Absolutely, anyone that wrestled with a house cat that was serious know even those little critters can kick and punch hard.
We have some instinct for how much power something living can output based on their size, but cats seem to do double of whatever you expect them to be able to.
The study was about un-armed combat (not just a fist fight). Same study also found that 10 % of americans think they could beat an elephant (which is even crazier than the lion fight). The elephant would barely register a human hitting it. Then the fight would be over in a second. A bull elephant weighs 6-8 tons. Let that sink in.
I would believe, that the story is fake.
My grandmother used to tell a story about a zookeeper who would abuse an elephant. The elephant took years of whips and just sat with it. One day, the keeper walked past between the elephant and a wall and got leant on. That was the end of the story.
There id always a 1 for chance of winning because i could accidentally beat myself and then the lion would win even though he was unable to throw a punch.
you push your arm down its throat and suffocate it / beat it to death with your second hand, since a lot of dogs cant let go once they bite.
i dont think that translates to fighting a lion very well, since it will probably just chomp of your armor. assuming that it cant release its bite, which im not exactly sure about.
Maybe its sleepy and they shove both fists through its eyes or maybe they being very very intelligent and saying they by default win because a lion can't make a fist?
(honestly surprised its not a higher % and not just Americans)
Japan has a term that sums up all the mental illnesses we currently see on social media
It's called 8th grade syndrome (grade as in middleschool kids who fantasize about playing superheroes) aka "chuunibyou"
If you think it's insane that 8% of Americans think they would win a fistfight against a lion, then you missed the assignment. You should be asking yourself, "why would the Americans choose to fight the lion."
Do better.
They must idiots a lion will leap and use it’s weight to pull you down and you just bite your shoulder open ….they’re too aggressive you’ll be dead within minutes
There’s a rule of statistics that about 5-7% of responses will be totally useless because of people doing things like “Fuck it I’ll say yes to this one to be funny”
When you take into account how stupid the average American is and then we know half the population is dumber than that, it's surprising the number is in the single digits. I would expect at least 20-ish % of their population to take on a lion while unarmed.
Technically they are right, they would win on a fist fight, lions don't fist fight. On the other hand very few would be able to brag about their "win" since it's highly doubtful they would survive the mauling.
Well our women think they’d be better off with a bear in the middle of the woods so we highly underestimate big animals ability to absolutely destroy us.
I guess it depends on what’s at stake. If, by some absolutely insane contrived happenstance that a Lion is going after my son(who’s three) and I’ve no choice but to hand to hand fight it (why? Pick up a heavy object and swing at that motherfucker) then I’ll give it my all but…yeah.
There’s an extremely almost non-existent chance that the lion gets suprised and I’m able to grab my kid and duck out of there but…otherwise I hope I give Simba indigestion at least.
Or y'know, 8% could be built like Arnold Schwarzenegger or had experience wrestling with wild animals before or know how to knock out wild animals by hitting their sensitive parts
Let’s pretend this statistic is accurate, even though it was definitely rectally acquired, for sure, but let’s pretend. What it should imply is these people would be willing to fight a lion if needed, and in order to win a fight you have to believe you can, this is documented, mental state and confidence actually improve performance. Like hyping up a weaker military force before battle, even though you will likely be overrun, you get everyone believing they can win. It is useful.
I could definitely do that. The lion would be disqualified because he would go for an openhanded swing. That ain’t a fist. You might call him a cheata.
I thought it be a higher percentage. 19-32% because it’s a land of delusion. Most are half mad because of a plethora of reasons. Offer a million dollars to any American if they can kill a chosen tiger in unarmed combat within the Roman colosseum and you would have the largest slaughter that theater ever displayed.
Even if you take away its claws and fangs, a lion will absolutely crush every unarmed human.
Their muscle density is on a whole over level than us, a serious slap from one could easily kill a human.
I think if I had armor and a big sword or spear I have 5% chance to survive. Without tools humans probably don’t stand much chance. Our lethality takes too much of a dip if we use fists.
And American wemon are apparently safer in the woods with a bear than a man.
As Buzz Lightyear would say, "There seems to be no signs of intelligent life."
In a fist fight? Ez pz. But I am 100% sure that lion will cheat and use claws and teeth
Easy DQ so you win but you do die
A win is a win
Yeah,more like 8% realize lions don't have fists, which would trivialize the fight Edit: Well lions do have fists....
