Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (April 16, 1927-December 31, 2022) stunned the world in 2013 when he announced, after eight years in office, that he lacked the strength to continue as head of the Catholic Church. The Associated Press contributed to this gallery. | Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis via Getty ImagesĪ look back at the esteemed personalities who left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.īy senior producer David Morgan. Plus, Lee “ worshiped the ground Ali walked on.” Lee has even said that if Ali fought him, “He’d kill me.Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by the faithful in Les Combes in 2005. They explained that he was never “braggadocious” about who he thought he could beat in a fight. They begin again, but they’re stopped by a stunt coordinator, which ends the fight in a draw.Īfter Lee’s real family and friends saw the portrayal, they came to his defense. Then Booth throws a leaping Lee into the door of a nearby car. When they begin, Lee jump kicks Booth to the ground. It’s a “friendly contest” to see who can put the other guy on his butt twice. It’s not a knock-down, drag-out, to-the-death, slobber knocker. Stuntman Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) insults Lee for saying such a thing and calls Lee a “dancer.” He brags that he would “cripple” the great boxer Muhammad Ali if they ever fought. In the infamous scene, an arrogant Bruce Lee (Mike Moh) stands on a Hollywood backlot during a break in filming for Lee’s show The Green Hornet. Following the news, fans began to wonder whether or not LaBell could've beaten Bruce Lee in the fight. Bruce Lee's daughter insisted that the depiction was a 'mockery' of her father, and while that ruffled some feathers, it seems as if the fight itself is where the true controversy stands. While LaBell claimed he was just kidding, it seems as if the fight was real enough to inspire a scene in Quentin Tarantino's most recent Oscar-winning film, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. During the filming of The Green Hornet back in 1966, Bruce Lee and stuntman Gene LaBell got into a real fight after LaBell went through with a surprise move. Updated on August 7th, 2021, by Michael Chaar: Bruce Lee has paved the way for the rise of martial arts and combat in film.

Related: This Is What Quentin Tarantino Really Thinks About Bruce Lee And they roll their eyes at the idea a stuntman could stand toe-to-toe and go blow-for-blow with the Dragon, but what really happened?

Many familiar with the real Bruce Lee disagree with Tarantino’s arrogant depiction of him.

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