While walking down the street, a man runs up and punches you square in the face.

The man lets you get up to gather your bearings, and he challenges you to a fight.

It is night. You are on a street where there are no cars or other people.

To make things worse, you have no phone, or anything to defend yourself with, except your body.

The man does not look particularly strong, but definitely not weak.

The man wants to fight you. Now.

What do you do?

Yeah,I'd probably start fighting.

I whip out a katana and gut him like a trout.

I want to say I'd back out, but if I got punched in the face I'd probably be pretty ****ing pissed off and get into a fight anyway.

Um. Probably run faster than hell, I don't think there's any way I could take out a guy

Maybe incapacitate him for a minute or two, but there's no way I'd win.

Depends on who it is, of course.

I'd try to walk away and if he followed me then I'd run.

Depends on who it is, of course.

StealthMonkey4

[QUOTE="StealthMonkey4"]

Depends on who it is, of course.

Razor-Lazor

I mean what he looks like;

Big, black, gangster looking guy: Run

Big bodybuilder guy: Run

Small anorexic, weak guy: I'd use self defense, though I wouldn't assault him because I would get arrested.

I would probably walk away. If a random person is running around punching people in the face and challanging them to fight, it probably means he's insane in some way. I'm not going to get into a fight with an insane person, he will probably try to eat my face or something.

i would probably go crazy and fight whoever it is just on instinct.

Yeah, I'd probably fight him. I dunno. I try to avoid street fights; they're a bad risk assessment. If this situation were to actually occur, while we was letting me get my bearings, I'd draw my pistol and tell him to leave me alone while moving away from him.

Fight of course. Take his wallet when no ones looking and blame self-defence if someone asks.

I would defend myself. He provoked it, and I don't have any other options.. If I ran, he could have a weapon, and may catch up to me- which would be bad.

I'd fight back. Oh but to correct you on one thing, I don't walk down the street, I teleport down the street, so the chances of this happening are pretty low.

I'd go for the throat or testicles and put him in a sleeper hold.

I would probably fight, but I would be nervous about him pulling out a gun or knife

I'd have a crack at him anyway.

If someone belted me in the face out of nowhere I'm not gonna stop and consider my options whether he lets me or not.

I'd be pissed so I'd try to knock the f***** out.

If he happens to be bigger/better fighter/made of steel and I get my arse handed to me, who cares, I tried.

Run like hell. I'm not really experienced in fights.

Run like hell. I'm not really experienced in fights.

xxFallenAngel

Well, what better time to gain some experience?

[QUOTE="xxFallenAngel"]

Run like hell. I'm not really experienced in fights.

balfe1990

Well, what better time to gain some experience?

tbh

i'd probably just stand there i think WTF just happened. and blame poverty later

Id say Yeah ok I accept your challenge and say "OMG THAT SIGN OVER THERE SAYS THEY ARE MAKING SHENMUE 3!!", and as he turns to look id kick him in the groin and run

[QUOTE="balfe1990"]

[QUOTE="xxFallenAngel"]

Run like hell. I'm not really experienced in fights.

Nick3306

Well, what better time to gain some experience?

I thought we had established he didn't have any weapons and it was just a one-on-one?

Sorry.:(

I find it kind of amusing how everyone in this thread is saying they would fight the guy. How many of you guys have actually been in full on fights? Noses are broken, ribs are fractured, kidneys are bruised. Even if you are winning, you will probably break your fingers or knuckles and how far do you take it? Do you beat them to a bloody pulp? Then you go to jail for agrivated assualt, even if it was self defence (it's your word against his, and he is badly beaten). There is no winning in a street fight, you either end up in the hospital or get charges laid against you.

[QUOTE="Nick3306"]

I wouldnt call a situation where the other person might be carrying a gun or knife the right time to gain experience.

balfe1990

I thought we had established he didn't have any weapons and it was just a one-on-one?

Gaining experience in fighting seems like a practical concern. The fight scenario here is competely divorced from practicality; it seems more like an ethical dillemma or something. In a real situation, there is no way you can possibly know that another person is not concealnig some sort of weapon. Battery by nudists is pretty rare, I imagine.

