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Old 06-05-2004, 05:22 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Burton
Hi T-Rex,
This is, of course, a hypothetical question, and we must also acknowledge that Bruce Lee was more focused towards street battle than tournaments. That said, here is my point of view. A person with Lee's attributes and drive to excel would do very well in NHB with the right training. If he were to stick to what he was doing at the time of his death, the octogon would be a very hostile environment for him. But, being a driven fighter, he would surely find good coaches, adapt his training, and become one of the standouts. Dealing with larger opponents is another thing. Mark Kerr and Igor are difficult to deal with for a fighter of equal weight and strength. Without weight classes, anyone is going to have a long night fighting someone who is of comparable skill, but who weighs substantially more. These are merely my guesses from my point of view. Since it is a hypothetical situation, we will never know. Enjoy!
This is ASHTANGA's beef? There is nothing disrespectful about Sifu Lee here. I think he got hit in the movies to show just that. He took quite a lot of sucker punches as well to prove the point of the consequences of being caught off guard even as Hai Tien in the Game of death (no not the card board cut out Game of Death, the one in "Warrior's Journey").

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