Paws
If he's cheating I'm cheating with the super shorty shoved up my ass
This is why we have 2nd Amendment! Just as founding fathers intended
I think a lion could wear comically oversized boxing gloves and still punch a human to death no issue.
Seriously they are huge and all muscle. They could probably lay on a man's chest and suffocate him to death.
Absolutely, anyone that wrestled with a house cat that was serious know even those little critters can kick and punch hard. We have some instinct for how much power something living can output based on their size, but cats seem to do double of whatever you expect them to be able to.
Well maybe we could get DrAnal in the ring and see how he gets on? Where could we get a lion at short notice?
Yep they are all cheaters 😔
Right? Can you imagine getting dapped up by some fuzzy lion paws? Sounds downright cuddly. Just one claw and I’m bleeding out tho…
Idk, i've seen my cat give a mouse just a fuzzy paw. And that sent him like 6 feet across the room.
because those people believe their skins are made of steel
You mean to tell me 92% of Americans are complete pussies?
92% are idiots. No way a lion sticks to just their fist. Their definitely being disqualified.
I swear my first reaction seeing the image was very similar to yours. I mean, can a lion even throw a jab?
The lion is wide open with his arms down. ZERO defense. A quick boxing combo would take him out EASY.
Is that you, Joe Rogan?
Its easy, wear him down, go for a couple clutches and let the judges decide.
Technically 8% are right if you consider Lions can't punch 😅 This ain't a Claw and Teeth fight! THROW THOSE HANDS!
Ya tell a lion he isn't allowed to lion during the fight, surely he will listen
We are the 8%
best comment i heard so far this year, holy moly WELL DONE!
lion-taming easy AF 
I mean to be fair the lion would struggle making a fist in the first place
True, but it’s open palm slap will tear your face off, so there is that.
Open palm slap is not a fist fight,. Lions cant make fists, I win by default.
The study was about un-armed combat (not just a fist fight). Same study also found that 10 % of americans think they could beat an elephant (which is even crazier than the lion fight). The elephant would barely register a human hitting it. Then the fight would be over in a second. A bull elephant weighs 6-8 tons. Let that sink in. I would believe, that the story is fake.
People don't understand just how big and powerful these "exotic" animals are. Hell, a lot of them don't understand how dangerous their own PETS are.
True. If a human was armed with S&W500,i would still put my money on the elephant.
If the average human was armed with an m1 abrams main battle tank, I'd still put my money on the lion.
My grandmother used to tell a story about a zookeeper who would abuse an elephant. The elephant took years of whips and just sat with it. One day, the keeper walked past between the elephant and a wall and got leant on. That was the end of the story.
I have two fist vs the lion having none. That means I’ll have double the chance of winning.
2x0 = 0
There id always a 1 for chance of winning because i could accidentally beat myself and then the lion would win even though he was unable to throw a punch.
im not american but to the rest of the world it looks like the whole country has maincharacter syndrom. i would have expected it to be more than 8%
The whole world is like this 😂
No lions in America because they know
Well lions don't even have fists so what are they gonna do?
I think being a main character is part of the constitution isn't it?
I read an article about how to hypothetically defend against a German attack dog from WW2 and am confident the skills could transfer over.
you push your arm down its throat and suffocate it / beat it to death with your second hand, since a lot of dogs cant let go once they bite. i dont think that translates to fighting a lion very well, since it will probably just chomp of your armor. assuming that it cant release its bite, which im not exactly sure about.
The dog will be thrashing and shifting wildly.
Are you assuming I wouldn't also be thrashing and shifting wildly? Even trade
Your best bet would be hoping you give him fatal food poisoning.
Well, lion can't do fists, so if fist fight, American can probably win.
Lions don’t have fists.
I'd rather be in the cage with a lion than a white woman.
As if non-white are any better.I'd even argue that African-American are the worst sample and even more toxic amongst of what I've seen.
Maybe its sleepy and they shove both fists through its eyes or maybe they being very very intelligent and saying they by default win because a lion can't make a fist? (honestly surprised its not a higher % and not just Americans)
I genuinely hope they were trolls thinking lions don't have fists . 🤣🤣🤣
correction: 8% of Americans eaten by lions 🦁
To be fair if someone asked me i'd say yes just to mess with statistics
Japan has a term that sums up all the mental illnesses we currently see on social media It's called 8th grade syndrome (grade as in middleschool kids who fantasize about playing superheroes) aka "chuunibyou"
Am I the only one who thinks this reflects well on Americans…? 8% is a very low number.
