First of all…what are we even talking about here? I don’t see Cruise getting into the ring because IF he gets hurt or loses a tooth …he could be out millions. Meanwhile Bieber could get pulverized and maybe miss a couple of show dates. If he wanted. Hell Bieber doesn’t even need to tour. There’s a dozen ways Bieber can make money.
That all said…if this were a street fight? Cruise would annihilate him. Bieber boxes? He can dance? Good for him.
You sad fat bastards are also forgetting that old guys have “wiry old guy strength” and a willingness to do what it takes to win.
One second Bieber is wondering if he has the guts to gouge Toms eye and the next Toms ripped off Justin’s ear with his teeth
Bieber could not even handle Orlando Bloom…come on, seriously? I am not a huge fan of Tom Cruise, but the dude works, and he works hard. He would win and Bieber would get his ass handed to him by a man older than his Dad.
The 2 things that count the most in fights are the ability to take a punch and stamina.
I doubt either of them has been punched in the face before (I mean a real, I hate you punch, not training in a gym with big gloves on) , so they are even there.
Stamina I give to the Biebs, because train as he might, Cruise cannot erase all those years. Watch a video of any ex-MMA fighter in a comeback fight past the age of 40, they got about 30 to 60 seconds before they are gassed. I don’t think Cruise would make it that long.
Wait, Cruise really climbed up the side of the Burj Khalifa? For heaven’s sake, why? Even if you’ve got a stuntman (or the actor himself) willing to do it, there are a lot of easier ways to make a movie of a guy climbing up the Burj Khalifa. For the long shots, the climber is going to be a speck, so any sort of special effect will look good enough. And for the close-ups, you make a set that looks like a small section of the tower, and climb that: That makes it easier to get the cameras and such in position, and you don’t have to wait as long for the climber.
Beiber’s training regimen is likely to be interrupted by binge-drinking and short stays in jail that result from driving and getting into fights while binge-drinking.
I voted Cruise but I don’t believe Bieber would even make the fight. When I was in middle school two Scientologists tried to kidnap me because my mom knew where one of their defecting VP’s was hanging out. If they’d do that to a kid what would they do if someone threatened their most prominent member?
You assume too much. No joke, I was the target of an abduction. They came to my school and said that my mother had given them permission to pick me up. The school didn’t let me go but they did summon me to the office. I saw the two leaving quickly and I verified that I recognized them.
I didn’t believe that they would have hurt me but the folks in Clearwater wanted their defector badly and they knew who I was. Knowing what I’ve learned later, I’m not so sure what would have happened honestly. Hell, I’m not even sure that they didn’t want to be caught just to let my mom know she was vulnerable. SHRUG.
Unfortunately the woman ended up dying of cancer within a few months after the incident but her sister and my mom are still best friends to this day and I still miss that woman. She was amazing.
[edited to add] Tom and I are about the same age so I’m reasonably certain he had nothing to do with it.
This isn’t even close. Cruise would completely obliterate Bieber in less than a minute. Say what you will about the guy, but Cruise is one of the most competitive, driven men on the planet. The dude is a force. He would train 24/7 to prepare for a fight like this. He’s already done considerable training for movie roles and that typically goes way beyond mere choreography.
Thanks, Disgruntled Penguin. That’s quite a story.
Do you think the CoS still tries this sort of thing with impunity? Or have they scaled back as their power has declined?
ETA: as most of you already know, Bieber has walked back his challenge an preemptively admitted defeat.
Also, I heard the two men’s vital statistics today. Cruise stands 5’7 and weighs 170 pounds (welterweight by MMA standards). Bieber is a little taller at 5’9 but weighs 145 pounds (MMA featherweight). 25 pounds is quite a difference.
Justin Bieber apparently cleared the air on social media and said he was just joking and that Tom Cruise would probably have won the fight if it did happen.
While I haven’t met him, everything I’ve read has indicated he’s a few inches shy of that. Lifts make him taller, maybe to 5’7". I believe the weight, however. He’s pretty solid.