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Who was the Better Fighter, Bruce or Mohammad Ali?
Okay, first factor to be considered, let’s talk about the physical measurements of the combatants. Mohammad Ali was six foot three, and Bruce Lee was only five foot seven. The point goes to Mohammad on this one, though it is a weak point when one considers Bruces legs.
Let’s take a look at the weigh in. Bruce Lees weight went up and down, but at his ripping best he tilted the scales at about 160 pounds, Mohammad had his ups and downs in weight, also, but he mashed the scales to the tune of 200 pounds. Mohammad gets the nod in this statistic, for 200 pounds of finely tuned fighter is going to have a sizable mallet behind it.
One always has to consider speed in a contest, and here the edge goes to Bruce. Yes, Mohammad had an instant of invisible punch to his credit, but that was only once. Watch Bruce Lee, and even though he wasn’t wearing gloves or in a fight, his speed is a constant blur.
All around martial ability considered, and Bruce gets the edge. Yes, Mohammad was fluid, powerful, and unique, but he was limited to arms. Honestly, though we can only award one point per category, I would like to give more to Bruce, for you would have to tie one of Bruces legs behind his back to get an even fight.
One of the most important weapons in a fight is the mouth. Simply, if you talk the talk hard enough, you might not have to walk the walk. That said, in spite of Bruce’s movie inspired oratorical abilities, no one in the world could compete with Mohammad’s trash talk, why, you would have to tie one of Mohammads lips behind his back to get an even contest!
Mohammad has the edge thus far, but the contest is about to even up, for we are going to consider the most important question in the martial arts, pure martial knowledge. Mohammad knew a lot, but his was a natural talent, and, as we have discussed, he was limited to fists. Bruce, on the other hand, not only knew an amazing amount of hits, kicks, trips, throws, and so on, he used to watch movies of Mohammad just to study his techniques!
In conclusion, I am not going to give eitehr fighter a knock out, because these men were just too fast to be laid out. I am, however, going to give a decision to The Little Dragon, this because he not only watched movies of Mohammad Ali, he watched them in a mirror so he could understand the big Mohammad on either side! Now that is unbelievably creative and innovative, and I believe it is the deciding factor in awarding the decision to Bruce!
Al Case has studied martial arts 4O 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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