The Bruce Lee, Pro Boxing Connection

[pit]

First of all, Lee was 1/4 white. His grandmother was a missionary. Secondly, boxing, a sport, and fighting, e.g. anything goes, are 2 different animals completely. For one thing, the gloves protect the opponent and the fighter's hands. How many boxers can do 1-finger push-ups like Lee. With his speed, the eye gouge would be a primary weapon, as well as adding several inches to the length of his strike. In additon, also because of the gloves, boxers tend not to fight squarely, but rather with the jabbing hand shoulder forwards. The jab blinds or interrupts the flow, then the right punishes. And when the right shoulder is fully extended, the left is in position for a hook, etc. In real fighting, as anyone who has looked at the ungloved era knows, the stances were very much like Lee's first kung fu style, Wing Chun, in which the shoulders are squared off. This is because the ungloved and conditioned hand can do much more damage than the gloved hand, so lead strikes were more telling. Personally, I don't think Lee would have made a great boxer because the emphasis in martial arts is to finish the fight as quickly as possible. One of Lee's greatest disappointments was when he couldn't finish a fighter quickly. At his weight, under the rules of boxing, where holding on is common, I think he would have become frustrated very quickly. On the other hand, he was more dedicated to training than the vast majority of people of his time, training incessantly even when he didn't have a particular reason to do so. Of course, he died young also....

yeah right, sure he was .. his kid maybe but not him..

[yrrej]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZFTjRfPCIg&feature=related

Here one can see how much faster the ungloved hand is than the gloved hand, and how the stronger weapon is attacking a weaker target. Doesn't have to be hard on hard....

[yrrej]

Why do ****** people bother to reply:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_lee

[EDD1]

I agree, hes leaning forward, he also would have fought with his strong hand as his lead, his philosophy would have required him to be a headhunter.
But one must also consider his dedication to anything he shose to participate in and I believe would have been a great boxing student.

[DonTaseMeBrah]

nice read.

[BrushMyCage]

but, bruce lee didnt get punched in the face that much.

[Syf]

Bruce wasn't a boxer though thats the thing.

And trying to convert martial arts to boxing isn't as easy as it would seem.

they are two completely different systems.

He would want to grab and trap, or kick... And grabbing with gloves is at best a lot more awkward than grabbing/trapping without them. And kicks would get him dq'ed. lol

I see him going far in MMA more so than boxing. Too bad UFC wasn't around then, but he coulda gone far in that, imo

[DonTaseMeBrah]

but, bruce lee didnt get punched in the face that much.

he was that good.


Dont let the hired stuntmen & predictable choreography fool you animalistic.

[daggum]

but, bruce lee didnt get punched in the face that much.

looks like he got into a scrap with calzaghe here and took some damage

[Adamantium]

looks like he got into a scrap with calzaghe here and took some damage

Joe Calzaghe ATG