I find it kind of amusing how everyone in this thread is saying they would fight the guy. How many of you guys have actually been in full on fights? Noses are broken, ribs are fractured, kidneys are bruised. Even if you are winning, you will probably break your fingers or knuckles and how far do you take it? Do you beat them to a bloody pulp? Then you go to jail for agrivated assualt, even if it was self defence (it's your word against his, and he is badly beaten). There is no winning in a street fight, you either end up in the hospital or get charges laid against you.

redstorm72

You're right most people tend to exaggerate these fake situations, but the teleportation, that's true.:P

Probably run. Smartest thing to do in that situation, especially considering I can outrun nearly anyone. Don't get me wrong, I love a good fight, but one with a random man confident enough to punch in the face expecting ot get away with it? He probably has a weapon, just saying.

[QUOTE="redstorm72"]

I find it kind of amusing how everyone in this thread is saying they would fight the guy. How many of you guys have actually been in full on fights? Noses are broken, ribs are fractured, kidneys are bruised. Even if you are winning, you will probably break your fingers or knuckles and how far do you take it? Do you beat them to a bloody pulp? Then you go to jail for agrivated assualt, even if it was self defence (it's your word against his, and he is badly beaten). There is no winning in a street fight, you either end up in the hospital or get charges laid against you.

BATTOSAI76

You're right most people tend to exaggerate these fake situations, but the teleportation, that's true.:P

Are you Night Crawler? Because last I saw, he was pretty good in a fight :P

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[QUOTE="redstorm72"]

I find it kind of amusing how everyone in this thread is saying they would fight the guy. How many of you guys have actually been in full on fights? Noses are broken, ribs are fractured, kidneys are bruised. Even if you are winning, you will probably break your fingers or knuckles and how far do you take it? Do you beat them to a bloody pulp? Then you go to jail for agrivated assualt, even if it was self defence (it's your word against his, and he is badly beaten). There is no winning in a street fight, you either end up in the hospital or get charges laid against you.

redstorm72

You're right most people tend to exaggerate these fake situations, but the teleportation, that's true.:P

Are you Night Crawler? Because last I saw, he was pretty good in a fight :P

Night Crawler? No, but a man with traits similar to his, yes.8)

I shake his hand first.

Then we fight.

Well, I'd probably lose if I even tried. Men tend to be stronger than women :?

Well, I'd probably lose if I even tried. Men tend to be stronger than women :?

Suzy_Q_Kazoo

I find it kind of amusing how everyone in this thread is saying they would fight the guy. How many of you guys have actually been in full on fights? Noses are broken, ribs are fractured, kidneys are bruised. Even if you are winning, you will probably break your fingers or knuckles and how far do you take it? Do you beat them to a bloody pulp? Then you go to jail for agrivated assualt, even if it was self defence (it's your word against his, and he is badly beaten). There is no winning in a street fight, you either end up in the hospital or get charges laid against you.

redstorm72

I'd agree, except the situation described here is so unrealistic that it's more a question of "What do you like to imagine yourself doing?" rather than "What do you do?"

I'd f***ing wreck his face and end up massacratin the living hell out of him.

The man lets you get up to gather your bearings, and he challenges you to a fight.

It is night. You are on a street where there are no cars or other people.

To make things worse, you have no phone, or anything to defend yourself with, except your body.

The man does not look particularly strong, but definitely not weak.

The man wants to fight you. Now.

What do you do?

Razor-Lazor

[QUOTE="redstorm72"]

I find it kind of amusing how everyone in this thread is saying they would fight the guy. How many of you guys have actually been in full on fights? Noses are broken, ribs are fractured, kidneys are bruised. Even if you are winning, you will probably break your fingers or knuckles and how far do you take it? Do you beat them to a bloody pulp? Then you go to jail for agrivated assualt, even if it was self defence (it's your word against his, and he is badly beaten). There is no winning in a street fight, you either end up in the hospital or get charges laid against you.

Palantas

I'd agree, except the situation described here is so unrealistic that it's more a question of "What do you like to imagine yourself doing?" rather than "What do you do?"

Well, if this is a purely hypothetical situation with no consequences and no other facotrs, then I could imagine that there would be high likelyhood that I would fight him. I have a fairly bad temper and I have been known to resort to violence when faced with violence.

[QUOTE="Suzy_Q_Kazoo"]

Well, I'd probably lose if I even tried. Men tend to be stronger than women :?

jamejame

I know martial artslightleggy

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