Toughest Dudes Ever!

These are the 10 toughest dudes of the past 100 years:

http://home.no.net/kvellur/images/karelin2.jpg

http://www.onzuka.com/Photos/Gracie/Rickson%20Gracie%20no%20shirt%20pose.jpg

http://web.axelero.hu/rabatin/images/sosai/sosai13.jpg

http://urban.hunter.cuny.edu/~olivenci/shamrock2.jpg

http://www.wulin.ch/static/images/products/bruce%20lee%20runde%20ecken.jpg

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/images/30_5_2004_Mike%20Tyson.jpg

http://www.congressionalgoldmedal.com/MuhammadAli_SugarRayRobinson_JoeLouis.jpg

http://www.gracieva.com/web%20ready%20images/instructors/instructor_royce.jpg

[lighterjobs]

ysscky.

[flatline]

You should really add names/explanations.

[lucas9000]

this post is very gay.

of course, there's nothing wrong with that.

[PoBoy321]

I can't believe you forgot this guy.

http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/bibl/mil/ww2/who/pics/patton.jpg
George S. Patton, WWII General in Europe.

[lucas9000]

well, if we're going to take this seriously, i'll nominate these guys. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/506th_Parachute_Infantry_Regiment)

[beta1607]

Agreed he needs to be on the list. I was going to post this but I was just hoping this thread would go away.

[ObnxNole]

What about that guy who whacked Bambi.

[Clarkmeister]

Inclusion of Tyson on this list earns you #52.

[ucfryan]

Bro, clearly the Icy Hot Stuntaz are THE toughest cats of the past millenium

http://www.tapercities.com/Phishpond/pernads/Icy_Hot_Stuntaz%20copy.gif

[Blarg]

Generals aren't tough guys. They tell tough guys what to do.

[RiverFenix]

I was almost certain that this thread was going to be a link to the stuntaz website when i opened this thread

[Inthacup]

http://www.thecemeteryproject.com/images/Photos/Jackson,%20Andrew.jpg

Andrew Jackson had a fierce will and sometimes savage temper, both illustrated in the following, in which some background is provided as it illustrates the society Jackson lived in:

In 1805 a friend of Jackson's deprecated the manner in which Captain Joseph Ervin had handled a bet with Jackson over a horse race. Ervin's son-in-law, Charles Dickinson became enraged and started quarreling with Jackson's friend which lead to Jackson becoming involved. Dickinson wrote to Jackson calling him a "coward and an equivicator". The affair continued, with more insults and misunderstandings, until Dickinson published a statement in the Nashville Review in May 1806, calling Jackson a "worthless scoundrel, ... a poltroon and a coward".

Jackson challenged Dickinson to a duel very much according to the customs of the time in the south. Dickinson, known as one of the best shots in Tennessee if not the best, had choice of weapons and chose pistols.

Dickinson fired the first shot, which broke two of Jackson's ribs and lodged two inches from his heart. Dickinson then had to stand at the mark as Jackson, clutching his chest, aimed slowly and shot him fatally.

Though acceptable by the code of the times, many people considered it a cold-blooded killing. I presume the rules of engagement were for each man to draw and fire at the same time, upon hearing the signal, but if one fired, there was no "second round" until the other man fired. The implication is that magnanimity would have required Jackson to fire into the air rather than taking a slow deliberate aim at 24 feet.

Jackson's wound never healed properly and abcesses formed around the bullet, causing pain and some debilitation for Jackson's remaining 39 years .

link (http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/aj7/about/bio/duel.htm)

Also, Jackson is quoted as saying

"I intended to kill him," Jackson later declared. "I would have stood up long enough to kill him if he had put a bullet in my brain."

[jkkkk]

http://www.jkk.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/sakuraba.jpg

[PoBoy321]

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"I would have stood up long enough to kill him if he had put a bullet in my brain."

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What a [censored] gangsta

[Blarg]

Definitely one of the funnier pictures of the past millenium.

[Blarg]

Getting in stupid arguments and challenging people to duels is tough in a completely assinine way, but living for 39 years afterwards isn't. Even with aches and pains.

[orange]

http://images.art.com/images/PRODUCTS/large/10043000/10043743.jpg

[Bradyams]

Andrew Jackson was a straight up thug.

[battschr]

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HA!

[beta1607]

What about this guy?

http://homepages.together.net/~wewbkr/Audie%20Murphy.JPG
Audie Murphy fought in World War II with such courage that he received every decoration for valor that the United States had to offer, plus another five decorations that were presented to him by Belgium and France. He was the most decorated U.S. soldier during WWII. Part of Murphy's appeal to many people what that he hardly fit the "image" of a war hero. He was a slight, somewhat skinny, shy and soft-spoken young man, with a boyish appearance (something he never lost throughout his life). Beginning his service as an Army Private, Murphy quickly rose to the enlisted rank of Staff Sergeant, was given a "battle field" commission as 2nd Lieutenant, and company commander. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant prior to receiving his Medal of Honor. Murphy was credited with either killing over 240 of the enemy while wounding and capturing many others. Murphy became a legend within the 3rd Infantry Division for his heroism. He was wounded three times and awarded the Purple Heart with Second Oak Leaf Cluster. Murphy served the rest of the war as a liaison officer and then returned to Texas after the War. After Murphy's discharge from the service, he went back to Texas to be welcomed to parades, banquets and speeches. He even had his photo hung at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas.

[slickpoppa]

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this post is very gay.

of course, there's nothing wrong with that.

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http://www.teenidols4you.com/blink/Actors/jonathan_brandis/jbs-sidekicks_69.jpg

[Blarg]

That picture is an insult to gay cowboys everywhere.

[Blarg]

Now we're talking. Isn't this the guy who scrambled across a field and took out a machine gun nest all by himself, and killed like 20 guys and captured a bunch more, solo?

[PoBoy321]

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Now we're talking. Isn't this the guy who scrambled across a field and took out a machine gun nest all by himself, and killed like 20 guys and captured a bunch more, solo?

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No, that was Alvin York in WWI.

[Blarg]

Ah, was thinking it was probably from WWI, but couldn't come up with a name, so then I just went along for the ride on Murphy. Obviously I don't know much about either.

Sometimes I'll read the odd book on military history just to get tales of guys like this. These guys' stories can be pretty amazing and really entertaining.

[Loci]

-Poboy
Major props for knowing about ALvin York! He was supposed to have, in one of his many battles, had 17 bullets which he used to kill 18 men. His battle cry was something like "you boys want to live forever?" or something to that effect, wasn't it?

[beta1607]

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Sometimes I'll read the odd book on military history just to get tales of guys like this. These guys' stories can be pretty amazing and really entertaining.

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There is a great movie called "To Hell and Back" which is a biography of Murphy were he actually plays himself. It is usually on AMC/Turner Classic Movies on memorial day or veterans day, I recommend checking it out if you get the chance. Murphy was actually turned away from the Marines so he joined the Army then he was rejected from the Airborn due to his small physical stature which makes his story even more amazing.