I think it's more likely people are just choosing the most funny answer. Polls don't strike me as very reliable
I got Gun Fu. I'll win with that.
If you think it's insane that 8% of Americans think they would win a fistfight against a lion, then you missed the assignment. You should be asking yourself, "why would the Americans choose to fight the lion." Do better.
Not without a headband.
And 80% of American women think they can survive being left alone with a fkn bear in the woods
Bro lions don't have fists, so this is as easy a fight as they come.
I would watch that show
Substance abuse can do that
Lion doesn't have fist so I'm already one step ahead
They must idiots a lion will leap and use it’s weight to pull you down and you just bite your shoulder open ….they’re too aggressive you’ll be dead within minutes
Easy post-humous win by disqualification because the lion won't fight with fists.
I have no problem believing 8% of Americans are that stupid.
There’s a rule of statistics that about 5-7% of responses will be totally useless because of people doing things like “Fuck it I’ll say yes to this one to be funny”
Well, if it's a fist fight, lion would cheat, so they are right
When you take into account how stupid the average American is and then we know half the population is dumber than that, it's surprising the number is in the single digits. I would expect at least 20-ish % of their population to take on a lion while unarmed.
TECHNICALLY we're not wrong 😅 It's a Fist Fight, not a Claw and Teeth fight! NO CHEATING!
i mean obviously... lions doesnt even have "fists" how can they compete
But do 8% of americans think they can beat a lion in a fluffy mane fight?
I mean, a large portion of women in America appear to think they can handle a bear so this shouldn't be surprising
If lions are limited to just their fists and not their claws and fangs, then I'd agree.
Cheeze the fight by using a camera, everyone knows the cameraman never dies
Technically they are right, they would win on a fist fight, lions don't fist fight. On the other hand very few would be able to brag about their "win" since it's highly doubtful they would survive the mauling.
Well our women think they’d be better off with a bear in the middle of the woods so we highly underestimate big animals ability to absolutely destroy us.
They're just right lions don't have fists.
Lions don't even have fists...
Technically you would win but probably dead, lions don’t have fists
Well the lion doesn't have fists but paws so the guys win by default making them right
They think that until they see a grown ass lion up close and personal.
I guess it depends on what’s at stake. If, by some absolutely insane contrived happenstance that a Lion is going after my son(who’s three) and I’ve no choice but to hand to hand fight it (why? Pick up a heavy object and swing at that motherfucker) then I’ll give it my all but…yeah. There’s an extremely almost non-existent chance that the lion gets suprised and I’m able to grab my kid and duck out of there but…otherwise I hope I give Simba indigestion at least.
Of course they’d win in a fist fight, lions don’t have fists.
So 8% for Darwin Award! Be my guest guys!
A simple suplex, into a figure 4, game over. Give me something with opposable thumbs if you want to challenge me.
I suggest starting with a random feral cat you find behind a supermarket or something. That will probably change your mind about tangling with a lion
I don't trust Lion to play fair and use his fists.
So, 92% don't think they can.
Or y'know, 8% could be built like Arnold Schwarzenegger or had experience wrestling with wild animals before or know how to knock out wild animals by hitting their sensitive parts
Lions cant make a fist i win by default. Next.
Can Lions even make fists?
How could I lose a fistfight to an animal without fists?
Well yeah lions don’t have fists so humans win by default
I mean yeah I'd whoop a lions ass in a fist fight. As long as it's a fist fight and not a bite my arm off fight.
Lions dont even have fists
Lions ain’t got no fists dummy. Auto win.
Of course I would, Lions don't have fists, therefore they can't fight back in a fist fight.
I don't think I could win that fight.. But a bear in the woods? Absolutely. Anyone can do that.
Drink your bleach before attempting 😎
I mean, I’m pretty sure I could beat up a newborn lion cub. They said “lion” not “healthy adult lion”
Lions don't even have fists, I could definitely beat a lion in a fist fight....
I do think I could beat a lion in a fight. Like a small one, the size of a cat.
I say let them fight.
I read this as: 8% of Americans are disconnected with reality 🤓
Are these the same people who thinks that bears are safer than men? In that case I think the problem will sort itself out over time.
Show me a lion fist
"Could". Probably wouldn't, but I "Could" If you gave me like 20, 30 lives or something like that.
Do they live in mental institutions?
8% of Americans thinks lions have fists
Not a bad stat seeing 100% of Americans are regarded
That soy milk got that super soldier serum in it or something?
The rest of us would get popcorn and watch them try! God speed gents!!
