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Originally posted by jabsRstiff
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Going back to Bruce Lee, I was a big fan when I was growing up however I've had some reservations on how "great" Bruce Lee really was, after all we've never or I've never seen any footage of him fighting anyone, except for that demonstration of the 1 inch punch. Just basing it in his movies his reflexes were Roy Jonesque. The only thing the majority of us have to go on are the martial artists who had a chance to see Bruce Lee in action, now these martial artists that have spoken highly of Mr. Lee aren't some random students he taught but were "greats" in their own right, it's like Frazier, Liston, Foreman, etc. talking about how good Ali was. I mean pro athletes such as Kareem Abdul Jabbar would talk about Bruce's physical talent as something out of this world and coming from Jabbar who has faced some of the greatest athletes the world has seen such as Dr. J, Magic Johnson...etc. It's hard to argue with these particular people who have accomplished alot themselves.. Now as far as the question about if Bruce Lee can handle the MMA guys, well who in the hell in their right minds would go up against a 250lbs gorilla on roids when they themselves is standing 5'7 and weighing 135lbs. soak and wet. But if you put Bruce Lee against guys around his size who is a mix martial artist or more specifically a grappler hell yeah chances are Bruce Lee would come out on top, the disparity in talent would be too much. I think Pound -per- Pound Bruce Lee is 50 million times more talented than any of the big name stars of MMA.Last edited by rsl; 10-29-2004, 02:46 AM. -
He was a moviestar fore gods sake, the little bugger would get murdered in a k1, ufc or boxing match.Originally posted by jabsRstiffComment
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He was a fighter first , and an 'actor' second. Lee could brawl, but he was also very small. P4P he would own most MMA today, with weight classes. He was a physical freak, immensely strong for his size and very very fast. i have no doubt with the years and years he spent in all kinds of martial arts(not just kung-fu), he could handle most of the little guys in MMA and K1 today. .....the bigger guys are a different story....Comment
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I don't know if it adds much to the topic, but when Bruce Lee was fighting the big white guy in that tournament in "Enter the Dragon", the kick that sent the guy flying was completely real. I guess they had bad blood after the guy actually cut Lee's hand in the scene that involved the broken bottle (which was filmed before the kick), so that would be a true demnonstration of his power. Also, in that movie when he catches the cobra with his bare hands, that really happened too (they devenomed the cobra though).Comment
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You know that scene in "Wizard of Oz" with the flying monkey boys?
Totally happened, dude!Comment
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How can you completely discredit Bruce Lee or the other great martial artists, although I agree that most of the stuff you see in the movies will not work out in the streets and I don't think that Bruce Lee, Billy Blanks, etc. would actually use those fancy moves if they were actually in a real situation. For you to believe that what you see in the movies is how these guys would actually fight in the streets then you are just out of touch. But I'll agree that some of these celebrity martial artists are probably crappy fighters and that's because they never really focused on the full contact aspect of it but more on the art like forms competition also known as katasOriginally posted by BoxerdogComment
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i used to think most these kung fu guys like bruce lee were amazing until i watched ufc...havent you guys seen all them 10 dan unbeaten kung fu dudes come on ufc and get owned???Comment
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only street fight i have had after i started boxing was of 5-7 guys and i was really drunk. I got beat up 4 stiches under the eye and alot of sweling in the faceComment
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Whats all this **** about Bruce Lee??
I was once told that Bruce Lee would KO Lennox Lewis with a 2 inch punch!! what the hells a two inch punch, Bruce Lee probably had a 2 inch prick but thats about it!! LMFAO!!!
Get serious, i used to do kickboxing(san shou=like boxing with a couple of kicks) and we shared a gym with these Kung Fu dudes so we did a bit of mixed sparring with them, at 16(first sparring sessions with them) i owned them all, they were blokes and i was a kid, they were black belts and i didnt even have a belt! all the kickboxers just beat them up every week.Comment
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