bruce lee as boxer

Who knows? His boxing technique as seen on surviving archival footage is crap....

No doubt he was a freak of nature, and could have taken up boxing and been good at it. An all time great? We will never know. I still wont call him "just an actor" though, he is the starter of mixed martial arts, and trained many great fighters.

as a young kid i used to think bruce lee was invincable. but to say he could have been a great boxer is unfair to the great fighters of the past. you can't just pick up a pair of gloves and be an all-time great. sure you can be champion if you got power along with a bit of other skills but all-time great is a differnt catagory. as for the chavez comment, nobody hurts chavez with one punch, or even close to killing him in the ring. interesting how no one has asking ali, how lee would have faired in as a boxer had he chosen boxing, i know i've read the ali v. lee did happen yet no cameras were allowed to film the fight/sparring.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT1r343pKDA&search=bruce%20lee looking athim hitting the answers the question, no he could not with thatshitty power and technic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT1r343pKDA&search=bruce%20lee

wot do u mean he was an actor first. He took his martial arts much more seriously than his thespian acting. Bruce Lees dad was a comedian who had acted and this gave Lee the opporrtunity to be seen on screen. Everybody knows fighting was Lees passion. He wanted to be the greatest fighter in the history of the world. That shows where his heart lied, dont u think? If he concentrated on purely boxing it is safe to assume he wud have been a dangerous opponent for any boxer.

it's stupid when people say how great bruce lee was, unless they trained with him themselves, and didn't hear it from their best friend's mother's cousin's roomate with a lisp. i mean seriously, there isn't any evidence to compare how he would have faired against today's fighters in the boxing ring or in mma, only a couple clips here and there and a bunch of pictures. the man was obviously dedicated to his training, but remember he was an actor first.

If Bruce Lee only concentrated on boxing he cud ov been a truly great boxer. Less to master for him. He had the attributes. He had phenomenal speed, power and he was naturally elusive. Being just a great boxer didnt interest him though. He had higher aspirations.

All depends. If he trained long enough and hard enough in boxing, who knows? There's no evidence either way. He definitely had the physical capablities to pose a threat with his hands, and he definitely appreciated the concepts of the sport. A lot of JKD involves boxing punches and footwork.

haha not in boxing, bruce had the potencial but he is not a boxing pro so he wouldnt survive 1 round with guy like chavez. :D NAH DUDE! HE'D BREAK AND SNAP THAT SHITTY MEXICAN CHAVES HEAD LIKE A YOYO!

Pac was Bruce Lee's mid-level incarnate...LOL! Bruce Lee would probably break rib cages of boxers...wa-cha! haha not in boxing, bruce had the potencial but he is not a boxing pro so he wouldnt survive 1 round with guy like chavez. :D

Floyd KO3 Bruce Lee. Jet Lee KO1 Floyd.

Pac was Bruce Lee's mid-level incarnate...LOL! Bruce Lee would probably break rib cages of boxers...wa-cha!

Floyd KO3 Bruce Lee.

i met chuck norris at a tourney once and we got to talking about bruce. he said when he trained he went full out and everytime him, mike stone and joe lewis (all circuit champins in their prime) were to spar bruce bruce would always chase them out with leg kicks, quick back fists and straights...gene labell (america's recognized grappling greats) worked out with bruce on his ground game. there was nothing mystical or phenominal about him...he trained hard and was obsessed with fightingg and fighting theories..and it showed. as to how bruce would fare against MMA guys of today?...i wouldn't know since the martial arts are always evolving...but i can tell you he was one of the pioneers that advocated mixed martial arts.... You will get good karma for your educated civilized and un elementary opinion. unlike that bully who fights smaller guys and brags about it, who automatically said bruce aint shit basically.

i met chuck norris at a tourney once and we got to talking about bruce. he said when he trained he went full out and everytime him, mike stone and joe lewis (all circuit champins in their prime) were to spar bruce bruce would always chase them out with leg kicks, quick back fists and straights...gene labell (america's recognized grappling greats) worked out with bruce on his ground game. there was nothing mystical or phenominal about him...he trained hard and was obsessed with fightingg and fighting theories..and it showed. as to how bruce would fare against MMA guys of today?...i wouldn't know since the martial arts are always evolving...but i can tell you he was one of the pioneers that advocated mixed martial arts....

If he mastered boxing as well as he mastered Jeet Kune Do I could see him as a great champ. Smoke a duby and watch his movies then tell me he could not really scrap.

he's a legendary actor who made a fool in everyone by winning over a 7foot giant and against 50 opponents LOL Why don't you actually do some research for yourself. Bruce Lee is one of the most respected martial artists to ever live. Seriously, do some research on what he did for martial arts.

Seriously, don't spout ignorant generalizationist comments when you have no idea what you are talking about. every redneck I know thinks lee is a god, i'm the only 'redneck' who hates him. get the fuck outta here with that shit. bruce lee is only the ultimate badass in your little world.. now take those fucking bruce lee dvd's back to the video store before they slap you with a late fee And you believe your world is bigger!? by saying he is the ultimate bad ass in my own little world that is fucknig stupid man just because not many people hate bruce lee as much as you, you get all defensive and shit.Dog are you a spoiled brat just because you don't get your way you resort to insults? Dog this world dont evolve around you now go do some stupid shit again like cutting a hang skin off. You must have got hit in the head to much seriously, isnt fighting hit and not be hit. all you do is insult people man I never seen you have an educated civilized debate! you really make yourself look stupid since your showing how much you despise and hate bruce lee! Listen I am not gonna start a fight with you, since you clearly are starting one with me when I never singled you out! you just didnt agree with what I said and took it personal how big is your brain your like one of those zombies that attacks on instinct! are you the guy in those boxing videos you posted? then you are pretty tall and you love fighting smaller guys with shorter reach then you. You are overly sensitive. It is a message board people are entitled to difference of opinions and friendly debates no need in getting hostile.

some of you guys are very big haters, bruce lee is a legend, end of story. he's a legendary actor who made a fool in everyone by winning over a 7foot giant and against 50 opponents LOL