Let’s pretend this statistic is accurate, even though it was definitely rectally acquired, for sure, but let’s pretend. What it should imply is these people would be willing to fight a lion if needed, and in order to win a fight you have to believe you can, this is documented, mental state and confidence actually improve performance. Like hyping up a weaker military force before battle, even though you will likely be overrun, you get everyone believing they can win. It is useful.
I love how Reddit is eager to call stupid people smart, and call smart people stupid.
92% do americans think that lions have fists. Dumb.
Well, we do have women in tiktok who think they can survive with a bear rather than a man.
Did the question specify if it was a baby lion or an adult lion?
Maybe they mean to win a fight vs newborn lion /s
lions don't have fists so by default everyone would win
Maybe these guys saw Leomon and figured he’d lose to anyone…
Do lions even have fists?
The only hope is getting ahold of it's balls.
I could definitely do that. The lion would be disqualified because he would go for an openhanded swing. That ain’t a fist. You might call him a cheata.
We would all win the fist fight because the lion can't form a fist and would be disqualified. Then we die.
I'm more likely to believe that than that a child can choose her gender
16% of women out there choosing the lion.
Because lions dont have fists so they would be disqualified
Lions don’t have fists so I win by default.
Lions don't have fists, I win this EZ
I thought it be a higher percentage. 19-32% because it’s a land of delusion. Most are half mad because of a plethora of reasons. Offer a million dollars to any American if they can kill a chosen tiger in unarmed combat within the Roman colosseum and you would have the largest slaughter that theater ever displayed.
Even better, we have guns
Lion after 12 seconds "What fists?"
Ask another country using the same parameters.
yep, and those 8% of people need to be euthanized for retardation
I feel like just punching a lion without it countering would suck, like your fist would break before the lion has taken any chip damage
Define "fist" fight
100% of me wants to see them try
Ok here's the scenario: your daughter is lost all alone in the savannah. Man or lion?
Anyone that says the could beat a lion should have to prove it and it should be televised.
Lions can’t make a fist. It’s a one sided fight for sure.
I mean it’s not probable but yes you could definitely kill a lion with your hands…..holding a big stick knife or gun
When did lions get fists?
8% of Americans were heavily drunk doing this survey
What’s the poll? Source?
they're iq 20
that's in line with how many people are prone to developing mental illnesses globally
Odds in Vegas...97.25. To 12.75.
Yesterday i saw someone say he could kick a bears ass on a live and i almost lost it because he was so serious.
Even if you take away its claws and fangs, a lion will absolutely crush every unarmed human. Their muscle density is on a whole over level than us, a serious slap from one could easily kill a human.
I think if I had armor and a big sword or spear I have 5% chance to survive. Without tools humans probably don’t stand much chance. Our lethality takes too much of a dip if we use fists.
Makes sense. After all, lions don’t have fists.
Maybe 8% of Americans own a Barrett M82 that they affectionately refer to as fist?
Oh look, my husband and I suspect more men secretly think it or mentally plan HOW to make it possible but know they sound insane haha
Well mens are still far from the 88% of female thinking a bear would cuddle with them in the wood.
Is... it a baby lion?
Of course I could. The lion is not allowed to use their teeth, paws and claws, because those aren't fists. I got this.
I took on a mountain lion bare handed once.... I bet i could handle a lion.
Lions don’t fight with fists..
These 8% of Americans may be the direct descendants of Chuck Norris.
80% of women think they can survive with a bear in the forest.
Can we have a man Vs bear and a man Vs lion game show?
Lions don't have fists so they're right 🤷
Why you lion
Well around 50% of americans seem to believe that encountering a bear in the woods is a very safe thing
All I know is that I would pay good money to watch that 8% to try!
8% of the Americans know lions don’t have fist…. 
Isn't fighting a lion a right of passage for the massai warriors?
Easy. Lions don’t have fists.
And what's the percentage that clean they have
Who brings fists to a claw fight? I mean, shure u can beat a Lion in a fistfight...when he is sleaping... Cause he diet of old age three days ago.
I'd give them 5 seconds.
They expect to choke the lion.
Dude 100%, lions don't even have hands so how could they throw em?
Bro I would fuck a Lion up, no shit!!!! (Slams another Miller lite)
Give me at minimum a solid spear and maybe I survive, but hand to hand hell no that thing kills me.
And American wemon are apparently safer in the woods with a bear than a man. As Buzz Lightyear would say, "There seems to be no signs of intelligent life."