Bruce Lee's toughest opponent ever! Big thanks to James Coburn's friend for sharing this with us:)

I never realized the Steve McQueen was a pall bearer for Bruce Lee! RIP two legends, both died way too early....

Steve McQueen was a former Marine USMC. He was stationed at 29 Palms as a tanker. There's a reason he's tough. He also was one of Bruce Lee's students along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. There was a lot of love between Bruce and Steve McQueen as well as respect.

RIP to both these guys Both died too young

Steve McQueen was in the Marines... A real tough guy! Thank you Beerdy for sharing!

Steve McQueen for me, is the coolest guy ever in the film industry. It's really sad that he is not still around. For me he will always be a lifetime hero and inspiration.

Steve McQueen was the true definition of cool!

Such a cool story. It always impresses me when to people, at the top of their game, from 2 different walks of life, have such respect for one another to put their own reputation on the line. Bruce knowing his skill level, being that impressed with Steve's toughness, is freaking awesome!

Wow! Both of my childhood heroes, what amazing men "Real Men" these two fella's were.

Like Charles Bronson (another tough guy), Steve McQueen had a hardlife growing up, so it is no suprising he was tough.

McQueen was just one of many of Bruce's celebrity friends who was also his student... McQueen was the one who was already in kick-ass mode, courtesy of Paris Island.

That was an amazing story I knew these two knew each other and Bruce Lee trained Steve McQueen but I never knew these two great men had an actual real fight just so McQueen can be sure of Bruce's speed and in return Bruce was in awe of Steve I never knew that in Hollywood Steve put Bruce on the map with other well known actors and stars it's quite a story to tell anyone and a very interesting one at that Steve McQueen was one of my favorite actors I always liked his movies Bruce Lee too I grew watching these two on the silver screen they should have done a movie together it would have been some movie

Yep, He was Mr Cool. Not only a badash, Loved to race cars and motorcycles. Also had the coolest walk.

Three of the coolest guys Lee McQueen and Coburn . Awesome presentation 🤛

Steve McQueen is a Marine. Damn right he was a brawler.

I've always been a HUGE STEVE MCQUEEN FAN!! AWESOME!

Lee was stunned a couple of times but the solar Plex kick did end the fight both were tough guys

I studied Wing Chun in William Chueng's system, who claimed to have been one of the senior teachers under Yip Man. (Yip didn't always teach). He claimed to teach some stuff to Bruce. William came to my city for a seminar. Questions were asked. I asked him: "Out of all the fighting styles, besides Wing Chun, what poses the biggest challenge?" Without hesitation he said: "American style boxing." Because... he said boxers can take many hits without consequence thanks to their conditioning. He also said the defense of a boxer is really hard to penetrate. The fact that McQueen took shots without a problem is no surprise, especially being a brawler. The proof is clearly in modern MMA. Strikers don't win as much as grapplers. It's a shame Bruce left us too soon. No question he would have continued to evolve into a grappler. Probably one of the greatest.

Great video, Thanks

Awesome story and both are truly legends.

Pure Fantasy!!!!!!!!

Now THAT'S what it's all about! Love the video Man! Really Cool!😎

if ANYONE knew Steve McQueen's background. Steve grew-up poor so he had to fight for everything he got. that would have an effect on Steve's life to the end. back in the day, Bruce beat-up ALOT of TOP Martial Artist. one would have NEVER guessed in a million years. a Movie Star/name Steve McQueen would be Bruce toughest opponent. Bruce at, 0:37 the man had GREAT style.

My uncle left North Dakota after graduating high school seeing what he'd find. One of the jobs he had was doing stunts for Steve McQueen for the tv show Wanted Dead or Alive. I still think it's kool to watch the show and see my uncle in action doing action stunts.

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seen the home training footage where it's said he's training with Steve McQueen and the guy's too tall and thin - has long lanky legs - so examining it carefully, have come to realize it's James Coburn!

McQueen has all that Scottish Warrior Blood in his Veins, just saying from Glasgow 😎 🇬🇧

Great classic upload brotha champ Beerdy! if I’m not mistaken didn’t Steve McQueen star in the western dead or alive show back then? classic show also! much respect 💯💪🏽🏆🔥

Wow, so cool!

Yeah being in my 60’s growing up in the hood. I know a little something about street fighting toughness. McQueen I’m a big fan of him and Master Lee

When Hollywood stars matched the characters they played .

