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Old 05-07-2008, 03:02 PM   #130 (permalink)
MysticNinjaJay

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Originally Posted by NinjaKilla187 View Post
Great athlete, martial artist, and actor, and a hugely influential man, but not a fighter. Sorry sports fans.

If you are going to argue otherwise please provide the sources no one else has been able to.

Thanks.
Is a fighter to you only someone who competes in an organized combat sport?

I'd argue that Bruce Lee was not a competitive athlete or Professional Fighter. But he was certainly a Martial Artist who was known by several sources to have competed in underground fights.

That would make him a fighter as much as someone like Kimbo Slice is a fighter. Just because they didn't have Youtube videos back then and Bruce didn't record these fights doesn't mean he never used his skills in a real fight. Certainly with no documented evidence his fighting prowess in real combat is hearsay at best however he was more than an actor.
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