Mohammed Ali vs Bruce Lee - Page 28

On May 30 2004 23:01 intotherei wrote:
really? what if one of them was trapped in an unbreakable box and the other one could push a button filling the box with water and theres absolutely no way the box would break or open. what then? haha going out on a tangent just to be silly

On May 30 2004 23:26 BroOd wrote:
Not only are all threads on IMDb filled with inane speculation and heresay, you picked one off of a Bruce Lee board. Stories you read on the internet hardly answer this debate at all.

On May 30 2004 23:28 Dick wrote:


starting with all the stories i've read in this thread ?

On May 30 2004 23:39 hk[hanbyul] wrote:
lol the funny thing is those were all true. and that's why he's so popular.

On May 30 2004 23:33 GoDHovZ wrote:
ali could punch thru a solid steel wall. he could punch a 200 lb punching bag 15 feet across the room. he could also elevate people up to 7 feet in the air with his uppercut

and newbsaibot, people don't become legends for no reason. to do that, you usually have to perform something humans aren't normally capable of.

On May 30 2004 19:06 Liquid`Drone wrote:
I think his point is that ranking the how good different kinds of kicks are is kinda the same as ranking how good the different bw units are

On May 30 2004 20:30 tenbagger wrote:
The greatest boxer vs. the greatest martial artist?

Well, Ali definitely has a huge size and strength advantage.

But there's something mysterious and scary about asians.

I recently saw a clip of some scientists studying tibetan monks who can make a wet towel steam when the temperature is -20 degrees F, using only their body heat.

I know there's a lot of exaggeration about the abilities of martial artists, etc. But on the other hand, there is a lot of truth to it as well. I mean, who would've believed that someone can raise their body temperature that much when it's so cold outside just by meditation.

I'm not sure as to how much of lee's ability is reality and how much is myth, and whether or not he was the greatest martial artist...

But I'd bet that the greatest martial artist that ever lived, whoever it was would be able to kick ali's ass, or any other boxer for that matter.

Martial Arts is a superior form of fighting than boxing in my opinion, and I believe fighting, especially at the highest level is more about form and technique than size and strength.

On May 30 2004 23:20 Dick wrote:
Well after reading 28 pages and navigating around the web, I came up with the same topic on imdb (you can see it here):

http://imdb.com/name/nm0000045/board/nest/8052912

I also did some research, bios and stuff about Lee and came up with some interesting stuff:

Was constantly challenged by movie extras and other men seeking to gain fame by beating him in a fight.

i'm sure he won all the time otherwise he wouldn't be as famous

Was able to name every single karate term and performed them with dead accuracy

-> DEAD ACCURACY <-

Developed a trick for showing off his speed: a person held a coin and closed his hand, and as he closed it, Lee would take it and could even swap the coin for another

man...

His most famous martial arts student were 6 time world karate champion Chuck Norris and Joe Lewis who repeatedly agreed that none of them could stand a chance in a fight against Lee. Other students of him were Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bolo Yeung, Steve McQueen and George Lazenby, plus other contemporaries martial art hollywood stars

owned

Mastered a technique called "The One Inch Punch", in which he could deliver a devastating blow yet have his fist travel a mere one inch (2.54 cm) in distance before striking an opponent.

ok

His development of Jeet Kune Do came partially out of an incident with his school. A rival martial artist challenged him to a duel over his decision to teach non chinese students. Bruce Lee accepted the challenge and won the duel, but he later thought that the fight took too long because his martial art technique was too rigid and formalistic. Thus he decided to develop a better system with an emphasis on practicality and flexibilty.

and what perhaps is the most interesting of all

Was an accomplished dancer and Hong Kong cha cha cha champion

i'm sure Ali couldn't beat him on cha cha cha

now on a 1:1 i believe lee would win