Martial arts advice. Help me choose.

[LeviathanX]

Hmm... Mike Tyson versus Royce Gracie. My money is on Tyson, eventhough I've seen Royce Gracie fight many times and defeat people much bigger than him in the UFC and other bouts, I just don't think he could take out Tyson without being knocked out first.

However, I DO think Bruce Lee could beat Tyson since they are both "standing" fighters. Unfortunately, that fight can never take place.

 

[MaxBiceps]

Hmm... Mike Tyson versus Royce Gracie. My money is on Tyson, eventhough I've seen Royce Gracie fight many times and defeat people much bigger than him in the UFC and other bouts, I just don't think he could take out Tyson without being knocked out first.

However, I DO think Bruce Lee could beat Tyson since they are both "standing" fighters. Unfortunately, that fight can never take place.

I hope you're kidding. What's all the mystique surrounding bruce lee? If he fought
tyson one on one, in a ring and all, he'd get his head smashed off.

When your'e a "striker" (as opposed to grappler), size does matter. it's not all skill and
quickness. How many times would bruce have to land a punch/kick to knock out tyson?
probably a lot. How many punches would tyson have to land to take out lee? Probably
just one.

 

[absolute hardgainer]

How did I know that this thread would degenerate into a "best martial arts" thread before I even clicked on it? Oh, maybe because I have been reading MA newslists and forums since 1993 and questions like "Which Martial Art is best for me" always end up getting responses like MA X is better than MA Y.

Being a self-defense instructor I just find this topic TOO OLD, and TOO TIRING to be worthy of any comment or even discussion.

hardgainer (so what?)

 

[LeviathanX]

When your'e a "striker" (as opposed to grappler), size does matter. it's not all skill and
quickness. How many times would bruce have to land a punch/kick to knock out tyson?
probably a lot. How many punches would tyson have to land to take out lee? Probably
just one.

First of all, BigPhysicsBastard was describing Bruce Lee's famous 2-Inch punch in the previous post. In martial arts, the focus is on generating as much power from your body and focusing it into a very small area. Bruce Lee could knockout Tyson, I guarantee it. I'm not relying on the "mystique" of Lee, I've seen his fighting methods (Jeet Kune Do) in action, and know the type of power he is able to generate.

Tyson, on the other hand, is a brawler. He beats his opponents into submission through sheer force. Lee was a technical fighter, and has a greater repetoire of movements at his disposal.

absolute hardgainer
I know exactly what you mean, I've been frequenting martial arts messageboards for years, and it is always the same old argument. Check out www.kungfuonline.com, you'll see what I mean .

 

[absolute hardgainer]

LeviathanX, years ago I was one of those users stupid enough to believe you could talk sense into people in forums like rec.martial-arts. That forum beats all others in noise to sense ratio.

I soon changed my foolish outlook.

hardgainer (pump)

 

[Galen]

this and the dick size posts should be permanently banned, nothing but a bunch of BS