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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
It's about as dumb as saying Bruce Lee was some guy who just kicked and punched guys on film. He was a huge student and relentlessly trained from some of the best. Also well documented that he was a powerful striker and had striking speed that was off the charts. Sure, some of his feats are exaggerated, but he was extremely well trained and had an outstanding skill set. That's not going to be easy to beat, I don't care what his debatable "real fight" experience is.
It's hard to say who'd win because they're two totally different fighters. But people here diminishing Lee to some Jet LI or Jackie Chan type movie star is just silly.
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Or that Rhonda Rousey could take Floyd Mayweather.
At some point, mass wins. If you're a lumbering brute, that mass can be neutralized and even used against you. But when you have the quickness and explosion that Tyson had, not to mention the footwork he had when D'amato was still training him, he'd absolutely wreck Lee.
This isn't speed vs. power - it's speed vs. speed AND power. Tyson had 90 lbs and a major reach advantage on Lee. He was a technically skilled fighter as well. Lee was a powerful striker for a 135 lb man, but he was nothing compared to the guys that Tyson fought and shrugged off blows from.