Alright Planeteers, I've been arguing on message boards with people about this off and on for a couple years now and I want to get CP's input on it. The question is this: Who would win in a fight between Bruce Lee and Mike Tyson in his prime? Let's hear it! [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rausch:
Mike Tyson, never, at any point, was able to "think" boxing.
Someone like Ali, Holyfield, or even Floyd Patterson would out-think or out move him.
The original Lewis (Joe), and best, was a beast. Lead fists and determination no fighter today could dream of...
Yep Iron Mike couldnt beat Buster, Evander or Lennox Lewis- but supposedly could take out the greatest Martial Artist of all time and the founder of a complete fighting system with one punch-lol :-)
Lee is considered the GodFather of MMA for a reason-he could easily submit tyson-thats if he didn't knock him out first with a powerful kick.
Originally Posted by Fish:
Exactly. I don't think Tyson is smart enough to beat Lee. Fighting isn't simply about size.
It's about size and power when you fight professionally.
Lee didn't fight professionally so he probably had a few more brain cells that Tyson did.
Bruce Lee had tiny hands. On the off chance he wasn't knocked out in the fist 20 seconds, I don't see Lee being able to even grab a forearm or other extremity to pull off a submission move. [Reply]
Originally Posted by MAYHEM:
It's about size and power when you fight professionally.
Lee didn't fight professionally so he probably had a few more brain cells that Tyson did.
Bruce Lee had tiny hands. On the off chance he wasn't knocked out in the fist 20 seconds, I don't see Lee being able to even grab a forearm or other extremity to pull off a submission move.
If it's a boxing match Tyson would win.
If it were a current-rules MMA bout Lee would fucking retard his grandkids... [Reply]
Originally Posted by MAYHEM:
It's about size and power when you fight professionally.
Lee didn't fight professionally so he probably had a few more brain cells that Tyson did.
Bruce Lee had tiny hands. On the off chance he wasn't knocked out in the fist 20 seconds, I don't see Lee being able to even grab a forearm or other extremity to pull off a submission move.
Originally Posted by Fish:
In most controlled competitive fighting, yes. But Lee's versatility, intelligence, experience, and speed overcome the size difference.
Yeah, I just don't see it. The 19-20 year old was a just such a beast.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar spoke about how Bruce’s size deficit was too much for Bruce Lee to overcome against him, even though Jabbar accepted Lee as the master martial artist; when they toiled around in the gym, Bruce Lee couldn’t do much to the 7’2 student. [Reply]
