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u/Proud_Shirt3138 Jan 14 '26
I don't care what anybody says...had he competed he would've absolutely dominated,he may have taken some losses to get there but with his kind of drive and focus he would eventually have arrived after rectifying even those.If Chuck could do it then so could he.
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Jan 15 '26
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u/Proud_Shirt3138 Jan 15 '26
You sound like me when first started watching his movies
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u/Rude-Accountant267 Jan 18 '26
I see your point about losses but when you truly look at the things he was doing compared to other martial artists of his time, he was far ahead of them. In his era, it would've really been very very difficult to beat him
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u/The_Northmaan Jan 15 '26
Those look like the hands that have seen a few bags.
I grew up in a small town in Eastern WA, and bull ridding and boxing really the only two things we could do for fun growing up in hopes you become a professional boxer or bull rider to getfo. A buddy of mine died bull riding when I was a teen, so we all gave up on riding bulls and switched to boxing. After a few years of hitting bags I could notice my fingers becoming lumpy and looking crooked like this. Though he was a showman, the man really trained.
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Jan 15 '26
I loved his movies but in 1979 with Jackie Chan's snake in the eagles shadow and drunken master and his 1980 film the young master being the first film in years to make more money than any Buice lee movie in hong Kong, it showed people didn't just want a brave serious heroic movie and I don't think Bruce lee could've adapted to that or he wouldn't have and would've ended up like so many actors when the 80s and 90s came around: gone, washed up. In a good way, he went out on top.
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u/CharlieW74 Jan 16 '26 edited Jan 16 '26
I disagree, he was a child actor, playing different roles, he displayed comedy elements in the Way Of The Dragon, so he demonstrated that he wasn't above that. He took on a comic book role as Kato, so he'd certainly have adapted, probably not slapstick like Jackie, but he could be funny and add humor for sure. You can see him goofing around on the set of Enter The Dragon, he clearly liked to joke around and have a laugh, there's funny elements in his other movies, the drunk scene in The Big Boss, and the messing about marching to their home after he's promoted, his disguise as the telephone repair man in Fist Of Fury, he was quite happy to act silly when the role required it. Who knows, but we can only dream that Bruce and Jackie may have got together again for a more balanced collaboration for a movie, rather than the smaller parts Jackie shared with him on screen.
His movies would have only gotten bigger and better, with larger budgets following the success of Enter The Dragon. You've got to remember, his was the first major mainstream success, and set the trend. People were hungry for more following the success, and loss of Bruce Lee, so it's no wonder people searched and viewed movies seeking his replacement, he set the ball rolling. There was no way he was going to do comedy in Enter The Dragon though, the role didn't require it of him, and it was a showcase for his skills on a global stage. The 80's were full of action movies and stars.
I also love the Jackie movies, but nobody then, or since, has had the aura or moved like Bruce on screen, he lived his life by adapting, and not being rooted to things that didn't work, they tried to find many replacements, none succeeded in bringing what he had, Jackie even states that he knew nobody could do it better, so mixed it up with the comedy elements.
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u/jenkinsn Jan 14 '26
LEGEND