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People are saying that Bruce Lee was a tough street fighter. And I have a friend that says that Bruce Lee created his own form of martial arts and would beat norris. I think Norris said he would crush Lee years ago. I saw norris on letterman maybe 5 years ago, and he said he didn’t want to comment because Bruce Lee wasn’t around to defend himself. And letterman actually had a good comeback ‘that’s the best time to pick on somebody, when they’re not around’ something like that.

Lee’s martial arts creation was Jeet Kune Do, if memory serves. But still: Norris was a world champion several times over. I wouldn’t bet against him.

Norris did have about 50 pounds on Bruce Lee in his prime, and had more competitive experience.

And yeah, of course Stallone isn't in the same league as Norris. He probably knows enough about boxing to be dangerous, though whether that's dangerous to his opponent or to himself is in question. Norris is still in great shape, which Stallone doesn't seem to be, and Norris is still involved in martial arts.

Random fact about Stallone: The Fonz is actually based on Sylvester Stallone. Henry Winkler was essentially doing his impression of Stallone from their time together on the set of The Lords of Flatbush.

Really Random fact: While I don't know how talented a boxer Stallone really is, I have heard that Robert de Niro really did show a lot of talent after training for Raging Bull. He went 2-1 in some real fights, and his trainer remarked that he could have been successful as a pro.