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Quentin · 09-09-2010, 12:19 PM

Unless it is a dance contest, I'm going with Tyson.

Why? The short answer is: "Physics."

The longer answer is stuff that Anthony has already covered, including that Tyson is bigger, stronger, has more actual full-contact fighting experience, knockout power aplenty, and a chin that, while not frequently tested during his boxing career, could probably stand up to anything that ANY 145 pound man could throw its way -- short of just standing there and waiting for a full force, entirely undefended kick to a sweet spot on the jaw.

Bottom line: speed is nice and all... but it doesn't do you a whole lot of good once you're in close with someone 50% larger than you are.

In order to overcome a serious size discrepancy, the smaller man has to have the overwhelmingly superior technique (see: Royce Gracie vs. various giants back in the early days of UFC). I'm sure a lot of people would argue that Lee has the far superior technique in this hypothetical case... but to make that argument is to seriously undervalue boxing technique, and Tyson's command of such, and (IMO, at least) a serious overestimation of Lee's technique from a practical fighting standpoint.

One thing is for certain; this sort of juvenile, absurd, junior-high-playground-level debate is..... silly, but still quite fun.

09-09-2010, 12:19 PM
Quentin Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,280	Unless it is a dance contest, I'm going with Tyson. Why? The short answer is: "Physics." The longer answer is stuff that Anthony has already covered, including that Tyson is bigger, stronger, has more actual full-contact fighting experience, knockout power aplenty, and a chin that, while not frequently tested during his boxing career, could probably stand up to anything that ANY 145 pound man could throw its way -- short of just standing there and waiting for a full force, entirely undefended kick to a sweet spot on the jaw. Bottom line: speed is nice and all... but it doesn't do you a whole lot of good once you're in close with someone 50% larger than you are. In order to overcome a serious size discrepancy, the smaller man has to have the overwhelmingly superior technique (see: Royce Gracie vs. various giants back in the early days of UFC). I'm sure a lot of people would argue that Lee has the far superior technique in this hypothetical case... but to make that argument is to seriously undervalue boxing technique, and Tyson's command of such, and (IMO, at least) a serious overestimation of Lee's technique from a practical fighting standpoint. One thing is for certain; this sort of juvenile, absurd, junior-high-playground-level debate is..... silly, but still quite fun. __________________ Q. Boyer Last edited by Quentin; 09-09-2010 at 12:20 PM..