Bruce Lee super star!

one punch and steve felt it in the liver, gallbladder, stomach, pancreas, small intestine and the adrenals *YIKES*

Steve maquinn died young too and his film pappillon is fantastic action all the time.

당신에 영상을 너무도 감동적으로 봤습니다. 영상을 보면서 이영상은 이소룡 팬들은 꼭 봐야 한다고 생각 합니다. 항상 당신에 영상을 응원합니다. 저는 한국에 이소룡 팬입니다. 건강하시고 항상 행복 하세요. 엄지척 👍 하트 ❤ 박수 👏

Great story!!!!❤ awesome history..

What a great story !

Good talk.

*Great Story!*

Yeah Steve McQueen grew up the hard way , he was tough not make believe tough

Wow! First time hearing this wow!

Cool

Steve McQueen was a student of Bruce Lee and respected Lee

I always loved Steve McQueen. He was the real deal. I had no idea he was such a scrapper. That just makes me love the man more.

2 minutes!!!!! holy crap!!!

Steve McQueen is the man, but I imagine Bruce was pulling punches.

Great movies Real Bad Ass. Marine... Semper Fi...

Steve Mcqueen is my favorite actor. Bruce Lee….the greatest martial artist.

Bruce lee le plus gentil aux monde charmant beau il dégage une gentillesse impressionnante Paix à son âme et steve le bogoss Les grand légende du cinéma des années 70

Brad Pitt’s stuntman character - Cliff Booth in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood reminds me of Steve McQueen. Quentin Tarantino probably took cues from Bruce’s relationship with McQueen to come up with Cliff Booth. McQueen was also portrayed in the movie by Damian Lewis. Quentin could’ve put this McQueen vs Lee fight in there as well, but then again Bruce Lee wasn’t the central character in the movie so it didn’t matter.

The one and only 'Papillon',! That, Bruce... that certainly would have been a very hard one for you! May these 2 beautiful souls Rest in Peace!

Bonsoir j'ai connu Steve McQueen quand j'étais plus jeune au 24heures du mans dans la Sarthe et j'ai gardé un très bon souvenir de cet acteur j'aurais voulu connaître Bruce Lee mais malheureusement bonne continuation à vous cordialement jean Louis

I knew I recognized that photo in the thumbnail. The man to the right of Bruce Lee in the pic from 0:40-1:40 was my karate teacher, Fumio Demura. A legend in his own right. He had that picture in his dojo.

McQueen as an Aries was always in combat mode.Add to that his hardships as a young man & one can understand why McQueen pissed off alot of people in Hollywood.

Bruce Lee was good movie fighter.

what an interesting story

Bruce Lee is a mysterious man but he was a great actor

..They're both great. The lesson of the story is to keep going, don't stop; the "fight" should last less than ten seconds..at best.

Nothing Like ☀️ Bruce Lee

Great story involving some legends, shocked when Lee died like he did and like wise with McQueen, Coburn was around for awhile......

mcweenie in a "dead or alive" episode was around a camp fire. he stood up from a crouch with one leg and other was exteneded for balance. yea wiriry what 160lb or so but still hard to do.

Inspiration for Brad Pitt scene in Tarantino movie?

growing up as a kid kato on the green hornet and the great escape mcQueen riding a trumph pretty cool

Ed Parker really was the guy to help Bruce a lot, he introduced him to a lot of the Hollywood people, and Ed ran the International's in California that really helped Bruce as well.

Great story. In another instance Bruce Lee a tells Steve McQueen, " Hey Steve I'm thinking of buying a Porsche like yours ( 911 ). Steve said come on ill give you a ride... these Porches drive differently from all other car's." So Steve McQueen drives him down Mulholland Dr. So fast in the corners that he scares Bruce Lee and Bruce drops to the Floor pan of the car and screems. Stop the car, look how crazy this car handles. Bruce dropping the center of gravity Steve was even Taking the corners faster than normal, Bruce says " stop the car or ill kill you!" Steve wait what he sees him on the floor and said oh what you're going to kill me. There's no I'm dieing getting beat up in a slow death So Steve drives faster living by James Deams moto " Dream as if you'll live forever, and Live as if you'll die tomorrow " 👦👍🏞⛰️🌲🏎🏁🚩

Great story really liked listening to this

Please upload video

This reminded me of when Jim Brown got in the ring with Muhammed Ali.

