[Garvarino]

Bruins won 2 cups in the early 70's also,,, i would exactly say the Flyers ruled,,, they were bad asses no doubt,, but you cant ignore the Bruins of the early mid 70's,, cmon

[Bizzangle]

no way man. anything does NOT go. There is a code nowadays and for the better. and rule # fucking 1 ...YOU DON"T PULL FUCKING HAIR LIKE A BITCH. YA FIGHT LIKE FUCKING MAN!!!

[ProbertFire]

Battleship was a very good fighter and one of the best in the early to mid 70s, BUT to say he would have "crushed" Wensink in his prime is absolute conjecture. Both were tough guys and very good scrappers. That's a fact.

Battleship lost.....simple. Prime or not....he lost. Even he would admit that I'm sure.

[huntercalgary]

hi skippy............lol

[ProbertFire]

Good one FagBoy! :-)

[huntercalgary]

anytime.....you like it.........lol

[kwasny30]

who the fuck pulls hair what a bitch

[lespaulstandar]

They were both enforcers in the AHL for Rochester. Kelly was loved by Amerks fans far more than Wensink, who is known for pounding on an opponent after rendering him unconscious and putting him in the hospital for a month.

[ggtrains]

I thought it was pretty even until the last 15 seconds or so, when Wensink took over...

[Kainnmaul]

Battleship Kelly looked like " Sonar ship " Kelly for wensink right hands in that one

[xxTxRattlerxx]

Bob Kelly resides in Andover Mass, I think.

Wensink lives in Mass also.

[MrOrange645]

Wensink lives in Missouri and still plays hockey.

[xxTxRattlerxx]

Thanks for the info, John was here about a year ago for a signing..

[Garvarino]

I live in Andover... im going to look up battleship... Wensink lives in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan

[belair55zz56]

I wonder where they are today?? Bob "battleship" Kelly John Wensink?

[sparwood8]

They are probably both bald today. Hockey used to be so entertaining. Now it is just ballet on ice. Thanks, Mr. Bettman!

[ProbertFan21]

@sparwood8 i know. fights were so entertaining back then. there literally was no code and guys fought to really hurt eachother

[malawri67]

@sparwood8 yeah,indeed.Tough guys are a dying breed.Now they have all those europeans with their thick visors....

[sparwood8]

@malawri67 and hard as steel shoulder pads,and similar elbow pads. And the NHL claims they are trying to solve injury problems. Appoint a committee, review the findings, have a meeting in the summertime. Make no decision. Tell everyone you are looking into the problem. OR: Listen to the guys who play: The Make some rulings this weekend. That method is called archaic (b/c it works and also they cannot grandstand themselves)

Kill the lawyers. kick out the Russians. So few are liked

[abyssious]

my fuck what's with pulling hair boys come on

[Rattus17]

they both had way to much anyway

[ycanada]

Wensink disqualified for fighting like a girl. Habs Rod Langway once unloaded a haymaker to drop Wensink.

[88guilly88]

Fuck off..idiot.

[maguire19]

Also such a shame that Boston has been a bunch pussified jokes since the late 80's. There hasnt really been a team that has gotten it's ass kicked on the ice more in the last 20 years.

[BostonGarden]

Maguire19 as in Kevin Maguire. That so-called Buffalo tough-guy got tuned like a piano by the Bruins' Jay Miller. It's right here on YouTube. Enjoy it, junior.

[maguire19]

Maguire19 as in Rostislav Maguire. Im 19. Last man who called me junior had his face immersed in a tub of tough actin' Tinactin.

After Miller beat Kevin Maguire around 87 or 88 is when Boston caught vaginitus. Something must have infected the drinking water. They may as well trade in the spoked B for the spoked vagina.

Besides, many Bruins "victorys" were tainted by the always retarded and oft-drunk loser Derek Sanderson. What a stinky, dried up dick licker he was as an announcer.

[boston4877]

19? Then you are a fucking retard because your homepage says 32. If you're 19 though dipshit, you never saw Wensink play, and never saw Miller in his prime. Now go fill up your tub with tanactin and pretend you are the worlds biggest pussy, and slide in and swallow a bottle of sleeping pills.

[BostonGarden]

I agree totally. maguire is an empty-minded ass-clown. Lacks any idea of what Bruins hockey is and has always been since the days of Eddie Shore. Tough.

[hwysixtyone]

I guess Raymond Bourque was just a mirage in your mind?

[maguire19]

Battleship was pretty much past his prime here.

[simon0jester]

Bad...ass.

Go B's.

[ycanada]

OMG what a scrap!!

[tapout1986]

Refs don't step in Wensink puts him in his grave.

[ffairlane57]

Those afro rugs give them both something to grab on to.

[BostonGarden]

"You sank my Battleship"

Wensink relentlessly hammering Kelly