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To: Echo4C
"How many martial artists are as good as or look like Bruce Lee? The man had a ridiculous work ethic, and you’d be hard pressed to say he was putting unnatural things in his body. The fact of the matter is that Tiger is a 185lb muscular guy. Not that much different than myself or a lot of guys I know."

Bruce Lee weighed about 130 pounds. Who the hell has ever accused Lee of juicing? Did he originally weight 110 pounds, and bulked up to 130? Sheesh.

Bruce Lee was good like Steven Segal is good. Or Chuck Norris. Or Jean Claude Van Damme. Or Michael Dudikoff.



Look at that physique! You ever seen a movie star pose for a publicity shot like that before? Obviously Tiger is clean.
312 posted on 12/06/2009 7:50:05 AM PST by Spike Knotts
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To: Spike Knotts

Actually, funny you should say that. Most sources say in his prime he was around 145 (keep in mind that Bruce Lee was about 5’6”, whereas Tiger is 6’1” and weighs around 185lbs), though during heavy weight training he had gotten up to around 165lbs at one point. Given the comments in this thread, it seems people think Lee putting on 20-30 pounds of muscle would have been impossible, as that’s essentially what Tiger has done.

I’m sorry, but Bruce Lee was not good in the same way that Norris, Segal, or any of those other guys are good. I don’t want to turn this into a Bruce Lee vs. The World thread, but Bruce Lee was simply one of the quickest fighters in the world, if not the quickest. He would have wiped the floor with almost anyone. And this is coming from someone with deep respect for Segal’s fighting ability, as I trained for years in aikido (Segal’s chosen art).


316 posted on 12/06/2009 8:09:00 AM PST by Echo4C
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