# Man Bests Mountain Lion In Epic Hand to Paw Combat **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 15, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-bests-mountain-lion-in-epic-hand-to-paw-combat/829595 "2019-02-15T15:37:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-bests-mountain-lion-in-epic-hand-to-paw-combat/829595/1 "2019-02-15T15:37:18Z")
I was totally in awe of [this guy](https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/14/us/mountain-lion-attack-colorado-runner/index.html)—getting ambushed by, and nevertheless besting, a mountain lion with his bare hands! But then: > [@Homeric Epic](#): > > A necropsy revealed the mountain lion was about 4 to 5 months old and weighed between 35 and 40 pounds. My cat weighs 17. This guy slew a cocker spaniel-sized kitten. I think this city slicker tried to pet the kitten and it went all Tasmanian devil on him. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-bests-mountain-lion-in-epic-hand-to-paw-combat/829595/2 "2019-02-15T16:08:41Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > I was totally in awe of [this guy](https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/14/us/mountain-lion-attack-colorado-runner/index.html)—getting ambushed by, and nevertheless besting, a mountain lion with his bare hands! > > But then: My cat weighs 17. This guy slew a cocker spaniel-sized kitten. > > I think this city slicker tried to pet the kitten and it went all Tasmanian devil on him. If my 18-pound cat went nuts and ambushed me, I’d give it a 10% chance of taking me down.