Who would win a street fight, Mike Tyson or Bruce Lee?

In a street fight? Or in a boxing match?

In a street fight - my money would easily be on Tyson.

In boxing - a top of his game Ali vs. a top of his game Tyson? Not very clear cut but I would lean towards Ali.

Tyson was faster than Ali in terms of hand speed - Ali's speed was really in his body movement and foot work.

These threads come up all the time. It was a rugby player and some midget last time I believe. In an actual street fight Tyson would murder Lee. Stamina and speed are pointless in a street fight as they are over pretty quickly.

speed would be pretty important (and sorry for the accidental neg phones laggy)

Speed only in the sense of getting the first hand on but after that size and power can normally dominate.

Most street fights end very quickly with punches due to their unexpected nature.

Therefore punchers usually have an advantage.

Other times there are lots of people involved so getting involved in grappling is stupid as you will get kicked on the floor by mates etc.

Also kicks are disastrous in street fights if you happen to come up against someone who knows what they're doing or if you miss/don't land right. The same isn't really true of punches.

you don't need to be big or strong to beat someone with martial arts unlike boxing

Bruce lee, since he's too speedy for Tyson.

speed helps in dodging the other guys punches


Lee's speed in terms of reacting + punching from a distance of three feet away was determined to be around five hundredths of a second (0.05 second); from five feet away it was around eight hundredths of a second (0.08 second).
Lee could take in one arm a 75 lb barbell from a standing position with the barbell held flush against his chest and slowly stick his arms out locking them, holding the barbell there for several seconds.
In a speed demonstration, Lee could snatch a dime off a person's open palm before they could close it, and leave a penny behind.
Lee performed one-hand push-ups using only the thumb and index finger.
Lee performed 50 reps of one-arm chin-ups.
Lee could cause a 300-lb (136.08 kg) bag to fly towards and thump the ceiling with a sidekick
Lee held an elevated v-sit position for 30 minutes or longer
Lee could break wooden boards six inches thick.
In a move that has been dubbed "Dragon Flag", Lee could perform leg lifts with only his shoulder blades resting on the edge of a bench and suspend his legs and torso perfectly horizontal midair.
Lee would use one finger to leave dramatic indentations on pine wood.

Bruce Lee. First off, you have an incredible psychological advantage. Bruce has had intense self discipline drilled into him from childhood. Tyson bites ears, and beats women. Not exactly the poster boy for self discipline. And Bruce lee was pure muscle and sinew the man constantly trained with weights

s'pretty freakin fast

Although I realise that fights starts and mostly end with the use of punches, you've made a claim to have stats on this by your wording - cite your source.

Sorry if you interpreted it this way but I don't have stats. Don't be pedantic - anyone who knows what they're talking about knows most fights end with punches.



MMAers can punch.

I beg to differ. Most fighters in MMA are terrible punchers. I don't know why but they just don't seem to be taught the right technique. Their weight transferral is usually just the same as any guy on the street to be honest. MMA guys are rubbish punchers compared to boxers.


Yes, deliberately so it is stupid. Are you arguing that therefore you are better off not knowing what to do when you are grabbed, tackled, pinned to the floor etc?

It's better to stay off the floor. Besides a savvy street fighter will do anything to get off the floor including things not in mma rules such as spitting, kneeing in balls, scratching, headbutts, biting etc. There are actually many cases of experienced street fighters beating boxers, MMA fighters etc. Many of these seem to think their experience in the ring/cage will automatically make them good on the street.

Why is it not the same of punches?

Sorry if you interpreted it this way but I don't have stats. Don't be pedantic - anyone who knows what they're talking about knows most fights end with punches.

I beg to differ. Most fighters in MMA are terrible punchers. I don't know why but they just don't seem to be taught the right technique. Their weight transferral is usually just the same as any guy on the street to be honest. MMA guys are rubbish punchers compared to boxers.

It's better to stay off the floor. Besides a savvy street fighter will do anything to get off the floor including things not in mma rules such as spitting, kneeing in balls, scratching, headbutts, biting etc.

There are actually many cases of experienced street fighters beating boxers, MMA fighters etc. Many of these seem to think their experience in the ring/cage will automatically make them good on the street.

Because you are off balance. It's much harder to defend after a kick if you miss. Someone can grab your leg etc. Most experienced street fighters will tell you don't kick.

Skill>>Strength.

Bruce Lee ftw!

Mike Tyson for sure. Martial arts is a load of bull**** in real life fighting, boxing is as real as it gets to proper hand to hand combat, not to mention as well that Tyson weighs about 5 times as much and is lightning quick.

btw we are talking about the prime years of both, right? because these days I reckon even I could take out Tyson

if u think boxing is 'proper hand to hand combat' you've never been in a real fight.

it's still a great martial art/ sport, but in the end you only ever really practice 4 punches

no mainstream sport/martial art is ever going to be a complete representation of a street fight, but out of all those I'd say boxing is the best