When you round house a ~400lbs monster (Bob Sapp) in the mid section and he goes down like a rock, I'll put my money on the guy throwing the kick.
Cro Cop > ALL
Cro Cop > ALL
Originally posted by: TuxDave
Originally posted by: CadetLee
That depends on whether or not I can dodge the Suburban.
And if the Austin Mini had the ability to leap up and crash directly into your windshield.
True, but a larger man can absorb more punishment, and generally speaking, a good big man will beat a good little man nearly every time.
I have no doubt that Lee would probably land more punches, as most little guys would.....but the big guy could absorb more, and if the big guy was good, there's no way the little guy is going to dodge all of his punches.....and the big guy doesn't need to land as many to incapacitate his opponent.
Now sure, put someone like Lee or any other superb little man against a crappy big man and the little man will win....but is both are equally proficient, then advantage=big man.
MasterAndCommander
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Once again, I maintain my opinion that UFC is a joke. UFC has too many rules. Bruce may not be able to beat a UFC guy if he is constrained with those rules, but in a real fight he would go for the eyes, nose, throat, or balls first. Hard to fight if you're blind, or if Bruce is twisting your balls.
Fighting is not fighting if neither party are not afraid for their lives. Man invented weapons for a reason. This is why street fighting is more interesting to watch than that televised crap; in street fighting, there is a pretty high probabilty that both parties are going to end up in the hospital, and if we are lucky enough, someone will end up in the morgue.
Fighting is not fighting if neither party are not afraid for their lives. Man invented weapons for a reason. This is why street fighting is more interesting to watch than that televised crap; in street fighting, there is a pretty high probabilty that both parties are going to end up in the hospital, and if we are lucky enough, someone will end up in the morgue.
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martial arts is not about size. Back when I was taking shotakan, people my age (albeit waay more advanced than I was at 14) could break concrete with their bare hands. These people train not to fight like they do in the UFC and grapple, but rather to kill in one hit. Bruce Lee is respected as the best martial artist in asia, and thus can easily take out any slow but powerful opponent based on speed and agility alone.
I'd like to see how well any UFC fighter reacts to punching 6 stacked cement blocks in front of them. Bruce Lee's punch will absolutely break their skulls
If he trained for it he would probably be lethal in MMA, but the style of fighting in movies don't translate in the octagon/ring. Bruce was a smart guy so he could probably pick up all the different styles (brazilian jiu-jitsu, boxing, wrestling, etc) & create an even more lethal style. In his weight class he would be unstoppable.
DrPizza
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Mixed opinion from me... A good big man will crush a very good little man...
But, if the little man can win with one blow... then it's a toss-up.
But, if the little man can win with one blow... then it's a toss-up.
Bruce Lee is dead so he couldn't own nuttin.
P.S. Mike Tyson woulda owned him hard back in his prime. Boxers always own in their prime... there is no tougher fighter besides a gun fighter.
P.S. Mike Tyson woulda owned him hard back in his prime. Boxers always own in their prime... there is no tougher fighter besides a gun fighter.
Bruce Lee was not just strong for his size/weight - he was ABNORMALLY strong. I remembering reading about some of the stuff he did.
One article I read a while ago involved Bob Wall (from Enter the Dragon) and he described how thye got a VERY heavy heavy bag (like the one noted above) for Bruce as a joke - thinking it would be too much for him. He put it up in his garage and hung it from the rafters. After awhile, he ended up kicking it so hard the garage actually collapsed.
In addition, lots of Bruce Lee's philosophies and own practices were the basis of MMA. He mixed and matched to find what was the most effective. I would say a man who could do the above things would have a VERY good chance of seriously injuring or hurting someone, especially if he was caught up on his grappling.
One article I read a while ago involved Bob Wall (from Enter the Dragon) and he described how thye got a VERY heavy heavy bag (like the one noted above) for Bruce as a joke - thinking it would be too much for him. He put it up in his garage and hung it from the rafters. After awhile, he ended up kicking it so hard the garage actually collapsed.
In addition, lots of Bruce Lee's philosophies and own practices were the basis of MMA. He mixed and matched to find what was the most effective. I would say a man who could do the above things would have a VERY good chance of seriously injuring or hurting someone, especially if he was caught up on his grappling.
mike tysons chicken legs would have been snapped like twigs before he got a swing in.
Bruce Lee > *
You're kidding, right? I was a HUGE Mike Tyson fan, but realistically speaking, boxers don't stand a chance against REAL fighters (K-1, UFC, Pride fighters). I will wager my home that Royce Gracie (170-180lbs) will submit Tyson (~214lbs in his prime) REALLY quickly. Tyson would be REALLY lucky if he doesn't come out of that fight without a broken limb.
I think it was Chuck Norris who was asked who would win, a martial arts fighter or a boxer, and his reply way "whichever one was better at their sport".
All these folks saying that Lee would have broken someone's jaw or knee forget that any pro fighter he faced wouldn't just stand there and wait to be hit.
And Lee couldn't just simply attack a pro boxer or MMA fighter...he'd have to worry about their attacks, too.
There is a reason that he never fought publicly. He wanted to maintain the mystique....he could always brag about being the baddest man in the world (and he did that) if he never had to prove it.
Now that he's gone, because he died young he's a legend, and people believe the myth he perpetuated.
Look at all the famous people who died young that have legends far exceeding what they really were, in any business.
Jimi Hendrix comes to mind. If he had lived less than 10 more years, it would have been obvious that guitarists like Eddie Van Halen could blow him away.....but he died when he was popular, and the legend grew from there.
Same with Lee. He was popular and well thought of when alive, but his prowess only grew to mythic proportions after his death.
Had he lived, and continued to refuse to actually fight anybody, it's doubtful we'd be having this discussion.
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