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Michael Jai White vs Wesley Snipes – who would win in a street fight?
We all love a good action film or to see our comic book superhero on the big screen, and there have been many to choose from over the years. Nowadays, most celebrities are very conscious about their health and fitness. So what better way to keep the body in prime condition than to practice martial arts. An actor, for instance, can be trained in some form of martial arts to make his action scenes look authentic. Many celebrities have taken to martial arts as a way of life. Some even go to lengths like spending months training with professional fighters and some of the best martial artists in the world. Then there are another set of actors who’ve adopted martial arts as a way of life even before achieving fame and success. In this video, we are going to take a look at two of these people and try and answer the question, who would win in a street fight between Michael Jai White and Wesley Snipes?
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Firstly, let’s take a closer look at Michael Jai White. American actor, voice actor, director and martial artist, born in Brooklyn, New York in 1967. White first started training in martial arts at the age of 7 in Jiu-Jitsu after watching the movie 5 Fingers of Death. At the age of 8, White’s family relocated to Connecticut where he studied the Shōtōkan and Kyokushin forms of Karate and earned his first black belt by age 13. These were not his only talents in martial arts, he also studied Goju-Ryu, Taekwondo, Kobudō, Tang Soo Do, Wushu, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has won multiple championships as a national martial arts competitor.
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During his college years, White was bitten by the acting bug and later moved to Los Angeles to further his acting career. After guest starring on many television shows including Saved by the Bell, Renegade and NYPD Blue, White eventually landed his first major starring role in the 1995 HBO film Tyson as heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson. Michael was then cast to play the title character in the movie Spawn which came with the distinction of being the first black superhero in a major motion picture. As White cemented his Hollywood status as a bonafide action star, more diverse roles emerged that allowed him to showcase his physical prowess as well as display his on-screen charisma and comedic ability in such films as Exit Wounds, Undisputed 2, Silver Hawk, Blood and Bone, Black Dynamite and Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married and Why Did I Get Married Too, to name just a few. His latest film released in October, 2020, Welcome to Sudden Death debuted on Netflix and became one of the most watched films on the platform.
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Having proven himself as an actor, White would make his directorial debut with the action film Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown in which he also starred. As a martial artist, in 2013, Michael achieved his 8th black belt from mentor and legendary Kickboxing champion Bill “Superfoot” Wallace and was honored by Black Belt Magazine as their 2014 Man of The Year.
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Now let’s take a look at Wesley Trent Snipes. American actor, film producer and martial artist, born in 1962 in Orlando, Florida. Snipes began training in martial arts when he was 12 years old. He has a 5th dan black belt in Shotokan, a 3rd dan black belt in Taekwondo and a 2nd dan black belt in the Korean self-defense style of Hapkido. He has also trained in Capoeira under Mestre Jelon Vieira and a number of other disciplines including Kung Fu at the USA Shaolin Temple, Escrima, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, and Kickboxing. Snipes was also trained in fighting by his friend and mentor Brooke Ellis.
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At the age of 12, after winning a small role in an Off-Broadway production of The Me Nobody Knows, he decided that performing would be the focus of his future. In 1986, shortly after receiving a B.A. degree from the State University of New York at purchase, he made his motion picture debut in Wildcats and appeared in a number of theatrical and television productions including Miami Vice and the soap opera All My Children. Since the 1990s, Snipes has appeared in many film roles including Mo Better Blues, New Jack City, Jungle Fever, White Men Can’t Jump, The Waterdance, and Rising Sun, to name just a few. Roles in Passenger 57, Demolition Man, Money Train, The Fan and U.S Marshals led to him becoming a bonafide action star as well as a reliable leading man.
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His martial arts skills would be used to their fullest effect in the action flick Blade in 1998. His martial arts skills along with his brooding performance captured the character of vampire hunter perfectly and ushered in the modern age of comic book based box office hits. This, of course, was followed by Blade 2 and Blade Trinity. He also played the assassin Dr. Death in the action thriller The Expendables 3. His subsequent credits include Dolemite Is My Name and Coming 2 America, both of which star Eddie Murphy. Along with his acting career, he has also produced many of the films he appeared in and has gained many awards for his work.
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So out of these two talented movie stars, which one would win in a street fight? As we have just mentioned, the main focus on these guys minds is the acting, producing and directing of films, in which they both play roles of action-adventure characters or superheroes. And in their acting roles, they do their job brilliantly. If they were up against each other away from the camera in a one-on-one street fight, it would be a close call. They both have years of experience in martial arts and both use their abilities to the fullest. They have both competed in various martial arts styles and have come up through the ranks at the same time. Neither one of them is just an actor, they both began at a young age, learning the techniques of fighting. Let’s not forget that they are also very good friends. So we can’t really imagine them fighting each other away from the cameras. In fact, Michael Jai White is quoted as saying, “That’s my brother, my good friend, it will never happen.”
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So could you decide who would win in a fictional street fight? We think it’s just too close to call. So which one is your favorite fighter and which martial art do you prefer to see on the big screen? Please let us know in the comments below and don’t forget to like and subscribe to Brutal TV for more top fighting videos just like this one. Thanks for watching.
