Prime Bruce Lee vs Sylvester Stallone?

[daltonames]

I hate to break it to you, but Stallone is 5'7, Bruce would KO him in about 10 seconds.

 

[scottjoebob]

Bruce via side kick .

 

[DivineMind]

Bruce anywhere he wants

 

[MikeyB]

Sly all day.

That's Fred Ettish vs Ken Shamrock

 

[Kumason]

I knew before clicking this was a @superpunch thread. No clue how this guy is still a member here. If you want to make a funny/silly thread at least put it where it belongs but what's even weirder is that he's serious.

 

[bigconan]

Bruce Lee had incredible Kung Fu.



Sylvester Stallone had amazing boxing.



Both were incredible martial artists that reached the top of their game. Let's compare them.

Physical:

Stallone - 5'9" 185 lbs. 72" reach.
Bruce lee - 5'7" 135 lbs. 68" reach.
Speed advantage: Bruce Lee
Strength advantage: Stallone
Cardio advantage: Bruce Lee -- Stallone looks gassed by round 6, but Bruce Lee fought multiple opponents like in a kumite and still had gas in the tank.
Chin advantage: Stallone -- he takes some incredible shots in that footage
Body durability: Bruce Lee -- he takes hits from nunchucks to the body and keeps pressing forward
Reach advantage: Stallone
Size advantage: Stallone

Overall: Stallone

Martial arts:

Striking: Stallone - Boxing has proven to a vastly superior striking art to kung fu.
Grappling - Bruce Lee - Stallone was a 1 dimensional boxer. Bruce displayed grappling knowledge like armbars.
Wrestling: Tie. Bruce Lee certainly has more training here but Stallone's size advantage makes it a wash.



Overall: Tie

This is a very close matchup between them both in their primes. But -- I have to give the overall advantage to Stallone because of his physical advantages. What's your opinion?

I will not read any stupid messages on this thread...I will only post this once...this is such a troll thread...your comparing an actor to a true, legendary martial artist...who trained with and trained some fo the greatest martial artists at the time. I can't believe how truly retarded this thread is....again, stallone is an actor, who portrayed a fighter....bruce lee, was a martial artist, with 2 schools, already established, before he even started acting, as an adult.

 

[G10]

Lol, not UFC related, but I like it.

Considering that Bruce actually trained jiu-jitsu, I'm inclined to say him. I have no idea how high a level in training he attained, though. If he was at least a blue-belt, I'd favor him over a guy with little to no knowledge of jitz, even if he is Rocky.

 

[RightToBareKnuckles]

Bruce Lees character in Way of the Dragon actually had some grappling, finishing Chuck Norris with a standing guillotine. None of Stallones characters could grapple. Jiu-jitsu is king, when only one fighter knows about it.

Rocky can't grapple? where do you think Khabib learned this move?

 

[superpunch]

your comparing an actor to a true, legendary martial artist...who trained with and trained some fo the greatest martial artists at the time.

You sure about that?

 

[RawDawgBob]

Bruce all day everyday. Rocky is all show....no go.

 

[bigconan]

You sure about that?

absolutely sure...he trained with and sparred with: joe lewis, bob stone, jim kelley, chuck norris...watch what they all had to say about him.

 

[Kforcer]

Stallone was a state-qualifying wrestler...? Where's the source? If true, that's pretty cool.

 

[TR1]

I never realized Stalone was such a manlet.