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Man, there's gonna be a fight in heaven! I can feel it in my soul! The question is, will Mohammad knock down Bruce, or will Bruce knock down Mohammad?
Okay, first things first, let's talk about the physical measurements of the men. Bruce Lee was 5 foot seven, and Mohammad Ali was six foot three. The point goes to Mohammad on this one, though it really should only be a half a point, for Bruce's legs made up for the discrepancy in reach.
Now, weight is always a critical factor, so let us take a look. Bruce Lees weight went up and down, but at his ripping best he was probably about 160 pounds, Mohammad had his ups and downs in weight, also, but we can round it out to about 200 pounds. Mohammad gets the nod in this area, for 200 pounds of flesh is going to have a sizable boffaloonie behind it.
Speed is always quite important in a fight, and here the edge goes to Bruce. Yes, Mohammad had an instant of invisible punch to his credit in one fight. Watch Bruce Lee, however, and you will see that his speed is a constant blur.
All around martial ability considered, and Bruce takes another point. Yes, Mohammad was an amazing physical specimen, but he was limited to fighting with the arms. Honestly, though we can only award one point here, I would like give more to Bruce if I could, for you would have to tie one of Bruces legs behind his back to get an even fight.
One of the deadliest weapons in any fight is always going to be the mouth. Simply, if you talk the talk with brilliant, rapier like wit, you might not have to walk the walk at all. That said, in spite of script writers feeding Bruce, no one in the world could compete with the Louiseville Lip, why, you would have to tie one of Mohammads lips behind his back, and then they wouldn't even be in the same arena!
Now, Mohammad has the edge thus far, but the contest is about to go even steven, for we are going to consider the most important question in the martial arts, what a person knows. Mohammad knew a lot, but his was a natural talent, and limited by being able to use only his sizable mitts, knowing nosignificant takedowns, and so on. Bruce, on the other hand, not only knew an amazing amount of hits, kicks, trips, throws, and so on, he knew Mohammad Ali, he used to watch movies of Mohammad just to study his technique.
In conclusion, I am not going to call a knock out, because these men were two fast to be knocked out. But I am going to give a decision to Bruce, this because he not only watched movies of Mohammad Ali, he used to watch them in a mirror so he could adapt Mohammads techniques to both sides! Now that is truly above and beyond, and it is for this reason I give the decision to Bruce Lee!
Okay, first things first, let's talk about the physical measurements of the men. Bruce Lee was 5 foot seven, and Mohammad Ali was six foot three. The point goes to Mohammad on this one, though it really should only be a half a point, for Bruce's legs made up for the discrepancy in reach.
Now, weight is always a critical factor, so let us take a look. Bruce Lees weight went up and down, but at his ripping best he was probably about 160 pounds, Mohammad had his ups and downs in weight, also, but we can round it out to about 200 pounds. Mohammad gets the nod in this area, for 200 pounds of flesh is going to have a sizable boffaloonie behind it.
Speed is always quite important in a fight, and here the edge goes to Bruce. Yes, Mohammad had an instant of invisible punch to his credit in one fight. Watch Bruce Lee, however, and you will see that his speed is a constant blur.
All around martial ability considered, and Bruce takes another point. Yes, Mohammad was an amazing physical specimen, but he was limited to fighting with the arms. Honestly, though we can only award one point here, I would like give more to Bruce if I could, for you would have to tie one of Bruces legs behind his back to get an even fight.
One of the deadliest weapons in any fight is always going to be the mouth. Simply, if you talk the talk with brilliant, rapier like wit, you might not have to walk the walk at all. That said, in spite of script writers feeding Bruce, no one in the world could compete with the Louiseville Lip, why, you would have to tie one of Mohammads lips behind his back, and then they wouldn't even be in the same arena!
Now, Mohammad has the edge thus far, but the contest is about to go even steven, for we are going to consider the most important question in the martial arts, what a person knows. Mohammad knew a lot, but his was a natural talent, and limited by being able to use only his sizable mitts, knowing nosignificant takedowns, and so on. Bruce, on the other hand, not only knew an amazing amount of hits, kicks, trips, throws, and so on, he knew Mohammad Ali, he used to watch movies of Mohammad just to study his technique.
In conclusion, I am not going to call a knock out, because these men were two fast to be knocked out. But I am going to give a decision to Bruce, this because he not only watched movies of Mohammad Ali, he used to watch them in a mirror so he could adapt Mohammads techniques to both sides! Now that is truly above and beyond, and it is for this reason I give the decision to Bruce Lee!
About the Author:
Al Case has studied martial arts forty years. He began writing articles for the magazines in'81, and had his own column in Inside Karate. He has written dozens of books and, and he is the originator of Matrixing, which enables a person to analyze any fight or fighter accurately. You can get his free ebook on Matrixing at Monster Martial Arts.
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