Thanks for the replies, guys. Yeah, I guess speed and skill and all that come into it. Andrew indeed have more strength and a longer reach, etc, but I guess Luc, being smaller was a lot more quicker and supple, so to speak. He also has a lower center of gravity and could perhaps hit Andrew in more vulnerable spots (work his stomach, chest, etc) to get him down.
Speaking of speed and skill, I just remembered that my Dad, who is 5'11" and lean used to box and "play fight" with a friend of his who was 6'4" and much bigger than Dolph. However, my Dad used to beat him every time. The guy used to fall like a sack of potatoes, my Dad said.
Still, I'm only 5'9" myself (wish I was TALLER) and have won a few fights but I don't think I'd win a fight against a 6'4" guy, like Spiff.
"It looks a bit sweaty in there so you may need to apply baby powder" Zapp Brannigan
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sam_orozco2002
15 years ago
tall men are strong (sometimes, unless they are just a walking skeleton) but they also are slow and clumsy. it doesn't take much to topple them over if they have no clue on how to fight. once your on the ground, size doesn't matter. so it's possible for short guys to come out on top. besides since short men are looked down upon as weak, so it makes them even more vicious because we have to make up that lack of size with aggression, and technique.
even in the movie fight you could tell a difference in aggression. dolph was hitting van damme with a blow here, and a blow there, but no combo's at all. as for van damme, every chance he got he was swinging for the fences, and popping off as many blows as he can to make up for his lack of strenght. once they fight was even due to the drugs van damme kept up the his aggression and that's why he won.
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avortac
11 years ago
Of course the physical size is the only thing that matters. That's why everyone taller than him was able to push around Bruce Lee every time they wanted to. Easy.
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