ANYONE NOTICED THAT NOONE RESEMBLES YOUNG BRUCE LEE MORE THAN ACTOR JOHN CHO? HOW ON EARTH IS IT POSSIBLE THAT NOONE EVER THOUGHT OF HAVING JOHN CHO PLAY YOUNG BRUCE LEE IN ANY OF SO MANY MOVIES ABOUT BRUCE LEE?

never knew that

He got him hooked on cannabis ,

Hello again!

Bullett is a great film, he was a real driver, check out the car chase. They had a telepathic relationship with each other. Steve also paid a large deposit on Lee's house in Beverly Hills and took him to his work office. They were more then friends. I do not worship Steve, but Bullett is a good film that has aged well. True the real guy may not be cool as he probably had a temper, but he is in a film industry which demands a certain expression of coolness. He was a loner, and always plays detached roles. Bruce also had a temper, it is no secret. The truth is that we all have flaws, but they make us or brake us. So i will not point my finger at anybody because 3 fingers will point back to you 😮.

Steve McQueen is pure Americana!

This is 100 percent accurate but I do think Steve had some Karate training before he fought Bruce.

They were good friends just like Colburn and Bruce all great actors Jackie Chan and Bolo were all friends and competitors

I wonder if this story influenced Quinton Tertontio for the fight scene in Once Upon A Time in Hollywood that angered Bruce Lee's family

4:22 "Remember back in 1967 Bruce Lee was an unknown guy, ok?" Holy crap! And you are THE Bruce Lee specialist? Since 1966, every person who had TV (93% of households in the US) knew who Bruce Lee was. The Green Hornet was the official name, but the whole wide world named it THE KATO SHOW.

Is brad Pitt character in the movie once upon a time in Hollywood based off steve McQueen?

Steve McQueen was a heavy smoker. Bruce Lee only said that because McQueen was one of his meal tickets and a very big star in Hollywood with "connections". I seriously doubt McQueen would have lasted 2 rounds with Bert Ward much less Kato.

McQueen was a Marine

What is the solar plexus? I'm an RN. Never heard of the solar plexus in anatomy OR on the job?

I can't believe it but I guess it's possible.

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Bruce could have easily killed Steve McQueen, but let him fight a couple of minutes before finally ending it with a kick to the chest. Bruce actually liked McQueen so didn't try to hurt or embarrass him. Hopefully no one believes McQueen actually had a chance in this fight lol

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Is this what the scene was about when Brad Pitt fights Bruce Lee in that movie?

This is no Story im sure he said some thing about it in an interview or film🤫

To tell Bruce Lee no pads, no camera , no rules .. just a straight up fight...that guy had to be tough. Bruce could have kicked him in the solar plexus from the beginning and ended the fight in 10 seconds probably. I think he wanted to see just how tough he really was.

Steve McQueen, king of cool!

Steve McQueen could take a shot that would drop a normal person. He had toughness, tricks, and the ability to keep on going in a fight . He even enjoyed a good fight. Bruce was a "master" and saw potential in Steve.

I wish we had Android phones back then to capture that fight.

Nope, Paul Newman was always considered to be a little more popular in the movies and Steve admitted as much

At the time Steve McQueen was only 74 kg - with all respect they were midgets compared with guys of today who have strength levels far beyond the tiny guys from the 1960’s . Like Bruce Lee was smaller than most women 5ft 6 “ - 57 kg .

I still can’t believe that there’s no video of Bruce Lee sparring or fighting with other guys.

Jocko Loffland fromPagamundo Oklahoma was the strongest kid I ever seen

When a skunk came up seperating the two. It was warning Bruce Lee.

Beardy !!! Stop it !!!! Get help.

Chuck Norris gives McQueen credit for his acting career, what movie did McQueen put him in??

McQUEEN ALSO HAD A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR. IN 1966 WHILE FILMING 'THE SAND PEBBLES' IN TAIWAN; HE ORDERED 300 BATMAN POSTERS FROM THE U.S. AND HANDED THEM TO HIS FRIENDS IN SPECIAL FORCES WHO WENT AROUND THE JUNGLES OF VIETNAM NAILING THESE BATMAN POSTERS TO THE TREES. McQUEEN SAID LAUGHINGLY, "THE VIETCONG WILL THINK BATMAN IS SOME SECRET AMERICAN WEAPON."