Rocky Balboa vs Ip Man (Donnie Yen)

[Stefano4444]

Rocky from Rocky IV and Ip Man from Ip Man 3.

Rocky Balboa: 0 ()

Ip Ma: 4 (MrKingOfNegativity, Sir Ovens, Alien Dual Blaster, Assembled1801)

Inconclusive: 0 ()

 

[Stefano4444]

bump

 

[MrKingOfNegativity]

I'm going to be perfectly honest, Balboa fights like too much of an idiot to stand any chance here. Ip has fought boxers whose showings onscreen (not statements, showings) depict them as being far above Rocky in the skill department while also being much tougher and stronger than Ip physically, and either won outright or held his own indefinitely. Balboa's fights are often won by him just toughing his way through what he gets hit with.

This is Balboa as of Rocky IV, who's almost twice as strong and durable as the feat Ip-Man scales to thanks to fighting and winning an extended match against Ivan Drago. (who has a 16,370 J feat that he later surpasses in the same movie) But that's hardly enough of an AP advantage to make a difference when Ip outclasses him in every other area and has worn down similarly strong boxers in his canon. Who, judging from the fights, were also much smarter and knew how to block strikes with something other than their face.

Ip-Man 8/10s this at worst.

 

[Sir_Ovens]

Ip-Man for the reasons above.

 

[Alien_Dual_Blaster]

You dudes made a ******* Rocky vs IP Man thread without even telling me firsthand? You conniving bastards.

Anyways, even if Rocky in his prime does have the capacity to bring down IP-Man for a ten count and sadly outedges him in sheer durability alone, I still think IP-Man would beat the shit out of him due to superior skill, speed, tactics, technique, experience, and his One Inch Punch with at least high-difficulty. Rocky's tank-like durability will only delay the inevitable.

So yeah IP Man gets my vote here, brah.

 

[Alien_Dual_Blaster]

I'd also like to see a ring match between Rocky and Twister. Hell, I'd like to see Cheun Ting Chi (especially from Master Z) take on Ivan Drago and even Rocky at his prime.

 

[Assembled1801]

I agree with MrKing that Ip Man would take this. Ip Man should need Superhuman combat speed based on his fights and also can punch faster.

 

[Alien_Dual_Blaster]

Why is no one answering my Apollo Creed vs Jin Shan Zhao thread?