Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 14:08
Can you image any other boxer fighting back in the 1970's fighting with that much 'intensity" for 15 rounds ?
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Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 22:16
If Bruce Lee were a boxer he definitely wouldn't have made nearly as big an impact on the world as he has.
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 23 Sep 2025, 08:26
What weight would he have been?
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 23 Sep 2025, 12:03
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 23 Sep 2025, 12:34
I think he was much heavier than that ranging from 135 to 148.
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 23 Sep 2025, 14:09
He’d won a few fights against novices than get matched with a guy like Jimmy Heiar or Tury Pineda. Guys who were thought of as journeymen but always fought tough and were solid pros.
They’d beat Lee and that experiment would get shelved. Back to the movies…
They’d beat Lee and that experiment would get shelved. Back to the movies…
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 23 Sep 2025, 15:20
would there have been a rule against Bruce Lee using any high pitched
Kiiiiaaaaaa's !!!! (thats the "Chi" being channeled I believe)
whenever he threw a punch ?
( the rason I'm arsking I remember when a ref threathned to deduct
points while some boxers were doin' some 'trash talking" in the ring.
( maybe Muhammad Ali ?)
Kiiiiaaaaaa's !!!! (thats the "Chi" being channeled I believe)
whenever he threw a punch ?
( the rason I'm arsking I remember when a ref threathned to deduct
points while some boxers were doin' some 'trash talking" in the ring.
( maybe Muhammad Ali ?)
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 23 Sep 2025, 15:53
Yes the Kiai is a channeling of energy.
Might be tough to do with a mouthpiece in.
Plus a good fighter is gonna time him opening his mouth to scream and it would be left hook to an open yap.
Interesting question though.
Might be tough to do with a mouthpiece in.
Plus a good fighter is gonna time him opening his mouth to scream and it would be left hook to an open yap.
Interesting question though.
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 24 Apr 2026, 15:07
Can you imagine what Bruce lee would have been able to do in the ring ?
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 24 Apr 2026, 15:24
Imagine if Alexis Arguello aka "the Thin Man" had been 4 x as fast,4 x the power and 4 x as vicious in the ring.
That woud've been how Bruce Lee would have been in the ring probaly.
That woud've been how Bruce Lee would have been in the ring probaly.
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 24 Apr 2026, 16:21
I always figured a good strategy for guys that do that kinda thing. Ya know make a noise every time they throw a punch is to keep doing that for a few rounds, and then throw a punch without making a sound. Or make a sound without throwing a punch, and then throw a punch half a beat later.
Seems like something that could actually be effective as a psych move if you mixed it up some. Like a Psychological faint if you will.
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 24 Apr 2026, 17:29
Yes, it would definitely throw off a guys rhythm and timing.gilgamesh wrote: ↑24 Apr 2026, 16:21I always figured a good strategy for guys that do that kinda thing. Ya know make a noise every time they throw a punch is to keep doing that for a few rounds, and then throw a punch without making a sound. Or make a sound without throwing a punch, and then throw a punch half a beat later.
Seems like something that could actually be effective as a psych move if you mixed it up some. Like a Psychological faint if you will.
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 25 Apr 2026, 15:04
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 27 Apr 2026, 15:06
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 27 Apr 2026, 15:08
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 28 Apr 2026, 14:36
Kosta ZU height 5 ft 7" (170 cm)
reach 67" (170 cm)
reach 67" (170 cm)
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 28 Apr 2026, 16:46
If Bruce Lee had become a pro boxer, he may have fought in a manner similiar to this dude,
(dunno about being southpaw) except Bruce Lee would have been FASTER-HARDER-MORE ACCURATE-STRONGER & of course would have fought much more VICTIOUSLY"
(dunno about being southpaw) except Bruce Lee would have been FASTER-HARDER-MORE ACCURATE-STRONGER & of course would have fought much more VICTIOUSLY"
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 29 Apr 2026, 15:38
Flyweight Champion Hiroyuki Ebihara-height 5 ft 4".
( BTW Bruce lee would also have fought as a "southpaw".
( BTW Bruce lee would also have fought as a "southpaw".
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 30 Apr 2026, 16:20
The Light Flyweight champion -Jung Koo Chang
-ht 5 ft 3".
( now that dude could be 'vicious" in the ring.)
The pressure! -The pressure !
-ht 5 ft 3".
( now that dude could be 'vicious" in the ring.)
The pressure! -The pressure !
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 02 May 2026, 16:05
Jiro Watanabe-Super Flyweight champion
ht 5 ft 5.5"
The dude was a master of Kempo Karate before he had turned pro boxer at age 22 yrs.
( Note he also fought southpaw-which would most likely how Bruce Lee would have fought-The Power Side Forward !
ht 5 ft 5.5"
The dude was a master of Kempo Karate before he had turned pro boxer at age 22 yrs.
( Note he also fought southpaw-which would most likely how Bruce Lee would have fought-The Power Side Forward !
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 04 May 2026, 12:14
Bruce Lee (most likely) would have fought much in the manner like this dude in the ring.
Legendary fighter Gabriel "Flash" Elorde
ht 5 ft 5.5 "-reach 68"
(and who also had been a southpaw)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Elorde
Legendary fighter Gabriel "Flash" Elorde
ht 5 ft 5.5 "-reach 68"
(and who also had been a southpaw)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Elorde
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 11 May 2026, 13:09
Andy Gannigan-height 5 ft 6.5" -reach 70 inches-weight 135 lbs.
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 11 May 2026, 13:13
So we're just gonna associate every fighter with vaguely Asian features with Bruce Lee in this thread? 
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 11 May 2026, 13:14
was just about to say
Re: what if bruce lee was a boxer instead of a martial artist?
Posted: 11 May 2026, 13:17
There's currently a boxer named Brandun Lee. Is it possible that Bruce's son Brandon faked his death, and had a child that he named after himself while misspelling his own name when doing it? Discuss