LondonRingRules Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) James West of course was the character played by Robert Conrad on The Wild, Wild, West TV series circa 1965-1969 before Bruce Lee ever reprised Kato on The Green Hornet. Conrad did all the fight scenes and most all the stunts. He was a short middleweight in the day of no particular note, but he studied some gymnastics and martial arts additionally which came in handy when he landed this role. His sidekick was a character actor Ross Martin, aka Artemas Gordon is a freaking genius, but that another story. This episode features long gone dwarf actor Micheal Dunn, aka Dr. Loveless, a recurring nemesis and another genius, but I digress. Evidence of James West's fighting prowess and physical acumen, and keep in mind this went on most working days for 5 years unlike a typical Bruce Lee movie of one per year. In short, I figure West is good for the distance. Bruce Lee perhaps not so proven, so what sayeth you chaps? Go to the 11 minute mark for the setup for the first action and so on. *** Dunno what's wrong with this software, but the links are youtube, oh well... [YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZUGe61KTK4[/YOUTUBE] Conrad had a long time contact with the boxing community, managing fighters in LA, and here Floyd Patterson makes an appearance as a homesteader in a typical action sequence. [YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4rHFtLYiic[/YOUTUBE] Edited July 23, 2014 by LondonRingRules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaconfan Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Re: James West vs Bruce Lee Why are you matching up James West against Bruce Lee? One is a fictional character, the other not. Maybe West v Kato is what you intended...either way Conrad or West loses to any version of Bruce Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonezzz Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Re: James West vs Bruce Lee Bruce Lee always wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Re: James West vs Bruce Lee Bruce Lee, one inch punch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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