Who's your favorite all-time Fighter??

[AngryMatt]

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Edited February 27, 2005 by AngryMatt

[Muaythaiboxer]

i have never had the pleasure to learn any form of jiu jitsu and i was curious how was bjj created and how does i differ from japanese jiu jitsu

[baronbvp]

Lee had the biggest impact spreading the popularity of martial arts, though Carradine did that too but isn't as good a fighter. Lee had to slow down his moves to be caught on film. Seagal, Chan, and Van Damme are actors compared to Norris, who thankfully is a better fighter than he is an actor.

 

Helio Gracie's family has had the biggest modern impact because all fights of any duration end up on the ground. Thank UFC and Royce Gracie for introducing the world to Brazilian jiu-jitsu, perhaps the best grappling style in existence. I'd like to learn it but at my age would probably end up too injured.

 

Edited April 10, 2005 by baronbvp

[kenpo_fighter]

i'm torn between 2 legends. Masutatsu Oyama, the founder of Kyokushin Karate, which i trained in for 5 years and got my first shodan rank. i did my own research of the claims made about Master Oyama about the 300 man kumite & knocking out bulls with his bare hands and chopping their horns off. These claims are legit. i saw it with my own eyes in video clips. the principles and values i learned in my 1st dojo, i still carry and practice.

the next would have to be Bruce Lee. Another "real" fighter. The man was outspoken, cocky, & a bit arrogant and had the talent and knowledge to back it up. he helped breakdown barriers between oriental & western both racial, pychological and opened eyes, minds, & hearts while doing so. he was able to spread the beauty of not only his art but, all martial arts in a time of racial discrimination.

[Mr. Mike]

ok...seriously, let's have a thread dedicated entirely to Bruce Lee and the debate and conjecture about his life...argh. Why in the world did the debate of Lee vs. Parker even happen in the first place? Can we all stop arguing long enough to pay attention to the thread?

I will say that hollywood can make mediocre fighters seem legendary...

favorite fighter? uh, can I say myself? I like what I do...I impress myself.

other than that, I like to watch Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan and Jet Li, and all the others on TV, but as for reality, I would have to give it to Mas Oyama and Ali.

[y2_sub]

If i am to choose , i would choose Sosai Oyama ..

I would say that fransisco filho is the greatest fighter alive , quiet frankly , the man is great with all what he accomplished in Kiokushin and k-1 rings , his 100 men Kumite , but as a fighter and instructor , he have done nothing comparing to Sosai Oyama

what i admired in Oyama isn't killing bulls ( 4 in instance , 47 as a hole) or competing with any one , althow that is great ,but surviving 18 month of solitude in the mountains , thats legendary !!!!

that just came up into my mind : most PPL congratulate the champion , but never his instructor !!!!!!

[mai tai]

on bruce. you put me in a movie and make me the star ill beat evreyone of you.

in real life not so much

why dont we have a forum catagoy for bruce lee. this way i can avoid it like the plague.

favorite fighters.

1. boxing...tom hearns ...with his great power and glass jaw SOMEONE was going to get knocked out.

james toney cause i worked out with him and hes a nice guy

2. muay tai...lady boy..cause the story was so funny. by the way i meet her/him in thailand

3.nhb 1. graci...cause he showed that a grappler can win

2. marice smith...cause when it looked like ONLY grapplers could win he showed that a striker could win.

3. frank shamrock.... lets abolish sriker grappler thing and lets all be fighters

4 vanderla silva..... cause he looks like a caveman

4. k-1 mark hunt...cause when im with the guys from the gym watching k-1 i get a kick out of calling him mike hunt.

5. real pro wrestling..... jeff prescott ..cause i wrestled him in high school

6. tkd who else ...lopez

7. wrestling greco roman....rulon gardner...who would think this sack of patatos could win anything let alone beat the mighty kralin. (btw he won his pride fight to)

8.old school karate....chuck....btw this is why we want actors like bruce in movies and not fighters

honorable mention to

ron artess

nolan ryan

rob ray

dyrall strawberry

and jeff vangundy