Michael van Gerwen says that when his World Darts opponent boasted about being friends with boxing icon Phil Taylor, he FLOORED Taylor.
Dutch master has made public his wild off-the-charts altercation with English legend
FIERTY In an off-color altercation, Michael van Gerwen has shared the story of how he knocked the arrogant Phil Taylor to the ground.
A fight broke out between The Power, 63, and Mighty Mike, 34, backstage during the Grand Slam of Darts, which was hosted at the Civic Centre in Wolverhampton a few years ago.
After Taylor boasted about his friendship with boxing great Ricky Hatton, MVG changed into Oche Balboa.
The World Darts Championship-hoping Dutch ace said: “Phil came backstage at the old venue and he was talking about his friend Ricky Hatton, blah, blah, blah.”
He was practicing some small boxing techniques. boxing in shadows. He approached each player. However, I had no idea what he was doing.
“I snatched him, and he was on the floor next to me before I realised it. That’s how it came to pass.
“I asked myself, ‘What did I do?'” “What happened here?” he asked himself.
“Who flung the large Phil Taylor to the ground? Yes, I apologise; it was me. It was a very amusing thing. The question “Did I really do it?” more astonished me.
Aside from this incident, Van Gerwen was eager to emphasise that the two, who have 19 world titles between them, have a “good-natured” relationship both on and off the stage.
“Me and Phil, of course, we had our little things,” the Green Machine stated. However, we never had any issues as a pair.
We exchanged some small jabs and rivalries, but we also acknowledged how much there is between us. We regard one another with respect.
Naturally, on occasion he gave me a small amount, which I returned to him, but never in an unpleasant manner.
The two sparred on stage at Leicester Square during an evening honouring the PDC World Darts Championship’s 30th anniversary, as SunSport revealed last month.
Van Gerwen mocked the Stoke thrower, who left the PDC circuit in 2018, in front of a sold-out audience, adding, “Phil’s so lucky I wasn’t born.”
He went on to say that losing all three of his world-level matches against Taylor was his “biggest regret.”
On the JaackMaate’s Happy Hour Podcast, three-time world champion Van Gerwen stated: “Phil was talking so much nonsense that night.” I attempted to provoke him. Believe me, I’m his worst nightmare.
He would often get into arguments with me when we played each other as I was rising up the ranks and winning competitions. since I’m a skilled darts player.
“If you consider how he leaped on stage the first time he defeated me at the world championships (in 2007), when I was only a little child, you can see how delighted he was to defeat me. It is a source of pride for me when someone of his calibre
But he was never able to dominate me. It irritated him. He performed something very fantastic for the game.
However, there was a moment when he stopped playing as well and started to feel a little uncomfortable. a sensitive individual. That’s the thing that hurt his career.
He had the option to wave everyone off. Sometimes, though, you just have to quit.
He can’t stop thinking about it yet. He’s turned into a minor grouch. I wonder whether he feels jealous. I understand that, among other things, I am somewhat to blame for his retirement.
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