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shotswerefired added 1 item to In Praise of Muhammad Ali list
His most admired boxer: "Ali. Not just for his skills, but because he was a real star. He wasn't that powerful, but he was very light, very fast. Now, I like Tyson. He looks like a tiger! However, Tyson cannot fight for a long time. He lacks stamina. If the fight goes to the eleventh or twelfth round, he starts to look tired. In the early rounds, he's very powerful, very dangerous. Ali was very smart, though. He had very clever tactics. Of all the fighters, I like to watch Muhammad Ali the best."
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shotswerefired added 1 item to In Praise of Bruce Lee list
"I have numerous fighting experience in the rings, but I saw Bruce fought with others. His martial arts skills are much better than me. It’s true, much better than me!"
On the prospect of fighting Bruce: "Bruce did ask me to have a try out with him but I don’t dare to utter a word and after seeing his amazing performance, I think I better not do so for fear of losing face. Just look at his speed, kicking and punching, it’s scary! He’ll just finish you off with one punch if you are to engage a fight with him. One punch from him and that’s it, you are gone! I'm not able to handle him. So, if I fight with him, I’ll lose, I can’t beat him."
"I remember he wanted to test my arm power so we had an arm-wrestling. Nobody can beat him, really! You know, I am well-known for my arm wrestling but Bruce was even much better. He just beat the hell out of me easily. Not only that, later on, Bolo Yeung told me personally that he once lost to Bruce, so, a big guy like him can’t even beat Bruce, how the hell can I, who is much smaller than Bolo."
"He was very strong. He could beat Bolo at arm-wrestling. You know how big Bolo is! That was at Golden Harvest."
"I have to say that the best kicking I saw was by Bruce Lee. Fast, but very powerful! Some people were faster, but they lacked power. Only Bruce had this, so, of course, I tried to follow his kicking style."
On how he would fare against Muay Thai fighters of his time: "No doubt Bruce should be the best in Southeast Asia then. If fighting in the ring with the Muay Thai fighter, it is hard to say who will win because of the rules and regulations but if it is on the street with no rules and all out, I’ll bet on Bruce, Bruce will definitely win for sure!" 5 years, 5 months ago
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shotswerefired added 1 item to In Praise of Muhammad Ali list
"Muhammad Ali was a good fighter, not because of his speed, but because of his timing."
"Even though I think of Ali as the original trash talker, he is a very quiet man when he's among close friends - he's also very smart, by the way - but when the media shows up, he lights up."5 years, 5 months ago
shotswerefired added 1 item to In Praise of Bruce Lee list
"Bruce Lee helped me with my punch, and I helped him with his kick."
"I dedicate my book to Bruce Lee and Linda Lee Cadwell for all they have done for Martial Arts worldwide and for me, personally. Through this book I have sought in some small way to honour the remarkable legacy of excellence in mind and body that Bruce left behind in his too short a life."
"Think of the fastest cheetah on the African tundra. Think of the speed at which you blink your eyes. Or better yet, think of electrons darting around the nucleus of an atom. That is the speed at which the great, late martial artist Bruce Lee could move his hands."
"I think it was in 1967 when Bruce first broke boards. He saw a lot of them lying around in my garage and told me that he would like to try them out. He had never broken a board before, but only a few months later, Bruce broke more boards than I did! In fact, he side jump-kicked four inch dangling boards and broke every one of them. He really had tremendous momentum and power in his kicks. It's true that I was the one who first introduced high kicks to Bruce and, in return, Bruce gave me some ideas of hand techniques, mainly showing me how to be "non-telegraphic" when punching."
On the difficulty of breaking boards: "Without explosive power, the boards would just fly away unbroken."
"Bruce taught me an innovative new punch that illustrates his profound philosophy of fighting. He told me that you never telegraph with which hand you will strike. When he demonstrated what he meant by that, he asked me to try and block his punches. As much as I focused, as much as I told myself to quicken my defenses, I couldn't block him."
"I coined a name for Bruce's punch - the "Accupunch" - and one day it was my honour to transfer Bruce's skill and legacy to the heavyweight boxing champion of the world!"
"I was surprised to learn that Ali had heard of me, but not so surprised that he knew and had tremendous respect for Bruce. Ali talked about how quick Bruce was. I told Ali that Bruce had great respect for him too and that to honour the memory of my friend I would like to show him one of Bruce's most secret weapons."
"Bruce was very fast, but more important was his excellent timing, his deceptiveness. Good timing is essential. Muhammad Ali was a good fighter, not because of his speed, but because of his timing. I really felt that Bruce valued good timing more than just speed."
“Sparring with Bruce was so frustrating because he would be on you before you could even react.I don't know how he did it but you couldn't beat a guy like him.”
"Bruce was really a good street fighter, and I personally have never seen anybody, pound for pound, as strong as Bruce Lee."5 years, 5 months ago
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