Nr1Humanoid
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Jul 23, 2012 17:53:28 GMT -5
Compared to todays martial artists.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 23, 2012 18:03:28 GMT -5
It kind of depends on what you are comparing him to or want him to do. MMA? Kickboxing? Stuff like kickspeed or something?
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Post by Sephiroth on Jul 23, 2012 18:04:42 GMT -5
If it were Lee in his prime, pretty damn good I think. Lee was THE martial artist.; pretty much all the UF/MMA, and action movie stars of today owe a little something to him. Lee was no slouch-the guy did push ups with one arm on just his fingertips! He was well capable of killing just about anyone with his bare hands, so I think he would still be pretty good in today's environment.
I might add I have long believed that, had he lived, Lee would have leapt at the chance to work with the likes of Arnold, Stallone, or Van Damme in the 80's. I could easily have seen Hogan's role in Rocky 3 going to Lee, ala the Ali/Inoki fight.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2012 18:05:39 GMT -5
I figured this was going to be asking like where he'd be in his career today. The answer is probably a cameo in The Expendables.
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Post by CMWaters on Jul 23, 2012 18:18:31 GMT -5
This thread is just reminding me of a dream I had where there was an action movie with Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
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Post by BoilerRoomBrawler on Jul 23, 2012 21:31:47 GMT -5
I think, if he had the same discipline he had then with today's accumulated martial arts knowledge, he'd be like the Anderson Silva of his weight class. He would have much more wrestling and judo in his style, which is not known for extensive grappling. He'd know the obvious benefits like any other martial artist today.
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Post by Citizen Grimm on Jul 23, 2012 23:21:18 GMT -5
Bruce Lee in his prime would be utterly dominating the UFC. His speed and power would just be impossible to match not to mention how many additional skills he could have learned.
That, or he'd be a big time action star/fitness guru.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Jul 24, 2012 3:40:04 GMT -5
His 80s action movies would have been sweet, and I bet he would eventually make a movie with Brandon
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Ryanar
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Post by Ryanar on Jul 24, 2012 4:02:48 GMT -5
Cameo in Green Hornet
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Jul 24, 2012 4:10:47 GMT -5
Honestly, if he hadn't died young and was still alive today, I could see him being in absolutely insane shape for his age and still kicking ass. He's just not one of those guys that I can picture getting old and slow.
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Post by Back to being Cenanuff on Jul 24, 2012 8:37:09 GMT -5
Had Bruce Lee lived, MMA would have gotten bigger, even faster than it did, because he would have been behind it 1000%. I think he would have had a school that would have rivaled the Gracies and the Shamrocks in the early days.
I doubt Jackie Chan would have had the career he had, because his career took off because he was seen as Bruce Lee's replacement. So maybe no Rush Hour movies...and I'm okay with that. Jet Li and Chow Yun Phat probably would have had much the same careers though, because theirs took off after Lee probably would have retired from making action movies.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2012 13:38:38 GMT -5
Instead of Chuck Norris Fact....we would had Bruce Lee Fact  |
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Post by Citizen Grimm on Jul 24, 2012 16:52:16 GMT -5
Instead of Chuck Norris Fact....we would had Bruce Lee Fact And they would all be true. And I do think Chan would have still had a decent career in the US because his movies always had his insane stunts to go with his fighting, something Bruce Lee never did in his films. Lee = Action movie Chan = Family/Comedy movies |
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Post by Throwback on Jul 24, 2012 20:25:22 GMT -5
Would he win?
Bas Rutten says....Maybe
This guy who knew him says definitely
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Post by Back to being Cenanuff on Jul 25, 2012 7:50:55 GMT -5
Instead of Chuck Norris Fact....we would had Bruce Lee Fact And they would all be true. And I do think Chan would have still had a decent career in the US because his movies always had his insane stunts to go with his fighting, something Bruce Lee never did in his films. Lee = Action movie Chan = Family/Comedy movies I read an interview with Jackie Chan some years ago where he said that he got his break because Bruce Lee died. The goal was to make him the next Bruce Lee, and he said he about killed himself trying, but he just couldn't replace him, so he went the route that know him as taking today. So, a decent career? Maybe. But not the career he had. |
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Jul 25, 2012 12:00:10 GMT -5
And they would all be true. And I do think Chan would have still had a decent career in the US because his movies always had his insane stunts to go with his fighting, something Bruce Lee never did in his films. Lee = Action movie Chan = Family/Comedy movies I read an interview with Jackie Chan some years ago where he said that he got his break because Bruce Lee died. The goal was to make him the next Bruce Lee, and he said he about killed himself trying, but he just couldn't replace him, so he went the route that know him as taking today. So, a decent career? Maybe. But not the career he had. Might have been bigger with Bruce being the ambassador to martial arts. All of them could have been bigger. |
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Post by zeez on Jul 25, 2012 15:14:53 GMT -5
How cool would it have been to see Bruce Lee walk down to the cage with Chael to counteract Seagal at UFC 148? The crowd would've gone nuts.
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Post by Citizen Grimm on Jul 25, 2012 17:31:10 GMT -5
How cool would it have been to see Bruce Lee walk down to the cage with Chael to counteract Seagal at UFC 148? The crowd would've gone nuts. Knowing how Bruce Lee was all about respect and honor, I really doubt he'd be follow Sonnen of all people to the cage. |
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Post by aka Cthulhu on Jul 25, 2012 20:46:04 GMT -5
He definitely needs to use this:
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