In 1973, Bruce Lee died young at the age of 32 with a gunshot, and his skills, known as the "Wudang Two Tigers", were frozen forever.
At that time, little Mike Tyson was just a 7-year-old boy.
He never imagined that many years later, he would actually face the media camera and say wildly, "If there are no rules, I can easily defeat Bruce Lee".
In the movies "Game of Death" and "Enter the Dragon", Bruce Lee conquered the hearts of countless Western audiences with his agile skills and cool martial arts performances. He brought Chinese kung fu to the world stage and became a household name.
And in the birthplace of Chinese kung fu, Bruce Lee is also worshipped as a "martial god" and is a proud idol of countless Chinese.
In the face of Tyson's hubris, Bruce Lee's supporters were immediately emotionally charged and filled with righteous indignation.
Bruce Lee Xi acquired a variety of martial arts such as Jeet Kune Do, Wing Chun, and nunchucks in his life. Among them, Jeet Kune Do, which he founded, is the most unique, integrating the culmination of martial arts from all over the world, and pursuing the highest level of empty-handed fighting.
Bruce Lee integrated Chinese and foreign martial arts, combined with the philosophical system of Chinese culture, and absorbed the essence of Western combat boxing. This set of Jeet Kune Do is both profound and practical, and can be described as the culmination of the empty-handed road.
And Bruce Lee's best "one-inch punch" comes from the essence of Chinese martial arts - Wing Chun. He has practiced this stunt that requires a long period of training and uses power to punch to the pinnacle.
When Bruce Lee explodes, he can knock down the strong man in the light of lightning. This kind of punch, which seems to be small but contains great power, is Bruce Lee's killer weapon.
In contrast, Tyson's fist hardness and explosiveness are also intimidating. His right hook is as devastating as 100 kilograms and can easily penetrate an 8mm steel plate.
During one performance, Tyson sent a bull to the west with just a right hook, and the audience was full of exclamations. In addition, Tyson is more good at the combination of straight punches with quick turns of punching with the left and right hands, and the defensive posture is zero, and the opponent can't parry at all.
It can be seen that Bruce Lee and Tyson have their own strengths.
If these two martial arts masters do get to the test, the outcome is likely to be decided by some details.
Bruce Lee is only 173 centimeters tall and weighs 64 kilograms, which seems to be much weaker than Tyson, who is more than 6 feet tall and nearly 100 kilograms. But in fact, Bruce Lee's body fat of only 3% gives him extremely fast explosiveness and long-lasting physical strength.
He's rumored to be able to throw nine punches and six kicks per second, which is incredibly fast. Tyson's body shape limits his speed and is inferior to Bruce Lee in terms of strain.
When the two fight, it seems that Bruce Lee will strike as fast as lightning and then quickly retreat to dodge. He could drain Tyson's stamina and weaken the boxing champion a little bit.
Tyson's hammer punches couldn't hit the nimble Bruce Lee, but he wasn't completely powerless. His strong strength still made Bruce Lee dare not take any straight punches head-on.
The situation may gradually favor Bruce Lee as his physical strength is exhausted. What's even more sinister is that once Bruce Lee takes out his nunchuck, Tyson may immediately fall into passivity.
Bruce Lee's nunchuck technique was as fast as lightning, which once made Li Guohao stunned. Tyson, on the other hand, has never been exposed to weapon defense, and is likely to be defeated in a few moves.
Imagination is imagination after all, and we have no way of knowing the actual outcome of this competition. But most of Bruce Lee's supporters believe that Master Xiaolong will be able to overwhelm the crowd with his skills, so that the boxing champion is helpless.
After all, Chinese kung fu has a long history and contains the painstaking efforts and wisdom of countless predecessors, which is difficult to match by any foreign martial arts.
"I really hope that Bruce Lee is still alive in this world......" This is the sigh of Bruce Lee's widow and Taiwanese actress Zhang Rouyun. Indeed, our countless Bruce Lee fans also deeply regret his untimely death.
A martial arts master with such charisma and ambition could have carried Chinese Kung Fu forward to a wider field.
However, as a saying goes, Bruce Lee has become a legend of that era. Globally, Bruce Lee remains the most famous martial artist, and he has made indelible contributions to the promotion of Chinese kung fu.
Today, Chinese kung fu is popular all over the world, and Bruce Lee has made great contributions. The action, fighting, and weaponry he performed in the film are still entertaining and enjoyable to watch.
In contrast, the wild words of boxing champion Tyson can only make people sigh. Perhaps, he also recognized Bruce Lee's greatness in his heart, but he just wanted to attract attention by using the name of the late Valkyrie.
But this lack of humility is contrary to the spirit of a true martial artist. We expect Tyson to be humble and cautious and not to make such transgressions.
As for Bruce Lee, he deserves to be remembered with more reverence and nostalgia. Zhang Yimou, a Chinese national treasure, once said: "Bruce Lee is a miracle that cannot be replicated, and he brings the wisdom of Chinese to the world."
We can't let time take away the aura of this martial arts superstar. On the contrary, we should carry forward his spirit of enduring humiliation and innovation, and let more young people know about Bruce Lee's life.
Perhaps, that's the only thing we can do right now.