# How good of a 'Fighter' is Jackie Chan?

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**Created:** [July 29, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-of-a-fighter-is-jackie-chan/761160 "2016-07-29T01:32:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-of-a-fighter-is-jackie-chan/761160/21 "2016-07-29T20:20:57Z")

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It depends, is he drunk?

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**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-of-a-fighter-is-jackie-chan/761160/22 "2016-07-29T21:03:34Z")

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Chuck Norris (in his prime) was once asked on camera what he’s do if 4 guys in an alley demanded his wallet.

“I’d probably give 'em my wallet.”

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> He’s suffered a fair few injuries over the years, and he’s in his 60s now.

Chan has suffered many, many injuries over the years. He said from his days as a stunt man that if he said he was injured during filming he would be fired and replaced. When he was injured, he kept going because he didn’t want to lose his job.

In **Rumble in the Bronx** , Chan jumps from a pier onto a hover-boat. In reality, when he landed, he broke his ankle. They set it, put a cast on it , painted it to look like a tennis shoe and they kept filming. That’s a tough son of a bitch right there.

I love how at the end of his films of that era, they show the outtakes. They show many times they try the stunts and fail, usually with Chan getting hurt.

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**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-of-a-fighter-is-jackie-chan/761160/23 "2016-07-29T21:51:22Z")

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The big question is: How would Jackie Chan fare against Willie Nelson?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-of-a-fighter-is-jackie-chan/761160/24 "2016-07-29T22:00:52Z")

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> [@Mister\_Rik](#):
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> The big question is: How would Jackie Chan fare against Willie Nelson?

He’d get smoked.

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**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-of-a-fighter-is-jackie-chan/761160/25 "2016-07-29T23:16:08Z")

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> [@cormac262](#):
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> (Don’t mean to hijack) That is SO cool. Benny’s few screen appearances were memorable (Meals on Wheels scene is great !).  
> What was Benny like ? Were you training with him when he worked with John Cusack ? (did you ever meet John Cusack ?)

He’s the most down to earth, nicest guy you’ll ever meet. In a world of hardheaded meatheads, he is a real true person. He was in it for the chess match, not to hurt ppl.

And yeah, I met Cusick once briefly in passing. Also seemed very nice.

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