Bond vs Bourne - Who'd come out top?

Craig's Bond vs Damon's Bourne



Two guys, each with an alarming amount of skill in what they do, but who'd have the edge?? Lets get geeky and examine it a little. Courtesy of my agent in London this one - Kudos to you M (shall forever remain nameless)

This is Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) vs James Bond (Daniel Craig) all other incarnations of Bond shall be disregarded to alleviate confusion


In a fight?

Too close to call, Bourne has an array of martial arts at his disposal, and none of the flashy showy moves, just simple effective stuff. He’s probably not a match for the raw hard brutality of Craig’s Bond. Bourne would have to make sure he didn’t meet him head on, more catching him from the side, or taking him outside the comfort zone of his raw strength, being lighter and faster.

A very close and uncomfortable long and drawn out 50/50.

On a mission?

Again, a very close one. At this stage, Bourne appears to have the egde when it comes to language skills, but how much that makes an agent is changing all the time. It’s a good skill set to have, but there are plenty of agents who work under the idea that if you’ve reached a stage where you’re struggling to get by with the basics, you’re in the sh** anyway. There again, Bond has a way with women, and women can often get you places you wouldn't be able to get to otherwise, like the big crime boss's apartment.

Bourne’s advantages over Bond?

Younger, lighter, faster, able to adapt everything in the bigger picture in a split second as the situation dictates.

Bond’s advantages over Bourne?

Bigger, stronger, more support behind him, potentially may be able to alarm Bourne long enough with a quick witted quip to be able to disarm him and take him down.

Hmm, how do we conclude this issue of absolute paramount importance?

Well, I'll leave that up to you lot!

Yes, Considerably.